There
are about 440,000 wastewater treatment systems or septic tanks in
the countryside in Ireland. From April 2012 all on-site septic tank
systems or domestic wastewater treatment systems will have to be registered.
The registration system is to be established and maintained by the
local authorities.
All systems have to be registered by April 2013.
If in doubt - The owner of every private home or business which is
not connected to the public sewer will have to register.
The registration
will begin in April 2012 - and there is a fee of €50 which is
reduced to just €5 if home owners register before the
end of June 2012
A person
who fails to produce a valid certificate of registration on request
will be committing an offence.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be responsible for the
development of a National Inspection Plan.
The EPA will use a risk-based approach to the regulation of septic tanks
and other domestic wastewater treatment systems. It also will establish
and maintain a register of inspectors.
More details
of the Septic
Tank Charges here
