Families will refuse to pay septic tank charge, says TD

OPPOSITION is mounting to the Government’s septic tank charge with one TD saying families will refuse to pay the registration fee as local authorities already have a list of who owns tanks.

Environment Minister Phil Hogan said last week that he believed households with old septic tanks could end up paying up to €8,000 in upgrade costs for tanks as part of the new environmental regime.

However, families yesterday said they would not even pay the initial €50 inspection charge and that they would be unable to foot substantial maintenance bills for tanks.