I. – Buildings that are not connected to the public wastewater collection network must be equipped with a non-collective sanitation facility that is regularly maintained by the owner and periodically emptied by a person approved by the State representative in the département, in order to ensure that it is working properly.
This obligation does not apply to abandoned buildings, buildings which, in application of the regulations, must be demolished or cease to be used, or buildings which are connected to an industrial or agricultural treatment plant, subject to an agreement between the municipality and the owner defining the conditions, in particular the financial conditions, for connection of this private effluent.
II. – The owner must carry out the work prescribed by the document drawn up following the inspection provided for in III of article L. 2224-8 of the General Local Authorities Code, within four years of notification of this document.
The procedures for approving the persons who carry out the emptying and who are responsible for transporting and eliminating the extracted materials, the procedures for maintaining the non-collective sanitation installations and the procedures for carrying out the inspection mission, as well as the criteria for assessing the health hazards and environmental pollution risks presented by the existing installations, are defined by an order of the ministers responsible for the interior, health, the environment and housing.