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Septic tank - distance from your house to respect
OVERVIEW
When it comes to individual sewage treatment systems, it is challenging to understand the regulations imposed by the local authorities, especially in the UK, where four different counties are working on ensuring sewage treatment.
What is the legislation regarding the septic tank and the distance from house?
What are the distances of your septic tank from your house in the UK?
Introduction :
Among the governmental requirements for each local area, you’ll find the distance to respect from the septic tank to your house.
Depending on your sewage treatment system and the type of housing you are about to equip, the metric logic behind the installation could vary. To guarantee the effluent quality, the bodies responsible for sewage treatment plant regulations in the UK listed the norms to respect for single dwellings and small communities in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
As a potential future owner of a Tricel Novo or a Tricel Vento, those rules apply to you and your housing. You are responsible for ensuring they are carefully executed for your sewage water. If not, you might expose yourself to sanctions from the Environment Agency.
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Local Requirements regarding septic tank - distance from your house
Suppose you are about to invest in a new sewage treatment solution (domestic sewage treatment plant, septic tank, or even packaged filter system). In that case, there are a few things you need to know about the installation. The distances of your septic tank or other installation from your house have specific requirements in the UK. The Environmental agencies across the UK created a distance calculator. County per county, here is what the legislation says:
Septic Tank – distance from house in England & Wales
Your sewage treatment plant has to be 5 metres away from trees, fences and hedges, 10 metres away from a watercourse or stream, and 50 metres away from any lake or foreshore. Last but not least, it has to be 7 metres away from your housing and 4 metres apart from a wall or a building.
Septic Tank – distance from house in Scotland
In Scotland, things are slightly different. Trees, hedges and site boundaries such as fences must be 5 metres apart from your sewage system and 4 meters from any wall or building that isn’t your house. Talking about your housing, it also has to respect a 5-metre distance.
Do not hesitate to consult your local agency’s website.
Septic Tank – distance from house in NORTHERN IRELAND
Your septic tank or wastewater treatment plant has to be implanted:
- 5 metres away from trees, hedges and fences.
- 4 metres from a wall/building
- 7 metres away from the house
Introduction to our Septic Tank, the Tricel Vento
Our Tricel Vento septic tank ensures sewage water treatment in a cost-effective way. It’s an affordable solution for those willing to invest into a high-quality treatment plant whilst being easy to transport from a point to another and easy to install. The treatment process happens within its two chambers. First, the soon-to-be treated water will be separated from its discharges. It will then flow over the second chamber where its quality will be improved before going into the percolation area.
Tricel’s sewage treatment plant, the Novo
With our Tricel Novo sewage treatment plant, we are providing an efficient and trustworthy product to homeowners looking for a great investment. Because it has no moving parts or pumps in the plant, the Novo is ensuring a consistent operation and warranties minimal running costs when it comes to repairing or servicing. Its material (compression moulded SMC tank) is one of the most technological features available. Our sewage treatment has been made in accordance with the EN12566-3 CE Certification, respecting the environmental regulations.
Tricel product range
Tricel Vento Septic Tank
Shallow dig tank, strong & robust underground tank, No electrical or moving parts. Ideal for sites with good drainage & plenty of space.
Tricel Novo Sewage Treatment Plant
Durable & long lasting SMC tank, shallow dig tank, easy installation (Plug and Play), long life components.
Tricel Maxus Sewage treatment Plant
Commercial plant. Submerged Aerated Filter (SAF) technology. Ideal for every project over 50 Population Equivalent.
Tricel Puraflo Packaged filter
Ideal for sensitive sites, compliant to British Standard, small footprint.
Tricel Pumping Stations
Pump fluids from one place to another where gravity drainage cannot be used, easy and trouble-free installation
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Frequently Asked Questions
A cesspool is a simple storage vessel with an inlet and no outlet. It’s a sealed storage vessel; all the water coming in stays within the tank. The advantage is it doesn’t need an outlet. The disadvantages are: there is no treatment, the tanks are huge, and it needs regular emptying. Everything which has gone in must be sucked out. Ideal for sites which have got very infrequent use (Sheppard huts, for example).
A septic tank has an inlet and an outlet; it’s a simple overflow system. See how a septic tank works here. The advantages of the septic tank are there is no mechanic and no electricity requirement for it to work. The disadvantages are you are discharging dirty water, and untreated sewage effluent, as a tiny breakdown has occurred in the tank. You can only release water to a drainage field for the water to go through the subsoil to treat the water.
A sewage or package treatment plant has an inlet and an outlet; the wastewater is treated inside the tank. Aeration is provided inside the tank for the aerobic bacteria to feed on the waste and remove it from the liquid. The advantages are the wastewater is treated and can be discharged to a watercourse.
Many package treatment plants are available on the market:
- Trickles filters
- Rotating Biological Contactors (RBC)
- Mobile media bio-reactors
- Activated Sludge systems
- Sequence Batch Reactor systems (SBR)
- Fixed Bed Systems (like the Tricel Novo)
Domestic wastewater is all wastewater generated inside the house, including grey water from sinks, showers, baths and sewage from toilets. Rainwater is not classified as greywater and should be directed to a soakaway.
A trial hole can be dug during the site assessment and left open for 48 hours to determine this. The ground level is used to measure the water level.
After the water is discharged, it must flow into a drainage field or a running watercourse. It will fail and block up very quickly whenever it is released directly into the ground. It will also violate the government’s General Binding Rules for small sewage discharges—more information on this page.
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