Testing institutions for on-site
treatment systems in the EU
Dr.rer.nat. Martina Defrain
PIA GermanyWorkshop on On-site
Domestic Wastewater
Treatment in Asia

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New Approach in Europe
break down of technical barriers
freemovementt off goodsUnion
fd withinithi theth European
EU iharmonised requirements for products
placed on the European market

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European Economic Area
Founded: 1994
Members: 30 states

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Small Wastewater Treatment Systems up to 50 PE
Aerated sludge reactor
Fixed film reactor
Moving bed reactor
SBR
Trickling filter

Concrete

Membrane bioreactor

SteelC
Constructed
tt d wetland
tl dFiltration systems

Construction products
PEHDPEGRP

Construction Products Regulation
Purpose of CPR
harmonising elements which previously led to barriers
 harmonised technical specifications
ca.
420 hharmonisedi d standards
t d d ffor construction
t ti productsd t agreed system of attestation of conformity (AOC) +verification of constancy for each product familysystem 3 for SWTS
 framework for Notified Bodies
 mandatory CE marking of products
as a passport for the internal market

Requirements on application
 Member States

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CPR – Notifying Authorities
 Member States have to designate a Notifying Authority
 authorised to carry out third-party tasks in theprocess of assessment and verification ofconstancy of performance for the purposesof the CPR
Notifying Authority  responsible for setting up and carrying out thenecessary procedures for the assessment andnotification of the Notified Bodies
 responsible for the monitoring of NotifiedBodies, including their compliance with theprovisions
i ioff theh CPR
 setting up NBs in NANDO
Notified Bodies

ec europa eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/
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CPR - Notified Bodies
National Accreditation Bodies
 undertake accreditation + monitoring of notified bodies
 Germanyy
 National Accreditation Body DAKKS
Application
 shouldh ld b
be maded tto ththe nationaltilN
Notifyingtif i AAuthorityth it Germany
 DIBT GermanGInstituteI tit t for
fConstruction Technology
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CPR - Notified Bodies
Requirements
 No involvement in the design, manufacturing, construction,marketing, installation, use, maintenance of the products
which the NB assesses
 activities of subsidiaries or subcontractors do not affect thesecrecy objectivity and impartiality of its assessment and/orsecrecy,verification activities.
 technical knowledge, appropriate experience professional secrecy
 except in relation to the administrative authoritiesof the Member State Participation in the Group of Notified Bodies

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CPR – Technical Specifications
Harmonized Standards hEN
European Technical approvals ETA
Specifications should
 include testing, calculation and other meansin relation to the essential characteristics

Declaration and CE- marking
mandatory where there is a hEN

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CPR - CEN/CENELEC
CEN

European Committee for Standardisation

CENELEC European Committee for ElectrotechnicalSt d di tiStandardisation

 recognised organisations
by the European Commission for
the adoption of harmonised standards
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Notified Bodies - NBs•

over 440 NBs from 25 countries across theEEuropeanE
Economici AArea•Listed on Commission
Commission`ss “NANDO”
NANDO website•organisedgin the Group of Notified Bodies
 GNB CPD

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Group of Notified Bodies GNB
President
Advisory Group
23 Sector Groups
21 product SG`s

2 horizontal SG`s

SG12pipes, tanks andrelated engineering products

SG12 WG2

Small wastewater treatment systems
founded 2008
EN 12566-3/EN 12566

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EN 12566

StandardSmallSll wastewater
tt treatment
ttt
systems up to 50 PTUseEN 12566-1+A1 : 2003 Prefabricated septic tanks
CEN/TR 12566-2 : 2004 Soil infiltration systems
EN 12566-3+A1 : 2009 Packaged and/or site assembled domestic wastewater
prEN12566-3+A2 : 2013 treatment plants
EN 12566-4 : 2007 Septic tanks assembled in situ from prefabricated kits
CEN/TR 12566-5
12566 5 : 2004 Pre-treated
P t t d effluent
fflt filtration
filt tisystemstEN 12566-6 : 2013 Prefabricated treatment units for septic tank effluent
prEN 12566-7 : 2013 Prefabricated tertiary treatment units

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Arrangement of parts of EN 12566
EN 12566: part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
BA

1 or 4

2

B

C
D/E
5
A

1 or 4

B

7

C
6

D
D/E

D/E
A
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D7

E

E

A Influent
B Pre-treatedwastewater
C Infiltration into
the ground
D + E Effluent

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EN 12566-3:
566 3 Tasks
as s oof Notified
ot ed Bodies
od es
prEN 12566-3+A2 : 2013
Requirements for ITT

Models to be tested

Overall dimensions, volume inlets,outlets
tl t andd connections,tiaccessibilityeachhWatertightness

each

Structural behaviour

biggestTreatment efficiency

smallest (38 weeks)

Durability

one representative

Reaction to fireone representative

Release of dangerous substances

one representative

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in Europe
27 NB‘s21EN 12566-1
12566 126

EN 12566-3

8EN 12566-4

1EN 12566-6

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CPR - Notified Bodies
Europe wide bodies do not represent
their country of notification
 mayy work for
manufacturer from any country
 work equivalently according to common rules/guidance

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SG12 WG2 - small wastewater treatment pplants
Notified Bodies for EN 12566
objectives• discussion about problems arisingin practice• same interpretation of the standard• same testing procedures• clarification of the standard
working on Position Papers
foto: CENTA 2010

SG12 WG2
meetings 1-2/year
14 NBs of 10 EU countries active

Dr.rer.nat. Marina Defrain• cooperation with the CEN(TC165 WG41)• contact to other NB`s
• confidence in the work of all NB`s
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EU Commission
CPR
technical specification

notifying authorityaccreditation bodyNB

hENETA
CEN

TC165 „waste water engineering“
secretary: Kropf/Germany

WG41 „SWTS“
secretary: Chandellier/France

EN 12566

GNB

SG12 „pipe, tanks, related products“chairman: Pappler/Austria

WG2 „SWTS“
chairwoman: Defrain/Germany

Defrain/WG2  liason  Vignoles/WG41
guidance papers + position papers
 support for NBs

Thank you for your attention!
Dr.rer.nat.
Dr
rer nat Martina Defrainm.defrain@pia-gmbh.com