On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:10:03 GMT, Roger wrote:

The message
from "Peter Crosland" contains these words:

"This will hopefully serve as a warning to the owners of properties served
by cesspools to check that their cesspools do not have any discharge pipes,
holes or cracks which could discharge untreated sewage to the environment."

So where does that leave householders who have ancient septic tanks that
were installed under a laxer (or indeed non existent) regime?

If its there already,as with most stuff covered by BDO etc its OK to leave
it.

The MOMENT you upgrade it in any way, new regulations tend to apply.

I.e. leave it alone and they cannot touch you. Make a change and it must be
upgraded to modern specs.

Now although septic tanks are more health and env than building control, I
am fairly sure teh same sort of contidtins apply.

I am deeply greatful that my old and somewhat pongy septic tank was
disallowed, because the klargetser only ponged once - after it had slipped
its pulley and stopped working.

A cess pit is not a septic tank BTW.