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Cess Pools, Pits and Septic Tanks

This council provides an excellent emptying service for Cess Pools and Septic Tanks, please contact Health and Environmental Services Depot for a quotation or to arrange a collection.

Costs of collection

The prices for Septic Tank, Cesspools and Biodisc emptying are as follows:

• CESS 1 - Domestic properties <15,000 litres: £117.00
• CESS 2 - Domestic properties >15,000 - 40,000 litres: £181.00
  
  
• NDCESS 1 - Non domestic <15,000 litres: £151.00 + VAT
• NDCESS 2 - Non domestic >15,000 - 40,000 litres: £236.00 + VAT
  
  
• CPCESS 1 - Council properties <15,000 litres: £117.00
• CPCESS 2 - Council properties >15,000 - 40,000 litres: £181.00
  
  
• Manual special work - negotiable
• Jetting (all) - negotiable

We aim to provide the service within 5 working days of order and will accommodate requests for telephoning the day before the emptying when possible.

An invoice will be sent after the treatment has been carried out. Please note that we aim to complete emergency jobs as soon as possible.

We provide a drain clearance service using jetter equipped vehicles. There are contractors for this service listed in telephone directories.

How to care for your system

• conserve water
• use detergents sparingly
• don't flush sanitary items or nappies into the septic tank/cesspool
• check your bathroom cleaning products are safe to use with a septic tank
• if your washing machine drains into your tank, try to use a liquid detergent.