Project Description

Septic tanks are the most common form of liquid waste treatment in rural and unsewered areas in Hong Kong. The environmental impacts of the effluent discharge from septic tanks was unkown. The Project was designed to provide information of the current situation and to provide guidelines and policies for future development standards. TCL provided specialist advice in respect of: assessments of present distribution of low density developments likely to be served by septic tanks, estimates of future demand and recommendations for inclusion of appropriate mechanisms for control through the statutory planning and land administration systems.