Transcript LOCAL AUTHORITY

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
► RESPONSIBILITIES
► INFORMATION
► LEGISLATION
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
LOCAL AUTHORITY
ICW REGULATORY ASPECTS
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LA RESPONSIBILITIES
► INFORMATION
► LEGISLATION
Single
house
ICW USER
Single
house
SEWAGE ICW
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Design, Build, Operate
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P&D Regs 2001, Part 8, Art 80 (d)
“The construction….of treatment works,
holding tanks or outfall facilities for waste
water or stormwater”
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Publish plans
Notify statutory bodies
Manager’s report & recommendation
Decision by LA members
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
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PE
Treatment
Discharge flow and type
Receiving waters details
Regulator
Single
house
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PLANNING & LICENSING
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”
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Pre-planning meeting
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5-8 weeks decision or RFI
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
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Single house ? <5M3 TO GROUND
Farmland ICWs STORMWATER
Single
house
Farm ICW
Discharge
Licence
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ICW INFORMATION REQUIRED..
 Characteristics of water entering
ICW
 Hydrological conditions
 Quality and quantity of discharge
 Receiving water characteristics
 Sensitive receptors
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Administrative, legal & technical
procedures & guidance
ICW Flows and Licensing
► Flow
to
groundwater…………
27%
49%
10m3 / day 1ha ICW
24%
► FARMYARD
ICWs
SEASONAL FLOW
(use average OR
30%ile RW flow)
P34 GD
To surface
To ground
To air
REGULATOR
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FARM INSPECTIONS
Farm ICW
FARM INSPECTIONS
Legislation
► Water Pollution Act
► Good Agricultural
Practice Regulations
► EPA Direction
► LASNTG
Agricultural
Inspections course
FARM INSPECTIONS
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ICWs outside of planning and licensing regulations
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EVALUATE
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Planning compliance
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Licence compliance
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Pollution risk (WPA S3 & GAP)
APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT
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Planning direction/prosecution
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WPA – improvement notice/prosecution
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Cross Report to DAFF
Conclusions
Need knowledge of ICWs for:
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USER - DBO
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REGULATOR
 PLANNING
 DISCHARGE LICENSING
 FARM INSPECTIONS
THANK YOU
Integrated Constructed Wetlands
Awareness Seminar
LASNTG Ballycoolin June 28 2011