Summary: "Guidance on design, operation and maintenance of on-site wastewater treatment systems for single houses, to achieve satisfactory practice in the design, construction and maintenance of conventional septic tank systems and secondary treatment systems. It will assist authorities, developers, system manufacturers, system designers, installers and operators to deal with various systems."
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ISBN: 1 84095 022 6
Total Pages: 72
This manual has been prepared to provide guidance on the design, operation and maintenance of on-site wastewater treatment systems for a single house (PE<10). It has had regard to current standards and guidelines and will assist planning authorities, developers, system manufacturers, system designers, system installers and system operators to deal with the complexities of on-site systems for single houses.
Where reference in the document is made to proprietary equipment, this is intended as indicating equipment type and is not to be interpreted as endorsing or excluding any particular manufacturer or system.
The Wastewater Treatment Manual: Treatment Systems for Small Communities, Business, Leisure Centres and Hotels should be used for any development with greater than 10 PE.
A site characterisation form for use with this guidance manual can be found above. The Agency welcomes any suggestions, which users of this manual wish to make. These should be returned to the Office of Environmental Enforcement at the Environmental Protection Agency, McCumiskey House, Richview, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 14, on the enclosed User Comment Form at the rear of this document.
