Can both dwellings share a sewer connection?
Yes, if the dual occupancy remains on a single lease. Icon Water allows the two dwellings to use one shared connection to the sewer network.
However, if the property is subdivided into separate leases, each lease must have its own independent sewer connection to the Icon Water sewer network.
So, whether the sewer connection can be shared depends on whether the two dwellings remain on one lease or are separately subdivided.
Reference: Icon Water – Building Requirements, Book 5: Dual Occupancy and Secondary Residences, pp. 43–44 – Water Supply and Sewer Connection – https://www.iconwater.com.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/Book%205%20-%20Dual%20occupancy%20and%20secondary%20residences.pdf
Short Answer
Yes. A dual occupancy on a single lease can share one sewer connection. If the property is subdivided into separate leases, each lease requires its own sewer connection.
Detailed Explanation
For a single-lease dual occupancy, Icon Water's servicing requirements provide for one shared connection to the sewer network.
Where the dual occupancy is subsequently subdivided into separate leases, each lease must instead be provided with an independent connection to the Icon Water sewer network. The connections must be made directly from Territory Land or from an Icon Water sewer located within an appropriate service reservation in close proximity.
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