What are my obligations if I take part in the scheme?

In exchange for the free installation, you will be required to enter into a Unilateral Undertaking – a planning agreement with Somerset Council. Under this agreement you will commit to: allowing the installation and decommissioning of the existing system; appointing a competent service provider to maintain the new system for its operational life; having the discharge from the new plant monitored annually (WCI carries out this monitoring free of charge for the first five years); only replacing the new system with one that delivers an equivalent or better level of treatment; and allowing the Council access to your property on 21 days’ notice to inspect the system. The agreement runs with the land, so any future owner of the property will inherit the same obligations.