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AS/NZS 1547:2000

On-site domestic wastewater management

Please note: NZS 1547:2000 is being revised - planned publication date in late 2010. To pre-order a copy, please email enquiries@standards.co.nz or call 0800 782 632 during business hours.

Specifies requirements for on-site domestic wastewater systems including both primary and secondary wastewater treatment units and associated land-application systems. The Standard gives specific details for septic tanks for domestic all-waste, blackwater and greywater; and specific details for land-application and absorption systems, including conventional trenches and beds, evapo-transpiration systems, mounds and irrigation areas.

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Standards NZ References:

• 1319:1994(NZS/AS)
• 1477:1999(AS/NZS)
• 1546.1:1998(AS/NZS)
• 2648.1:1995(AS/NZS)
• 3121:1986(NZS)
• 3500.2.2:1996(AS/NZS)
• 4129(INT):1997(AS/NZS)
• 4130:1997(AS/NZS)
• 4402(NZS)

Non Standards NZ References:

• AS 1289


• AS 1319


• AS 2439.2


• AS 2698


• AS 2758.1

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