Wastewater System: What Do I Need? | Burrow Environmental

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It looks like you are already setup correctly. We're happy to hear from you so we can verify the checks are being done properly, call us to discuss it, many companies don't do the full range of checks and can miss important clues to an underperforming system.
Does the water from your drainpipes and rainwater gullies go down separate pipes, away from your waste water?
- Yes
- No

Do you have a septic tank?
- Yes
- No
This will be overloading your wastewater treatment system and needs to be rectified. You can call us to talk about this and we can help, but first, do you have a septic tank?
- Yes
- No

Do you have an additional system after the septic tank that treats the effluent?
- Yes
- No
Do you currently have a "package treatment plant" or wastewater treatment plant?
- Yes
- No

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Contact us so we can help you to determine what type of system you have, so we can assess what action you may need to take.
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Discharging to a ditch or watercourse is now against the law, please give us a call so that we can help you to find the most suitable upgrade that suits your property. We offer finance options to help spread the cost.
Do you know when the ground discharge arrangement was installed?
- Yes
- No
This has no onward connection and is just a holding tank which is emptied to a mobile tanker. Do you have your system emptied by a qualified specialist?
- Yes
- No
Does it discharge to a dry ditch? (One that does not constantly run with water all year round).
- Yes
- No

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It looks like you are already setup correctly. We're happy to hear from you so we can verify the checks are being done properly, call us to discuss it, many companies don't do the full range of checks and can miss important clues to an underperforming system.
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Nobody else is qualified to do this and you risk prosecution if you allow a farmer or other unqualified person to dispose of the waste.
Was it before 1983?
- Yes
- No
The law states that your discharge to the ground must have been designed and installed according to the British Standard in force at the time if it was after 1983. Do you have any records that could indicate who installed it, or when?
- Yes
- No
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A permit is required from the EA. If the permit is granted, they will normally insist that a specially designed seasonal soakaway is installed. Contact us for advice and a site assessment.
By omission, your system must be discharging to a watercourse. You need to check the discharge rating to make sure it is within the regulatory limit. Make a note of the number of bedrooms in your house, add two, and multiply by 150. Is the answer less than 2000?
- Yes
- No

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It may be working well or could be causing pollution. When your house eventually changes hands it will be necessary to provide details of the system to the new owners, who are likely to commission a survey that will find the age of the system and if it is working properly. this may affect the sale price of your property. drainage fields are widely used in the USA and have been proved to have a limited effective period of use of around 15 years, so it is common practice to have two drainage fields so that one rests while the other recovers. If you only have one drainage field it is likely to be operating ineffectively. Much of the UK has clay soils on which a drainage field will not work. Give us a call to discuss survey options, to make sure everything is ok.
The discharge must not be within a groundwater source protection zone 1 or within 50 metres from any well, spring or borehole that is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes. Does your system comply with this?
- Yes
- No
- Unsure
The law states that your discharge to the ground must have been designed and installed according to the British Standard in force at the time if it was after 1983. Do you have any records that could indicate who installed it, or when?
- Yes
- No
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Give us a call, we can do some checks and aim to install a treatment plant for you that discharges cleanly to a watercourse.

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It may be working well or could be causing pollution. When your house eventually changes hands it will be necessary to provide details of the system to the new owners, who are likely to commission a survey that will find the age of the system and if it is working properly. This may affect the sale price of your property. drainage fields are widely used in the USA and have been proved to have a limited effective period of use of around 15 years, so it is common practice to have two drainage fields so that one rests while the other recovers. If you only have one drainage field it is likely to be operating ineffectively. Much of the UK has clay soils on which a drainage field will not work. Give us a call to discuss survey options, to make sure everything is ok.
You need to check the discharge rating to make sure it is within the regulatory limit. Make a note of the number of bedrooms in your house, add two, and multiply by 150. Is the answer less than 2000?
- Yes
- No

It looks like you have a good system. The effluent quality should be within the parameters set by the environment agency. Do you have an annual service agreement in place?
- Yes
- No
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Give us a call, we can do some checks and aim to install a properly sized treatment plant for you that discharges cleanly to a watercourse.
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We're happy to hear from you so we can verify the checks are being done properly, call us to discuss it, many companies don't do the full range of checks and can miss important clues to an underperforming system.

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It is your legal obligation to have the system properly maintained, which includes an annual service. Please call us to discuss your options.

What do I need?