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* Guidance COLLECTING AND STORING SEWAGE EFFLUENT FROM BOATS: RPS 54 Updated 9 May 2019 THIS GUIDANCE WAS WITHDRAWN ON 30 JANUARY 2023 We have replaced this RPS with Storing and treating
chemical toilet waste: RPS 277. APPLIES TO ENGLAND CONTENTS * Conditions you must comply with * Enforcement * When to check back * Contact the Environment Agency Print this page © Crown
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/collecting-and-storing-sewage-at-marinas-and-lock-sites/collecting-and-storing-sewage-effluent-from-boats-rps-54 It is common for inland and
coastal marinas and lock sites to provide a sewage disposal service for private and commercial boats. You usually need a waste operation environmental permit from the Environment Agency to
bulk up and store sewage under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. However, if you follow the conditions in this RPS you can collect and store sewage effluent
from boats without a waste operation environmental permit. CONDITIONS YOU MUST COMPLY WITH You do not need a waste operation environmental permit if: * you do not store more than 60 cubic
metres of sewage at any one time * you keep the sewage in a secure container - ‘secure’ means that the waste cannot escape and unauthorised people cannot access it * the container is
constructed, inspected and maintained in accordance with the guidance on preventing pollution * you pass the sewage to an authorised carrier for disposal You must make sure your activities
do not endanger human health or the environment. You must not: * cause a risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals * cause a nuisance through noise or odours * adversely affect the
countryside or places of special interest ENFORCEMENT An RPS means that the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action against you for operating without a waste operation
environmental permit provided: * your activity meets the description set out in this RPS * you comply with the conditions set out in this RPS * your activity does not, and is not likely to,
cause environmental pollution or harm human health WHEN TO CHECK BACK This RPS will be reviewed by 1 May 2022. You’ll need to check back then to see if it still applies or if you need to
apply for a permit. CONTACT THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY General enquiries National Customer Contact Centre PO Box 544 Rotherham S60 1BY Email [email protected] Telephone 03708
506 506 Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT) +44 (0) 114 282 5312 Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Back to top