Sewage disposal—regulation of the sewerage system


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Practice notes

Sewage disposal—regulation of the sewerage system


Published by a UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ Environment expert

Practice notes
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Sewage disposal is regulated in England and Wales principally by the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994, SI 1994/2841 (1994 Regulations), which transposed the Requirements of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC (as amended) (the ‘Directive’). For a summary of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, see PrACTice Note: Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC—snapshot.

Regulation 4 of the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994 supplements the duties imposed on sewerage undertakers by section 94 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (WIA 1991) by requiring them to secure that ‘collecting systems’ are provided by specified dates, and to secure that urban waste water entering collecting systems is subject to treatment provided in accordance with regulation 5, therein. For further information on WIA 1991, s 94, see Practice Note: Sewers and drains—sewerage undertakers’ core duties and powers.

The objective

The objective of the water treatment regime is to protect the Environment from the adverse effects of waste water discharges. This objective is implemented primarily through the Urban Waste Water Treatment

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