Government Decree on Treating Domestic Wastewater in Areas Outside Sewer Networks (No. 209/2011). Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Unofficial translation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland. Subject Water Keyword Freshwater resources management Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Sewerage Monitoring Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Decree, made under section 27 c of the Environmental Protection Act, concerns the conduction and treatment of domestic wastewater in circumstances referred to in section 27 b of that Act. It sets out minimum requirements for the standard of treatment of wastewater and normative standard of treatment in areas sensitive to pollution. The Decree also requires a report to be prepared on the wastewater system, enabling the assessment of the environmental impact caused by such wastewater. An application for a permit shall also include wastewater system plan. The Decree also provides rules for use and maintenance of the wastewater system and makes provision with respect to monitoring by the Finnish Environment Institute of the generally available equipment and methods for wastewater treatment, and the results achieved with such equipment and methods. Full text English Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Implements Environment Protection Act (No. 86 of 2000). Legislation | Finland | 2000 (2006) Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Environmental planning, EIA, Pollution control, Ecosystem preservation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Marine pollution, Policy/planning, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Government Decree on the treatment of domestic wastewater in areas outside the sewerage network (No. 157 of 2017). Legislation | Finland | 2017 Keyword: Organic waste, Waste management, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sewerage, Monitoring, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX