Disposing of waste from clearing blocked sewers: RPS 7
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can dispose of waste from clearing blocked sewers back into the same sewer network without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Applies to England
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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to get an environmental permit when you dispose of waste from clearing blocked sewers back into the same sewer network.
However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action when you do this without an environmental permit if you comply with the requirements in this RPS.
This enforcement position does not apply to any other legal requirements.
Updates to this page
Published 27 March 2014Last updated 18 July 2022 + show all updates
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Updated this regulatory position statement (RPS) to clarify when it applies and how to comply with it. Updated the next review date for this RPS to 30 June 2025.
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We've removed the content about septic tank and cesspool sludge because these wastes are excluded under the controlled waste regulations. Sewage sludge and septic tank sludge are not covered by waste regulations if they're taken to sewage treatment works into the waste water part of the treatment process.
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First published.