Sanitation
Outdoor toilet distance to well and house
Kazakhstan
To a well/spring ≥ 50 m; ≥ 20 m from house windows.
Distances and rules
An outdoor toilet or cesspit is placed well away from any drinking-water source so that seepage cannot reach a well or borehole, and at a distance from dwellings — your own and the neighbour’s — for sanitary reasons and to keep odour away.
To well / drinking water
At least 50 m
Kazakhstan — approval of RK construction norms (SNiP RK / SP RK, official portal Adilet)
To house windows
At least 20 m
Kazakhstan — approval of RK construction norms (SNiP RK / SP RK, official portal Adilet)
Important limitation
This is a planning aid, not a legal opinion. Before construction, check the local land-use rules, easements, the network/utility operator’s requirements and neighbour buildings.
