Legionnaires Disease and the Notification of Cooling Towers
Licence Summary In order to address the risks from legionnaires disease, regulations exist requiring the owners of cooling towers and evaporative condensers to register the equipment with the local authority. Notification must be in writing (including by electronic means) on a form approved by the Health & Safety Executive. |
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You must notify the local authority or island or district council of any changes to the notification information within one month of the change, in writing.
If the device ceases to be a notifiable device you must notify the local authority or island or district council in writing as soon as possible.
Regulation Summary
A summary of the regulation relating to this licence 
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Make a notification about your cooling tower or evaporative condenser
Apply by post or email
Please complete the registration form and post or email 
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Cooling Towers or Evaporative Condenser Notification (201.14KB) 
What does it cost?
There is no fee for this application.
What happens to the information given on the form?
We will check the information that you have provided and confirm that it is complete. We will then acknowledge receipt of your registration and enter the details of your equipment onto our register. A register of addresses with cooling towers and evaporative condensers will be open to inspection by the general public. Records of the other information provided will not be publicly available.
What happens next?
We aim to acknowledge your notification within 3 working days.
There is no statutory period for responding to notifications, however we aim to determine applications within 28 days.
You will be able to act as though your application is confirmed if you have not heard from us by the end of this 28 day target completion period.
What happens if something changes?
Once you have registered with the Council, you must tell us about any change to the notification details that you have provided within one month of the change occurring. If the equipment ceases to be notifiable, for example if you decommission it, as soon as possible.
You can send us details of any changes using the contact details or online.
Tell us about a change to your cooling tower or evaporative condenser notification
More information about the Council’s Public registers
Applicant/Licence Holder Redress
If you are unhappy about the way that we have dealt with your application, the Council has a formal mechanism for dealing with such issues. Please see our website Comments, Compliments & Complaints or call our Customer Service Team on 01462 474000.
Consumer Complaint
We would always advise that in the event of a complaint, the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form of a letter (with proof of delivery). If this does not work or do you do not want to contact the trader, please contact us using the contact details below. Where appropriate, you can also obtain advice from Consumer Direct if you are located in the UK or from outside the UK, contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
Further information about Legionnaires Disease
North Hertfordshire District Council contact details
This matter is dealt with by the Council’s Environmental Health Commercial Team. Details of how to contact the team can be found on the Housing & Public Protection contact page.
