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How to meet the general binding rules or apply for a permit if you have a septic tank or treatment plant - fees, application forms and exceptions

• Overview

  You are responsible for (the ‘operator’ of) a septic tank or sewage…

• Your property has a new discharge

  There are things you must do if your property has a ‘new discharge’ where…

• Your property has an existing discharge

  There are things you must do if your property has an existing discharge…

• General binding rules for septic tanks and small sewage treatment plants

  You must make sure your system meets the ‘general binding rules’ if you’re…

• Apply for a permit

  Only apply for a permit after you have checked: your sewage system is not…

• Your property has a cesspool

  If you have a cesspool then the ‘general binding rules’ do not apply. You…

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