3. Conclusion and outlook
With the 1992 Water Act, non-collective sanitation has become a permanent sanitation option, chosen on the basis of technical, economic and environmental constraints. A range of high-performance materials and processes is available to meet every need.
The new law on water of December 2006 will lead to the revision of numerous texts relating to sanitation, including in the non-collective sector. The notion of "performance" will certainly be on the agenda. At the same time, all non-collective sanitation products will eventually have to bear the CE mark in compliance with European standards, as part of the Construction Products Directive. As a result, many new CE-marked products are appearing on the market. Some products that are not currently subject to the regulations could become so in the months or years to come.
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References
Regulations
Arrêté du 6 mai 1996 fixant les prescriptions techniques applicables aux systèmes d'assainissement non collectif (JO n° 132 du 8 juin 1996, page 8472).
Order of May 6, 1996 setting the terms and conditions for technical inspection of non-collective sanitation systems by municipalities (JO n° 132 of June 8, 1996, page 8475).
Circular no. 97-49 of May 22, 1997 on non-collective...
Standardization
French Standards Association (AFNOR)
- Grease traps – Part 1: Principles for design, performance and testing, marking and quality control. - NF EN 1825-1 - 2004
- Grease separation systems – Part 2: Nominal size selection, installation, service and maintenance. - NF EN 1825-2 - 2002
- Small wastewater treatment plants up to 50 ETPs – Part 1: Prefabricated septic tanks. - NF EN 12566-1 - 2000
- Small...
Manufacturers
EPARCO Sanitation
Ponsel
IFAA (syndicat des industriels français de l'assainissement autonome, list of members available on their website)
Websites
IFAA http://www.french-water.com/Ifaa/Ifaaadherents.htm
Wallonia's environment portal http://environnement.wallonie.be/
List of approved individual wastewater treatment systems in Wallonia
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