Septic tank system inspections to increase due to high failure volume
According to data compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than half of septic tank systems inspections last year failed because of operational issues such as de-sludging and structural defects. Authorities did the investigations under Ireland’s National Inspection Plan, and it has been established that the failure rate has remained high ever since the scheme’s introduction as far back as 2013. The EPA’s Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems Inspections…