📜 A comprehensive guide to obtaining permits for domestic wastewater treatment plants (ČOV) in the Czech Republic.
🔍 Details the step-by-step process, necessary documentation, and administrative procedures.
💡 Understand the complex process of ČOV permit acquisition.
✅ Navigate administrative procedures and legal requirements with ease.
📚 Learn about different wastewater discharge types and their specific rules.
🛠️ Get insights into project documentation and inspection requirements.
1️⃣ Wastewater Discharge Type: Determine if discharge is into surface waters, groundwater, or public sewerage.
2️⃣ Project Documentation: Prepare reports, drawings, and equipment specifications with an authorized designer.
3️⃣ Administrative Procedure: Choose between a water authority decision (up to 60 days, or 3 months for complex cases) or notification (30 days for CE-marked WWTPs up to 50 Equivalent Inhabitants).
4️⃣ Binding Statements: Obtain statements from environmental departments, municipalities, and watercourse administrators.
5️⃣ Joint Permit Application: Submit the application with required attachments to the water authority.
6️⃣ Decision or Consent Issuance: Construction can commence once the decision or consent gains legal force.
7️⃣ Occupancy Permit: Upon completion, apply for an occupancy permit for water works, including proof of watertightness and operating rules.
8️⃣ Permit Extension: Wastewater discharge permits are issued for a maximum of 10 years; extensions are required thereafter.
🌊 Into Surface Waters: WWTPs are categorized (I, II, III) based on minimum efficiency for pollution removal.
sewers (not ending in a municipal WWTP): Governed by sewerage regulations, with typical limits for CHSKCr, BSK5, and NL.
💧 Infiltration into Groundwater: Requires higher efficiency WWTPs and a hydrogeological assessment, with specific residual pollution values.
🏡 Watering Own Land: An alternative when other options are unavailable, requiring a non-discharge tank and a sufficiently large watering area (over 700m2).
🔬 Obligation: Operators of wastewater treatment plants up to 50 Equivalent Inhabitants must demonstrate proper functioning.
🧑🔬 Qualified Person: Inspections are performed by a specially trained and certified OZO (Odborně Způsobilá Osoba) after commissioning and during operation.
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