Non-collective sanitation

What type of individual sanitation system should I choose?

All buildings or houses that can be connected to the collective wastewater treatment network are required to connect to the mains drainage system. This requirement applies to buildings and houses whose sewage systems are located under public roads. In addition, access to these public roads from these types of dwellings must be direct or via right of way or private roads.

To find out if your home is connected to the public collective sanitation network, simply contact your town hall. If this is the case, once verified, you have a maximum of two years to carry out the work to connect to the mains drainage system. However, if your home or building is not one of the properties that must be connected to the municipal sanitation network, you must install a non-collective sanitation system, i.e. individual sanitation. In this case, there are many options available.

Use of an all-water tank

The all-water tank is one of the traditional methods of wastewater treatment. This treatment system is also known as a ‘septic tank’, although unlike the latter, this traditional system collects wastewater from a home. Very widespread, the septic tank generally has a good purification efficiency when it is perfectly installed. However, the disadvantage is that it must be emptied and financed (approximately) every 3 years, as well as its rehabilitation (service life) every 10 years.

This system mainly uses the phenomenon of decantation to treat the wastewater from your home. It allows fats and oils to float to the surface, while heavier materials settle at the bottom of the tank. The wastewater between these two elements is then treated in the filters installed downstream. All-water tanks generally have three types of installation: infiltration mound, dispersal and sand filter.

The use of a micro purification station

The micro purification station is one of the approved autonomous wastewater treatment systems. This wastewater treatment system does not require the upstream construction of an all-water tank as it carries out both the pre-treatment and the treatment of wastewater. On the other hand, the micro purification station is not suitable for non-permanent dwellings such as second homes, for example. It also runs on electricity. In the event of a power cut, your sanitation system will therefore no longer work.

The use of a zeolite bed filter

Zeolite bed filters work in almost the same way as sand filters. The only difference is that they can be installed more compactly. This individual sanitation system is generally recommended when your plot of land is relatively small. Installing this system does take up less space, even if it is one of the most expensive ones.

Other individual sanitation systems, such as planted filters (phyto-purification), also enable the treatment of wastewater from your home. This is the system recommended by Aquatiris to ensure better treatment of wastewater from your home, with a system that has a lifespan equivalent to that of the house.

Ecological individual sanitation

As a reminder, when a house is not connected to the mains drainage system, it must have a non-collective sanitation system, also known as individual sanitation. As the owner, you are obliged to install a non-collective sanitation system in order to protect the occupants from the dangers associated with the discharge of wastewater from your home. Speaking of wastewater, this includes:

• grey water, such as water from equipment such as the washbasin and washing machine,
• black water, which mainly comes from the toilet in your home.

This installation also has an ecological purpose as it helps to reduce the risk of environmental pollution. Aquatiris offers its services for the installation of an individual ecological sanitation system in your home. Aquatiris specialises in ecological sanitation, without a tank or emptying. Our national network uses the principle of phyto-purification to treat the wastewater discharged by your home. Like a sanitation design office, we also carry out a study of your soil and install your sanitation system.

What is phyto-purification?

Phyto-purification is one of the ecological sanitation methods used by our experts for the treatment of wastewater from your home. Phyto-purification is the group of natural purification methods that use plants to filter and treat wastewater from your home. This ecological system does not require the upstream installation of an all-water tank.

On the contrary, phyto-purification works mainly through a combination of plants and micro-organisms in an ecosystem created for the treatment of wastewater. This method enables the treatment of pollutants, particularly metals, phosphates and nitrates present in the wastewater discharged from your home. In other words, the main purpose of installing a phyto-purification sanitation system is to destroy the infectious biological agents that are generally found in wastewater.

How does the principle of phyto-purification work?

The installation of an individual ecological sanitation system using the phyto-purification method is very simple. First of all, our experts create a filter into which the wastewater from your house will be discharged. The purifying plants in this basin will produce large quantities of colloidal substances. These substances have the power to treat the infectious biological agents present in the wastewater from your home.

In addition, the purification plants transform the organic matter present in the wastewater into mineral matter, thanks to the action of aerobic bacteria. As for any clogging problems, the mechanical action of the wind on the purification plants usually prevents them. The action of the wind causes the roots of these plants to move, thus ensuring good aeration of the substrate. If you would like to install an individual ecological purification system in your home, trust Aquatiris for quality work and results.

The advantages of the phyto-purification system

By choosing the phyto-purification sanitation system offered by Aquatiris, you will benefit from many advantages. Very economical, it is one of the sanitation systems that is the least expensive in the medium term (no maintenance or running costs) for the individual treatment of your home’s wastewater. It does not generally require large-scale construction. Very practical, phyto-purification is also a sustainable system that does not present any risk of clogging, unlike other sanitation systems such as conventional purification stations, for example.

If you are environmentally conscious, the phyto-purification system is the individual sanitation method that you will need in your home. This system produces no odour or polluting sludge. It consumes no energy and also causes no pollution related to transport. In addition, the construction of a Sanitation Garden can be an aesthetic project that will bring a modern touch to your home. Finally, phyto-purification produces clean water that you can use to water your ornamental garden. This allows you to save on your water consumption.