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A GUIDE FOR USERS OF PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS - BRITISH WATER WWTP FG GU-V 1.1-2020 3

THIS GUIDE HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY
THE BRITISH WATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOCUS GROUP

01. SCOPE

To explain to owners and users how Packaged Wastewater Treatment
Plants work and why it is important they operate correctly.

To outline how to use them (Do’s and Don’ts) and how to maintain them
properly (Servicing and Emptying) to avoid polluting the environment.

To help owners understand the duty they have under environmental
regulatory standards and the regulatory landscape.

02.

INTRODUCTION

Few people stop to consider what happens to the wastewater/grey water and sewage
that goes down the drain every time they take a shower/bath, do the washing up,
use the washing machine or flush the toilet. In most households or commercial
premises the sewage flows away through the sewers and is treated at a large-scale
sewage treatment works. But if the premises/property is off mains, the drains often
lead instead to a Packaged Wastewater Treatment Plant usually located underground
within the property’s boundary.

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SAFETY FIRST

Coming into direct contact with sewage may
pose a serious risk to health so you should
engage the services of a suitably trained
British Water Accredited Service Technician
to maintain and repair your system. Keep
pets and children away from the area
particularly when maintenance work
or emptying is being undertaken.

Use the services of a suitably trained
British Water Accredited Service Technician
to maintain and repair your system.