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Waste Tech Environmental Ltd
Septic tank and sewage treatment unit specialists
Waste Tech supplies and installs ALL makes of sewage treatment units, plant and systems, septic tanks and septic tank conversions for the treatment of wastewater. We also supply our own OASIS rainwater harvesters.
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Sewage Treatment Units, Systems and Plants
Septic Tank Conversion Units
Septic Tanks - Problems and Solutions
Rainwater Harvesters
Waste Tech Environmental Ltd is INDEPENDENT. We give INDEPENDENT specialist advice and information on all aspects of sewage treatment, septic tanks, drainage and rainwater harvesting. We value our independent consultant status which enables us to give you the TRUE facts and advice on the sewage treatment units and plants available and we remain flexible to work with your specific needs. We also offer sewage, wastewater drainage and rainwater harvester surveys and give advice on septic tank problems, soakaway failures and remedies. We pride ourselves on great customer service - we are always available 7 days a week, (even on Christmas day) from 8 am till 8 pm, with 25 years experience of advising on and solving sewage and drainage problems.
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Waste Tech supplies and installs:-
Sewage Treatment Units, Systems and Plants
Septic Tank Conversion units
Rainwater Harvesters
WASTE TECH ENVIRONMENTAL LTD works hard at maintaining the highest customer satisfaction.. If you need a wastewater consultant, have any questions on wastewater sewage treatment, sewage plant or septic tanks or need any advice or information, please telephone us and we will be glad to answer them or Click on:-
Sewage Treatment Solutions Find your solution to the treatment of sewage here
Sewage Treatment System Options Your options for the treatment of sewage explained
Costs of different sewage systems INSTALLED cost comparisons of cesspools, septic tanks, sewage treatment units and reed beds and typical running costs.
Septic Tanks Everything you need to know about your septic tank - how it works - problems and solutions
Photos of drainage and sewage installation disasters How NOT to do it!
Installation Manuals for Bio Pure, DM sewage plant and downloads for Klargester, Titan and Balmoral sewage units
Domestic Sewage Treatment Tutorial everything you need to know about sewage systems and the treatment of sewage
Septic Tanks and sewage systems in France Laws, regualations and how to comply
Sewage Treatment Systems Do's and Don'ts How to help your septic tank or sewage unit
Useful Links to Building Regulations, the Environment Agency, Etc.
Contact us for help and advice. We are INDEPENDENT sewage consultants.
Waste Tech also undertakes:-
Percolation Tests for new sewage systems and existing septic tank drainage problems
Consent to Discharge applications required by the Environment Agency for all new sewage systems
Sewage Surveys for drainage and septic tank problems and house pre-purchase
Wastewater system reports for prospective purchasers, landlords, Solicitors, etc.
Why should you choose WASTE TECH ENVIRONMENTAL LTD?
INDEPENDENT ADVICE on septic tanks, sewage systems and Legislation 25 years experience in the sewage treatment industry 
Consultants for all sewage systems Free Sewage System surveys, free design service
At WASTE TECH ENVIRONMENTAL LTD. we work as a team with our clients while remaining focused and professional. Whether you are seeking assistance with septic tank failure, installing a new sewage unit or a rainwater harvesting system, we can provide expert assistance. No two sites or lifestyles are the same and our Independent status enables you to chose the right wastewater treatment system for your development.
Several thousand septic tank drainage soakaways fail each year - CIRIA technical note 146
Documents issued by the DTLR and CIRIA all point out that septic tank soakaways are a major cause of sewage treatment system failure. Often, these failures result in septic effluent finding its way into watercourses.
It is also stated in Part H2 of the 2000 Building Regulations that "Septic tank effluent can be harmful" This refers to septic tank effluent in both watercourses and groundwater.
If your septic tank system malfuctions and discharges effluent (no matter how clean) to a watercourse you are committing an offence under Section 85 of theWater Resources Act 1991, rendering you liable on conviction in the magistrates' court to up to 3 months imprisonment or a fine not exceeding £20,000. On conviction at the Crown Court, you face to up to six months in jail and an unlimited fine.
You could apply to the Environment Agency for a Consent to Discharge, but Consent would not be given for septic effluent, only for effluent from a sewage treatment unit.
You also cannot discharge into a watercourse or ditch anything poisionous or injurous to fish under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975. Septic Tank effluent is extremely poisionous to aquatic life.
If, as defined by the Act, the watercourse is a "main river" , the outfall structure may also require consent under S.109 Water Resources Act 1991.
As the Environment Agency is consulted by the Local Planning Authority on ALL planning or Building Regulation applications, you cannot escape from their scrutiny. If your development is seen as a 'risk' to watercourses or groundwaters, the Environment Agency can issue a Prohibition Notice under Section 86 of the Water Resources Act 1991. This will prevent you from making ANY discharges at all and effectively ends all your property's sanitation.
Think very hard before installing a septic tank as sewage treatment units are always the better choice
The choice of sewage system and the obtaining of all permissions and Consents should be done very early in your projects development. Environment Agency Consent to Discharge can take 4 months to obtain.
Some sites with clay soils and no access to a watercourse, prove very difficult, if not impossible to sustain any form of drainage or wastewater treatment at all, so it is vital that this area is addressed before purchase.
The Planning Authority consults with both the Environment Agency, or SEPA, Building Control and Environmental Health in order to determine whether your planning application can be passed or not. But BEWARE as some sites sold with planning permission have foul drainage as a RESERVED MATTER and it may not have been finalised.
The Environment Agency or SEPA is responsible for the quality of both groundwaters and wastercourses and you will need Consent to discharge from them for ANY drainage discharge you make from your sewage treatment system.
Building Control is responsible for ensuring that your site drainage and sewage system complies with section H of the building regulations.
The NHBC etc.warranty is only given for the sewage system if it is designed and installed to their standards and some Mortgage providers will insist on the property having such a warranty. In any case, they will insist that the treatment system is adequate and sustainable.
You only install a sewage treatment system once - DO IT RIGHT
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Waste Tech Environmental Ltd, The Byre, Foggathorpe, Selby, YO8 6PX Tel
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