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Ways to pump sewage uphill -sugggestions?


broadex

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I have got a site where the main sewage is uphill - about 2 metres from the bottom of the site- where a proposed dwelling will be. I'm told planning office are not keen on pressurised pumps. Just wondering any ideas to take into account before i engage an engineer - this is just a planning in principle so trying to get the costs down.

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10 hours ago, broadex said:

I have got a site where the main sewage is uphill - about 2 metres from the bottom of the site- where a proposed dwelling will be. I'm told planning office are not keen on pressurised pumps. Just wondering any ideas to take into account before i engage an engineer - this is just a planning in principle so trying to get the costs down.


Nothing to do with planning ..! It’s a building regs issue so don’t even bother including it in any plans. When you get planning, you’ll need to work out where to site a pump station (usually between 12-1600 litres depending on the number of bedrooms/WCs) and then that pumps to a chamber that is above the sewer level and gravity takes over. 
 

The tank needs to be minimum 3m from a house IIRC. 
 

Where in the UK are you..?

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10 hours ago, PeterW said:


Nothing to do with planning ..! It’s a building regs issue so don’t even bother including it in any plans. When you get planning, you’ll need to work out where to site a pump station (usually between 12-1600 litres depending on the number of bedrooms/WCs) and then that pumps to a chamber that is above the sewer level and gravity takes over. 
 

The tank needs to be minimum 3m from a house IIRC. 
 

Where in the UK are you..?

 

I don't believe there is a distance requirement for pumped chamber.

 

There is however for ceptic tanks.

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36 minutes ago, Dave Jones said:

 

I don't believe there is a distance requirement for pumped chamber.

 

There is however for ceptic tanks.


Think Scotland have a rule on it but can’t remember anything from the guidance in the BStd without looking (but it is only guidance not a regulation at that point)

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