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The EPA issued a clarification in early Aug in relation to the design capacity requirements in Section 7 and Section 9 of the Code of Practice: Waste Water Treatment and Disposal Systems serving Single Houses (p.e. <10) (CoP).In order to ensure consistency across all types of domestic wastewater treatment systems (including septic tanks) the following method of calculating the design capacity suitable for the dwelling should be followed:For the purposes of the CoP t... Read more...

August BioPro Ireland will be seeking distributors at the RDS October 17th and 18th during the Water Show in Resource Ireland. Interested parties are asked to enquire at the stall and submit their interest to Terry. This is a limited time offer as the company creates infrastructure both within Ireland and the UK markets to ensure proper representation of our waste water products. Terry Huttterry@biopro.iewww.biopro.ieFacebook www.... Read more...

Engineers of Ireland Host CPD Seminar: On-site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal: Best Practice and Risk Management Seminar Overview.The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 was introduced in response to Ireland’s non-compliance with EU legislation in relation to the treatment of wastewater from septic tanks and other on-site wastewater treatment systems. The registration and inspection system is designed to protect ground and surface water from the risks ... Read more...

Over the last year in wastewater circles there has been a huge amount of interest in Zero Discharge Willow Systems. Quiet a few systems have been installed in various counties. Wexford Co Co who were one step ahead of the game have quiet a number installed and soon we should be getting a preliminary set of results which will no doubt be analysed in great detail.I was delighted to visit two systems during and post construction and it was fascinating to watch the construction proc... Read more...

International Symposium on Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems - 10th and 11th September 2012, Trinity College Dublin The Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in conjunction with Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is holding a 2-day International Symposium on Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems on 10th & 11th Sept 2012 in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. The subject of on-site wastewater treatment and disposal is high on the public's agend... Read more...

The Practical Approach Taken to the Draft Septic Tank Standards will Protect Groundwater – Hogan Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, today (1 March 2012), published the draft performance standards for septic tanks and other domestic waste water treatment systems. “I gave a commitment in the Dáil, during the debates on the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012, that I would publish the draft standards for the operation and main... Read more...

A special sitting of the Dáil this morning is in disarray in a row over new legislation governing septic tanks.TDs were sitting to discuss a Fianna Fáil bill on local authority administration.But the Deputy Leader of the party – Eamon O’Cuiv – attempted to raise what he called ‘the guillotine’ planned for next week to push through new legislation covering septic tanks.That led to one suspension of the Dáil.But after resuming other depu... Read more...

Environment: Commission asks Ireland to comply with Court ruling on septic tanks The European Commission is urging Ireland to comply with a 2009 European Court of Justice ruling on septic tanks. The Commission is concerned that a year after the Court ruling, no legal measures have been adopted to ensure that septic tanks are subject to adequate checks and inspections to protect human health and the environment. On a recommendation by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, a letter ... Read more...

The following blog is an extension of an answer that I gave to a question at the Engineers Ireland Conference in Cork on 23 April 2010. Problem: The European Court of Justice has ruled against Ireland for failing to have a proper system of licensing and regulating individual septic tanks. There are at least 418,000 septic tanks (CSO, 2006) in Ireland and records are patchy. There is evidence that many septic tanks are poorly constructed and/or m... Read more...

Financial support should be provided to householders if upgrading is required “Today’s ruling against Ireland by the European Court of Justice which slams the government’s abject failure to comply with EU law in regard to the operation of septic tanks is a damning indictment of this administrations ‘green’ credentials’. It is estimated that there are approximately 400,000 septic tanks in operation in Ireland at present. As the only Irish member of the European Parliament’s... Read more...