Domestic treatment plant

[countrybumpkin]

Hi first of all i hope im posting in the correct section.

Can anyone tell me how far should a treatment plant be from any building including neighbours house.
thankyou

[flowjoe]

The Sewage Treatment Plant must be sited more than 7m from habitable property

The soakaway must be a minimum of 10 metres from a watercourse, 15 metres from a building

[msh paving]

final effluent from a treatment plant can legally be discharged into any water course with Enviroment Agency approval and fee paid,I installed 3 last month with approval to discharge into a dyke and a river MSH

[flowjoe]

Who`s tanks you installing MSH ?

[msh paving]

I use C+L fabrications from telford, steve lamb is a top man to buy from nothing to much trouble, they will make a plant to fit any invert leval or hole size,there final effluent is perfect for envoro agency, put a 25pe in 3 weeks ago invert was made to 1.2m made tank 2.8m overall deep and 2.5dia.,a 6pp i can fit with my 3tonner no probs MSH

[countrybumpkin]

thank you for your replies i will take notes on the distance, can you perhaps tell me why on a nice warm day the smell is awful in the garden and also comes into the house from my neighbours tank.Thanks in advance again

[flowjoe]

CB

Tanks are not pleasant places at the best of times, the odour is a little stronger in the warm weather and you tend to have your windows/doors open a bit more so you notice it more.

It depends on what is covering the existing tank and if this is air-tight, fitting a vent to a tank can also help to disperse the odours somewhere further away from the property.

Having said that it could be a poorly installed vent on your neighbours side that is causing you grief.

There are several possible causes but a site visit is required by a competent contractor.