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Latest NewsEnvironment Agency changes the Rules(March 01, 2010)As of April 6th, you may no longer require a Consent to Discharge for domestic sewage discharges of under 5M3 to watercourse and 2M3 to ground.
Instead, you will be able to apply for an exemption online. This will be free and the majority of sites will qualify.
The plant being installed MUST have the EN 12566-3 2005 Certificate, which you may have to prove. If it does not have it, you will have to apply for a Consent to Discharge. Should your site be a special case, you will be told online that you have to apply for a Permit.
Who qualifies for an exemption
You may be eligible for exemption, rather than a permit, where sewage effluent is discharged either: 1. to surface water (i.e. a river, stream, estuary or the sea) and the volume is 5m3 a day or less or 2. to groundwater via a drainage field or soakaway and the volume is 2m3 a day or less and you meet certain criteria. This will include:
If you cannot meet any of the above criteria, you must speak to the Environment Agency, as you will need to apply for a permit. Registering your exemption Registration is done through the Environment Agency and is free. The occupier of the land must notify the Environment Agency of the exempt small sewage effluent discharge. Some information will be required for the exemption. This will include: *The occupiers name and address (including post code) *Location of the discharge *A description of the small sewage effluent discharge *Agreement to comply with and abide by the conditions of registration *A 6 digit National Grid Reference of the discharge point If you are discharging 5m3 a day or less from a sewage treatment plant to surface water, you will need register for an exemption, before making a discharge. If you have already made a discharge, you need to register as soon as possible. If you are already discharging or intending to discharge 2m3 a day or less from a sewage treatment plant to groundwater, you will need to register your discharge by 1st January 2012. Click here to return to the Latest News page |
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