The Bio-Pure reaches the standards for Consent to Discharge set by the Environment Agency. As the owner of the Bio-Pure, you wil need to check with your local Environment Agency whether you need to obtain Consent. Be sure to do this as soon as possible as it can take anything from 4 weeks to 4 months to obtain Consent.
Consent to Discharge is regulated by the Environment Agency. This is consent from the Environment Agency to discharge effluent. Sewage effluent from a small private disposal system may not require Consent to Discharge, however. The Environment Agency state that they do not require it in the above instance provided that:
*It is not in a Groundwater Source Protection Zone 1 (Inner Zone) *It has a volume of less than 2m3 per day; *The installation was designed and built to the standards applicable when it was installed; and *It is properly maintained
However, the Environment Agency DOES require Consent for discharges of sewage from small sewage treatment plants to inland surface watercourses and to tidal waters.
Below are the links for the forms for Consent to Discharge:
Fill in Form WPQ1 Part F for private sewage discharge (and up to 2m3 a day through an infiltration system i.e. a drainage field or 5m3 through a watercourse).
View the Guidance Notes for filling out an application form for a Consent to Discharge.
If you require any help filling in your application, please so not hesitate to call us for free advice.
*Please note that it is your responsibility to check with the Environment Agency whether you need to obtain onsent to Discharge. You CAN NOT rely on the above information to tel you whether you need Consent or not. This information is intended as a guideline.
The above information has been cited from the Environment Agency Website (www.environment-agency.gov.uk) in order to provide some information regarding Consent to Discharge.
