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Q&As
What’s the best alternative to a septic tank?
What solutions are there available for waste/sewage removal when no permission for septic tank is granted?
Are holding tanks my only option?
My property is next to a water treatment plant, so it seems that contamination is an issue with soak away and over spill.
I'm thinking there may be a treatment system that eliminates such contamination issues. Can anyone advise me of any options to explore?
Thank you
One Answer
: If you have no access to mains drainage and a septic tank or treatment plant is not acceptable, then a holding tank (or cess pit) is likely to be the only option. It might be worth speaking to a technical expert at Kingspan Environmental to see if there is another solution, http://www.kingspan.com but if you are close to a water treatment plant, your options are clearly going to be limited so I think a holding tank and regular emptying by tanker is going to be the only answer here.