SEPTIC TANKS – THE LEGAL CHANGES YOU SHOULD KNOW!

If you are buying a property that has a septic tank you must make sure that the septic tank discharges into a sewage system or a soakaway has been installed as otherwise you will get a nasty shock and possibly a fine upon purchase, as by law this should have been done by the 1.1.20. Believe it or not prior to this in some situations a septic tank could simply have a pipe emptying wastewater directly into a stream, ditch or other watercourse.