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Environmental Protection Regulation Survey Findings

This questionnaire project collected responses from regulators and industry experts on various aspects of environmental protection regulation, encompassing topics such as methodology, compliance, criteria, stakeholder involvement, and future regulatory trends. The findings highlight key insights and considerations for enhancing environmental protection measures.

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Environmental Protection Regulation Survey Findings

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  1. PROTECT Questionnaire Responses Jo Hingston

  2. The Questionnaire • Two questionnaires were generated • one for regulators & advisory bodies • one for industry • Circulated to approximately 70 organisations in total so far

  3. The Regulatory Questionnaire • Ten sections to capture information • Regulatory role • Why and how regulators regulate • Protection goals • Methodology • Compliance • Criteria • Flexibility • Does it work • Future regulation • Radioactive substances vs chemicals

  4. The Industry Questionnaire • Nine sections to capture information • Nature of business • Why and how regulated • Protection goals • Methodology • Compliance • Criteria • Does it work • Future regulation • Radioactive substances vs chemicals

  5. Nature of Business

  6. Questionnaire Respondents

  7. Why & how you regulate/are regulated

  8. Regulation • Legislation • Guidance • Background to policy decisions • Key documents • Other regulators involved

  9. Do the regulators regulate to protect the environment?

  10. Protection Goals

  11. Protection Goals • Wide ranging response from global • Protection of ecosystems • Maintenance of habitats with reasonable populations of species • Pollution prevention • Sustainable development • to specific • Protection of sites with rare species of low population

  12. Methodology& Compliance

  13. Methodology & Compliance • Methods used to achieve protection goals • Formally described approaches • Models used • Environmental factors taken into account • Stakeholder involvement • Demonstration of compliance with protection goals • monitoring • ensuring discharge limits are not exceeded

  14. Criteria

  15. Criteria • Use of numerical limits • Use of non-numeric criteria • Derivation • Conservatism

  16. Is the Criteria Conservative Enough?

  17. Criteria • Use of numerical limits • Use of non-numeric criteria • Derivation • Conservatism • Revision

  18. New Work & Revision of Criteria • 93% of regulators said they be willing to revise new criteria in light of new work • (The remaining 7% did not state either way) • 25% of industry said they undertake research related to standards in order to challenge the regulators

  19. Criteria • Use of numerical limits • Use of non-numeric criteria • Derivation • Conservatism • Revision • Cost benefit • Stakeholder involvement

  20. Should Stakeholders be Included in Criteria Setting? • 87% of regulators said yes • (13% did not answer the question) • 75% of industry said yes

  21. Flexibility & Does it Work?

  22. Flexibility & Does it Work? • What works well • What areas could be improved • How these areas could be improved

  23. Future Regulation

  24. Future Regulation • Responses included • No change envisaged • Specific consideration of non-human species • Lowering of current protection criteria • Influence of REACH regulations (chemicals) • Increase in the number and use of environmental quality standards

  25. Radionuclide v Chemicals

  26. Radionuclides v Chemicals • Similarities & Differences • Environmental Protection Endpoints • Criteria Setting & Extrapolation • Where one area of regulation can learn from another

  27. What Next?

  28. Additional Questionnaires • Incorporate questionnaires in draft • Canada, Sweden, Norway, UK, Republic of Ireland • SKEP • Continue to liase with current respondents • Accept new questionnaires until 1 August 2007

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