Consent to Discharge
Under the Water Resources Act 1991(as amended by
the Environment Act 1995) you need permission from the Environment Agency if
you want to discharge effluent to:
This includes
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Septic Tanks
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Package Treatment Plants
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Soakaways
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Boreholes
Having checked with the Environmental Agency,
28th February 2008, they have confirmed that ALL septic tanks and soakaway
systems in England & Wales are required to have a "Consent to Discharge".
This includes existing old systems as well as new systems.
All new packaged treatment systems such as the
Biokube system also need a consent to discharge from the environmental
agency, whether the discharge goes to a soakaway or to a watercourse
directly.
For domestic situations the forms you require
are:
Form WQP1 - Guidance notes for application for a
consent to discharge
Form WQP1 - Application for a consent to
discharge or to vary a consent: Part C
These are available from the
Environmental Agency website.
Please contact us directly if you have any
questions regarding this matter.