septic tank, and soakage area regulations

jocotty

Hi,

can anyone please tell me, how far away does the septic tank, and soakage area, need to be away from the house - by legislation / regulations?

Jo

Poor Uncle Tom

I'm not being funny but it depends on:

when the septic tank was put in place?
are you working to SR6 standard?
are you working to EPA's Code of Practice?
is there LA's bye-laws in place?
are you dealing with a Septic Tank or a Treatment System?

jocotty

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

I'm not being funny but it depends on:

when the septic tank was put in place?
are you working to SR6 standard?
are you working to EPA's Code of Practice?
is there LA's bye-laws in place?
are you dealing with a Septic Tank or a Treatment System?

thanks - in response :


when the septic tank was put in place? - new build
are you working to SR6 standard? - whatever standards i have to work to
are you working to EPA's Code of Practice? - whatever standards i have to work to
is there LA's bye-laws in place? no
are you dealing with a Septic Tank or a Treatment System? - both

Poor Uncle Tom

You will need to get a site assessment carried out to determine what type of system your site needs. This site assessment will need to be carried out by an assessor from the Local Authorities list of approved assessors. The response matrix in the EPA's Code of Practice will tell whether a septic tank or treatment system should be used. The minimum separation distances as stated in the Code of Practice should be adopted but these can be extended by the assessor and the separation distances stated in the CoP are minimum.
(7m between house and septic tank to answer your initial question)

Poor Uncle Tom

Also: minimum of 10m separation distance between a house and any part of the percolation area, if it's a percolation area your site needs.

jocotty

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Also: minimum of 10m separation distance between a house and any part of the percolation area, if it's a percolation area your site needs.

thats sound, thanks
Jo