Treatment plant or soakway?
Good morning,
We have in our building warrant and SEPA approval for a soakaway from a septic tank. Is the 'end product' that is discharged from a treatment plant better for the environment than a soakway? Would this be seen as positive upgrade by SEPA/Building Control?
My limited understanding of treatment plants would suggest you have two different options, one with a electrical feed and other that don't.
Could anybody point me in the direction of a treatment
The question isn't really 'treatment plant or soakaway'- it should be 'treatment plant or septic tank'. Both solutions need to discharge the effluent somewhere, and the generally preferred method is a soakaway. You are allowed a 25% reduction in soakaway area if you use a treatment plant, but otherwise it's all much the same.
The reasons for not using a soakaway would be if you don't have enough space for one, or if the ground conditions are unsuitable (e.g. high water table, slow dr
