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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
You are responsible for (the ‘operator’ of) a septic tank or sewage…
There are things you must do if your property has a ‘new discharge’ where…
There are things you must do if your property has an existing discharge…
You must make sure your system meets the ‘general binding rules’ if you’re…
If you have a cesspool then the ‘general binding rules’ do not apply. You…
Only apply for a permit after you have checked: your sewage system is not…
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
Daily discharge volume calculator for small sewage discharges from septic tanks and package treatment plants
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
The S3 waste exemption lets you store sewage sludge at a site where it will be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989.
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for a new closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can dispose of waste from clearing blocked sewers back into the same sewer network without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Complete if you are applying for an environmental permit for an existing discharge to ground within a source protection zone 1.
Use this guide to understand when your waste water discharge is classed as domestic sewage.
Get minimum reporting values and typical contaminant concentrations in sewage tanks and package treatment plants.
You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your permit application is correct.
Impact of Sewage Effluent Disposal on Groundwater. This research considers the installation of septic tank effluent disposal systems in the future.
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