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The registration fee is €50.
The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 requires water services authorities to maintain a register of domestic waste water treatment systems in their functional areas.
Under the Act, owners of domestic waste water treatment systems are required to ensure that their systems are on the register. Your registration will contribute to the protection of Ireland's ground and surface waters.
Please note that following changes to the legislation in November 2017, a Certificate of Registration is now valid indefinitely from the date on which it was issued. Accordingly, there is no requirement to re-register.
If you have already registered, you do not need to re-register. The requirement to re-register every five years has been removed from the legislation and your existing certificate remains valid.
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