Trade effluent explained - Anglian Water Services

1 Trade effluent explained Your guide to discharging Trade effluent in the Anglian Water region FLORIST. Trade effluent explained Introduction CONTENTS. 1. This booklet has been produced to provide information 1 Introduction 14 What if my circumstances change? about the discharge, treatment and regulation of Trade 2 What is Trade effluent ? 15 Will Anglian Water review the effluent within the Anglian Water region. 3 How does my business fit into the consent? It deals with non-domestic effluent discharged from premises via Water cycle? 16 Does the Environment Agency also drains and pipes into public sewers. In particular we aim to explain: 4 Why does Anglian Water need to regulate Trade effluent discharges? control Trade effluent ? 17 Can my consent be viewed by the the purpose of Trade effluent control 5 What is a consent?

2 Public? our role as a regulator 6 Do I need a consent? 18 Can I discharge Trade effluent to a the importance of obtaining a consent to discharge Trade effluent surface Water sewer? 7 How do I obtain a consent? and complying with its conditions. 19 Can I discharge Trade effluent 8 Can Anglian Water refuse to give The booklet has been written primarily for businesses who are in the directly via tanker? consent? retail market but it will also be of use to wastewater retailers and 20 What if I'm unhappy with Anglian 9 Is there an application fee? those who simply want to gain a better understanding of the Trade Water 's service? 10 Do I need to comply with the effluent process. 21 How does charging work? consent conditions? We've answered the most frequently asked questions but if you're still 22 Where can I get technical advice?

3 11 Will Anglian Water take samples of unsure please contact your retailer and they will answer your query or my Trade effluent ? 23 How can I contact Anglian Water ? contact us on your behalf. You must not contact us directly if you are a 12 Do Anglian Water staff have a right 24 Other useful contacts business customer. If you are a business customer and you do not have of access onto my site? a retailer you should select one. You can find out more about selecting your Water and/or wastewater retailer at 13 Who is responsible for the health &. safety of Anglian Water staff whilst If you discharge Trade effluent from a household premises you can on my site? contact Anglian Water directly for advice on Trade effluent Services . you'll find our contact details in section 23 at the back of this booklet. FLORIST.

4 2 3. Trade effluent explained First a little history . In the UK the need to address the increasingly serious problems caused by the uncontrolled discharge of industrial waste waters was recognised in most quarters by the turn of nineteenth century. In 1903 the Royal Commission on Sewage offence under criminal law, punishable by Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Disposal recommended that local a fine, to discharge without consent or in requires all member states to implement authorities should be required to provide breach of conditions included in a consent. Anglian Water treats used a Trade effluent control regime, to pre- sewers and sewage treatment works of Water from a population authorise such discharges and to review Subsequent Acts of Parliament extended equivalent to over sufficient capacity to take Trade effluents those authorisations on a regular basis.

5 And strengthened the powers of the as well as domestic sewage. regulator in controlling Trade effluent million people The Water Industry Act 1991 enables us to meet all of these requirements. In 1937 the first piece of dedicated Trade discharged to public sewers and also effluent control legislation was introduced made provision for the recovery of costs in The Water Act 2014 introduced in England and Wales. This legislation respect of their reception, treatment and competition for non-household customers gave the occupier of a Trade premises disposal. and also the concept of wholesalers and the right to discharge Trade effluent into retailers. Anglian Water is a wholesaler Today Trade effluent control in England the public sewer subject to the consent and is responsible for the infrastructure, and Wales is carried out under the Water Anglian Water treats around of the regulatory body.

6 Consent could treatment processes and the regulation be given unconditionally, or subject to various conditions which could include Industry Act 1991 by the Water Services Companies in their role as sewerage 63 million litres of Trade effluent discharges made into its sewers. Retailers undertake billing, meter undertakers. This Act of Parliament of Trade effluent every day the sewer into which the effluent could be reading and customer Services activities. consolidated all previous Trade effluent discharged, the nature and composition, The new market came into effect in April legislation. Scotland and Northern Ireland flow, and quality standards with which 2017 and applies to most Trade effluent have their own legislation although the the discharge must comply. It became an dischargers. It enables eligible businesses content is similar.

7 At a European level the to choose and switch their retailer. Next we'll look at the definition of Trade effluent 4 5. Trade effluent explained 2 What is Trade effluent ? Trade effluent is any effluent that is produced from a process or activity undertaken at premises that are used to carry out a Trade or industry. However, it doesn't include domestic These include: Many essential Services , such as hospitals sewage - for example used Water from and local authorities, may also produce TIP. food and drink production hand-washing and flushing of toilets. Trade effluent . chemical manufacture Trade effluent is produced from the engineering You can find the full legal definition Water used by industry and the discharge manufacturing processes associated with of Trade effluent in section 141 of the of Trade effluent to the foul sewer forms swimming pools and leisure centres many everyday items and also through Water Industry Act 1991 or you can an important part of human interaction activities that many of us enjoy.

8 Laundries contact your retailer for further advice. with the Water cycle. vehicle washing We'll look at this next . There are more than 3900 consented discharges of Trade effluent in the Anglian Water region including . More than 50 250. Over 200 350 launderettes swimming pools and discharges from the chemical and laundries leisure centres production of food manufacturers Over 160 Around engineering 1550. companies vehicle washes COFFEE. BAKERS SHOP. PETROL. PETROL. THE FOOD COMPANY PHOTOS. 6 7. Trade effluent explained 3 How does my business fit into the Water cycle? Fresh Water is a precious resource. This is particularly true Water mains We supply over a billion For all of us, whether at home or at work, in our region which is both the driest in the UK and experiencing litres of Water every day, pumping it it means preventing fat, oil, food waste significant growth.

9 It's a limited resource which we all through over 38,000 kilometres of Water and sanitary items being flushed into the mains sewer. These can cause blockages within need to use carefully. our sewers and pumping stations which Our sewers and Water recycling centres The Water you use is abstracted from The Water recycling treatment process may result in the flooding of properties or form part of a complex, regulated used rivers, reservoirs and groundwater sources also produces solid material known as the pollution of watercourses. You can find Water management system. They are before being treated and put into the biosolids which is generally recycled to out more about keeping our sewers clear there for everyone's benefit and play a network of pipes which deliver Water to land as valuable soil conditioner.

10 On our website. vital role in protecting public health and your door. Most uses of Water will result in Reservoirs, boreholes and rivers - We maintaining a clean, healthy environment the generation of effluent . monitor quality and collect Water from one that we can all enjoy. When used This effluent is usually disposed of into the foul sewer. It then travels through the abstraction points across our region including over 200 ground Water sources appropriately, that's exactly what they'll do, but if the system is misused it can have Our goal: sewers to the local Water recycling centre where it is cleaned by various physical, and our 9 Water supply reservoirs. serious consequences for both people and the environment. no pollutions Water treatment works - We operate 143. chemical and biological processes before Water treatment works, monitoring and We all need to play our part in ensuring being discharged safely back into the safeguarding your Water supply 24 hours that sewerage systems are only used for environment.