EN-12566-3 2005 Explained

EN12566-3 2005 is the new customary certificate for sewage treatment plants that are sold within Europe. The construction of products Regulations from 1991 now state that any sewage treatment plant that are sold within the EU must have the subsequent specifications -

1)  Should be a hundred per cent watertight

2)  The sewage treatment plant has to be structurally sound 

3)  Must have the correct capacity to hold waste water for an enough time before needing to be emptied. This allows a maximum period of time for the sewage to be treated, for this reason the discharge will be cleaner and therefore more environment friendly.

All of these necessities are complying with the British Environment Agency commandments, which is not optional. All manufacturers and suppliers in the United Kingdom need to be able to prove that the sewage treatment plant that they sell are compliable with the regulation set out by the British Environmental Agency. If a sewage treatment plant has not been tested to EN12566-3 2005 you should stay well clear as the Environmental Agency will not allow this system to be installed and if found out would be well in their right to issue a very large fine.

The British Standard Institute  said that they only want sewage treatment plants with a EN12566-3 2005 Certificate on the United Kingdom market.  The Environment Agency have also said that only sewage treatment plants that have the EN 12566-3 2005 Certificate are allowed to obtain the Environment Agency Exemption Certificate which you have to apply for.

Because these restrictions apply to all of Europe you will be unable to import an inferior sewage treatment plant from mainland Europe. 

Although the EN 12566-3 has very high guidelines and tests, it requires only a percentage reduction of the sewage effluent and therefore it does not guarantee that the final effluent will please the Environment Agency consent standards that must be satisfied, because of this at Septic Tank Supplies we are happy to offer a wide range of sewage treatment plants all certificated to EN 12566-3 2005.

For more information on the sewage treatment plants we can offer at Septic Tank Supplies, please contact us on 01923 261660