Yes, if your Trade Effluent discharge is expected to be less than six months, you can apply for a temporary Trade Effluent Consent. You must have this consent in place before you can start discharging so it’s important to apply in enough time.
To apply for a temporary consent, you'll need to complete the Trade Effluent customer application form.
You can apply by sending your completed form directly to your sewerage wholesaler, or through us, your water retailer. We have five business days to review the application and let the wholesaler know we’ve received it. We also tell them whether the form is complete and has been passed across to them, or whether it has been sent back to you for further information.
Please refer to section 2 of the Trade Effluent customer application form to understand what needs to be completed, depending on your circumstances.
Once the form has been sent to the wholesaler, they have five business days to contact us (or you, if the application has been made directly) to either acknowledge receipt of the form and that it’s sufficiently complete to allow them to progress the application, or to let them know that the form is not sufficiently complete, with guidance on what further information is needed. They then have a further two months to process the application (this includes making sure there is enough capacity at the wastewater treatment works, in the sewers to avoid spills and that there’s nothing contained in the effluent that may harm people, the environment, sewerage assets and the treatment process) prior to providing you with a signed Trade Effluent Consent. If the application is complex, or if there are restricted substances contained in the effluent, they may need to refer the application to key stakeholders (e.g. the Environment Agency), which can make the process exceed the two month period.
To send your completed form, or for any further information, please email us at te@wave-utilities.co.uk.
