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A GUIDE FOR USERS OF PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS - BRITISH WATER WWTP FG GU-V 1.1-2020 10

THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORS ARE:

Environment Agency Natural Resources Wales Scottish Environment Northern Ireland
(EA) in England (NRW) Protection Agency (SEPA) Environment Agency (NIEA)

Anyone who makes discharges to the environment, including sewage effluent, has a responsibility to ensure their discharge is not
polluting and meets the regulatory requirements that apply to their discharge and location. You should ensure your treatment
system is well operated and maintained, and that a new or replacement system is correctly sited and installed.
Further information can be found by clicking on the environmental regulator logos, above, to access their websites.
Note: The Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Environment
and Heritage Service (Northern Ireland) support the use of this code of practice, but the Agencies do not specifically
endorse any particular manufacturer’s product.

Please note the following statement by British Water:
Subject as stated below, no responsibility, duty of care or liability whatsoever (whether in contract or tort or otherwise
including, but not limited to, negligence) is or will be accepted by British Water, its officers, employees, agents or
members to any user of this guidance or any other person in connection with or in relation to this guidance. Subject
as stated below, British Water, its officers, employees, agents and members do not accept any responsibility or liability
for any loss or damage caused to any person who acts or refrains from acting as a result of anything contained in
or omitted from this guidance or in reliance on the provisions of or material in this guidance, whether such loss or
damage is caused by negligence or otherwise.
Nothing in this disclaimer shall be construed as excluding or limiting the liability of British Water or any of its officers,
employees, agents or members for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of such persons or for
fraud. This guidance does not constitute legal, technical or other advice and it should not be regarded as such. Anyone
requiring advice on any of the matters referred to in this guidance, including on how to ensure compliance with any
relevant legal or regulatory requirements, should consult their legal or other appropriate professional advisers.
Nothing in this guidance is intended to be or should be construed as advice on the merits of, or a recommendation in
relation to, any particular product or product provider and no representation is made that any member of British Water
operates or will operate in accordance with this guidance. Each part of this disclaimer shall be construed as a separate
and severable part, and if one or more parts is held to be invalid, unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining
parts shall remain in full force and effect.

British Water would like to thank the following people
for their contribution to this updated guide:
Steve Boyer, Marsh Industries Ltd
Craig Finbow, Owls Hall Environmental Ltd
David Bould, Serious Waste Management Ltd
George Mansfield, Wendage Pollution Control Ltd
Jacqueline Mansfield, Wendage Pollution Control Ltd
Andrew Baird, WPL Ltd
Publishing date: BW COP: May/20
Copyright British Water 2020