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THE NATIONAL INSPECTION plan for septic tanks has been published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The move was welcomed by Environment Minister Phil Hogan, who said that it will “underpin the risk-based inspection of septic tanks and other on-site treatment systems”.
He thanked all of the householders who have registered their domestic waste water treatment systems, describing those who supported the legislation as the “silent majority”.
He said that the “reckless members of the Opposition” “have already cost liable households an additional €45 as a result of their campaign of non-registration”, and asked them to “cease their irresponsible behaviour so that those households do not run the additional risk of legal action”.
The European Commission said today that Ireland has now adopted all the measures necessary to ensure compliance with the 2009 Court of Justice judgement on the issue, which was welcomed by the Minister and the EPA.
Registration
More than 410,000 liable households – 82 per cent of septic tank owners – have registered their systems to date.
The Minister said that householders whose systems are being maintained and are not causing pollution have “nothing to fear”.
Inspections will be carried out by fully trained and experienced local authority officials who will carry identification. Inspections will be scheduled with households at least 10 days in advance and will commence from the middle of 2013.
The national inspection plan can be viewed on the EPA website.
The EPA said that inspection:
will be concentrated in areas where waste water discharges present a high risk to human health or the environment. Priority areas are based on levels of risk to sensitive water receptors, for example, drinking water sources, bathing waters, or pearl mussel beds.
A grant scheme is to be set up to provide financial assistance to households whose septic tanks and other domestic wastewater treatment systems are said to require remediation following an inspection.
The grant scheme will only apply to treatment systems which are the subject of an Advisory Notice issued by a water services authority following an inspection. Full details of the grants scheme will be set out in regulations later this year.
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Word of warning re: inspections. There are a number of characters of a certain nature and background travelling around the country posing as inspectors to gain entry to your property. Beware and always ask for I.D before allowing anyone entry.
Not as dodgy as the bully hogan. He’s overdue national inspection!
Better still Jim don’t allow anyone to enter regardless of what I.D. They show you.
Rob
I really thought we were beginning to grow up as a Nation and you the go and prove me wrong!
Poor old Richard, doesn’t like anyone speaking about Himmler Hogan with contempt. The truth hurts, I suppose!
I don’t care. I’m still not paying it. That man will NOT charge me for having a s#%*t
Derek
I’m sure you don’t defecate often enough. This usually leads straight to the expression that you’re full of it!
do you have free sewage dickie dorgeds ……… soddy my keyboadr is wonky
He’s not trying to.
He charging to make sure the sh1t you have doesn’t pollute everyone else.
Ill be putting a coin slot on the jacks door.
They can inspect my system, no problem but I’m not paying them 50 quid to do it, given that Offaly county council already made me install a 5000 euro system
I think the fee was actually €5.
@ Kevin. Ur right I WAS actually five at one stage and back to 50 now but I don’t see why I should pay anything at all.
they approved it they’re responsible !
The argument for older systems would have some validity if the fish were belly up , but that ain’t happening so their pudding is tasteless !
There is a subtle justice in that whenever people now see Phil Hogan, they immediately think of human excrement…
maybe he should hire a new press secretary …his public image has paled somewhat recently …maybe he needs a foreign holiday ….spike island’s sewage system needs inspecting ….
phil hogan as a minister is really not so much of a has-been, but more of definite won’t be
Surely Phil Hogan as a minister can only be described as a still is…
Can an inspector just walk into you’re property if they are not invited,sounds like tresspass to me.no
It is trespassing. Simple solution is to clearly mark the border between private and public land and hang a no trespass sign.
Whos going to inspect hogan
Oh it’s him again, keep wondering when he’ll pop up, hes getting as bad as that other yok from FF
About time ,god knows its been going on long enough.
Hurry up with the inspections so we can find out the facts about whether they are polluting or not, don’t think I can listen to much more commentary on the subject!
Exactly, 12k per day fine cause we grassed ourselves up, without knowing if it was true or not. IDIOTS
there are idiots and then there are “smart boy idiots” …the latter are like the smile on a clown ….what is the real plan boys ? it’s like the banking ..it’s what they are not telling you that you have to worry about …..
Luckily for me I don’t care because I have just set up a dummy company called………………… “universal bond investments hidden vehicle that the fools don’t know about” ………………….and I’m going to buy those new bonds that come out next year and ye think I’m an idiot!
Now will I set it up in Jersey or the isle of man or gibraltar or UGANDA!…DECISIONS , DECISIONS !
It’s pretty simple really. Test the rivers and streams in an area. If one comes up with above normal levels then there is a problem somewhere. Then test the septic tanks above the word source for potential contamination.
If there is no contamination in the water then no.need to check septic tanks.
The EPA already check the rivers and.streams anyway
Correct ! the term innocent until proven guilty is one of the cornerstones of our legal system! .
Anyway Mr. Hogan there’s no need to inspect my system I will be posting you a bottle of the contents and a picture of said system attached , you can inspect that to your heart’s content !
if you comply…”you have nothing to fear” we all get the underlying threat..hogan you should hang. your head in shame..with your thinly held threats…
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