Standards referred to:
I.S. 6: 2004 Concrete sewer pipes
I.S. 166: 1972 Concrete surface water pipes
I.S. 262: 1984 Grey iron and ductile iron pipe fittings
I.S. 420: 2004 Pre-cast concrete manholes
I.S. EN 124: 2015 Parts 1-6 Gulley tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas
I.S. EN 197-1: 2011 Cement - Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements;
I.S. EN 206: 2013+NA 2015 Concrete - Specification, performance, production and conformity
I.S. EN 274 (1-3): 2002 Specification for plastics waste traps AMD 3206; AMD 4191; AMD 4692
I.S. EN 295-1: 2013 Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints for drains and sewers - Part 1: Requirements
I.S. EN 295-2: 2013 Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints for drains and sewers - Part 2: Quality control and sampling
I.S. EN 295-3: 2012 Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints for drains and sewers - Part 3: Test methods
I.S. EN 588-1: 1997 Fibre-cement pipes for sewers and drains - Part 1: Pipes, joints and fittings for gravity systems
I.S. EN 598: 2007 Ductile iron pipes, fittings, accessories and their joints for sewerage
applications
I.S. EN 752: 2008 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings
I.S. EN 771-1: 2011 Specification for masonry units - Part 1: Clay masonry units
I.S. EN 771-3: 2011 Specification for masonry units - Part 3: Aggregate concrete masonry units
(dense and lightweight aggregates)
I.S. EN 877: 2000 Cast iron pipes and fittings, their joints and accessories for the evacuation of
water from buildings - Requirements, test methods and quality assurance
I.S. EN 1057: 2006/A1: 2010 Copper and copper alloys - Seamless, round copper tubes for
water and gas in sanitary and heating applications.
I.S. EN 1091: 1997 Vacuum drainage and sewerage systems outside buildings
I.S. EN 1254-2: 1998 Copper and copper alloys – Plumbing fittings - Part 2: Fittings with
compression ends for use with copper tube
I.S. EN 1254-3: 1998 Copper and copper alloys – Plumbing fittings - Part 3: Fittings with
compression ends for use with plastic pipes
I.S. EN 1295-1: 1998 Structural design of buried pipelines under various conditions of loading -
Part 1: General requirements
I.S. EN 1329-1: 2014 Plastic piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low & high
temperature) within the building structure - Unplasticized poly(vinyl Chloride) (PVC-U)
I.S. EN 1401-1: 2009 Plastic piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and
sewerage – Unplasticized Poly(vinyl Chloride) (PVC-u) Part 1 Specification for pipes, fittings
and the system
I.S. EN 1451-1: 1999 Specification for polypropylene waste pipe and fittings (external diameter 34.6 mm, 41.0 mm and 54.1 mm) AMD 3588; AMD 4438
I.S. EN 1455-1: 1999 Plastic piping systems for soil and waste within the building structure
I.S. EN 1519-1: 1999 Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high
temperature) within the building structure - Polyethylene (PE) - Specifications for pipes, fittings and the system
I.S. EN 1565-1: 1999 Specification for thermoplastics waste pipe and fittings
I.S. EN 1566-1: 1999 Plastic piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low & high
temperature) within the building structure - Chlorinated poly(vinyl Chloride) (PVC-C)
I.S. EN 1610: 2015 Construction and testing of drains and sewers
I.S. EN 1717: 2000 Protection against pollution of potable water in water installations and
general requirements of devices to prevent pollution by backflow
I.S. EN 1825-1: 2004 Grease Separators - Part 1: Principles of design, performance and testing,
marking and quality control
I.S. EN 1825-2: 2002 Grease Separators - Part 2: Selection of nominal size, installation,
operation and maintenance
I.S. EN 1852-1: 2009 Plastic piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and
sewerage - Polypropylene (PP) - Part 1: Specifications for pipes, fittings and the system
I.S. EN 1916: 2002 Specification for unreinforced and reinforced pipes and fittings with flexible
joints AMD 6269; AMD 7588
I.S. EN 1917: 2002 Concrete manholes and inspection chambers - unreinforced, steel fibre and reinforced
I.S. EN 2782-11: 1997 Specification for general requirements for dimension and pressure
ratings for pipe of thermoplastics materials
I.S. EN 12050-1: 2015 Wastewater lifting plants for buildings and sites - Part1: Lifting plants for wastewater containing faecal matter
I.S. EN 12050-2: 2015 Wastewater lifting plants for buildings and sites - Part 2: Lifting plants for
faecal-free wastewater
I.S. EN 12050-3: 2015 Wastewater lifting plants for buildings and sites - Part 3: Lifting plants for
wastewater containing faecal matter for limited applications
I.S. EN 12050-4: 2015 Wastewater lifting plants for buildings and sites - Part 4: Non-return
valves for faecal-free wastewater and wastewater containing faecal matter
I.S. EN 12056-1: 2000 Gravity drainage systems inside buildings - Part 1: General and
performance requirements
I.S. EN 12056-2: 2000 Gravity drainage systems inside buildings - Part 2: Sanitary pipework,
layout and calculation
I.S. EN 12056-3: 2000 Gravity drainage systems inside buildings - Part 3: Roof drainage, layout
and calculation
I.S. EN 12056-4: 2000 Gravity drainage systems inside buildings – Part 4: Wastewater lifting
plants – layout and calculation
I.S. EN 12109: 1999 Vacuum drainage systems inside buildings
I.S. EN 12201 Plastics piping systems for water supply, and for drainage and sewerage under
pressure — Polyethylene (PE)
I.S. EN 12380: 2002 Air admittance valves for drainage systems - Requirements, test methods
and evaluation of conformity
I.S. EN 12566-1: 2000/A1: 2004 Prefabricated septic tanks
I.S. CEN/TR 12566-2: 2005 Soil infiltration systems
I.S. EN 12566-3: 2005/A1: 2009 Packaged and / or site assembled domestic wastewater
treatment plants
I.S. EN 12566-4: 2007 Septic tanks assembled in-situ from prefabricated kits
I.S. EN 12566-6 2013 Prefabricated treatment units for septic tank effluent
I.S. EN 12566-7 2013 Prefabricated tertiary treatment units
I.S. EN 12620: 2002/A1: 2008 Aggregates for concrete
I.S. EN 13076: 2003 Devices to prevent pollution by backflow of potable water - unrestricted air
gap
I.S. EN 13077: 2008 Devices to prevent pollution by backflow of potable water - Air gap with
non-circular overflow
I.S. EN 13476: 2007 Plastic piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and
sewerage - Structured wall piping system for unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U),
polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE)
I.S. EN 13564: 2002 Anti-flooding devices for buildings - Part 1: Requirements
I.S. EN 13598-1: 2010 Plastic piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and
sewerage - Unplasticized Polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U), Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene
(PE)-Part 1: Specification for ancillary fittings including shallow inspection chambers
I.S. EN 14396: 2004 Fixed ladders for manholes
SR CEN TR 12566-5: 2008 Pre-treated effluent filtration systems
SR 66: 2015 Standard recommendation providing guidance to wastewater treatment products in
compliance with the EN 12566 series of standards
BS 65: 1991 Specification for vitrified clay pipes, fittings and ducts, also flexible mechanical
joints for use solely with surface water pipes and fittings AMD 8622: 1995
BS 416-1:1990 Discharge and ventilating pipes and fittings, sandcast or spun in cast iron - Part
1: Specification for spigot and socket systems
BS 437: 2008 Specification for cast iron spigot and socket drain pipes and fittings AMD 5877
BS 1710: 2014 Specification for identification of pipelines and services
BS 3868: 1995 Specification for prefabricated drainage stack units: galvanized steel
BS 4514: 2001 Specification for unplasticized PVC soil and ventilating pipes, fittings and
accessories AMD 4517; AMD 5584
BS 4660: 2000 Specification for unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) pipes and plastics
fittings of nominal sizes 110 and 160 for below ground drainage and sewerage
BS 5255: 1989 Thermoplastic waste pipes and fittings
BS 5911-4 : 2002 +A2 2010: Precast concrete pipes, fittings and ancillary products Specification for inspection chambers
BS 5911- 1: 2002 +A1 2010 Precast concrete pipes, fittings and ancillary products
BS 5911-3 :2010 +A1 2014 Precast concrete pipes, fittings and ancillary products
BS 5911-5: 2004 +A1 2010 Precast concrete pipes, fittings and ancillary products -Specification for prestressed non-pressure pipes and fittings with flexible joints
BS 5911-6:2004+A1:2010 Concrete pipes and ancillary concrete products. Specification for
road gullies and gully cover slabs
BS 6297: 2007 + A1: 2008 Code of practice for the design and installation of drainage fields for
use in wastewater treatment
BS 8490: 2007 Guide to siphonic roof drainage systems
BS 8515: 2009 + A1: 2013 Rainwater harvesting systems - Code of Practice
BS 8525-1: 2010 Greywater systems - Code of Practice
BS 8525-2: 2011 Greywater systems – Domestic greywater treatment equipment – Requirements and test methods
BS ISO 4065: 1996 Thermoplastic pipes, universal wall thickness table
BS ISO 11922-1: 1997 Thermoplastic pipes for the conveyance of fluids
Publications referred to:
EPA Code of Practice; 2009 Wastewater treatment and disposal systems serving single houses
EPA Wastewater treatment manual - Treatment systems for small communities, business, leisure centres and hotels: 1999
BRE Digest 365 Soakaway design
BSRIA Water Reclamation Guidance TN 6-2002 Design and construction of systems using
Greywater
BSRIA Water Reclamation Standard TN 7-2002 Laboratory testing of systems using Greywater
CIBSE Knowledge Series “Reclaimed Water”
CIRIA Project Report 80 “Rainwater and greywater use in buildings: Decision making for water conservation“
Heating and Domestic Hot Water Systems - Achieving compliance with Part L 2008
Integrated Constructed Wetlands-Guidance Document for Farmyard Soiled Water and Domestic Wastewater Applications 2010
Local Government (Water Pollution) Act 1977 (No. 1 of 1977)
Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1948 (No. 3 of 1948)
Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts 1878 - 1964
Other Standards and Publications
Council Directive 80/68/EEC of 17 December 1979 on the protection of groundwater against
pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
SR 16: 2004 Guidance on the use of I.S. EN 12620 - Aggregates for concrete
I.S. EN 1085: 2007 Wastewater treatment vocabulary
