$5,000 fine for having a cesspool. The municipalities start with checks and the inspectors knock even at night. How to avoid penalties?

Zdjęcie: 5000 zł grzywny za posiadanie szamba. Gminy ruszają z kontrolami a inspektorzy zapukają nawet nocą. Jak uniknąć kar? / Shutterstock


In 2025, mass inspections of septic tanks and home sewage treatment plants began throughout Poland. The municipalities have a work to check whether the residents decently collect and export impurities. Officials can appear even in the evening, and in any cases besides in the night. For deficiency of a contract or accounts, they endanger advanced fines – from respective 100 to even respective 1000 zlotys.