Septic Lies from a Septic Government!

Comment:

The two articles below demonstrate as clearly as possible that this government does not know
HOW TO LIE in a credible way.
The first article from the Irish Independent (February 19th) reports that 120,000 homeowners
did NOT register their septic tanks. The second article from the  Irish Examiner (February 20th) reports that 90,000 homeowners did not register their septic tanks.

THIS IS A WHOLE OF 30,000 HOMES! Is Hogan seriously trying  to tell us that 30,000 people registered in the
middle of the night?! Moreover, if you return to the original articles about septic tank
registration in 2012, you will note in all the papers that there were 447,000 septic tanks said
to be in the country. A DIFFERENCE OF 53,000 SEPTIC TANKS!

It is an exact re-run of the Household Charge fraud. At the beginning of the campaign, 1.8
million houses were due to register, once council houses and housing associations were
removed from the equation. Almost overnight, this dropped inexplicably to 1.6 million. What
happened to 200,000 houses in 24 hours.

THE LESSON:
DON’T REGISTER!
DON’T FEAR THESE CROOKS!
STAND ON YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY SO-CALLED EPA
INSPECTOR ENTRANCE TO YOUR PROPERTY (Article 40, Point 5)!

500,000 homeowners face septic tank inspections from July
Paul Melia – Irish Independent, 19 February 2013

UP TO 500,000 homeowners can expect their septic tank to be inspected from next July.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced details of a national inspection
plan with 120,000 homeowners who refused to register their tanks among the first to be
inspected.

Just 1,000 inspections will take place in the first year of the new regime, but the number is
likely to increase.
The inspection regime follows a ruling from the European Court of Justice last December that
Ireland was not doing enough to protect groundwater.

The EPA said the aim of the inspection regime was to ensure that systems were working
effectively and that risks to the environment were eliminated.
Septic tanks process waste-water from houses, including water from washing machines and
toilets, and if the water is not treated effectively it can pollute groundwater and pose risks to
human health.

“There are around 500,000 homes in Ireland with domestic waste water treatment systems –
our goal is to have every single one of those working effectively,” EPA director Gerard
O’Leary said.

“If treatment systems are not working properly they can pose significant risks to people’s
health and to the environment. The National Inspection Plan initially focuses on a campaign
to advise, educate and help people to operate and maintain their systems. We want to
increase the chances of treatment systems passing inspections as this will deliver the best
outcome for public health and the environment. Inspections will begin later this year and will
be concentrated in areas in need of greatest protection.”
Inspections will be targeted in areas at high-risk, including bathing and drinking water
sources and pearl mussel beds.

Homeowners will be notified of an inspection at least ten days in advance by their local
authority.
The inspections will focus on determining whether or not the treatment system is working
properly, and will include checking to see if the system is registered, is not leaking and if it
has been properly maintained.

The EPA said owners of domestic waste water treatment systems who have registered their
system, and maintain it, do not need to take further action

Inspectors to target off-register septic tanks
Irish Examiner, February 20, 2013

The 90,000 householders yet to register their septic tank will be in the frontline of a new
inspections regime announced yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

 

By Noel Baker

The EPA said its plan for domestic waste water systems was about safeguarding both public health and the environment.
Latest figures show that while about 500,000 homes in Ireland have domestic waste water treatment systems, 18% missed the Feb 1 deadline for registering a septic tank.

As part of the inspections scheme, certain areas will be prioritised, starting with those who have not registered.
Any household being inspected will be notified 10 days in advance.
The EPA said it was keen to prioritise homes where drinking water might be affected.

Gerard O’Leary, EPA director, said: “There are around 500,000 homes in Ireland with domestic waste water treatment systems — our goal is to have every single one of those working effectively.

“If treatment systems are not working properly, they can pose significant risks to people’s health and to the environment.
“The national inspection plan initially focuses on a campaign to advise, educate, and help people to operate and maintain their systems.”
Anyone who missed the deadline for registering their septic tank will be unable to draw down any grants and face covering the costs themselves.
Environment Minister Phil Hogan said that householders whose systems are being maintained and are not causing pollution, had nothing to fear from the implementation of the inspection plan.

Mr Hogan also labelled opposition parties “reckless” for their “irresponsible behaviour” in opposing the septic tank charges.
The EPA also welcomed the announcement Ireland was now compliant with the Court of Justice judgment in Case C-188/08, in which the European Commission had ruled against Ireland on the grounds that domestic waste waters were being discharged through septic tanks in the countryside.