Dealing with operational malfunctions

Approximately 10 % of the population in Germany is not connected to a communal sewer system and/or to a central sewage treatment plant. They must therefore implement decentral sewage treatment themselves: i.e., in the form of so-called small wastewater treatment systems, which serve a population of up to 50. These are used where, in accordance with the wastewater concept of communities and administrative districts, no connection to a public system is planned in the near future (within approx. 10 to 20 years).

For those concerned it means not only that they have to buy their own treatment plant...