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Description of the
Before a small-scale sewage treatment plant (KKA) is commissioned, a construction inspection must be carried out in accordance with water legislation once it has been completed. To this end, the client commissions a private water management expert (PSW). During an on-site inspection, the PSW confirms to the relevant authority that the small-scale sewage treatment plant has been constructed in accordance with the water law permit. If there are any discrepancies between the installed plant and the approved small-scale sewage treatment plant, these are identified by the PSW on site and described in the construction acceptance report.
Prerequisites
The appointed private expert must be accredited by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment for the accreditation area ‘small-scale sewage treatment plants and septic tanks’ in accordance with the Regulation on Private Experts in Water Management (see ‘Further Links’).
Deadlines
The building handover report must be drawn up:
- upon completion (including proof of watertightness)
- before the plant is commissioned
Required documents
Photos
Photos must be uploaded to document the location, the installed system and, where applicable, any deviations.Costs
The private water management expert invoices the operator of the small-scale sewage treatment plant for their services. No further costs are incurred by the authorities.
Legal basis
Legal remedy
noneFurther links
- Private Water Management Experts (PSW)
Lists of recognised PSWs
- Regulations on Private Experts in the Water Sector
- Guidance for private experts in the water sector
Information for PSW
- Wastewater disposal for individual properties
Information for the general public on small-scale sewage treatment plants
- Brochure: "Wastewater Treatment with Small-Scale Sewage Treatment Plants – Guidance on Planning, Construction and Operation"
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Information on small-scale sewage treatment plants and septic tanks
- Private Water Management Experts (PSW)
Procedure
The construction acceptance report is to be drawn up digitally by a recognised private expert in water management (PSW) and submitted to the relevant authority via an online procedure.
- The online procedure may only be used by a recognised private expert in water management (PSW). The accreditation number must be provided.
- The PSW must confirm that it has been commissioned by the client.
- Upon dispatch, a data record is transmitted electronically to the relevant authority for further processing in its own local authority software programmes.
- A PDF file can also be generated and sent by the system.
- The authority then formally completes the building inspection in accordance with water law, without informing the PSW or the operator.
- The PSW files the content submitted via the online procedure in its project file as a summary (a log in PDF format) for documentation purposes. It also sends this file to the operator for inclusion in the operator’s logbook.
Processing time
There is neither a statutory processing time limit nor a formal requirement for the authorities to complete the final inspection of the works. The authorities will take action in respect of any discrepancies identified and described by the PSW between the installed small-scale sewage treatment plant and the planned or approved one.