Are you are a homeowner with a septic tank? Does your septic tank discharge directly into:

• Ditches?
• Streams?
• Canals?
• Rivers?
• Surface water?
• Drains?
• Any other type of water course?

If so, then you will need to replace or upgrade your drainage either when selling your property or before 1 January 2020 (whichever is sooner).

Under a new code of practice introduced by the Environment Agency, homeowners have a legal responsibility to minimise the impact of their sewage waste if they manage it within the bounds of their property, e.g. with a septic tank or sewage treatment plant. ALL septic tanks that currently ultimately discharge into watercourses will have to be either: Replaced using a sewage treatment plant with full BS EN 12566-3 Certification.