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LOCAL AUTHORITY REGULATORY ASPECTS

LOCAL AUTHORITY REGULATORY ASPECTS. Paul Carroll Executive Scientific Officer Waterford County Council. Integrated Constructed Wetlands Awareness Seminar LASNTG Ballycoolin June 28 2011. LOCAL AUTHORITY ICW REGULATORY ASPECTS. European & National legislation

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LOCAL AUTHORITY REGULATORY ASPECTS

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  1. LOCAL AUTHORITYREGULATORY ASPECTS Paul Carroll Executive Scientific Officer Waterford County Council Integrated Constructed Wetlands Awareness Seminar LASNTG Ballycoolin June 28 2011

  2. LOCAL AUTHORITYICW REGULATORY ASPECTS • European & National legislation • Local Government (Planning & Development) Act of 2000 and subsequent Regulations. • European Union (Natural Habitats) Regulations, S.I. No. 94 of 1997 • Local Government (Water Pollution) Act of 1977 and Local Government (Water Pollution Amendment) • Act of 1990, and subsequent Regulations. • EPA Act 1992 and 2007 • EU Water Framework Directive and subsequent Regulations. • European Communities Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007, S.I. No. 684 of 2007 • European Communities Environmental Objectives (Surface Waters) Regulations 2009, S.I. No. 272 of 2009 • European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) • Regulations, 2010, S.I. No. 610 of 2010. • European Communities Environmental Objectives (Groundwater) Regulations 2010, S.I. No. 9 of 2010 • RESPONSIBILITIES • INFORMATION • LEGISLATION

  3. LOCAL AUTHORITYICW REGULATORY ASPECTS • LA RESPONSIBILITIES • INFORMATION • LEGISLATION

  4. ICW USER

  5. SEWAGE ICW • Design, Build, Operate • P&D Regs 2001, Part 8, Art 80 (d) “The construction….of treatment works, holding tanks or outfall facilities for waste water or stormwater” • Publish plans • Notify statutory bodies • Manager’s report & recommendation • Decision by LA members

  6. SEWAGE ICW • UWWT Regs 2001 • >2000 pe Effluent Std 25/35 BOD/SS • < 2000 pe “appropriate treatment” • EPA DISCHARGE LICENCE/CoA Waste Water discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 • PE • Treatment • Discharge flow and type • Receiving waters details

  7. Regulator 1PLANNING & LICENSING

  8. Planning Permission Planning Permission “the carrying out of any works on, in, over or under land or the making of any material change in the use of any structures or other land” Pre-planning meeting 5-8 weeks decision or RFI

  9. S4 Discharge Licence WPA 1977 Section 4 “a person shall not ..discharge ..trade effluent...to any waters except in accordance with a licence..” INFORMATION REQUIRED.. Characteristics of water entering ICW Hydrological conditions Quality and quantity of discharge Groundwater Receiving water characteristics Single house ? <5M3 TO GROUND Farmland ICWs STORMWATER

  10. Farm ICW Discharge Licence ICW INFORMATION REQUIRED.. Characteristics of water entering ICW Hydrological conditions Quality and quantity of discharge Receiving water characteristics Sensitive receptors Administrative, legal & technical procedures & guidance

  11. ICW Flows and Licensing • Flow to groundwater………… 10m3 / day 1ha ICW • FARMYARD ICWs SEASONAL FLOW (use average OR 30%ile RW flow) P34 GD

  12. REGULATOR2FARM INSPECTIONS

  13. Farm ICW FARM INSPECTIONS Legislation Water Pollution Act Good Agricultural Practice Regulations EPA Direction LASNTG Agricultural Inspections course

  14. FARM INSPECTIONS ICWs outside of planning and licensing regulations EVALUATE Planning compliance Licence compliance Pollution risk (WPA S3 & GAP) APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT Planning direction/prosecution WPA – improvement notice/prosecution Cross Report to DAFF

  15. Conclusions Need knowledge of ICWs for: USER - DBO REGULATOR PLANNING DISCHARGE LICENSING FARM INSPECTIONS

  16. THANK YOU Integrated Constructed Wetlands Awareness Seminar LASNTG Ballycoolin June 28 2011

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