This has been law for a whileIs it not the case that now all septic tanks that discharge into a watercourse have to be replaced with a treatment plant?
Can a private house allow sewage to flow into a dyke near cattle grazing on the grounds its always done that.Land once belonged to house.
No.
Ask your local council's environmental health department to investigate; they have a statutory duty to do so. If the owner does not remediate they will serve a statutory notice on the owner.
I was an Environmental Health Officer in a former life so can answer this one definitivley!
hmmm, wonder how big the uptake was? Bet there are thousands of houses (including farmhouses) still discharging.
For the life of me I can't see why it is so expensive to sort. Plant is 3-4K yet the "professionals" are quoting anything from £12 to £16 K to install.......that's and effing expensive hole!!
will be sh it everywhereSeptic tanks are a can of worms soon to explode .
Problem is 90% of land isn't suitable for a septic tank in the first place .
I put in a treatment plant for my mum couple weeks back,6 person marsh tank around £1600,30metres of pipe,assorted fittings and couple manholes along with 10 ton pea shingle and 12 ton topsoil to put right garden,another £1000.my labour and digger was free but should have been around £750 and a friend helped me.paid him £200.luckily I can dispose of trench and hole material and had crushed concrete to reinstate yard.woukd easily done job for around £7000 including carting material away.forgot to ad sparky and armoured cable aswell.people are generally quoting £12/16k to do these.can see things adding up if site is small and you have to get things as needed and waiting for grab lorries too.luckily I had everything here before I started.firgot to ad my dumper too so another £100.can soon add up.reckon I’ve done around 150 of these in the last 30 years.
Nick...
https://www.podtanks.com/ooh, can I pick your brains? Can I leave the old septic tank in situ to gather all the unmentionables, and install a secondary "installation" prior to discharge. I was thinking of some sort of filter, or a reed bed?
Done our own pretty much the same way as you, under £2000.I put in a treatment plant for my mum couple weeks back,6 person marsh tank around £1600,30metres of pipe,assorted fittings and couple manholes along with 10 ton pea shingle and 12 ton topsoil to put right garden,another £1000.my labour and digger was free but should have been around £750 and a friend helped me.paid him £200.luckily I can dispose of trench and hole material and had crushed concrete to reinstate yard.woukd easily done job for around £7000 including carting material away.forgot to ad sparky and armoured cable aswell.people are generally quoting £12/16k to do these.can see things adding up if site is small and you have to get things as needed and waiting for grab lorries too.luckily I had everything here before I started.firgot to ad my dumper too so another £100.can soon add up.reckon I’ve done around 150 of these in the last 30 years.
Nick...