Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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310. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the options available for late septic tank registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27923/14]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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On 25 June 2012 , I signed the Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems ( Registration ) Regulations 2012 , prescribing 1 February 2013 as the date by which householders must register their domestic wastewater treatment systems. The only exception to this is where construction or installation of a treatment system takes place after that date. In such cases, the owner of the premises connected to the treatment system is obliged to register within 90 days of the connection of the premises to the treatment system.

Registration facilities have been available since 26 June 2012 and have been comprehensively publicised. Owners of domestic wastewater systems who have not yet registered may still do so and there are no late payment fees payable (but the discount for early registration no longer applies). Registration can be completed via the website or in any local authority office.