Cooling Towers

The Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condenser Regulations 1992 require the notification of wet cooling towers and evaporative condensers to local authorities in whose area the equipment is situated.

This is regardless of whether it is the Local Authority or Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who are the enforcing authority.

The reason for the need of notification is the potential for Legionella to be found in wet cooling towers and evaporative condensers. The main purpose of the requirement is to assist inspectors in investigating Legionella outbreaks thought likely to have arisen from these systems.

To give notification of your cooling tower, please download the form from the Related Documents section and return it to the Commercial Regulation Unit at Rochford District Council. South Street, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1BW. There is no charge for notification.

Register of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers

Environmental Test Centre, Foulness Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS3 9XT (8x cooling towers: Building Numbers 35,36,38,40,48,54,68A, 70A)

Eastwick Test Site, Foulness Island, Southend on Sea, Essex SS3 9SR (present but not used)

Auto Plas International, 90 Main Road, Hawkwell, Essex (2x cooling towers, 1 of which is not in use).

Fisco Products Limited, 21 Brook Road, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7XD (2x cooling towers)

Smiths Cleaners Ltd (now Johnson's), 74 High Street, Rayleigh, Essex

Albon Engineering Plc, 26a Brook Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7XL

K. G P Engineering, Unit 26, Star Lane Industrial Estate, Great Wakering, Essex SS3 OPJ