2. Purification systems decree of September 7, 2009
Prior to the publication of the September 7, 2009 decree laying down the technical specifications applicable to non-collective sanitation systems, micro wastewater treatment plants were considered to provide only pre-treatment, in the same way as all-water pits. The 2009 decree put an end to this situation, but stipulates that "domestic wastewater can also be treated by installations made up of devices approved by the ministries in charge of ecology and health, following a procedure to assess their effectiveness and the risks that the installations may directly or indirectly generate for health and the environment".
In other words, an approval procedure has been set up for this type of device in order to :
check their effectiveness;
validate manufacturers' performance claims;...
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- AFNOR; Installation of on-site sanitation systems – Single-family homes with up to 10 main rooms. - XP DTU 64.1 -
- AFNOR – CEN; Prefabricated septic tanks. - EN 12566-1 + A1 -
- AFNOR – CEN; Soil infiltration systems. - CEN/TS 12566-2 -
- AFNOR – CEN; Domestic wastewater treatment plants ready for use and/or assembled on site. - EN 12566-3 + A1 -
- AFNOR – CEN; Septic tanks built in situ...
Regulations
Law on water and aquatic environments (LEMA) of December 30, 2006 (consolidated version as of July 14, 2010)
French Water Act no. 92-3 of January 3, 1992
Law n° 64-1245 of December 16, 1964 relating to the regime and distribution of water and the fight against its pollution
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