Cooling towers and evaporative condensers

Where a premises operates or contains a cooling tower or evaporative condenser, the occupier is required to notify and register with the Local Authority. This is a requirement under the 'Cooling Tower and Evaporative Condensers Regulations 1992'.

The Council should also be notified if the unit is decommissioned and/or disinfected, or where there is a change in owner (within one month of this occurring).

Cooling towers and evaporative condensers are often linked to outbreaks of legionnaires disease. Legionnaires disease is a pneumonia type illness, caused by the bacteria, Legionella pneumophila. The bacteria is carried in small water droplets and is commonly found in poorly maintained cooling towers.

Operators of cooling towers and evaporative condensers should ensure there is a programme of maintenance for the system, including cleaning and disinfecting regimes.

Registering a cooling tower or evaporative condenser

Please contact us if you wish to register a cooling tower or evaporative condenser, or notify us of an existing registration.

Cooling towers or evaporative condensers within Wolverhampton

The document below details a list of those premises within Wolverhampton operating/containing a cooling tower and/or evaporative condenser.

Further advice and information

To make an enquiry or complaint online, please use this form.

Further information about the Food and Environmental Safety Service and other contact details can be found on our Standards of Service page.