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LOCAL AUTHORITYREGULATORY
ASPECTSPaul Carroll
Executive Scientific OfficerWaterford County Council
Integrated Constructed WetlandsAwareness SeminarLASNTG Ballycoolin June 28 2011
LOCAL AUTHORITYICW 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 AUTHORITYICW REGULATORY ASPECTS
► LA RESPONSIBILITIES
► INFORMATION
► LEGISLATION
Single house
ICW USER
Single house
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
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
Regulator
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PLANNING & LICENSING
Single house
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
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
Single house
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
ICW Flows and Licensing
► Flow to groundwater…………
10m3 / day 1ha ICW
► FARMYARD ICWs SEASONAL FLOW
(use average OR 30%ile RW flow)
P34 GD
49%
24%
27%
To surfaceTo groundTo air
REGULATOR
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FARM INSPECTIONS
Farm ICWFARM INSPECTIONS
Legislation►Water Pollution Act►Good Agricultural
Practice Regulations►EPA Direction
► LASNTG Agricultural Inspections course
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
ConclusionsNeed knowledge of ICWs for:
► USER - DBO
► REGULATOR
PLANNING
DISCHARGE LICENSING
FARM INSPECTIONS
THANK YOU
Integrated Constructed WetlandsAwareness SeminarLASNTG Ballycoolin June 28 2011
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