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Hervé PHILIP: Doctor of 3rd cycle - Technical Manager, Eparco Assainissement
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André RAMBAUD: Professor Emeritus - University of Montpellier I
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Jean-Luc VASEL: Professor - University of Liège (Belgium)
INTRODUCTION
Non-collective sanitation concerns around 13 million people in France, and the number of septic tanks in service is estimated at around 5 million. Between 100,000 and 150,000 new installations are carried out each year, while the total number of installations increases by around 50,000 a year
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Non-collective sanitation of homes
References
Regulations
Arrêté du 6 mai 1996 fixant les prescriptions techniques applicables aux systèmes d'assainissement non collectif (JO n° 132 du 8 juin 1996, page 8472).
Order of May 6, 1996 setting the terms and conditions for technical inspection of non-collective sanitation systems by municipalities (JO n° 132 of June 8, 1996, page 8475).
Circular no. 97-49 of May 22, 1997 on non-collective...
Standardization
French Standards Association (AFNOR)
- Grease traps – Part 1: Principles for design, performance and testing, marking and quality control. - NF EN 1825-1 - 2004
- Grease separation systems – Part 2: Nominal size selection, installation, service and maintenance. - NF EN 1825-2 - 2002
- Small wastewater treatment plants up to 50 ETPs – Part 1: Prefabricated septic tanks. - NF EN 12566-1 - 2000
- Small...
Manufacturers
EPARCO Sanitation
Ponsel
IFAA (syndicat des industriels français de l'assainissement autonome, list of members available on their website)
Websites
IFAA http://www.french-water.com/Ifaa/Ifaaadherents.htm
Wallonia's environment portal http://environnement.wallonie.be/
List of approved individual wastewater treatment systems in Wallonia
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