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Analysis of Environmental Inspections in Spanish Autonomous Communities

This article examines the environmental inspection process in different Autonomous Communities of Spain, including planning, execution, and reporting. It identifies good practices and opportunities for improvement.

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Analysis of Environmental Inspections in Spanish Autonomous Communities

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  1. REDIA Analysis of the environmental inspections in different Autonomous Communities of Spain Jesús Angel Ocio REDIA Committee member Córdoba, 15th April 2010

  2. OUTLINE • Gamma Project: background • Objectives • Collection of the information. • Analysis of results • Conclusions

  3. BACKGROUND Constitution of REDIA in 2009: Ministry and regions Need for an initial picture of environmental inspection in Spain

  4. OBJECTIVES • To know inspection planning and execution in the regions • Identification good practices • Opportunities for REDIA projects • To build environmental inspection capacity.

  5. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION • Questionnaire filled by 11 regions (10 validated) • Covers about • 25 million people • 2800 IPPC sites • 200 inspectors

  6. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION 1. Planning 1b. Setting priorities 1c. Defining objectives and strategies 1a. Describing the context 1d. Planning and review 2. Execution Framework 4. Performance monitoring 3. Execution and Reporting

  7. PLANNINGDescribing the context-Inspection strategy * Includes mainly inspectors for no IPPC

  8. PLANNINGDescribing the context-Inspection strategy Inspection (Administration) Control (Accredited bodies) Inspection-control SELF-MONITORING

  9. PLANNINGSetting priorities • Risk assessments are used in at least 40% regions validated • Region of Madrid: • Non routine inspections • Group of operators with env. permits • Industrial sectors with no env. Information: risk assessment • Location • Complexity-size: n workers, budget, n of different activities • Applicable legislation: n of norms to comply with • Concrete level: example of Navarra and Basque Country

  10. PLANNINGObjectives and targets RISK BASED APPROACH RESULTS (OUTCOMES) BASED MANAGEMENT • Most of the regions • Objectives based on activity indicators as number of inspections or increase in compliance • Some regions • Objectives on a risk based approach • Moving from

  11. RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT Indicators INPUTS Resources Resources IU: human, technical Analysis Audits and inspections Analytical determinations Warnings, fines, … OUTPUTS Activities Increase in compliances Improvement in management Risk reduction INTERMEDIATE OUTPUTS Change in behaviour ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES Environmental impact Improvement in env. quality Decrease contaminant loads.

  12. PLANNINGExample: VOCs control in low Cadagua Valley Bilbao metropolitan area Air quality monitoring sites BTEX Chromatograph ~ 62 VOCs BILBAO

  13. PLANNINGExample: VOCs control in low Cadagua Valley Mond Tues Wed Thurs Friday Saturd Sunday Bilbao area IPPC sites Bilbao area IPPC Sites

  14. PLANNINGExample: VOCs control in low Cadagua Valley Bilbao area IPPC sites Bilbao area IPPC Sites

  15. PLANNINGExample: VOCs control in low Cadagua Valley • Present situation: • Compliance with the benzene limit value in ambient air • Occasional peaks of VOCs (benzene) • Objective • Control the peaks of VOCs in ambient air • Actions • Specific VOCs monitoring campaigns in ambient air • Source-receptor techniques to assign the sources and their contribution • Enforcement of the IPPC permit orientated to the main sources

  16. PLANNINGInspection plans and reviews • Present situation: • Most of the regions have inspection plans • Variable degree of detail and period of time • Different criteria for the approval and communication of the plans • “Doing the right things” good reference • Good practice • Inspection plan of the Autonomous Community of Madrid • Opportunities • Common basis for the regional inspection plans: inspection indicators and information to report to the Commission.

  17. INSPECTIONExecution framework • Inspection handbook • Objective: To control bias • For each point to check • What the inspector should check • Criteria to decide when in compliance • Criteria to classify the severity of non-compliance • Inspectors qualification (Cataluña: Accreditation Unit) • Accreditation criteria for environmental control bodies • Qualification of the control staff by the accreditation unit • Training conditions • Experience in environmental control • Audit of a real control by Accreditation unit

  18. INSPECTIONExecution and reporting PCEA ENV. DEPARTMENT AIAR • Information management system (Madrid) ADSL SITE MOBILE RESOURCES

  19. Inspector Local Inspection IT Inspection execution Store signed report Enclose signed report image to database Report export Report import Plan import Inspection Environmental information system Report import Plan download Report export Report export Inspection IT Inspection plan Inspection plan Head of unit

  20. INSPECTIONExecution and reporting • Electronic report on-site (Madrid- Basque Country) Introducing permit in IT On-site report Describe only facts or evidence List and classification of potential non-compliances Office report Action proposal Proposal to the Director and legal department of actions

  21. INSPECTIONPerformance monitoring Compliance assessment Follow-up ACTIVITIES N inspections Analyses Warnings Fines RISK ASSESSSMENT Budget Resources Analyses RESULTS Environ. improvement Investment Risk reduction INPUTS Risk band I Risk band II Inspection Prioritisation Efficiency Efficacy

  22. CONCLUSIONS • REDIA has already proved to be useful for some regions • Several good practices have been identified. The electronic reports and information management systems can be out marked • Ideas for new projects • Minimum criteria for planning and reporting (e.g. indicators) • Inspection handbook • Professional recognition of inspection by society: • Ensuring technical competence of inspectors • Communication strategy to public (Aarhus convention) • Development of the legal basis for inspection work

  23. Contribution of every arch makes a difference to the network

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