CCTV Surveys for Scottish Water Vesting & Sewer Adoption
Prove your new foul and surface water sewers before you ask Scottish Water to take them over – and find the defects while you can still put them right.
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- Graded defect reports & footage
- Drain mapping & CAD drawings
Scottish Water vesting surveys in Glasgow, Edinburgh & Central Scotland
In Scotland, new sewers built by a developer do not become Scottish Water’s responsibility until they vest. Scottish Water’s request to vest sewers asks for supporting information that includes a CCTV survey showing the sewers are defect free and manhole survey cards, alongside the legal and technical requirements set out in its vesting policy and Sewers for Scotland.
Ambler Group carries out CCTV surveys of new sewers and records the manholes on developments across Central Scotland. Surveying before your formal submission lets you find and fix defects first, rather than waiting for them to hold up vesting.
Find out more about our PAS128 utility surveys, GPR surveys, topographical surveys and drainage surveys across the UK on the main Ambler Group website.
Contact usWhy survey before you request vesting
New drainage is often damaged after it is laid: by follow-on trades, plant movements, settlement or construction debris washed into the system. Typical findings include debris and concrete in pipes, displaced or open joints, deformation in plastic pipe, poor connections, backfall and standing water. Any of these can stop sewers being accepted.
A pre-submission survey gives you a defect list while contractors are still on site and retentions are still held. Once remedial works are done, the affected lengths can be resurveyed so your submission is based on clean results.
- Find defects while contractors and retentions are still in place
- Clean and survey runs so the footage shows the pipe, not the silt
- Resurvey remedial lengths to confirm the fix
- Record manholes ready for the survey cards
- Keep the vesting programme on track for handover and sale
What we survey and record
We survey the foul and surface water sewers shown for vesting, lift and record each manhole, and provide footage, a graded report and a plan referencing the sewers to your drainage layout. Where needed, lines are jetted first so the camera has a clear view.
Scottish Water sets the format and standard it will accept and updates its guidance from time to time. Tell us your Scottish Water reference and any specific requirements when you request a quote, and we will confirm the survey and reporting format before we attend.
Pre-handover surveys on commercial schemes
The same survey is valuable on commercial and industrial schemes where the drainage remains private. Surveying before practical completion protects the client, gives the contractor a clear snag list, and provides the as-built record for the O&M manual and health and safety file.
Who uses this survey
- Housebuilders and residential developers
- Commercial and mixed-use developers
- Main contractors and drainage subcontractors
- Employer’s agents and clerks of works
- Adoption and infrastructure consultants
What you receive
- CCTV footage of each surveyed length
- Graded defect report referenced to the drainage layout
- Manhole records with cover levels, inverts and connections
- Defect list for remedial works
- Resurvey of repaired lengths on request
CCTV drainage surveys for construction projects in Central Scotland
Main contractors, groundworkers, M&E contractors and developers use us at every stage of a build, not just when something goes wrong.
Pre-construction
Existing drainage traced, surveyed and drawn with levels and depths – combined with a PAS128 utility survey so the design team and groundworkers start from one accurate set of drawings.
During construction
Checks on new runs before backfilling or surfacing, connection surveys into existing sewers, and investigation when existing drainage is damaged or found unrecorded.
Pre-handover & vesting
Full CCTV of new foul and surface water drainage before practical completion, retention release or a request to vest sewers with Scottish Water, with defects listed for remedial works.
As-built records
Drainage as-built drawings in CAD and survey footage for the O&M manual and health and safety file.
How it works
- 1
Send us the site
Email a site plan or marked-up aerial with the areas and runs you need covering, plus access notes.
- 2
Fixed quote and RAMS
We confirm scope, days on site and any jetting, and issue site-specific RAMS for your induction.
- 3
Survey on site
Our surveyors attend from our Glasgow and Falkirk bases, set out traffic management where needed and survey the network.
- 4
Report and drawings
You receive the report, footage and drawings in formats your team or client can use straight away.
Scottish Water vesting surveys across Central Scotland
Our surveyors are based in Glasgow and Falkirk. Choose your area for local information.
Drainage surveys in Glasgow
Commercial and contractor drainage surveys across Glasgow city and the surrounding estates, delivered by surveyors based in Glasgow.
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Commercial drainage surveys for Edinburgh offices, retail, hospitality, estates and construction sites – with an Edinburgh address and surveyors close by in Falkirk.
View areaDrainage surveys in Falkirk & Grangemouth
Industrial and commercial drainage surveys across Falkirk district, from surveyors based in Falkirk itself.
View areaDrainage surveys in Cumbernauld
Commercial, industrial and construction drainage surveys across Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and the M80 corridor – 20 minutes from our Falkirk and Glasgow surveyors.
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Commercial, public-sector and construction drainage surveys across Stirling and Clackmannanshire, minutes from our Falkirk base.
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Commercial, industrial and construction drainage surveys across Perth and Perth & Kinross, reached quickly from our Falkirk base via the M9 and A9.
View areaScottish Water vesting surveys in Central Scotland | Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Does Scottish Water require a CCTV survey before vesting?
A: Scottish Water’s request to vest sewers lists a defect-free CCTV survey and manhole survey cards among the supporting information. Always check the current Scottish Water guidance for your application, as requirements can change.
Q2: When should we survey new sewers?
A: Ideally once the sewers are complete and the site is clean, but before contractors leave and before you submit your request to vest. That leaves time to fix defects and resurvey.
Q3: Can you clean the sewers before surveying?
A: Yes. We can jet and clean runs first so construction debris does not hide defects or prevent the camera passing.
Q4: Do you survey private drainage on commercial schemes too?
A: Yes. Pre-handover CCTV of private drainage on commercial and industrial schemes is a regular part of our work.
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Email usWhy choose Ambler Group for your drainage surveys in Central Scotland?
Surveyors based in Scotland
Our surveyors work from Glasgow and Falkirk, so your site in Central Scotland gets a local Scottish team who know the area – not a crew driving up from England.
Surveyors, not drain clearers
We survey and report rather than sell repairs, so our findings and recommendations are independent and written for FMs, landlords, designers and contractors.
Everything in one visit
CCTV drainage, PAS128 utility, GPR and topographical surveys from one team, with one set of RAMS and one coordinated set of drawings.
If you’re looking for reliable, professional CCTV drainage surveys in Central Scotland, contact us today!
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Book a drainage survey
For a fast, fixed quote, send us:
- The site address or postcode
- A site plan or marked-up aerial image showing the areas to survey
- What the survey is for – purchase, design, handover, maintenance or a defect
- Access notes – working hours, permits, inductions
We usually come back with a fixed quote the same or next working day.
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Edinburgh EH2 4ANAmbler Group Limited
Springfield House, Springfield Road,
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Surveyors based in:
Glasgow and Falkirk, covering Glasgow, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Cumbernauld, Stirling, Perth and the rest of Central Scotland.