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What does the Aquatron
do?
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The Aquatron separator
enables the flow of water to be diverted to a
treatment and disposal system and the solids to
be composted. The Aquatron can be used to get
some of the benefits of a flush toilet - public
acceptability etc - with some of the benefits of
composting toilets - no sludge, humus created.
See the case
studies for some installation
examples.
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Are they accepted in the
UK?
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So far (11-2005) there are
about 60 installations in the UK. The Aquatron
comes from Sweden where it has certification by
the Swedish building industry - see the
Aquatron
site. As with any
sewage treatment system, permission must be
sought from the relevant regulator, i.e.
Environment Agency in England and Wales or
Scottish Environment Protection Agency in
Scotland.
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What is the water quality
emerging?
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A properly set up system
will, on average, give an effluent with similar
determinand values to septic tank effluent.
Typically this is then discharged to a suitable
infiltration system or biologically treated
prior to discharge to a watercourse.
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