BS 6297:2007+A1:2008

BS 6297 gives recommendations and guidance on the design and installation of drainage fields and infiltration systems for use in wastewater treatment.  BS 6297 is applicable to systems for handling discharges from domestic and commercial sources from single households and upwards.  These sources are typically septic tanks and package treatment plants. 

This Code of Practice gives general advice on good design and installation practices.  Particular requirements are determined by local conditions.  The recommendations are supplemented, as required, by specialist advice. 

Who should use BS 6297?

• Designers
• Specifiers and procurement officers
• Pollution and building control officers
• Local authorities
• Environment agencies
• Manufacturers of small wastewater treatment systems

Table of Contents

• Scope
• Normative references
• Terms and definitions
• Drainage fields
• Preliminary planning, site investigation and assessment
• Detailed system design
• Components
• Construction of drainage field
• Maintenance
• Annex A (informative) Plants as drainage indicators
• Annex B (informative) Regulatory requirements
• Annex C (informative) Alternative disposal methods
• Bibliography
• List of figures
• List of tables

BS 6297 has been amended and replaces BS 6297:1983 which is now withdrawn.

You may also be interested in:

• BS EN 12566-1:2000 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT. Prefabricated septic tanks
• BS EN 12566-3:2005 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT. Packaged and/or site assembled domestic wastewater treatment plants
• BS EN 12566-4:2007 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT. Septic tanks assembled in situ from prefabricated kits