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Your Ref: DSS45:01 21st July 2008 Administration, Environmental Licensing Programme, Office of Climate, Licensing and Resource Use, Environmental Protection Agency, Headquarters, PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co Wexford. Re: Shannon & Environs; Notice in accordance with Regulation 18 (3) (B) of the Wastewater Discharge (Authorisation Regulations 2007) Licence Application Registration No: D 0045-01 Dear Sir /Madam, Regarding your letter dated 30th April 2008 in relation to licence application reference number D0045-01, Clare County Council’s letter dated 23rd June 2008 and Agency’s reply dated the 24th June 2008 extending the reply period to the 28th July 2008, I now wish to reply to Regulation 18(3)(B) queries numbered 1 to 18 which correspond to the numbering system used in your letter of the 30th April 2008. 1 The name of the conglomeration to which this wastewater discharge licence application relates is Shannon (including Bunratty) Co. Clare. 2 Regarding the planning permissions granted for developments where such developments have not commenced or completed to date within the boundary of the conglomeration and these developments to be served by the wastewater works, the following is the position: (a) The estimated population equivalent additional as a result of these planning permissions granted is 286 PE. (b) The percentage of projected PE to be contributed by the non domestic activities of this additional load is 69.6% (c ) The population equivalent of the plant at present is 16,171 (See Section B.9(i) of the application form) The projected increase of 286 PE equates to an increase of 1.8%

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in plant capacity, assuming all the developments for which planning permission have been granted are completed ahead of the intended upgrade of this Shannon wastewater treatment plant. Although additional planning permissions were granted, cognisance needs to be taken into account of Shannon Developments recent figures for employment in the region which shows employment levels overall at approximately 7000 for 2007 which is a recorded drop of 131 when compared to 2006 employment levels. The present economic climate does not suggest significant employment growth is likely in the short term. 3. A Scoping Report (Appendix 1 attached) was sent to the Department of the Environment and Local Government (National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)) in relation to an Environmental Impact Statement (E.I.S) for an upgrade to Shannon Wastewater Treatment Plant through the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Development’s Applications Unit . A response was received on 18th April 2007 (Appendix 2 attached ). The E.I.S. is being prepared with due regard to the response from NPWS. It is envisaged that the need or otherwise for an Appropriate Assessment Report will be made by NPWS once the E.I.S. is lodged.

It is Clare County Council’s contention that the proposed increase can be accommodated without an environmental risk to the receiving water habitat. This position can only be satisfactorily explained and justified when the calibrated model and EIS is made available. 4 Clare County Council did not takeover Shannon Free Airport Development Company( Shannon Development).

In September 2004, Clare County Council took over Shannon Development services in Co. Clare., i.e. Shannon Development’s management of Water, Sewerage , Roads, Parks and Public Housing . In particular in relation to Water Services and this application to the EPA, Clare County Council took over the operation, maintenance and provision of future capital projects in the Shannon and Bunratty areas including the wastewater treatment plant at Clonmoney South plus the pump stations and associated collection system in the town of Shannon and Bunratty together with Castlelake water treatment plant including the water network from Castlelake to Shannon and the distribution system in Shannon town and industrial estate. Shannon Development still exists as an entity but no longer manages the water services of Shannon town or Bunratty. In Appendix 8 attached a copy of the legal agreement for the take-over of water services is provided as requested.

5. The Emergency overflows in the submission are from pump stations on the collection system or from the emergency overflow at the wastewater treatment plant. In the Council opinion none of the emergency overflows require classification as stormwater overflows in their present form. In the future when consideration has been given to the Preliminary Report for the upgrade of the scheme and approval provided by the DEHLG to such proposals the position may change.

6. Section D.2 of the application form has been amended as requested and the revised document is provided in Appendix 3. Amended maps are also provided to

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reflect the altered nomenclature of D.2 for Attachments B2, B3 and B4 of the original application and these maps are provided in Appendix 9. 7. Table D.1(i) (b) has been completed for all parameters. 8. Table D.1(i)( c )has been completed for all parameters. In the table below a selection of substances are chosen from Annex VIII and Annex X(Priority Substances) of the WFD and the results of the analyses given for different sites tested as part of this application. Substance MAC

Value WFD Freshwater ug/L

MAC Value WFD Marine Env Ug/L

Location aSW1d ug/L

Location aSW7d ug/L

Location aSW4d ug/L

Location P-SW1 ug/L

Atrazine 0.7 0.7 <0.003 0.004 0.019 <2 Dichlormethane N/A N/A <1 <10 <10 <10 Simazine 4 4 <0.007 0.004 <0.001 <2 Xylene 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Tributylin 0.0015 0.0015 <0.02 <0.02 <0.04 <0.25 Mercury 0.07 0.07 <0.02 <0.02 0.09 1.02 Fluoride 500 1500 <0.1 <100 20 500 Cyanide 10 10 <0.01 <10 <100 2700 Arsenic 25 20 <0.08 0.08 1 700 Monitoring location aSW1d is situated downstream of the main discharge from the waste water treatment plant and shows in all cases actual recorded levels of substance less than the MAC values in the Water Framework Directive Monitoring Programme(Appendix 2.1 of EPA document). P-SW1 is the actual discharge from the waste water treatment plant. The substances requiring further sampling and analyses require agreement with the Agency. Clare County Council is willing to agree such a programme as part of this licence process. 9. Dangerous Substances: The revised Licence Application (Incl. Annex 1 but excluding the Attachments and Annex 2) is provided in Appendix 7. i ) Confirmation is provided that the information provided in Tables D.1(i)(c), D.1(ii)( c), D.1(iii)( c), D.1(iv) (c ), D.1.(v)(c ), D.1(vi)( c), has been re-checked and are correct as currently submitted. The maximum daily average on theses tables are given in ug/L. The flows on which the daily and yearly load for the substances listed are based on estimated flows given in Table E.1(i). ii ) Confirmation is given that the analysis is provided in ug/L. iii) An examination has been carried out on the IPPC Licences and the Water Pollutions Control Licences discharging into the collection systems and the waste

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water treatment plant. Information on these industries and copies of the relevant licences are provided in Appendix 4. (iii) The source of the List 1 substances are the IPPC and Water Pollution Control Licensees in the Shannon area. On return from annual leave, the Council official responsible for licensing these industries will carry out a further examination of the submitted monitoring information to confirm compliance or otherwise with all the licences requirements.

10. The information on leachate analysis is provided in Table D.1(viii) (b) and Table D.1(viii) (b). The leachate is returned to the waste water treatment plant for further treatment and is not discharged to surface water or receiving waters. 11. The information requested for Tables F.1(i) (a) & (b) has been provided for the primary discharge. 12. The information requested for Tables F.1(ii) (a) & (b) has been provided for the primary discharge. 13. The Upper Shannon Estuary is classed as unpolluted by the EPA (2002-2006) monitoring programme carried out as part of the river basin district monitoring programmes. The current Water Quality Management Plan for The Shannon Estuary is dated April 1980. The updated River Basin Management Plan for the Shannon was due to be published in draft format in June 2008 as part of the river basin districts programme of works. However, this deadline was not achieved and the revised date for publication of this document is now December 2008. When published it will be available from www.shannonrbd.ie. Clare County Council will appraise the Agency of the contents of the River Basin Management Plan for the Shannon as soon as the document is available. The receiving water is designated as:

SPA (The Birds Directive 79/409/EEC) NHA (Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000) SAC (The Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC)

14. A water quality model is being prepared at the moment for the E.I.S., but is not available yet. A copy of email from relating to this issue is attached in Appendix 5 and indicates the date for availability of the model is mid July 2008. The model is not available despite these commitments. As soon as the information resulting from the running of this model is available, Clare County Council will forward the information to the Agency. 15. As detailed in the Application Form, emergency overflows can take place at SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6 and SW7 at present.

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As part of the study carried out for Shannon, a hydraulic model of the collection network in Shannon has been completed and its conclusions will be incorporated into the Preliminary Report for the upgrade of the scheme to cater for future needs. The Consultants advises at this stage that the Preliminary Report for the upgrade of Shannon Sewerage Scheme will recommend that all flows up to 6DWF be passed forward from each of the 8 main pump stations to the WWTP for storage/treatment. In the opinion of the Consultants, at these are pump stations, emergency overflows will be required in the future. These emergency overflows would only operate in the case of equipment failure. Equipment failure will be kept to a minimum by virtue of capacity redundancy, regular maintenance, duty/standby pumping regimes, along with backup power supplies. Storage Capacity upgrades will be proposed for Pumping Stations also. Standby generators are not provided at present but the Consultant proposes to incorporate such proposals in the Preliminary Report. The Shannon collection network is primarily a separate foul only system. However, there is ingress of surface water in some areas. 2500 m3 of storage will be recommended at Shannon WWTP for the storage of storm flows prior to treatment. The hydraulic model was run for a return period of 6 times per annum for the critical spill duration in order to arrive at the maximum spill volume at each pumping station and therefore the maximum volume of storage that would need to be provided at each facility. For this analysis, a winter profile was used – these are less peaked than summer profiles but produce more runoff volume. Of the pumping stations which were included in the modelling exercise, 8 suffer from storm water ingress and would not have the capacity to deal with storm flows along with the future population loads. For future design purposes, i.e. after the upgrades recommended in the Preliminary Report are carried out, 4 pumpstations would be classed as Storm Water Overflows. Discharges from these pumpstations would be screened. It is proposed to reduce these discharges through improvement works in the networks to eliminate storm water ingress, but these works may not eliminate the ingress entirely. There are no secondary discharges from the system at present, only Emergency Overflows. Following the receipt of the Preliminary Report and its proposals implemented, the discharges proposed will be Emergency Overflows and Storm Water Overflows. An indicative programme for carrying out the works, assuming all statutory requirements are met and licences obtained, it is expected that the improvement works will be completed by 2012.

Preliminary Report: August 2008 DEHLG Approval for Preliminary Report (1 year): August 2009 Tender Documents (6 months): Feb 2010 Tender period (4 months): June 2010 Report on Tenders (2 months): August 2010 Contract Award (4 month): December 2010 Completion (15 months): March 2012

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16) A water quality model for the receiving water is being prepared at the moment as part of the E.I.S., but is not available yet. Correspondence on this matter is provided in Appendix 4. If there is a risk of contamination of Mollusc Production Areas, then mitigation measures will be recommended in the scope of works for the upgrade. 17) A water quality model is being prepared at the moment for the E.I.S., but is not available yet. If ultra violet polishing is required to protect the environment, it will be recommended that it be provided as part of the scope of works for the upgrade of the waste water treatment plant. 18) A re-examination of Section G of the application has taken place. The updated information is provided in Appendix 11. A revised non Technical Summary is provided also in Appendix 12. Attached are

- Revised Submission including, this letter of reply, List of Appendices, 12 Appendices in hard copy

- Copy of Revised Submission including, this letter of reply, List of Appendices, 12 Appendices in hard copy

- Revised maps are located in Appendix 9 - An electronic copy of revised maps. - CD Rom containing copy of this letter of reply, List of Appendices, and 12

Appendices in searchable PDF format . Yours faithfully, Walter Walsh , Senior Engineer.

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APPENDIX 1 Environmental Impact Scoping Report

APPENDIX 2 Correspondence from Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government (NPWS)

APPENDIX 3 Attachment D2 Amended

APPENDIX 4 IPPC and Water Pollution Control Licences

APPENDIX 5Correspondence with Consultants regarding Shannon Water Quality Modelling Project

APPENDIX 6 2007/2008 Bird Survey at Tradaree Landfill

APPENDIX 7 Revised Licence Application( Incl Annex 1)Excluding Attachments and Annex 2

APPENDIX 8 Shannon Services Take-over - Legal Agreement

APPENDIX 9 Amended MapsMap No 4 Rev A - Primary Discharge Location and Emergency Outfall locationsMap No 5 Rev B - Emergency Overflows and Monitoring Locations -Shannon TownMap No 6 Rev A - Emergency Overflows and Monitoring Locations -Bunratty

APPENDIX 10 Attachment E4 Amended

APPENDIX 11 Attachment G( G1 and G3) Amended

APPENDIX 12Attachment No A.1 - Non Technical Summary Amended

LIST OF APPENDICES

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CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

SHANNON TOWN SEWERAGE SCHEME

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

SCOPING REPORT

Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd.,

Consulting Engineers, Nutgrove Office Park, Nutgrove Avenue, Dublin 14. Sub-Consultant: Entec March 2007

Prepared by Approved by Issued by PROJECT NO. 20352

Initials Date Initials Date Initials Date

Revision Reason for Revision SN/JP 01/03/07 ND 01/03/07 JP 01/03/07

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Shannon Town Sewerage Scheme EIS Scoping Report

Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd. i December 2006

Sub-consultant: Entec

Contents

1. BACKGROUND TO THIS EIS SCOPING REPORT 1

1.1 This Document 1

1.2 Shannon Town WWTW Capacity Upgrade 1

1.3 Environmental Impact Assessment 2

1.4 Regulatory Context 3

1.5 Scoping 4

1.6 The Assessment Method 4

1.7 Scope 5

1.7.1 Construction phase 6 1.7.2 Operation phase 6 1.7.3 Decommissioning 6 1.8 Consultation 6

1.9 Limitations on the EIA Process 7

2. PROJECT CONTEXT 8

2.1 The Need for upgrading of the existing WWTW 8

2.2 Alternatives 8

2.3 Planning and Regulatory Context 8

2.3.1 Introduction 8 2.3.2 National Planning Framework 8 2.3.3 South Clare Economic Corridor Plan 9

3. THE PROPOSED SCHEME 10

3.1 The Proposed Development 10

3.1.1 Site Description and Environs 10 3.1.2 Existing infrastructure on the site 10 3.1.3 Proposed new infrastructure 11

4. TECHNICAL AREAS 15

4.1 Ecology 15

4.1.1 Baseline Position 15 4.1.2 Potential Effects 18 4.1.3 Assessment 19 4.2 Water Quality 21

4.2.1 Baseline Position 21 4.2.2 Potential Effects 22 4.2.3 Assessment 22

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4.3 Air Quality (including odour and dust) 23

4.3.1 Baseline Position 23 4.3.2 Potential Effects 24 4.3.3 Assessment 24 4.4 Noise and Vibration 25

4.4.1 Baseline Position 25 4.4.2 Potential Effects 25 4.4.3 Assessment 26 4.5 Traffic 26

4.5.1 Baseline Position 26 4.5.2 Potential Effects 27 4.5.3 Assessment 27 4.6 Socio-Economics 28

4.6.1 Baseline Position 28 4.6.2 Potential Effects 29 4.6.3 Assessment 29 4.7 Cultural Heritage 29

4.7.1 Baseline Position 29 4.7.2 Potential Effects 30 4.7.3 Assessment 30 4.8 Landscape and Visual 30

4.8.1 Baseline Position 30 4.8.2 Potential Effects 33 4.8.3 Assessment 34 4.9 Land Quality 34

4.9.1 Baseline Position 34 4.9.2 Potential Effects 34 4.9.3 Assessment 35

5. SUMMARY 36

5.1 Recommendations 36

Table 1.1 Licencenced Disharge Limits 5 Table 1.2 Proposed Structure of the EIS 5

Figure 1.1 Site location After section 1.9 Figure 3.1 Existing WWTW After section 3.1.3 Figure 3.2 Existing layout plan After section 3.1.3 Figure 3.3 Proposed indicative layout After section 3.1.3

Figure 4.1 Existing terrestrial environs 17 Figure 4.2 Existing terrestrial environs 17 Figure 4.3 The surrounding coastal environs of the existing WWTW 31 Figure 4.4 The screening provided by planted conifers along the fence at the existing WWTW 32 Figure 4.5 View showing the Control Building and Shannon Estuary 33

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1. Background to this EIS Scoping Report

1.1 This Document

This document is the EIA Scoping Report for the Shannon Town (Tradree) Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) Upgrade. It is submitted for opinion as to the content for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in relation to the proposed upgrading of the WWTW serving Shannon Town. The existing WWTW is located on a peninsula (Tradree Point) within the Shannon Estuary (see Figure 1.1). The regulatory context is set out in Section 1.4.

The document has been prepared by the Nicholas O'Dwyer and Entec UK Ltd. project team.

1.2 Shannon Town WWTW Capacity Upgrade

The WWTW serving the town of Shannon was constructed in the 1970’s by the Shannon Free Area Development Company who have operated it until recently, when the works was ‘taken in charge’ by Clare County Council. Clare County Council have had the plant operated by a private operator since September 2004.

It will be necessary to upgrade and extend the existing Shannon treatment facility to take account of projected population growth. The discharge from the existing WWTW, although within licensed conditions can be considered to be of poor quality and below that which modern treatment is able to produce. Additionally, stormwater storage is limited and as a consequence, untreated effluent is often discharged during, or shortly after, storm events.

It is anticipated that the WWTW will be upgraded to provide modern, effective effluent treatment utilising existing structures (e.g. tanks and process units) as far as is practicable and that future additional treatment structures will be to a similar scale, and limited to within the boundary of the existing site. The current outfall, to the North Channel of the River Shannon (part of the wider Shannon Estuary), will be retained.

The population equivalent load for the Wastewater Treatment Works is expected to exceed 25,000 in the next 20 years and the industrial stream is likely to be upgraded to an extended aeration process.

The plant consists of two process streams, an industrial stream and a domestic stream.

The domestic stream is a secondary treatment process (activated sludge), with a design capacity of 12,500 p.e. The activated sludge process is a biological process capable of effectively removing organic matter and nutrients from wastewater.

The industrial stream is a chemical precipitation process, with a design capacity of 3,500 m3/d. This process is essentially an enhanced form of primary treatment, designed for removing metals in this case. As such, the process is of limited use in removing organic matter from a wastewater.

Both streams join into a large final effluent lagoon prior to discharge to the Shannon Estuary.

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Although the streams are labelled as “domestic” and “industrial”, neither stream is homogenous, in that both streams treat a mixture of industrial and domestic wastewater.

The original plant was constructed in the 1970’s and thus has no Environmental Impact Statement. The current discharge licence is not in compliance with the standards required by the Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulations.

The licenced discharge limits are detailed in Table 1.1 below.

Table 1.1 - Licenced Discharge Limits

Parameter Licence Limit

kg/d

BOD 1,020

COD 3,375

SS 1,020

Nitrate 880

NH 135

TP 135

Phenols 3

Cyanide 3

Tin 3

Arsenic 3

Det 30

OFG 350

Lead 8

Copper 8

Zinc 8

Chromium VI 3

Cobalt 40

Cadmium 3

Mercury 0.015

The WWTW upgrade is part of a wider sewerage improvement programme for the town which will include the provision of associated pumping stations and sewerage network improvements. These other elements fall outside of the scope of any EIA, apart from consideration of their cumulative effects.

1.3 Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process by which information about the environmental effects of a project is collected, evaluated and presented in a form that provides a basis for consultation. Decision-makers can then take account of these effects when determining whether or not a project should proceed. The process also defines environmental monitoring and other work to be carried out following any decision to allow a development to proceed (e.g. monitoring carried out during the construction or operation phases). The results of the study are reported in an EIS, which is subject to

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a statutory approval process. The EIS is made available to consultees in a statutory consultation process as part of the application.

The EIA process has a number of key characteristics:

• it is systematic, comprising a sequence of tasks defined both by regulation and by practice;

• it is analytical, requiring the application of specialist skills from the environmental sciences;

• it is impartial, its aim being to inform the decision-maker;

• it is consultative, with provision being made for obtaining feedback from interested parties including local authorities and statutory agencies; and

• it is interactive, allowing opportunities for environmental concerns to be addressed during the planning, design and implementation of a project.

1.4 Regulatory Context

This EIA will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations 20011 (the Planning Regulations) and the European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1989 to 20012, herein referred to as ‘the EIA Regulations’. This report has been prepared with due regard to the criteria set out in these Regulations.

The EIA Regulations set out threshold sizes for certain types of development which indicate where EIA is mandatory on the basis that these projects will always have significant environmental effects. These thresholds take into account specific circumstances in Ireland and these limits distinguish between projects which, by virtue of their nature, size or location, would be likely to have a significant effect on the environment.

An EIA is required if the capacity of a proposed wastewater treatment works exceeds a threshold population equivalent (p.e.) of 10,000. The existing WWTW for Shannon Town currently exceeds this, however, the existing capacity of the plant is not sufficient to serve the town for the next 20 years.

An EIA is also required for changes, extensions, development and testing in the case of any change or extension of development which would result in an increase in size greater than 25%, or than an amount equal of the appropriate threshold (10,000 p.e. in this case). An increase in capacity of 5000 p.e. on the domestic line would, therefore, require an EIA.

It is estimated that a load of 5164 p.e. is connected to the industrial line, in which case, the industrial line would require secondary treatment under legislation. This would be a change to the processes from the existing primary treatment and would, therefore, require an EIA. The average BOD loading over approximately the past 17 months has been 8000 p.e. on the industrial line.

1 S.I. No. 600 of 2001

2 S.I. No. 349 of 1989; S.I. No. 84 of 1994; S.I. No. 101 of 1996; S.I. No. 351 of 1998; S.I. No. 93 of 1999; S.I. No. 450 of 2000 and S.I. No. 538 of 2001

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A competent authority3 can require an EIA where a project is below the specified threshold, such as when there is a likelihood of significant effects due to the location or nature of the project. There is a requirement for account to be taken, inter alia, of the sensitivity of the environment4. Due to the presence of European level conservation designations within the Shannon Estuary there is, therefore, justification to undertake an EIA.

An Bórd Pleanala issued an order that an EIA be prepared for the project on the 11th October, 2006.

1.5 Scoping

Scoping describes the process of identifying the significant issues that should be addressed in an EIS. The scope of the EIS has been defined on the basis of:

• reference to the Environmental Protection Agency’s ‘Advice Notes on Current Practice in the Preparation of Environmental Impact Statements’ and ‘Draft Guidelines on the Information to be contained in Environmental Impact Statements’;

• the project team’s experience of EISs;

• knowledge of the existing WWTW and the issues surrounding its development; and

• consultation with Clare County Council (and other consultees identified later in Section 1.8).

To assist in reaching a scoping opinion, this Scoping Report has been produced and includes the following information:

• an outline description of the proposed development;

• the site location and description;

• the purpose of the proposal; and

• the proposed basis of the EIA.

The EIA Regulations state that significant effects should be assessed and, in our view, potential effects are identified in this report. We have also identified potential effects which we consider to be of minor and no significance, in order that consultees and decision-makers are provided with a complete picture to help them to decide whether they agree with the scope of the EIS proposed here.

Comments received on the Scoping Report will be taken into account when producing the EIS.

1.6 The Assessment Method

The content of the EIS will be in accordance with the Planning Regulations5 and will be structured as set out in Table 1.2, using the ‘grouped format’ structure identified under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) guidelines (EPA, 2002).

3 For developments by a Local Authority the determining authority is An Board Pleanala

4 See Schedule 7 of S.I. No. 600 of 2001.

5 See Schedule 6 of S.I. No. 600 of 2001.

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Table 1.2 - Proposed Structure of the EIS

Section Contents

A non-technical summary of the EIS

1 Background to the project and the EIA process.

2 Project context (including the regulatory and national and local planning policy context).

3 Description of the proposed development (including infrastructure, processes, and a discussion of the alternatives considered).

4 Explanation of, and results of, the scoping exercise.

Technical Assessments

5 An assessment in relation to socio-economics

Impacts principally affecting the human population.

6 An assessment in relation to the water environment

7 An assessment in relation to ecology (birds)

8 An assessment in relation to traffic

Impacts on the natural and built environment.

Each of the technical assessment chapters follows the following format:

a) description of the existing environmental conditions;

b) identification of the potential effects of the upgraded Shannon Town WWTW and identification of the incorporated mitigation to reduce effects; and

c) an assessment of the effects of the scheme (following incorporation of the identified mitigation measures).

Different methodologies are required to assess the effects relating to each of the environmental topics that are investigated as part of the EIA. Individual methodologies will be outlined at the start of each topic subsection of the EIS and will be based upon recognised good practice.

The assessment will be based on a thorough understanding of the proposed development with each of the environmental topics being appraised against existing ‘baseline’ data.

For each type of effect, the temporary impacts (mainly construction) and the long-term impacts of operation of the plant will be assessed separately. The EIA will take account of direct, indirect and cumulative effects.

Effects will be evaluated using a matrix approach, taking account of the type of effect, its magnitude, the probability of its occurrence and the policy importance or sensitivity of the receptor, using standard criteria. An indication will also be given of any difficulties (technical deficiencies or lack of know-how) encountered in compiling the required information.

1.7 Scope

The scope of the EIA must cover the period from commencement of construction through to the operational phase.

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In its broadest sense, the spatial scope of the EIA is the area over which changes to the environment may occur as a consequence of the development. As required by the Regulations, the EIA will focus on those areas where these effects have the potential to be significant.

The spatial scope varies between both effects and specialist topic areas. For example, the effect of a proposed development upon the surrounding water quality is likely to require a greater spatial scope than, for example, the study of effects on soils. The spatial extent of each part of the assessment is made clear under each individual technical heading.

1.7.1 Construction phase

The EIS will consider impacts during the construction phase of the proposed facility. The construction impacts will be assessed on the basis of the upgrade of the WWTW to its maximum capacity. At this stage, the detailed specifications of the proposed scheme are not fully known, as it is likely that it will be proposed to invite tenders on a Design, Build and Operate (DBO) basis, where the bidders will submit their preferred designs for consideration. In line with best practice, where assumptions had to be made to account for any limitations in the current understanding of the construction procedure to be employed, the EIA will consider a worst-case scenario so that any potential environmental impacts are not underestimated.

1.7.2 Operation phase

In relation to the operational phase, the EIS will address both static impacts, such as visual impact, and dynamic impacts arising from operational activities, particularly emissions (air, water and noise) and traffic. Routine replacement and upgrading of electrical and mechanical equipment is considered to be part of normal operation and will not be assessed.

1.7.3 Decommissioning

The requirement for treatment will continue for the foreseeable future, thus no decommissioning requirement is envisaged.

1.8 Consultation

Consultation is an essential element of the EIA process. It is designed to allow consultees to become engaged in the evolution of the development proposals, and to ensure that their concerns and ideas are identified and considered. Informal consultation starts at the scoping stage, and selected consultees likely to be affected by the proposed works contacted for their views on the scoping exercise. This Scoping Report will be forwarded to the local planning authority (Clare County Council) and relevant statutory organisations, to seek their views on the proposed scope of the assessment.

The information provided by consultees will be used to refine the scope of the assessment, with the objective that the detailed scope is acceptable to all interested parties. This approach minimises the chance that consultees to the EIS, which provides ‘environmental information’ to assist consultees and decision makers, will object to the extent of the work that has been carried out in its preparation (although they may, of course, object to the development on the basis of the significance of the effects that have been identified).

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It should be noted that effects that are not identified in the scoping report might emerge later during the course of the EIA process. The scoping process will be revisited in relation to these effects in order to decide whether there is a need for these effects to be assessed. Where appropriate, the scope of these additional effects will be the subject of consultation with relevant organisations.

1.9 Limitations on the EIA Process

In accordance with the Regulations, and with accepted good practice, the EIS must identify any limitations due to lack of knowledge/information or lack of engineering detail available. At this stage, the detailed specifications of the proposed WWTW upgrade are not fully known. Consequently certain assumptions will be made for the purposes of the EIA about various details relating to site infrastructure. In such cases the EIS will consider the ‘worst case scenario’, and/or identify specified design limits on emissions (e.g. noise and odour) necessary to meet environmental standards. These limits will be incorporated into the tender documents for the WWTW upgrade.

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2. Project Context

2.1 The Need for upgrading of the existing WWTW

As stated in Section 1.2, the predicted growth of Shannon Town and environs will require additional waste water treatment capacity to be provided over the coming years. The current WWTW will not be able to cope with significantly increased influent flows and the treatment provided is insufficient to meet modern standards with any degree of consistency.

Without increased WWTW provision continued development of the town will become constrained as insufficient wastewater treatment capacity will exist.

2.2 Alternatives

In terms of the location of the development, the existing WWTW is now established. The upgrade proposals will be wholly sited within the existing WWTW boundary, using the existing sewerage infrastructure to bring wastewater to the treatment site and the existing outfall to the Shannon Estuary for discharge of treated effluent, and as such constitute a minimal disturbance option. The issue of alternative sites for the WWTW upgrade, therefore, will not be considered within the EIS.

The existing treatment processes at Tradree will continue, with modifications undertaken to increase the throughput of the WWTW. No examination of alternative processes or designs will be presented, as the decision to modify the existing process/design is clearly one of minimal disturbance. The EIS will however, provide a summary of the upgrade design philosophy to assist in determining how the modifications were arrived at.

2.3 Planning and Regulatory Context

2.3.1 Introduction

This section sets out the relevant Development Plan policy to be considered for the proposals. A description of the relevant national strategic and local planning policy framework will be included in the EIS.

2.3.2 National Planning Framework

The Planning and Development Act 2000 consolidates all previous Planning Acts and much of the EIA Regulations. The key legislative instruments governing planning in Ireland are as follows:

• Planning and Development Act, 2000; and

• Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (SI No. 600 of 2001).

The National Spatial Strategy (NSS) for Ireland 2002-2020, was published by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government in late 2002. The National Spatial Strategy for Ireland (NSS) is a twenty year planning framework designed to achieve a better balance of social, economic, physical development and population growth between regions supported by more effective planning. In order to drive development in the

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regions, the NSS requires that areas of sufficient scale and critical mass be built up through a network of gateways and hubs. The National Development Plan identified amongst other cities, Limerick/Shannon as an existing gateway.

2.3.3 South Clare Economic Corridor Plan

The South Clare Economic Corridor Plan, 2001 is the Local Area Plan prepared pursuant to the Planning and Development Act 2000 to set out an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the South Clare Economic Development Corridor. Since the early 1990s, the Plan Area has been growing at a rapid pace with unprecedented pressure for new development and the Local Area Plan has, in accordance with the aforementioned Act, identified the need to guide future patterns of land use and to ensure that any developments proceed in a sustainable manner.

The policies presented in the South Clare Economic Corridor Plan will be fully reviewed in the EIS.

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3. The Proposed Scheme

3.1 The Proposed Development

3.1.1 Site Description and Environs

The existing WWTW is located on a peninsula (Tradree Point) which is approximately 1.5km southwest of the Bunratty West area of Shannon, within the Shannon Estuary (see Figure 3.1). To the immediate south of the peninsula is the North Channel of the River Shannon (the whole site is part of the wider Shannon Estuary). The peninsula is a relatively low lying outcrop and surrounded to the east, south and west by large intertidal mudflat and saltmarsh and a smaller predominantly rocky foreshore.

The proposed capacity upgrade to the works will be contained entirely within the curtilage of the existing WWTW site boundary which is surrounded by a high fence and screened by tall conifers and a planted mix of large trees and shrubs (see Figure 4.1). Most of the site where development will occur is cut lawn with occasional common plants including daisies, dandelions and cuckoo flowers. Scattered around the centre of the site are stands of mixed shrubs (including brambles, willow, various ornamental species and stinging nettles). The surrounding land is predominantly agricultural/unimproved grassland interspersed with some trees and hedges and lower lying areas that are dominated by marsh and rush pasture. There are few other buildings in the vicinity of the WWTW aside from a farmers barn (~500m to the west) and a farmhouse about 1km to the northwest near Clonmoney South.

The WWTW site occupies the majority of the southwestern side of the peninsula and is connected to two pumping stations (one serving the Industrial Estate and one serving the town) (~3.5km to the west) via sewer rising mains that deliver raw sewage from the sewered catchment area to the WWTW for treatment. The treated effluent is discharged approximately 200m to the southeast of the peninsula via a sea outfall. It is unlikely that the main sewer system to the WWTW will require any work associated with this proposal and measures are underway to assess the condition of the outfall.

3.1.2 Existing infrastructure on the site

The layout of the existing WWTW is presented in Figure 3.2. The existing domestic stream, which was designed to accommodate a population equivalent6 (p.e.) of 12,500, comprises the following elements:

• an activated sludge plant, incorporating aeration tanks and final settlement tanks;

• sludge holding tanks;

• sludge dewatering;

• Control and Administration Building.

6 This is a standard term used to describe the size of a WWTW and may not reflect the actual size of the community associated with the discharge as it also includes commercial and industrial effluents. The population equivalent is based on a Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) load to the works of 60g/head/day.

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The industrial stream comprises:

• balancing tanks / chemical precipitation plant

• sludge holding tanks

• sludge dewatering (common with domestic)

• Control and Administration Building (common with domestic)

3.1.3 Proposed new infrastructure

An outline layout showing the widespread use of existing infrastructure at the proposed WWTW upgrade is presented in Figure 3.3. The construction of the WWTW upgrade is likely to last for about 18 months. During this period, additional traffic in the form of contractors vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles will be necessary.

The design philosophy for the increase in capacity is to maximise the efficacy of existing process units so as to increase capacity of the works without compromising the site boundary and providing minimal additional infrastructure on site. By changing the use of some of the existing treatment processes (e.g. industrial stream) and adding appropriate supporting infrastructure (e.g. connecting pipelines) the works' treatment capacity could be increased to treat a final p.e. in excess of that presently treated. The increased waste water treatment will generate additional sewage sludge for processing and ultimate disposal. Modifications to the sludge treatment facility will be required on-site to deal with this waste stream. Additionally, a new inlet works comprising screening and grit removal will be required.

At this stage, detailed design characteristics of the proposed new works elements have not been developed. However, a major design decision has been taken to restrict the proposed upgrade to within the existing site boundary. There is not, therefore, any need for any landtake outside of the existing site boundary. The existing site perimeter fence will not be breached by any proposed development.

The works will continue to discharge to the River Shannon via the existing outfall and the transfer of sewage from the catchment will also continue via the existing sewer network, pump stations and pipeline.

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Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd. 12 March 2007 Sub-consultant: Entec

Figure 3.1 - Existing WWTW

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Figure 3.2 - Existing Layout

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Figure 3.3 – Proposed Indicative Layout

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4. Technical Areas

4.1 Ecology

Large parts of the adjacent site are designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC; site code 002165) under the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora 92/43/EEC (EC Habitats Directive) and protected under Irish law by the EC (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1997 (SI 94 of 1997). The Habitats Directive aims to protect biodiversity by maintaining and restoring natural habitats and wildlife species and providing robust protection for those habitats and species of European importance.

The adjacent estuary and mudflats are also important for birds and designated as a Special Protection Area (SPA) under the EC Birds Directive. The Directive encourages the conservation of wild birds across their distributional range and the identification of SPAs for rare, vulnerable and migratory species. The designated sites adjacent to the WWTW are legally protected and any development, operation or discharge likely to cause deterioration of the site will need to be assessed in consultation with the NPWS.

4.1.1 Baseline Position

Designated sites within 2km of Shannon Town (Tradree) WWTW

The WWTW is located adjacent to several designated areas and is listed as a National Heritage Area (NHA) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). These designated sites overlap with the River Shannon and River Fergus Special Protection Area (SPA).

The Lower River Shannon SAC encompasses the Shannon Estuary and the Shannon and Fergus Estuaries form the largest estuarine complex in Ireland. The site is selected for several estuarial habitats and fauna including EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)7 Annex I estuaries, tidal mudflat, Atlantic salt meadows, Mediterranean salt meadows, Salicornia mudflats, sand banks, sea cliffs (farther afield to the west of Kilconly Point), reefs and large shallow inlets and bays. The site is also selected for the following Annex II species Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Sea Lamprey, River Lamprey, Brook Lamprey, Atlantic Salmon and Otter. Freshwater species located farther upstream include the Freshwater Pearl Mussel. A full list of qualifying features is detailed on the NPWS website8.

Inner Shannon and Fergus Estuaries Marine Ecology

The Fergus and inner Shannon Estuaries feature vast expanses of intertidal mudflat that is often fringed with saltmarsh (such as present to the southwest of the existing WWTW). Saltmarsh vegetation that frequently fringes the mudflats provides high tide roost areas for birds and characteristic saltmarsh plants include Common Saltmarsh-grass (Puccinellia maritima), Sea Aster (Aster tripolium), Thrift (Armeria maritima), Sea-milkwort (Glaux maritima), Sea Plantain (Plantago maritima), Red Fescue (Festuca rubra), and Saltmarsh Rush (Juncus gerardi). Aside from the fringing saltmarsh, plants are scarce on the intertidal mudflats although some eelgrass beds (Zostera spp.) and

7 Transposed into Irish law by S.I. 94 of 1997

8 National Parks and Wildlife Service. http://www.npws.ie (accessed May 2006)

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patches of green algae (e.g. Ulva sp. and Enteromorpha sp.)9 are present and the major macroinvertebrate assemblage present within the Inner Shannon and Fergus Estuaries is composed of a Macoma-Scrobicularia-Nereis community. These invertebrates provide a rich food resource for over-wintering birds. Other invertebrate species present include the Common Cockle (Cerastoderma edule), Lugworm (Arenicola marina), the polychaete (Nepthys hombergii), gastropod (Hydrobia ulvae) and the crustacean Corophium volutator.

The Shannon and Fergus Estuaries support the largest number of wintering waterfowl in Ireland (see below) and are a designated SPA. The Shannon Estuary holds a resident population of Bottle-nosed Dolphin (the only known resident population in Ireland) consisting of 56-68 individuals10. Whilst not a qualifying interest, both Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) and Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) were recorded in the inner Shannon Estuary during surveys conducted in 200311. Otter is also reported to be commonly found in the estuary.

Five Annex II listed fish species are present within the system including the Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri), River Lamprey (L. fluviatilis), Twaite Shad (Allosa fallax fallax) and Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). The three Lamprey species and Salmon spawn in the freshwater reaches of the lower Shannon.

Avifauna (Birds)

The Shannon and Fergus Estuaries support the largest number of wintering waterfowl in Ireland and are a designated SPA. The site is considered the most important coastal wetland location in Ireland and supports in excess of 50,000 wintering waterfowl (mean count of 59,183 was recorded over four seasons between 1996 and 2000) that is of a density of international importance. The SPA has internationally important populations and average peaks for certain seasons between 1995 and 2000 were Dunlin (14,987), Black-tailed Godwit (706) and Redshank (1,983)12. A further 16 species have populations of national importance including Cormorant (148), Whooper Swan (141), Greylag Goose (88), Shelduck (895), Wigeon (3,025), Teal (1,558), Pintail (40), Shoveler (56), Scaup (76), Golden Plover (4,073), Grey Plover (564), Lapwing (13,007), Knot (686), Bar-tailed Godwit (481), Curlew (1,231) and Greenshank (33). The site is among the most important in Ireland for several of these species and supports nationally-important numbers of Dunlin (11% of national total), Grey Plover (7.5% of total), Lapwing (6.5% of total), Redshank (6% of total) and Shelduck (6.0% of total). The SPA is considered of high ornithological value due to the high numbers of wintering birds it supports and in addition three regularly occurring species (Whooper Swan, Golden Plover and Black-tailed Godwit) are listed in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive. Further details of the SPA are available on the NPWS website.

9 Note that whilst these two species are present in the Estuary, they were not observed adjacent to the WWTW during a walkover site visit in May 2006.

10National Parks and Wildlife Service. http://www.npws.ie (accessed May 2006)

11 Cronin, M., Duck, C., O’Cadhla, O., Nairn, R., Strong, D. and O’Keefe, C. 2004. Harbour seal population assessment in the Republic of Ireland: August 2003. Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 11. National Parks and Wildlife Service.


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Proposed Site and Environs

As detailed above in Section 3.1.1, the proposed upgrade will be contained entirely within the existing WWTW site boundary and most of the site where development will occur is cut lawn with occasional common plants including daisies, dandelions and cuckoo flowers (see Figure 4.1). The terrestrial ecology within the site is, therefore, considered to be of low ecological value.

The surrounding land is predominantly agricultural/unimproved grassland interspersed with some trees and hedges and lower lying areas that are dominated by marsh and rush pasture (see Figure 4.2).

Figure 4.1 The existing terrestrial environs (mostly cut lawn with conifers at

site boundary in background) within the WWTW. (Photograph was

taken in May 2006)

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Figure 4.2 The existing terrestrial environs (mostly rush) adjacent to the

WWTW. (Photograph was taken in May 2006)

4.1.2 Potential Effects

Construction

Disturbance

The SPA provides both roosting and feeding areas for wintering birds. The River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA is of extremely high value to avifauna as it is an important area for wintering birds, with saltmarsh providing suitable roosting habitat whilst feeding occurs within the extensive intertidal mudflats. It is therefore possible that construction activities could disturb both roosting and feeding birds within the area.

Change in avian food resources

Construction of the WWTW capacity upgrade could potentially have an indirect impact on marine ecology as a result of run-off of pollutants, for example fuel-oils and sediments, from the site and this could potentially affect avian food resources (e.g. invertebrates, saltmarsh plants and algae).

Habitat loss

The proposed construction activities will lead to some loss low grade grassland immediately adjacent to the existing treatment processes within the perimeter of the whole WWTW site. Construction will not be undertaken outside of the existing WWTW boundary and therefore no direct working effects will occur to the adjacent terrestrial environment.

Aquatic ecology

Accidental spills of fuels which subsequently find their way offsite have the potential to affect the local nearshore ecology of the WWTW causing a variety of effects depending on the nature of the pollutant. Low energy environments such as mudflat and saltmarsh are particularly susceptible to oil/fuel spills as accidental spills into such habitats tend to

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exert effects over longer periods than for example would be experienced on rocky shores where spills are typically only transient due to the high-energy, wave exposed conditions. Benthic ecology could be affected by the liberation of large quantities of construction related sediment leaching into the marine environment where settling of solids could cause smothering of sedentary benthic fauna.

Operation


Alterations in the abundance or dominance of invertebrate species (such as bivalves and polychaete worms) which form important prey items for foraging birds may cause alterations in the distribution of prey and consequently alter food availability for diving birds (in shallow subtidal habitats), and for wading birds (in intertidal habitats). This can mean either increases or reduction in the local abundances and biomass of prey invertebrates. Any alteration, positive or negative has the potential to affect avian feeding success, and ultimately may affect the health and survivorship of wintering bird species in the River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA.

Aquatic ecology

The main effect on ecological receptors will be from effluent discharges. Whilst the level of treatment will be improved over the current arrangement and better effluent quality will result the WWTW will have an increased capacity to provide for greater flows as local development occurs. Overall the total loading of critical pollutants such as nutrients, organic constituents (which can strip oxygen from the water column), ammonia and suspended solids will require quantification.

Increased effluent discharges can increase the level of nutrient and sediment loading both to the area surrounding the outfall pipe, and neighbouring habitats farther afield from the discharge point. If discharges result in significant nutrient enrichment and significantly alter Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), the WWTW Capacity Upgrade has the potential to alter the species assemblage (abundance and dominance of characterising species) in the immediate outfall area and farther afield, and in severe cases can cause a change in habitat type. Depending on the nutrient loading change, tidal conditions/dominant flows and the dilution capacity of the receiving waters there is also the potential to alter intertidal (shore) ecology in the vicinity of the outfall, although the discharge location is some 200m offshore from the peninsula.

Similarly, alterations to the distribution or abundance of key marine mammal prey species (such as fish) may affect the foraging success of marine mammals such as dolphins and seals (and otter that feed on fish within the estuary) depending on the importance of the locality for foraging by marine and aquatic-dependent mammals.

4.1.3 Assessment

Construction

Disturbance

The SPA provides both roosting and feeding areas for wintering birds. Wildlife (including birds) is sensitive to disturbance associated with construction activity due to increased human presence, noise generated from construction plant and movement from construction traffic. In general, smaller bird species living in complex habitats such as woodlands are less affected by noise/disturbance.

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As all construction will be carried out within the existing sewage treatment plant boundary and heavy civil engineering works will be limited as it is intended to re-use much of the existing infrastructure, the impact on wintering birds, is likely to be limited. Nevertheless, the proposed WWTW upgrade is located adjacent to an extremely important SPA and the noise/disturbance impacts associated with the extension works on wintering waterfowl will require further detailed assessment in the EIS. The assessment of the potential impact of disturbance of wintering birds will be carried out with particular reference to potential impacts on the favourable condition of the SPA. The assessment will be carried out utilising existing I-WeBS (Irish Wetland Bird Survey) baseline data and site survey and undertaken prior to the construction of the WWTW.


Construction of the WWTW capacity upgrade could potentially have an indirect impact on marine ecology as a result of run-off of pollutants, for example fuel-oils and sediments, from the site and this could potentially affect avian food resources (e.g. invertebrates, saltmarsh plants and algae). Best practice construction and appropriate mitigation measures will be required and no significant effects on water quality are predicted (see Section 4.2) and the potential impacts on avian food resources will not require further detailed assessment in the EIS.

Habitat loss

The proposed construction activities will lead to some loss of grassland immediately adjacent to the existing works. Construction will not be undertaken outside of the existing WWTW boundary and therefore no direct working effects will occur to the adjacent terrestrial environment, precluding the potential for effects on terrestrial ecology. The grassland habitat that would be lost is unlikely to be of significant importance to either terrestrial fauna or birds. No further assessment will, therefore, be made in the EIS with respect to construction activities on terrestrial ecology and this issue is scoped out of the EIA.

Aquatic ecology

No construction activities will be undertaken outside of the existing WWTW boundary and therefore no direct working effects will occur to the marine environment, precluding the potential for effects on dependant ecology. The implementation of standard best practice construction operations should also minimise the potential for accidental spills of fuels leaching into the marine environment and affecting the local nearshore ecology.

Section 4.2 identifies that no significant effects are predicted due to construction activities with respect to water quality and therefore no significant effects on marine ecology from water pollution from sediment laden run-off are predicted.

No further assessment will, therefore, be made in the EIA with respect to construction activities on marine ecology and this issue is scoped out of the EIA.

Operation

Disturbance

No significant disturbance effects to wildlife are predicted during operation of the WWTW and no further assessment will, therefore, be made in the EIA with respect to operation activities on ecology and this issue is scoped out of the EIA.

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Alterations to effluent discharges may influence bird food resources. The predicted impacts predicted during the course of the water quality assessment will be the major driver to determine whether changes are likely to bird food resources. If no significant effects on water quality are predicted, potential indirect impacts birds will not be considered further in the EIA.

Aquatic ecology

The predicted future increased volumes of effluent require that consideration is given to the operational effects of future increased discharge volumes on the receiving marine environment. In the first instance, this requires assessment of predicted water quality changes (as outlined in Section 4.2.3).

The risk of the Shannon Estuary failing to achieve ‘good ecological status’ under the EC WFD will be considered and presented in the EIS. Confirmation of the extent of any water quality/plume modelling will be a fundamental aspect of the assessment. The assessment will specifically consider the effects from nutrient and organic enrichment and from hazardous substances on marine receptors.

Using the results of the water quality assessment, the effects of the predicted effluent flows on marine ecological receptors will be assessed and reviewed against any marine conservation objectives of the European site designations (SPA and SAC).

In addition to an assessment on key marine interest features (including species) of the SAC and SPA, any other identified significant alterations to marine subtidal or intertidal ecology will be considered in the context of their potential to affect the foraging success of other marine mammals and birds. If no significant effects on marine subtidal or intertidal ecology are predicted, potential indirect impacts on marine mammals and birds will not be considered further in the EIA

4.2 Water Quality


The Shannon Estuary can be considered to be the only water body likely to be impacted by the proposed development. The existing sewage discharge from Tradree WWTW is treated to a standard in compliance with the licence and discharged approximately 200m south of the WWTW site near to the main channel during the ebb tide only.

The waters adjacent to the WWTW location are not designated under either national or European legislation with respect to any special water quality designations (e.g. no nearby EU designated bathing waters13, shellfisheries and not ‘sensitive’14 under the Urban Waste Water Regulations (S.I. 2001:254)).

Both domestic and industrial wastes are discharged to the Shannon although water quality is generally satisfactory and considered unpolluted15 apart from the upper estuary reflecting the sewage load from Limerick. The trace metal concentrations in the

13 The closest EU designated beach is at Cappagh Pier, Kilrush approximately 35km west of the WWTW.

14 EPA, 2004. Urban Waste Water Discharges in Ireland: A Report for the Years 2002 and 2003. Environmental Protection Agency.

15 EPA 2005. Water Quality in Ireland 2001-2003. Environmental Protection Agency.

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estuary are also not elevated, reflecting the absence of major industrial discharges. Nevertheless, further industrial developments and other operations that cause water pollution have been identified as potential threats16.


There are potential effects on water quality from both the construction and operational phases of the proposed scheme as identified below.

Construction

All construction sites provide some level of risk to the aquatic environment due to the potential for accidental releases of fuels/oils from site plant. Any releases could potentially enter the local waters off Tradree Point via the site’s surface water drainage system which discharges via the outfall pipeline, however it is likely that any oils would remain in the effluent lagoon due to the subsequent discharges.

Additionally, the liberation of soils can occur especially during the earthworks phase of construction or from soil stockpiles. Excessive discharges of highly turbid water can cause water pollution and the settling out of large quantities of sediment can smother benthic organisms (see Section 4.1.2).

Operation

The increase in the population equivalent to the WWTW (see Section 1.2) means that there is a risk that without the WWTW capacity upgrade, discharged final effluent quality will continue to degrade as the treatment processes become increasingly overloaded.

Whilst the level of treatment will be improved over the current arrangement and better effluent quality will result, the WWTW will have an increased capacity to provide for greater flows as local development occurs. Overall the total loading of critical pollutants such as nutrients, organic constituents, (which can strip oxygen from the water column), ammonia and suspended solids will require quantification. As well as overall pollutant concentrations, total pollutant loadings can also be important in determining potential effects. Any additional discharge may cause a degree of water quality deterioration in the immediate vicinity of the discharge location. Effects farther afield are possible although the discharge point is located in the channel to maximise dilution and dispersion of the effluent to provide the greatest benefit to sensitive receptors in the estuary (e.g. any areas used for bathing and aquaculture).

Overall, the upgrade will be designed to protect the environment but at this stage no work has been progressed to determine what level of treatment/licensed conditions are acceptable and what the residual effects may be. Water quality modelling may be required to help predict the influence of the effluent on aquatic receptors.

4.2.3 Assessment

The first step in the assessment procedure will be to identify all sensitive receptors and determine their water quality requirements. This will be undertaken with respect to existing EC Directives and future requirements relating to the EC Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (EC WFD). The upcoming requirements of the EC WFD include provision for ecological considerations and therefore a close link between water quality and aquatic ecology exists.


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Construction

The envisaged construction activities do not include extensive earthworks and the potential for uncontrolled discharges of turbid water is therefore not significant. Additionally, the site is not considered to have underlying contamination which could be liberated via the construction activities (see Section 4.9). It is felt that the limited construction activities and the configuration of the existing site are such that the implementation of standard best practice construction operations will be sufficient to reduce the risk of pollution to a lowest practicable level. No significant effects are therefore considered likely from construction activities with respect to water quality and this issue will be scoped out of the full assessment in the EIS.

Operation

As well as determining the baseline situation via the use of hydrodynamic and water quality modelling, future scenarios will also be run to identify the fate of the effluent discharged up to a maximum design flow. The work will specifically consider the effects from nutrient and organic enrichment and from hazardous substances.

The modelling strategy will utilise a two-dimensional, depth averaged, hydrodynamic model of the Shannon Estuary linked to a particle tracking model to simulate advection, dispersion and effluent fate under a range of wind and tidal conditions. The effect of the proposals on sensitive locations will be determined over a full spring / neap tidal cycle in order that long term effects are adequately defined.

4.3 Air Quality (including odour and dust)


The existing Tradree WWTW is located on a peninsula (Tradree Point) which is approximately 1.5km southwest of the Bunratty West area of Shannon, in an exposed location to the prevailing south westerly Atlantic winds. The WWTW is accessed via a track that runs along the coast and is a public right of way but as it only leads to the WWTW it is infrequently used. The majority of users are recreational walkers or joggers from Shannon Town. There are few receptors in the vicinity of the WWTW and the closest buildings are a farmers barn (~500m to the west) and a farmhouse about 1km to the northwest near Clonmoney South.

The wind climate is such that dispersion of any odours and aerial emissions from the site is likely to be high for a significant proportion of the time. There are no records of any complaints in relation to any odour problems associated with the existing wastewater treatment works.

No baseline odour data exists at present.

Owing to the distance to the nearest sensitive receptors, the lack of odour complaints from the existing works, high capacity for odour dispersion and a design that will further reduce odour emissions (odorous processes such as sludge pressing and the inlet works will be contained in buildings), an odour survey is not considered necessary. Further consideration to scope out the need for odour assessment in the EIS is presented below.

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Construction

Experience gained during the construction of other similar WWTW facilities has indicated that air quality may be impacted during construction in a number of ways:

• odour emissions;

• emissions from vehicles servicing the site; and

• dust emissions during construction.

Temporary changes to sewage and sludge infrastructure can result in changes to odour emissions but no significant effects are anticipated in this case due to minimal disruption of treatment processes during construction.

There will be limited new construction at the site (as most of the concrete infrastructure will be retained) and site based activity, such as earthmoving and off-site traffic associated with the proposed works is likely to be low. Associated emissions of dust and PM10 NOx, VOC and CO will be low and effects from such emissions will be insignificant when considered in conjunction with the exposed and remote location of the site.

Operation

The issue of malodours from WWTWs has gained increased public recognition over the last twenty years or so, along with growing expectations of quality of life and a reduced tolerance towards adverse environmental effects of business and utilities upon public amenity. Malodours could affect sensitive locations and cause a nuisance but in this locality no receptors can be considered to be located close enough to be influenced to any great level.

No significant effects with respect to emissions of air quality pollutants are reasonably expected from the operational phase, as it is predicted that traffic levels attending the site will be similar to those occurring at present.

4.3.3 Assessment

Construction

The potential for adverse effects on sensitive locations from emissions of air quality pollutants, dust and odour during the construction phase is very small and no assessment will be taken forward relating to these construction issues. The remoteness of the site and the nature of the construction works envisaged are the main factors influencing this decision. The EIS will review the requirements for monitoring at the construction stage.

Operation

It has become common as part of the planning process for an odour assessment of WWTWs to be conducted. For the operation of the proposed upgraded WWTW at Tradree, however, odour dispersion modelling is not considered necessary due to the remoteness of the treatment plant and high capacity for odour dispersion due to the prevailing wind climate. Significant effects at the sensitive receptors related to odour emissions are, therefore, unlikely.

No assessment of air quality emissions from increased traffic visiting the site will be undertaken due to the minimal increase projected and lack of significant effects that are likely.

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4.4 Noise and Vibration

The aim of this part of the EIA will be to identify potential noise impacts and effects associated with the construction and operation of the proposed capacity upgrade to the WWTW. Noise can have an effect on the environment and on the quality of life enjoyed by individuals and communities. There is also the potential for noise to disturb wildlife including birds and this has been assessed above in Section 4.1.3.


Experience has shown that the background noise levels emitted from operational WWTWs are typically about 35 dB(A). This noise level is similar to what is encountered in rural areas at night when there is no wind or adverse weather. No background noise data are currently available.

There are no known records of noise complaints from residents related to the operation of the existing WWTW.


Noise impacts could arise from three distinct areas of the development as set out below.

Construction

During the construction period, a range of different activities will take place within the site, but those with greatest potential to cause noise will be during the site preparation stage (soil clearance, preparation of foundations etc.) and the main civil construction stage (creation of foundations, buildings services etc.).

The closest residential property (a farmhouse) is located approximately 1km from the proposed site to the northwest near Clonmoney South. Over such a distance, it is possible that noise from construction activities will be perceptible at this property but owing to the scale and duration, it is unlikely construction noise will cause significant adverse effects on these residents.

Operation

The upgrade, using modern equipment and best practice management practices, is not likely to increase noise significantly and the remoteness of receptors reduces the potential for significant effects.

Traffic (construction and operational phases)

Traffic noise consists of two main parts:

• vehicle engine/exhaust noise; and

• tyre noise.

Noise from traffic travelling along a road consists of a contribution from a number of different sources. The overall traffic noise level is influenced by traffic flow, speed and composition of heavy goods vehicles, road gradient and road surface. The noise experienced by a nearby receptor is dependent upon the separation distance from the road and any absorption of noise by the intervening ground cover and/or screening.

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4.4.3 Assessment

Construction

As identified above, construction noise effects are unlikely to be significant due to separation distances between sources and receptors, the presence of intervening features and the scale of the construction works. Construction noise effects have, therefore, been scoped out of the EIS.

Operation

As noted above, the operation of the WWTW is unlikely to result in noise levels that are significant at the nearest sensitive receptors and no assessment of operational noise will be presented in the EIS.

Traffic Noise Impacts During Construction and Operation

The construction vehicles will need to gain access to the WWTW via roads that pass through residential areas that contain schools (see Section 4.5) and whilst the predicted increases in traffic numbers associated with the development are low, the potential impact of noise from construction and operation traffic affecting the closest residential properties will need to be considered within the full assessment.

Generally, changes in traffic noise are imperceptible unless they change by 3dB(A) or more, which corresponds to a doubling in traffic volume. Use will be made of the future traffic predictions associated with the operational and construction phases of the development to determine if changes in traffic noise will be perceptible or not.

4.5 Traffic


The site is located at the end of a tracked coastal access road mostly free of residential buildings leading from a two-lane highway (Sli Na Mahara) to the site. Sli Na Mahara runs through a residential area (residential buildings include houses and bungalows) and past the Goal Post Sports Club and playing fields that are set-back from the road. All traffic accessing the site has to use the coastal access road. To gain access to the coastal access road from the major highway (N19) there are two options, either:

• passing close to the town centre past the shopping complex and fire station using; or

• passing through Aiden Park and Tullyvarraga Crescent.

The town centre option brings traffic accessing the site close to the town centre, a fire station and school (Scoil Chuimsitheach Naomh Padraig). Access through Aiden Park means that traffic directly passes two schools (St Aiden’s and Bun Scoil Chonaire) and close by two others (St Caiming Community School and Scoil Chuimsitheach Naomh Padraig) and also past Our Lady of the Sky Church.

Current day-to-day traffic includes staff accessing the site using private/light vehicles and occasional deliveries of supplies and equipment by larger vehicles including Heavy Commercial Vehicles17 (HCVs).

17 Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCVs) are defined as goods vehicles exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 7.5T

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Construction

It is likely that significant transport effects, if any, will be associated with the movements of Heavy Commercial Vehicles18 (HCVs) and other contractors’ vehicles (e.g. vans) travelling to and from the site during the construction phase of the upgrade.

The capacity upgrade will be constructed wholly within the confines of the existing site and will utilise the existing site infrastructure to a large degree (see Section 1.2), reducing the need for large-scale earthworks, concrete pouring or other large scale civil engineering works. However, as noted above the potential access routes to the site could affect users of the town centre or several local schools.

Operation

Once the upgraded WWTW is operational, traffic impacts will be very similar to the current situation as it is not envisaged that the numbers of staff working at the site will change significantly and similar levels of deliveries of supplies etc. will be required.

The operation of the WWTW upgrade is not predicted to result in significantly increased levels of traffic generation.

It should be noted that the WWTW upgrade does not include any changes to the current disposal route of the sewage sludge produced on-site (i.e. to adjacent licenced landfill) and therefore no new traffic associated with sludge removal tankers will occur as part of this upgrade. However, when the landfill capacity is reached the disposal route will be re-assessed.

4.5.3 Assessment

The methodology used in the assessment will adhere to that set out in the Institute of Environmental Assessment’s19 (IEA’s) ‘Guidelines for the Environmental Assessment of Road Traffic’, published in 1993. This methodology is based on a comparison between predicted traffic flows on potentially affected roads with and without construction traffic. Criteria are then applied to establish whether significant environmental effects are likely. These criteria take into account:

• the sensitivity of the receptors or the resources likely to be affected; and

• any changes in the composition of traffic, specifically if more HCVs are anticipated.

The assessment will include a consideration of the proposed access routes to the site, collection of baseline traffic data for the roads to be affected and calculation of the predicted increase in traffic movements on these roads during the construction period. We will discuss the most appropriate location for baseline data collection with representatives from Clare County Councils Highway Department.

The assessment will focus on:

18 Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCVs) are defined as goods vehicles exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 7.5T

19 Now the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)

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• potential impacts on local roads and the users of those roads; and

• potential impacts on land uses and environmental resources fronting those roads, including the relevant occupiers and users.

The following rules, taken from the IEA’s guidelines, will be used as a screening process to define the scale and extent of the transportation assessment within the EIS:

• Rule 1 Include highway links where traffic flows will increase by more than 30% (or where the number of heavy goods vehicles will increase by more than 30%); and

• Rule 2 Include any other specifically sensitive areas where traffic flows have increased by 10% or more.

However, it should be noted that increases below 10% are generally considered to be insignificant, given that daily variations in background traffic flow may fluctuate by this amount. Changes in traffic flow below this level are therefore assumed to result in no discernible environmental impact.

Construction

HCV traffic movements are likely to vary between construction stages, as the requirement for materials will vary. Consequently there are likely to be peak periods of traffic movement where regular trips are made to and from the site. These may well be of short duration, but will require further evaluation in the EIS. The peak flows of both HGVs and light vehicles during the construction period will be considered to ensure that the worst case for impacts from traffic during construction is assessed and suitable mitigation identified where appropriate.

Operation

As detailed above in Section 4.5.2, the operation of the WWTW is not predicted to result in significantly increased levels of traffic and when the landfill is filled to capacity, sludge tankers will need to visit the site and this will be re-assessed. Given the similar level of traffic generation predicted during the operational phase to that currently occurring, no likely significant effects are likely due to traffic and we propose to scope out any assessment of operational traffic from the EIS.

4.6 Socio-Economics


The proposed WWTW upgrade is a requirement of sustainable development so that predicted increases in the local population, commercial and industrial base can be accommodated without restrictions on development.

The Limerick/Shannon/Ennis area is identified as a ‘developmental gateway’ within the National Spatial Strategy (NSS, 2002). Shannon Town is considered to be the principal town within the South Clare economic corridor with Shannon Airport being a critical part of the Regional infrastructure (Clare County Council, South Clare Economic Corridor Local Area Plan, 2003). Shannon Town is identified for ‘lead growth’ within the area.

Many of the workers and support businesses to the airport are located within the town which supports over 130 companies employing over 8,000 people within the Free Zone, East park and Smithstown Service Centre. Shannon Town has also been highlighted

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(Clare County Council, South Clare Economic Corridor Local Area Plan, 2003) as being one of the areas in the South Clare Economic Corridor under considerable developmental pressure.


Construction

The construction phase may lead to some local employment opportunities as local businesses are used to support any main contractor.

Operation

Increased provision of wastewater treatment will allow continued growth of the town in line with its status as a lead growth area in the region and assist with sustainable development.

There is the potential for the WWTW discharge to affect users of the Shannon Estuary and those that may depend on it for a livelihood (due to tourism and aquaculture) and the results of any water quality assessment would be used to identify any potential effects to these groups.

4.6.3 Assessment

The socio-economic section of the EIS will identify the changes the development will have on the area and how it interacts with the existing social and economic environment.

Standard sources to be used include the national statistics and Local Authority data including strategic documents such as the South Clare Economic Corridor Plan, 2001 (the Local Area Plan). Baseline economic policy information will be sourced from the local authority and NSS.

4.7 Cultural Heritage


Cultural heritage is represented by a wide range of features, both visible and buried, that result from past human use of the landscape. These include standing buildings, many still in use, sub-surface archaeological remains and artefact scatters. It also includes earthwork monuments as well as landscape features and industrial remains.

The South Clare Local Area Plan (Draft – 03/05/2006) identifies no recorded monuments or protected structures within 1.75 km of the site on the main land, with the closest identified monuments being the church at Bunratty (approximately 1.75 km NE) and a motte approximately 2.0 km NNW. The closest protected structures are in Bunratty, approximately 1.8 km NE.

Offshore a recorded monument is located on Oilean na Naomh (Saint’s Island) approximately 1km West of the WWTW site.

It should be noted that the site for development is located entirely within the bounds of the existing WWTW.

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Construction

There are no known features of cultural interest that would be directly affected by the proposed development. Additionally, only minor ground disturbance will take place and this must be viewed in the context of previous site disturbance during the development of the existing WWTW.

Operation

Any effect on cultural heritage would be anticipated only as a result of land take and construction activities. No indirect effects on the setting of significant features of cultural heritage are anticipated as a result of the proposed development. No additional operational effects are anticipated.

4.7.3 Assessment

In considering the potential consequences of construction on features of cultural heritage interest we have identified above the lack of on-site features that could potentially be affected. It is therefore proposed that no assessment relating to the construction or operational phases of the development with respect to cultural heritage will need to be undertaken, although the Heritage Officer from Clare County Council should be consulted to confirm that this is an acceptable treatment.

4.8 Landscape and Visual


The site is located approximately 3.5 km to the southeast of Shannon and situated in a coastal environment. The WWTW is situated on a low lying peninsula comprising of some rocky intertidal area but the dominant feature around the site is the extensive intertidal mudflats and saltmarsh (Figure 4.3). A road links the existing WWTW to Shannon and the existing WWTW, is the only structure (aside from a farmers barn located just off the access track at the edge of the peninsula) on the Tradree Point peninsula. The landward side of the WWTW is predominantly agricultural/unimproved grassland interspersed with some trees and hedges and lower lying areas that are dominated by marsh and rush pasture. The existing WWTW is surrounded by a high wire fence and well screened by tall conifers and a planted mix of large trees and shrubs (see Figure 4.4).

The most visually prominent feature of the existing site from the closest landward viewpoint on the road is the control building that houses the laboratory and site office and the perimeter fence surrounding the development. The building and associated existing WWTW is, however, well screened by tall conifers and a planted mix of trees and shrubs and the closest viewpoint (i.e. the zone of visual influence) from the road is approximately 1.5 km from the existing WWTW (during a site visit in May 2006 only the control building could be observed from the track). Closer to the WWTW, the control building provides the most vertically prominent feature but the majority of the existing WWTW treatment tanks and associated infrastructure and buildings are low lying (as seen in Figures 4.4 and 4.5). There are few other buildings in the vicinity of the WWTW aside from a farmers barn (~500 m to the west) and a farmhouse about 1 km to the northwest located near Clonmoney South.

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Figure 4.3 The surrounding coastal environs of the existing Tradree WWTW is

dominated by saltmarsh and intertidal mudflat (Photograph is a view

from the west of the access track to the WWTW and was taken in May

2006)

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Figure 4.4 The screening provided by planted conifers along the fence at the

existing Tradree WWTW as viewed from the public access track

approximately 100m from northern site boundary fence. (Photograph

taken in May 2006)

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Figure 4.5 View looking northwest showing the Control Building and Shannon

Estuary to the west. (Photograph taken in May 2006)


Construction Effects

Construction of new infrastructure, will require the temporary introduction of cranes and other large plant which may be visible above the site perimeter fence (albeit at long distances from visual receptors). Additionally, traffic movement to and from the WWTW will be visible. The vast majority of the activity will not, however, be visible from publicly accessible viewpoints such as the access track due to the existing perimeter screening.

Overall, minimal landscape and visual effects are likely.

Operation

The use of as many of the existing on-site structures as possible and the long distances to receptors will reduce the level of new build to a low level and the influence of the visible WWTW is not predicted to change from the baseline position.

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4.8.3 Assessment

Construction

The potential for landscape and visual effects of works at Tradree WWTW during construction to be significant is severely limited due to the minimal number of elements that will be visible from receptors, which are at a long distance from the site, and the voluntary height restriction which will be implemented. It is considered, therefore, that no assessment of construction effects is necessary within the EIA.

Operation

Although the exact detail of the final layout is not known, the main components have been identified above (see Section 3.1.3).

The proposed infrastructure would blend in with the existing WWTW adding little visible mass to the site as viewed from the existing visual receptors and not increasing the extent of the visual envelope of the WWTW.

Although the final design has yet to be agreed, the proposed infrastructure will be constructed using materials and colours of a similar nature to those already existing within the site (as far as practicable, the upgrade will require minimal new build and many of the existing structures will be re-used). This will ensure that the development integrates within the general character of the existing work, helping to minimise the proposed development.

Due to the massing and extent of the existing WWTW, it is likely that the proposed capacity upgrade would have a minimal effect upon the physical character of the site and the surrounding landscape. It is therefore considered that no significant landscape or visual effects are likely. Visual and landscape effects are therefore proposed to be scoped out of the EIS and no assessment of the proposals with respect to visual or landscape effects will be made.

4.9 Land Quality


As stated previously, the WWTW capacity upgrade will require limited new build and will be restricted to the already developed site. Only limited groundworks will be required although some breakthrough and trenching into the underlying soil will be required. There is no known contamination on the site and the current WWTW is unlikely to have caused any significant contamination to the underlying soils.


Construction

Limited risk to human or wider ecology is predicted due to the limited nature of the construction propose and the lack of soil contamination likely to be present on the site.

Operation

The operation of the WWTW will not cause likely significant contamination effects due to the design of the works, its operating practices and lack of contact of any potentially polluting substances with underlying soils.

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4.9.3 Assessment

Based on the information reviewed as part of this scoping exercise and the site visit, no likely significant effects, relating to either the construction or operational phases of the WWTW upgrade are considered likely. For the reasons stated above, this issue will be scoped out of the full assessment.

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5. Summary

5.1 Recommendations

The proposed wastewater treatment scheme will provide significant benefits to the area through the following mechanisms:

• Provision of improved wastewater treatment for predicted population expansion in Shannon Town;

• Improved effluent water quality into the Shannon Estuary, which is an important wildlife resource.

The existing scheme falls above the 10,000 p.e. threshold, above which EIA is required but the capacity of the existing plant is difficult to define given the split of domestic (design based on p.e. of 12,500) and industrial streams (design based on flow of 3,500 m3/d). However, the scheme will involve the discharge of treated effluent into the Shannon Estuary, which is designated as an SAC and SPA in the vicinity of the existing WWTW. Furthermore, the maintenance of good water quality is important to support the wildlife receptors present within the Estuary. It is also noted that environmental considerations were not a requirement when the original plant was constructed.

For the above reasons it is considered desirable to carry out an EIA focussing

on the following areas:

• Marine Ecology - the main effect on ecological receptors will be from effluent discharges (see Section 4.1.3). There is unlikely to be any significant impacts associated with the construction phase on marine ecological receptors and the focus in the EIS should be on effluent discharges (see below).

• Water Quality - discharge of effluent into the Shannon Estuary, parts of which are designated as a Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and National Heritage Area is expected to be a minor impact, but may require hydraulic modelling to determine the effects of the discharge on the receiving environment (see Section 4.2.3).

• Terrestrial and Avian Ecology – the proposed upgrade is within the existing WWTW site boundary and there is unlikely to be significant effects on terrestrial fauna (see Section 4.1.3). There is, however, potential for noise-related disturbances to wildlife and notably birds during the construction. There are also possible effects associated with the operation of the WWTW related to effluent induced alterations to bird food resources. Any alteration, positive or negative has the potential to affect avian feeding success, and ultimately may affect the health and survivorship of wintering bird species.

• Traffic - the capacity upgrade will be constructed wholly within the confines of the existing site and will utilise the existing site infrastructure to a large degree reducing the need for large-scale earthworks or other large scale civil engineering works. However, as noted above in Section 4.5.3 the potential access routes to the site could affect users of the town centre or several local schools.

• Socio-economics – without increased WWTW provision continued development of Shannon Town will become constrained as insufficient wastewater treatment

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capacity will exist. The socio-economic section of the EIS will identify the changes the development will have on the area and how it interacts with the existing social and economic environment (see Section 4.7.3).

There have been potential significant impacts identified for the above elements and it is recommended that the EIA assesses the likelihood and magnitude of any impacts associated with the proposed WWTW upgrade.

Significant impacts were, however, considered unlikely for certain elements and it is not considered necessary to focussing on the following areas due to reasons as summarised below:

• Odour from the treatment plant - this is expected to be a minor impact as modern technologies include odour control systems, and an assessment is not considered to be required as the closest residential receptors are distant from the works (a farmhouse is located about 1km to the northwest near Clonmoney South; see Section 4.3.3).

• Noise from the construction phase - this is expected to be a minor impact if best practice noise abatement is adopted during construction (see Section 4.4.3). Notwithstanding this, disturbance to wildlife is possible and will be assessed in the EIS.

• Cultural heritage - there are no known features of cultural interest that would be directly affected by the proposed development (see Section 4.7.3).

• Landscape and visual impacts – the potential maximum heights of buildings and tanks are unlikely to have a significant localised impact as the upgrade will be entirely within the boundary of the well-screened existing WWTW and does not require further evaluation (see Section 4.8.3).

• Land Quality – as identified above in Section 4.9.3, it is considered unlikely that the proposed WWTW upgrade will pose significant risks to either human or wider ecological receptors due to the limited nature of the construction and the lack of soil contamination likely to be present on the site.

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PT_CD PT_TYPE LA_NAME RWB_TYPE RWB_NAME DESIGNATION EASTING NORTHING VERIFIEDP - SW1 Primary Clare County Council Transitional Shannon Estuary SAC, NHA, SPA 143671 159426 YEmer Outfall at WWTP-SW 2 Overflow Discharge Clare County Council Transitional Shannon Estuary SAC, NHA, SPA 143381 159971 YPS No2-SHN -SW4 Overflow Discharge Clare County Council River Local stream Not Applicable 139480 161672 YPS No12-SHN -SW3 Overflow Discharge Clare County Council Transitional Shannon Estuary SAC, NHA, SPA 141535 161170 YPS No15-SHN -SW5 Overflow Discharge Clare County Council River Local stream Not Applicable 141671 163372 YPS No1-BUN -SW6 Overflow Discharge Clare County Council River back drain to river Not Applicable 145271 161019 YPS No2-BUN -SW7 Overflow Discharge Clare County Council Transitional Shannon Estuary SAC, NHA, SPA 145120 160777 Y

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From: Michel Davitt [[email protected]] Sent: 23 June 2008 10:44 To: Walter Walsh Cc: Neil Delaney Subject: RE: Shannon water quality modelling, Co Clare Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Walter, We had not received any completion dates since agreeing that they do the work, so this is a definite improvement. Regards, Michel

From: Walter Walsh [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 23 June 2008 10:39 To: Michel Davitt Subject: FW: Shannon water quality modelling, Co Clare -----Original Message----- From: Walter Walsh Sent: 23 June 2008 10:13 To: Neil Delaney (E-mail); ':[email protected]' Subject: FW: Shannon water quality modelling, Co Clare Neil/ Michel, Attached is reply received from RPS regarding the model. Is this any improvement on previous commitments? Walter Walsh. -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Power [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 20 June 2008 10:09 To: [email protected] Subject: FW: Shannon water quality modelling, Co Clare Walter, Further to your recent email to Jerry Grant (currently on annual holidays) please find attached an email from Alan Barr giving an update on the modelling. Regards, Kevin Power

From: Alan Barr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 19 June 2008 09:03 To: Kevin Power Subject: Shannon water quality modelling, Co Clare Kevin I have spoken to the modelling team re the above project. The project Manager is Dr Malcolm Brian and the modelling is being undertaken by Dr Naomi Shannon. Information on loadings was slow to arrive from O'Dwyers but it is now in our court to complete this study. The work has now been prioritised - to date we have a calibrated hydrodynamic model and water quality model runs are being set up. The project is expected to be completed in 2-3 weeks.

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Kind Regards Alan Dr Alan Barr, Director BSc PhD CEng CSci MICE MIEI MCIWEM RPS Consulting Engineers 74 Boucher Road Belfast BT12 6RZ Dialing from Ireland: Tel 04890 667914 Dialing from UK : Tel 02890 667914 email: [email protected] web: www.rpsgroup.com/nireland

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DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET

Client Clare County Council

Project Title Ecological monitoring for Tradaree Landfill

Document Title 2007 / 2008 Bird Survey

Document No. MCE0421Rp003

DCS TOC Text List of Tables List of Figures No. of Appendices This Document

Comprises 1 1 7 0 0 0

Rev. Status Author(s) Reviewed By Approved By Office of Origin Issue Date

A01 Client Issue R. Mundy Aileen McSwiney Áine Ryan Cork 26 03 2008

Ecological Moitoring for Tradaree Landfill, Shannon,

Co. Clare.

2007 / 2008 Bird Survey

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Ecological Monitoring for Tradaree Landfill 2007 / 2008 Bird Survey

MCE0421Rp003 i A01

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 1 2 METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................................. 2 3 RESULTS......................................................................................................................................... 3 4 DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................... 4

4.1 GENERAL ........................................................................................................................ 4 4.2 DETAILED COMPARISON WITH RESULTS FROM 2004 / 2005............................................... 5

5 CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................................................... 7

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1 INTRODUCTION

This section presents details of a series of bird counts conducted on sections of the Shannon Estuary adjacent to Tradaree Point Waste Water Treatment Plant during the winter of 2007 / 2008. The counts were conducted as part of the required ecological monitoring described Tradaree Point Sludge Disposal Facility’s Waste Licence (Register No. WL37-1, Condition 8.11.1), and in accordance with correspondence received from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (NPWS) on 31st May 2004. The counts were conducted by an ecologist from RPS.

The Study Area lies within the Shannon and Fergus Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA) (site code 4077) which is of International Importance for its populations of wintering wildfowl and waders on the basis that it regularly holds in excess of 20,000 birds; and regularly holds Internationally Important numbers of Light-bellied Brent Goose, Black-tailed Godwit and Redshank. In addition it regularly supports Nationally Important numbers of a further 19 species. It is ranked as the fourth most important site for wintering wildfowl and waders in Ireland (Crowe, 2005).

The Study Area also lies within the Lower River Shannon candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) (site code 2165); and the Fergus Estuary and Inner Shannon, North Shore proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA) (site code 2048).

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2 METHODOLOGY

A total of three counts were conducted, one in ‘early winter’ (21st December 2007); one in ‘mid-winter’ (30th January 2008) and one in ‘late winter’ (18th February 2008). The late winter count was brought forward from March to February in line with recommendations made following the 2004 / 2005 bird counts (see RPS Group, 2006). The early winter count took place several weeks later than would ordinarily be considered ‘early’ winter. There was strong colloquial evidence from discussions with other ornithologists, and from personal observations that the arrival of winter bird species was unusually late in 2007, and hence it was decided that in order to make a representative count, the date would be delayed.

The area surveyed extended from Drummin Point in the west to Illaunmore Point in the east, and included all of the intertidal area down to the water line of the Shannon, as prescribed in a letter from NPWS to RPS (dated 29th April 2004). Birds were counted by species, from vantage points on the shore, using a 22 - 60x magnification tripod-mounted telescope.

The count area was sub-divided into four sub-sections as follows:

• Area A – from the obvious channel that runs north-south from Drummin Point to the west of Saint’s Island; east to Inishcronan Point and Inishcronan Rocks (including Inishcronan Rocks).

• Area B – from Inishcronana Point and Inishcronan Rocks; east to Tradree Point.

• Area C – from Tradree Point; east to Illaunbeg Point, and icluding flooded fields adjacent to the plant to the east.

• Area D – from Illaunbeg Point; east to the obvious north-south channel that lies to the east of Illaunmore Point, and to Quay Island.

Wherever possible, birds were included in the sub-section in which they were first encountered, however as is typical of non-breeding waders, during the course of the counts flocks of birds moved around a great deal, often between sub-sections. If birds departed a sub-section before they had been counted then it was not possible to include them in the count for that sub-section and they were included within their destination sub-section. If birds departed the count area entirely before being counted, they were not included in the count.

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3 RESULTS

Table 3.1 presents results of the three counts by species and by sub-section. The three figures in each cell of the table represent results from each of the three counts. The figure in brackets following the name of the species is the threshold population above which birds are present in ‘Nationally Important’ numbers, which equates to 1% of the estimated all-Ireland population of the species (Crowe, 2005). Counts exceeding this threshold are displayed in bold type.

Table 3.1: Results of Estuarine Bird Counts at Tradaree, Winter 2007/08.

Species Date of count

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D Total

Cormorant (150) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

000

000

001

112 0

112 1

Shelduck (150) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

000

000

001

000

001

Wigeon (900) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

00

55

00

98

20 13 6

031 90

20 34

249

Teal (570) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

10

14

002

6105 71

0137 58

7242 145

Water Rail (*) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

000

000

010

100

110

Golden Plover (1,500) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

0350 365

000

0150

0

000

0500 365

Lapwing (2,000) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

87 500 210

01,600

217

554 52 48

00

242

641 2,152

717

Dunlin (1,400) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

01,800 1,250

0600 67

24 0

56

01

104

24 2,401 1,477

Redshank (330) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

76 18 24

60 12 9

23 50 41

32 38 20

191 118 94

Greenshank (20) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

000

000

001

000

001

Whimbrel (*) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

000

000

010

000

010

Curlew (660) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

100

003

160 163

4

40

26

165 163 33

Snipe (100) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

000

000

10 34 9

010 48

10 44 57

Black-tailed Godwit (180) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

000

000

15 00

000

15 00

Black-headed Gull (1,000) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

10

36

17 54

39 3

42

31

104

60 9

186

Common Gull (500) 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

502

000

410 0

000

910 2

Totals 21/12/07 30/01/08 18/02/08

171 2,668 1,956

77 2,217

400

855 582 280

41 230 692

1,144 5,687 3,328

*No threshold for ‘Nationally Important’ numbers has been set for Water Rail or Whimbrel

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4 DISCUSSION

4.1 GENERAL

The results indicate that the area is of considerable importance to a number of species of wader, with Nationally Important numbers of both Dunlin and Lapwing present in ‘mid-winter’ and Nationally Important numbers of Dunlin also present in ‘late winter’. Significant numbers of Teal, Wigeon, golden Plover, Redshank, Curlew and Snipe were also present. During the winter of 2007/08 the study area held only small numbers of other ducks, other waders, gulls and Cormorant.

Results indicate that the greatest number of birds used the site during ‘mid-winter’ (5,687 birds in total), with smaller numbers in ‘early winter’ (1,144 birds) and ‘late winter’ (3,328 birds). During 2004 / 05, the greatest number of birds also used the site during ‘mid-winter’ (4,428 birds in total), with smaller numbers in ‘early winter’ (2,970 birds) and greatly reduced numbers by ‘late winter’ (473 birds). The late winter count was however conducted too late in the season to be representative or comparable to the 2008 count (see RPS Group, 2006).

The most abundant species were, Dunlin (peak count 2,401; mid-winter); Lapwing (peak count 2,152; mid-winter) and Golden Plover (500; mid-winter). These counts for Lapwing and Dunlin represent ‘Nationally Important’ numbers of these species, as does the late winter count of 1,477 Dunlin. This is broadly similar to the situation in 2004/05 when Lapwing and Dunlin were also the most abundant species.

The data indicates that in contrast to the 2004/05 counts (RPS Group, 2006) there was a tendency in 2007/08 for waders to be concentrated in the western sections of the count area (Areas A and B). Casual observations made during the counts indicate however that birds move freely between the sub-sections of the count area, and the sample size in each year is not large enough to draw any conclusions in this regard.

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4.2 DETAILED COMPARISON WITH RESULTS FROM 2004 / 2005

Table 4.1 presents comparative data for the more abundant wader species recorded during the early and mid-winter counts in 2005/05 and in 2007/08. Late winter counts are not included as the 2004/05 data is not considered to be representative or comparable (see RPS Group, 2006).

Clearly these comparisons must be treated with caution as they are based on only a ‘snapshot’ of the situation. Redshank, Curlew and Snipe were consistently recorded in greater numbers in 2007/08 than in 2004/05, and Black-tailed Godwit and to a lesser extent Lapwing, were present in smaller numbers in 2007/08 than in 2004/05, however, the data set is too small to draw any conclusions of any change in status of any species. Table 4.1: Total Counts of Wader Species From Winters 2004/05 and 2007/08.

Species Count 2004 / 05 2007 / 08

Early winter 451 0 Golden Plover

Mid-winter 92 500

Early winter 1659 641 Lapwing

Mid-winter 2291 2152

Early winter 581 24 Dunlin

Mid-winter 1681 2401

Early winter 103 191 Redshank

Mid-winter 58 118

Early winter 93 165 Curlew

Mid-winter 145 163

Early winter 8 10 Snipe

Mid-winter 5 44

Early winter 20 15 Black-tailed Godwit

Mid-winter 70 0 Excludes Knot, Turnstone and Whimbrel, each of which has been recorded on only one count; and Greenshank, which has been recorded on only two counts. Table 4.2 presents comparative data for other (non-wader) species recorded significant numbers during the early and mid-winter counts in 2004/05 and in 2007/08. Late winter counts are not included as the 2004/05 data is not considered to be representative or comparable (see RPS Group, 2006).

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Table 4.2: Total Counts of Other (Non-wader) Species From Winters 2004/05 and 2007/08.

Species Count 2004 / 05 2007 / 08

Early winter 3 1 Cormorant

Mid-winter 16 12

Early winter 5 20 Wigeon

Mid-winter 11 34

Early winter 0 7 Teal

Mid-winter 45 242

Early winter 7 60 Black-headed Gull

Mid-winter 13 9

Early winter 1 9 Common Gull

Mid-winter 0 10 Excludes Shelduck, Little Egret, Grey Heron and Great black-backed Gull, each of which has been recorded on only one count; and Water Rail and Mallard, which have been recorded on only two counts. Clearly these comparisons must be treated with caution as they are based on only a ‘snapshot’ of the situation. Wigeon, Teal and Common Gull were consistently recorded in greater numbers in 2007/08 than in 2004/05, however, the data set is too small to draw any conclusions of any change in status of any species.

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5 CONCLUSIONS

• Results of the bird survey indicate that the Study Area is of considerable importance to non-breeding, winter wildfowl and wader populations and the area should be considered an important component of the Shannon and Fergus Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA) (site code 4077) which is of International Importance for its populations of wintering wildfowl and waders.

• During the winter of 2006 / 2007, the study area supported Nationally important numbers of

Dunlin and Lapwing, and also significant numbers of Teal, Wigeon, golden Plover, Redshank, Curlew and Snipe.

• Whilst greatest numbers of birds were recorded in Sections A and B in 2007/08, this was in

contrast to data from 2004/05 when Section B, C and D supported the greatest numbers of birds. Hence, there is no obvious evidence for any part of the study area to be of particular importance relative to other areas, and the entire study area should be considered of importance.

• Redshank, Curlew, Snipe, Wigeon, Teal and Common Gull were recorded in higher numbers

in 2007/08 than in 2004/05. Black-tailed Godwit and to a lesser extent Lapwing were recorded in smaller numbers in 2007/08 than in 2004/05. This information should however be treated with caution as it based upon a very small data set, and it is not considered possible to draw any conclusions about trends in the population of any species based upon this data.

• There is no evidence from the bird surveys to suggest that the Waste Water Treatment Plant

is having any direct negative impact upon the wildfowl and wader populations using the adjacent estuary.

REFERENCES

Crowe, 0. (2005). Ireland’s Wetlands and their Waterbirds: Status and Distribution. BirdWatch Ireland, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. RPS Group (2006). Tradaree Landfill Waste Licence Compliance, Annual Environmental Report 2005. RPS Group (unpublished).

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WWD Application Form Version 3/07

This is a draft document (VERSION 3) and is subject to revision.

Waste Water Discharge Licence

Application Form

Clare County Council Application

for

Shannon ( Including Bunratty ) Co. Clare

Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Wexford

Lo Call: 1890 335599 Telephone: 053-9160600 Fax: 053-9160699 Web: www.epa.ie Email: [email protected]

Revision 1- 21th July 2008

EPA Ref. No:(Office use only)

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Urban Waste Water Discharge Application Form

App Form Amended for Additional information June 2008 Page 2 of 25

Tracking Amendments to Draft Application Form

Version No.

Date Amendment since previous version

Reason

V. 1. 11/10/07 N/A V. 2. 18/10/07 Inclusion of a Note 1

superscript for Orthophosphate in Tables D.1(i)(b) & D.1(ii)(b)

To highlight the requirement for filtered samples in measurement of O-Phosphate for waste water discharges.

V.3. 13/11/07 Amend wording of Section F.2 to include ‘abstraction’. Amend wording of Checklist in Annex to reflect wording of Regulation 16(5) of S.I. No. 684 of 2007. Inclusion of unique point code for each point of discharge and storm water overflow.

To accurately reflect the information required To accurately reflect the Regulations and to obtain the application documentation in appropriate format. To aid in cross-referencing of application documentation.

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Environmental Protection Agency Application for a Waste Water Discharge Licence

Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007.

CONTENTS Page

ABOUT THIS APPLICATION FORM 4

PROCEDURES 5

SECTION A NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY 7

SECTION B GENERAL 8

SECTION C INFRASTRUCTURE & OPERATION 16

SECTION D DISCHARGES TO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT 17

SECTION E MONITORING 18

SECTION F EXISTING ENVIRONMENT & IMPACT OF THE DISCHARGE(S) 19

SECTION G PROGRAMME OF IMPROVEMENTS 22

SECTION H DECLARATION 24

SECTION I JOINT DECLARATION 25

DRAWING, MAP, PHOTO INDEX ANNEX 1: TABLES/ATTACHMENTS ANNEX 2: CHECKLIST

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ABOUT THIS APPLICATION FORM

This form is for the purpose of making an application for a Waste Water Discharge Licence under the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007) or for the review of an existing Waste Water Discharge licence. The Application Form must be completed in accordance with the instructions and guidance provided in the Waste Water Discharge Licensing Application Guidance Note. The Guidance Note gives an overview of Waste Water Licensing, outlines the licence application process (including the number of copies required) and specifies the information to be submitted as part of the application. The Guidance Note and application form are available to download from the Licensing page of the EPA’s website at www.epa.ie. A valid application for a Waste Water Discharge Licence must contain the information prescribed in the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007). Regulation 16 of the Regulations sets out the statutory requirements for information to accompany a licence application. The application form is designed in such a way as to set out these questions in a structured manner and not necessarily in the order presented in the Regulations. In order to ensure a legally valid application in respect of Regulation 16 requirements, please complete the Regulation 16 Checklist provided in Annex 2.

This Application Form does not purport to be and should not be considered a legal interpretation of the provisions and requirements of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in the Application Form, the EPA assumes no responsibility and gives no guarantee, or warranty concerning the accuracy, completeness or up-to-date nature of the information provided herein and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions. Should there be any contradiction between the information requirements set out in the Application Form and any clarifying explanation contained in the accompanying Guidance Note, then the requirements in this Application Form shall take precedence.

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PROCEDURES

The procedure for making and processing of applications for waste water discharge licences, and for the processing of reviews of such licences, appear in the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007) and is summarised below. The application fees that shall accompany an application are listed in the Third Schedule to the Regulations. Prior to submitting an application the applicant must publish in a newspaper circulating in the area, and erect at the point nearest to the waste water treatment plant concerned or, if no such plant exists, at a location nearest the primary discharge point, a notice of intention to apply. An applicant, not being the local authority in whose functional area the relevant waste water discharge, or discharges, to which the relevant application relates, takes place or is to take place, must also notify the relevant Local Authority, in writing, of their intention to apply. An application for a licence must be submitted on the appropriate form (available from the Agency) with the correct fee, and should contain relevant supporting documentation as attachments. The application should be based on responses to the form and include supporting written text and the appropriate use of tables and drawings. Where point source emissions occur, a system of unique reference numbers should be used to denote each discharge point. These should be simple, logical, and traceable throughout the application. The application form is divided into a number of sections of related information. The purpose of these divisions is to facilitate both the applicant and the Agency in the provision of the information and its assessment. Attachments should be clearly numbered, titled and paginated and must contain the required information as set out in the application form. Additional attachments may be included to supply any further information supporting the application. Any references made should be supported by a bibliography. All questions should be answered. Where information is requested in the application form, which is not relevant to the particular application, the words “not applicable” should be clearly written on the form. The abbreviation “N/A” should not be used. Additional information may need to be submitted beyond that which is explicitly requested on this form. Any references made should be supported by a bibliography. The Agency may request further information if it considers that its provision is material to the assessment of the application. Advice should be sought from the Agency where there is doubt about the type of information required or the level of detail. Information supplied in this application, including supporting documentation will be put on public display and be open to inspection by any person. Applicants should be aware that a contravention of the conditions of a waste water discharge licence is an offence under the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007.

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The provision of information in an application for a waste water discharge licence which is false or misleading is an offence under Regulation 35 of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007). Note: Drawings. The following guidelines are included to assist applicants: • All drawings submitted should be titled and dated. • All drawings should have a unique reference number and should be signed by a

clearly identifiable person. • All drawings should indicate a scale and the direction of north. • All drawings should, generally, be to a scale of between 1:20 to 1:500,

depending upon the degree of detail needed to be shown and the size of the facility. Drawings delineating the boundary can be to a smaller scale of between 1:1000 to 1:10560, but must clearly and accurately present the required level of detail. Drawings showing the waste water treatment plant location, if such a plant exists, can be to a scale of between 1:50 000 to 1:126 720. All drawings should, however, be A3 or less and of an appropriate scale such that they are clearly legible. Provide legends on all drawings and maps as appropriate.

• In exceptional circumstances, where A3 is considered inadequate, a larger size may be requested by the Agency.

It should be noted that it will not be possible to process or determine the application until the required documents have been provided in sufficient detail and to a satisfactory standard.

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WWD Application Form Version 3/07

SECTION A: NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY Advice on completing this section is provided in the accompanying Guidance Note. A non-technical summary of the application is to be included here. The summary should identify all environmental impacts of significance associated with the discharge of waste water associated with the waste water works. This description should also indicate the hours during which the waste water works is supervised or manned and days per week of this supervision.

The following information must be included in the non-technical summary:

A description of:

− the waste water works and the activities carried out therein, − the sources of emissions from the waste water works, − the nature and quantities of foreseeable emissions from the waste water

works into the receiving aqueous environment as well as identification of significant effects of the emissions on the environment,

− the proposed technology and other techniques for preventing or, where this is not possible, reducing emissions from the waste water works,

- further measures planned to comply with the general principle of the basic obligations of the operator, i.e., that no significant pollution is caused;

− measures planned to monitor emissions into the environment.

Supporting information should form Attachment No A.1

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SECTION B: GENERAL Advice on completing this section is provided in the accompanying Guidance Note.

B.1 Applicant’s Details*

Name and Address for Correspondence Only application documentation submitted by the applicant and by the nominated person will be deemed to have come from the applicant. Provide a drawing detailing the agglomeration to which the licence application relates. It should have the boundary of the agglomeration to which the licence application relates clearly marked in red ink. Name**: Clare County Council Address: New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare. Tel: 065 6821616 Fax: 065 6821915 e-mail: [email protected] *This should be the name of the water services authority in whose ownership or control the waste

water works is vested. **Where an application is being submitted on behalf of more than one water services authority the

details provided in Section B.1 shall be that of the lead water services authority. Name*: Walter Walsh Address: Clare County Council New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare. Tel: 065 6821616 Fax: 065 6821915 e-mail: [email protected] *This should be the name of person nominated by the water services authority for the purposes of the application.

Co-Applicant’s Details

Name*: Address: Tel: Fax: e-mail: *This should be the name of a water services authority, other than the lead authority, where

multiple authorities are the subject of a waste water discharge (authorisation) licence application.

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Design, Build & Operate Contractor Details

Name*: Response Engineering Address: Railway View Charleville Co. Cork. Tel: 063 33400 Fax: 063 33401 e-mail: Info @response-group/ie *Where a design, build & operate contract is in place for the waste water works, or any part

thereof, the details of the contractor should be provided.

Note:The Contract is an O & M contract Attachment B.1 should contain appropriately scaled drawings / maps (≤A3) of

the agglomeration served by the waste water works showing the boundary clearly marked in red ink. These drawings / maps should also be provided as geo-referenced digital drawing files (e.g., ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo Tab, AutoCAD or other upon agreement) in Irish National Grid Projection. These drawings should be provided to the Agency on a separate CD-Rom containing sections B.2, B.3, B.4, B.5, C.1, D.2, E.3 and F.2.

Yes No Attachment included

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B.2 Location of Associated Waste Water Treatment Plant(s)

Give the location of the waste water treatment plant associated with the waste water works, if such a plant or plants exists. Name*: Ms Edel Brennan( Response Engineering) Address: Shannon Waste Water Treatment Plant Clonmoney South Shannon Co. Clare Grid ref (6E, 6N)

E143,542 N160,081

Level of Treatment

Secondary

Primary Telephone:

061 364477

Fax: 061 364477 e-mail: [email protected] *This should be the name of the person responsible for the supervision of the waste water treatment plant. Note: Correspondence for the WWTP is normally sent to Clare County Council, Civic Offices, Shannon, Co. Clare. Attachment B.2 should contain appropriately scaled drawings / maps (≤A3) of the site boundary and overall site plan, including labelled discharge, monitoring

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and sampling points. These drawings / maps should also be provided as geo-referenced digital drawing files (e.g., ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo Tab, AutoCAD or other upon agreement) in Irish National Grid Projection. These drawings should be provided to the Agency on a separate CD-Rom containing sections B.1, B.3, B.4, B.5, C.1, D.2, E.3 and F.2.


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B.3 Location of Primary Discharge Point

Give the location of the primary discharge point, as defined in the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulation, associated with the waste water works. Type of Discharge

Diffuser

Location P-SW1 Off Tradaree Point into Shannon Estuary Grid ref (6E, 6N)

E143,671 N159,426

Attachment B.3 should contain appropriately scaled drawings / maps (≤A3) of the discharge point, including labelled monitoring and sampling points associated with the discharge point. These drawings / maps should also be provided as geo-referenced digital drawing files (e.g. ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo Tab, AutoCAD or other upon agreement) in Irish National Grid Projection. This data should be provided to the Agency on a separate CD-Rom containing the drawings and tabular data requested in sections B.1, B.2, B.4, B.5, C.1, D.2, E.3 and F.2.


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B.4 Location of Secondary Discharge Point(s)

Give the location of all secondary discharge point(s) associated with the waste water works. Please refer to Guidance Note for information on Secondary discharge points. The discharges locations provided in this section by Clare County Council are emergency overflows. Type of Discharge

Non return flap valve

Location PS No 2 –SHN -SW4 in Drumgeely Td Grid ref (6E, 6N)

E139,480 N161,672

Type of Discharge


Location PS No 12-SHN –SW3 at Tullyvarraga Td. Grid ref (6E, 6N)

E141,535 N161,170

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Type of Discharge


Location PS No 15-SHN –SW5 at Ballycasey More Td.

Grid ref (6E, 6N)

E141,671 N163,372

Type of Discharge

Non return flap Valve

Location Emergency Outfall at WWTP- SW2

Grid ref (6E, 6N)

E143,381 N159,971

Type of Discharge


Location PS No1-BUN-SW6 at Bunratty East Td Grid ref (6E, 6N)

E 145,271 N 161,019

Type of Discharge


Location PS No 2- BUN-SW7 at Bunratty West Td. Grid ref (6E, 6N)

E 145,120 N 160,777

Attachment B.4 should contain appropriately scaled drawings / maps (≤A3) of the discharge point(s), including labelled monitoring and sampling points associated with the discharge point(s). These drawings / maps should also be provided as geo-referenced digital drawing files (e.g. ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo Tab, AutoCAD or other upon agreement) in Irish National Grid Projection. This data should be provided to the Agency on a separate CD-Rom containing sections B.1, B.2, B.3, B.5, C.1, D.2, E.3 and F.2.


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B.5 Location of Storm Water Overflow Point(s) Give the location of all storm water overflow point(s) associated with the waste water works. Type of Discharge

Unique Point Code

Location Grid ref (6E, 6N)

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Attachment B.5 should contain appropriately scaled drawings / maps (≤A3) of storm water overflow point(s) associated with the waste water works, including labelled monitoring and sampling points associated with the discharge point(s). These drawings / maps should also be provided as geo-referenced digital drawing files (e.g. ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo Tab, AutoCAD or other upon agreement) in Irish National Grid Projection. This data should be provided to the Agency on a separate CD-Rom containing sections B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4, C.1, D.2, E.3 and F.2.


B.6 Planning Authority

Name: Clare County Council Address: New Road,

Ennis Co. Clare Tel: 065 6821616 Fax: 065 6892071 e-mail: [email protected] Planning Permission relating to the waste water works which is the subject of this application:- (tick as appropriate) has been obtained √ is being processed is not yet applied for is not required There is an existing waste water treatment plant at Shannon (Tradaree) which is not adequate for the town and environs’ needs. The County Council is currently progressing a Preliminary Report and EIA for the update of this project which is included in the Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government’s Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 with a projected start date in 2008. It is unlikely that the projected start date will be met. Local Authority Planning File Reference No:

P8/11,283

Attachment B.6 should contain the most recent planning permission, including a copy of all conditions, and where an EIS was required, copies of any such EIS and any certification associated with the EIS, should also be enclosed. Where planning permission is not required for the development, provide reasons, relevant correspondence, etc.


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B.7 Other Authorities B.7 (i) Shannon Free Airport Development Company (SFADCo.) area

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The applicant should tick the appropriate box below to identify whether the discharge or discharges are located within the Shannon Free Airport Development Company (SFADCo.) area. Attachment B.7(i) should contain details of any or all discharges located within the SFADCo. area.

Yes No Within the SFADCo Area

Clare County Council took over SFADCo Water Services in Shannon and Bunratty in September 2004 and now operates the facilities. This section is not applicable. B.7 (ii) Health Services Executive Region The applicant should indicate the Health Services Executive Region where the discharge or discharges are or will be located. Name: Health Services Executive ( Mid Western Region) Address: Sandfield House Ennis Co. Clare Tel: 065 6868090 Fax: 065 6868001 e-mail: clare.ehos.hse.ie B.7 (iii) Other Relevant Local Authorities Regulation 13 of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 requires all applicants, not being the local authority in whose functional area the relevant waste water discharge or discharges, to which the relevant application relates, takes place or is to take place, to notify the relevant local authority of the said application. Name: Address: Tel: Fax: e-mail:

Yes No Relevant Authority Notified Attachment B.7(iii) should contain a copy of the notice issued to the relevant local authority.


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B.8 Notices and Advertisements

Regulations 10 and 11 of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 require all applicants to advertise the application in a newspaper and by way of a site notice. See Guidance Note. Attachment B.8 should contain a copy of the site notice and an appropriately scaled drawing (≤A3) showing its location. The original application must include the original page of the newspaper in which the advertisement was placed. The relevant page of the newspaper containing the advertisement should be included with the original and two copies of the application.


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B.9 (i) Population Equivalent of Agglomeration

TABLE B.9.1 POPULATION EQUIVALENT OF AGGLOMERATION

The population equivalent (p.e.) of the agglomeration to be, or being, served by the waste water works should be provided and the period in which the population equivalent data was compiled should be indicated.

Population Equivalent 16,171 Data Compiled (Year) 2007 Method See under **

• **Method used was a combination of flow measured at plant, use of Geo

Directory available for the area, water demand data and 2006 Census figures. See attachment B.9(i).


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B.9 (ii) FEES

State the relevant Class of waste water discharge as per Column 1 of the Second Schedule, and the appropriate fee as per Columns 2 or 3 of the Third Schedule of the Waste Water Discharges (Authorisation) Regulations 2007, S.I. No. 684 of 2007.

Class of waste water discharge Fee (in €) 10,000 PE + €30,000

Yes No Appropriate Fee Included

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Note: Application Fee is being transferred electronically on the 14th Decembner 2007

B.10 Capital Investment Programme State whether a programme of works has been prioritised for the development of infrastructure to appropriately collect, convey, treat and discharge waste water from the relevant agglomeration. If a programme of works has been prioritised provide details on funding, (local or national), allocated to the capital project. Provide details on the extent and type of work to be undertaken and the likely timeframes for this work to be completed. Attachment B.10 should contain the most recent development programme, including a copy of any approved funding for the project and a timeframe for the completion of the necessary works to take place.


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B.11 Significant Correspondence

Provide a summary of any correspondence resulting from a Section 63 notice issued by the Agency in relation to the waste water works under the Environmental Protection Agency Acts, 1992 and 2003, as amended by Section 13 of Protection of the Environment Act, 2003.

Attachment B.11 should contain a summary of any relevant correspondence issued in relation to a Section 63 notice.


B.12 Foreshore Act Licences. Provide a copy of the most recent Foreshore Act licence issued in relation to discharges from the waste water works issued under the Foreshore Act 1933.

Attachment B.12 should contain the most recent licence issued under the Forsehore Act 1933, including a copy of all conditions attached to the licence and any monitoring returns for the previous 12-month period, if applicable.


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SECTION C: INFRASTRUCTURE & OPERATION Advice on completing this section is provided in the accompanying Guidance Note.

C.1 Operational Information Requirements Provide a description of the plant, process and design capacity for the areas of the waste water works where discharges occur, to include a copy of such plans, drawings or maps, (site plans and location maps, process flow diagrams), and such other particulars, reports and supporting documentation as are necessary to describe all aspects of the area of the waste water works discharging to the aquatic environment. Maps and drawings must be no larger than A3 size.

Attachment C.1 should contain supporting documentation with regard to the plant and process capacity, systems, storm water overflows, emergency overflows, etc., including flow diagrams of each with any relevant additional information. These drawings / maps should also be provided as geo-referenced digital drawing files (e.g. ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo Tab, AutoCAD or other upon agreement) in Irish National Grid Projection. This data should be provided to the Agency on a separate CD-Rom containing sections B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4, B.5, D.2, E.3 and F.2.


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C.2 Outfall Design and Construction

Provide details on the primary discharge point & secondary discharge points and storm overflows to include reference, location, design criteria and construction Attachment C.2 should contain any supporting documentation on the design and construction of any and all discharge outfalls, including stormwater overflows, from the waste water works.


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SECTION D: DISCHARGES TO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT

Advice on completing this section is provided in the accompanying Guidance Note. Give particulars of the source, location, nature, composition, quantity, level and rate of discharges arising from the agglomeration and, where relevant, the period or periods during which such emissions are made or are to be made. The applicant should address in particular all discharge points where the substances outlined in Tables D.1(i), (b) & (c) and D.1(ii), (b) & (c) of Annex 1 are emitted. Where it is considered that any of the substances listed in Annex X of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) or any of the Relevant Pollutants listed in Annex VIII of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) are being discharged from the waste water works or are seen to be present in the receiving water environment downstream of a discharge from the works (as a result of any monitoring programme) the applicant shall screen the discharge for the relevant substance.

D.1 Discharges to Surface Waters Details of all discharges of waste water from the agglomeration should be supplied. Tables D.1(i)(a), (b) & (c), should be completed for the primary discharge point from the agglomeration and Tables D.1(ii)(a), (b) & (c) of Annex 1 should be completed for each secondary discharge point, where relevant. Table D.1(iii)(a) should be completed for each storm water overflow. Individual Tables must be completed for each discharge point. Supporting information should form Attachment D.1


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Note: An additional Table (D.1(viii), (a), (D.1(viii), (b), (D.1(viii), (c), is included in Annex 1 for analysis of leachate return sample. This information was requested at the meeting between Clare County Council and EPA officials.

D.2 Tabular Data on Discharge Points

Applicants should submit the following information for each discharge point:

Table D.2:

PT_CD PT_TYPE LA_NAME RWB_TYPE RWB_NAME DESIGNATION EASTING NORTHING

Point Code Provide label ID’s

Point Type (e.g., Primary/ Secondary/ Storm Water

Local Authority Name (e.g., Donegal County Council)

Receiving Water Body Type (e.g., River, Lake, Groundwater, Transitional,

Receiving Water Body Name (e.g., River Suir)

Protected Area Type (e.g., SAC, candidate SAC, NHA, SPA etc.)

6E-digit GPS Irish National Grid Reference

6N-digit GPS Irish National Grid Reference

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Overflow) Coastal)

An individual record (i.e. row) is required for each discharge point. Acceptable file formats include Excel, Access or other upon agreement with the Agency. A standard Excel template can be downloaded from the EPA website at www.epa.ie. This data should be submitted to the Agency on a separate CD-Rom containing sections B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4, B.5, C.1, E.3 and F.2.

SECTION E MONITORING Advice on completing this section is provided in the accompanying Guidance Note.

E.1 Waste Water Discharge Frequency and Quantities – Existing & Proposed

Provide an estimation of the quantity of waste water likely to be emitted in relation to all primary and secondary discharge points applied for. This information should be included in Table E.1(i) of the Annex. The primary discharge shall be annotated with a (P)-SW1.

Provide an estimation of the quantity of waste water likely to be emitted in relation to all storm water overflows within the agglomeration applied for. This information should be included in Table E.1(ii) of the Annex.

E.2. Monitoring and Sampling Points

Programmes for environmental monitoring should be submitted as part of the application. These programmes should be provided as Attachment E.2. Reference should be made to, provision of sampling points and safe means of access, sampling methods, analytical and quality control procedures, including equipment calibration, equipment maintenance and data recording/reporting procedures to be carried out in order to ensure accurate and reliable monitoring. In determining the sampling programme to be carried out, the variability of the emission and its effect on the receiving environment should be considered. Details of any accreditation or certification of analysis should be included.

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E.3. Tabular data on Monitoring and Sampling Points

Applicants should submit the following information for each monitoring and sampling point:

PT_CD PT_TYPE MON_TYPE EASTING NORTHING VERIFIED

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Point Code Provide label ID’s assigned in section E of application

Point Type (e.g., Primary, Secondary, Storm Water Overflow)

Monitoring Type M = Monitoring S = Sampling



Y = GPS used N = GPS not used

An individual record (i.e., row) is required for each discharge point. Acceptable file formats include Excel, Access or other upon agreement with the Agency. A standard Excel template can be downloaded from the EPA website at www.epa.ie. This data should be submitted to the Agency on a separate CD-Rom containing sections B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4, B.5, C.1, D.2 and F.2.

E.4 Sampling Data

Regulation 16(1)(h) of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 requires all applicants in the case of an existing waste water treatment plant to specify the sampling data pertaining to the discharge based on the samples taken in the 12 months preceding the making of the application. Regulation 16(1)(l) of the regulations requires applicants to give details of compliance with any applicable monitoring requirements and treatment standards. Attachment E.4 should contain any supporting information.


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SECTION F: EXISTING ENVIRONMENT & IMPACT OF THE DISCHARGE(S)

Advice on completing this section is provided in the accompanying Guidance Note. Detailed information is required to enable the Agency to assess the existing receiving environment. This section requires the provision of information on the ambient environmental conditions within the receiving water(s) upstream and downstream of any discharge(s). Where development is proposed to be carried out, being development which is of a class for the time being specified under Article 24 (First Schedule) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, the information on the state of the existing environment should be addressed in the EIS. In such cases, it will suffice for the purposes of this section to provide adequate cross-references to the relevant sections in the EIS.

F.1. Assessment of Impact on Receiving Surface or Ground Water

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o Give summary details and an assessment of the impacts of any existing or proposed emissions on the environment, including environmental media other than those into which the emissions are to be made.

o Tables F.1(i)(a) & (b) should be completed for the primary discharge

point. Surface water monitoring locations upstream and downstream of the discharge point shall be screened for those substances listed in Tables F.1(i)(a) & (b). Monitoring of surface water shall be carried out at not less than two points, one upstream from the discharge location and one downstream.

o For discharges from secondary discharge points Tables F.1(ii)(a) & (b)

should be completed. Furthermore, provide summary details and an assessment of the impacts of any existing or proposed emissions on the surface water or ground (aquifers, soils, sub-soils and rock environment), including any impact on environmental media other than those into which the emissions are to be made.

o Provide details of the extent and type of ground emissions at the works.

For larger discharges to groundwaters, e.g., from Integrated Constructed Wetlands, large scale percolation areas, etc., a comprehensive report must be completed which should include, inter alia, topography, meteorological data, water quality, geology, hydrology, and hydrogeology. The latter must in particular present the aquifer classification and vulnerability. The Geological Survey of Ireland Groundwater Protection Scheme Dept of the Environment and Local Government, Geological Survey of Ireland, EPA (1999) methodology should be used for any such classification. This report should also identify all surface water bodies and water wells that may be at risk as a result of the ground discharge.

o Describe the existing environment in terms of water quality with

particular reference to environmental quality standards or other legislative standards. Submit a copy of the most recent water quality management plan or catchment management plan in place for the receiving water body. Give details of any designation under any Council Directive or Regulations that apply in relation to the receiving water.

o Provide a statement as to whether or not emissions of main polluting

substances (as defined in the Dangerous Substances Regulations S.I. No. 12 of 2001) to water are likely to impair the environment.

o In circumstances where water abstraction points exist downstream of any

discharge describe measures to be undertaken to ensure that discharges from the waste water works will not have a significant effect on faecal coliform, salmonella and protozoan pathogen numbers, e.g., Cryptosporidium and Giardia, in the receiving water environment.

o Indicate whether or not emissions from the agglomeration or any plant,

methods, processes, operating procedures or other factors which affect such emissions are likely to have a significant effect on – (a) a site (until the adoption, in respect of the site, of a decision by

the European Commission under Article 21 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC for the purposes of the third paragraph of Article 4(2) of that Directive) —

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(i) notified for the purposes of Regulation 4 of the Natural Habitats Regulations, subject to any amendments made to it by virtue of Regulation 5 of those Regulations,

(ii) details of which have been transmitted to the Commission

in accordance with Regulation 5(4) of the Natural Habitats Regulations, or

(iii) added by virtue of Regulation 6 of the Natural Habitats

Regulations to the list transmitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation 5(4) of those Regulations,

(b) a site adopted by the European Commission as a site of

Community importance for the purposes of Article 4(2) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC1 in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 21 of that Directive,

(c) a special area of conservation within the meaning of the Natural

Habitats Regulations, or (d) an area classified pursuant to Article 4(1) or 4(2) of Council

Directive 79/409/EEC2;

1Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ No. L 206, 22.07.1992)

2Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of

wild birds (OJ No. L 103, 25.4.1979)

o Describe, where appropriate, measures for minimising pollution over long distances or in the territory of other states.

o This section should also contain full details of any modelling of discharges

from the agglomeration. Full details of the assessment and any other relevant information on the receiving environment should be submitted as Attachment F.1.


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F.2 Tabular Data on Drinking Water Abstraction Point(s) Applicants should submit the following information for each downstream or downgradient drinking water abstraction point. The zone of contribution for the abstraction point should be delineated and any potential risks from the waste water discharge to the water quality at that abstraction point identified.

ABS_CD AGG_SERVED ABS_VOL PT_CD DIS_DS EASTING NORTHING VERIFIED

Abstraction Code

Agglomeration served

Abstraction Volume in m3/day

Point Code Provide label ID’s

Distance Downstream in meters from Emission Point to



Y = GPS used N = GPS not used

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Abstraction Point

Note: Attach any risk assessment that may have been carried out in relation to the abstraction point(s) listed. An individual record (i.e. row) is required for each abstraction point. Acceptable file formats include Excel, Access or other upon agreement with the Agency. A standard Excel template can be downloaded from the EPA website at www.epa.ie. This data should be submitted to the Agency on a separate CD-Rom containing sections B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4, B.5, C.1, D.2 and E.3. Attachment F.2 should contain any supporting information.

SECTION G: PROGRAMMES OF IMPROVEMENTS

Advice on completing this section is provided in the accompanying Guidance Note.

G.1 Compliance with Council Directives

Provide details on a programme of improvements to ensure that emissions from the agglomeration or any premises, plant, methods, processes, operating procedures or other factors which affect such emissions will comply with, or will not result in the contravention of; the Dangerous Substances Directive 2006/11/EC, the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, the Birds Directive 79/409/EEC, the Groundwater Directives 80/68/EEC & 2006/118/EC, the Drinking Water Directives 80/778/EEC, the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, the Environmental Liabilities Directive 2004/35/EC and the Bathing Water Directive 76/160/EEC. Attachment G.1 should contain the most recent programme of improvements, including a copy of any approved funding for the project and a timeframe for the completion of the necessary works to take place.


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G.2 Compliance with Water Quality Standards for Phosphorus Regulations (S.I. No. 258 of 1998).

Provide details on a programme of improvements, including any water quality management plans or catchment management plans in place, to ensure that improvements of water quality required under the Water Quality Standards for Phosphorous Regulations (S.I. No. 258 of 1998) are being achieved. Provide details of any specific measures adopted for waste water works specified in Phosphorus Measures Implementation reports and the progress to date of those measures. Provide details highlighting any waste water works that have been identified as the principal sources of pollution under the P regulations.

Attachment G.2 should contain the most recent programme of improvements and any associated documentation requested under Section G.3 of the application.

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G.3 Impact Mitigation Provide details on a programme of improvements to ensure that discharges from the agglomeration will not result in significant environmental pollution. Attachment G.3 should contain the most recent programme of improvements, including a copy of any approved funding for the project and a timeframe for the completion of the necessary works to take place.


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G.4 Storm Water Overflow Provide details on a programme of improvements to ensure that discharges other than the primary and secondary discharges comply with the definition of ‘storm water overflow’ as per Regulation 3 of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007. Attachment G.4 should contain the most recent programme of improvements, including a copy of any approved funding for the project and a timeframe for the completion of the necessary works to take place.


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SECTION H: DECLARATION

Declaration

I hereby make application for a waste water discharge licence/revised licence, pursuant to the provisions of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007). I certify that the information given in this application is truthful, accurate and complete. I give consent to the EPA to copy this application for its own use and to make it available for inspection and copying by the public, both in the form of paper files available for inspection at EPA and local authority offices, and via the EPA's website. This consent relates to this application itself and to any further information or submission, whether provided by me as Applicant, any person acting on the Applicant’s behalf, or any other person. Signed by : Date : 13th December 2007 (on behalf of the organisation)

Print signature name: Tom Carey Position in organisation: Director of Services & County Engineer

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SECTION I: Joint DECLARATION

Joint Declaration Note1

I hereby make application for a waste water discharge licence/revised licence, pursuant to the provisions of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007). I certify that the information given in this application is truthful, accurate and complete. I give consent to the EPA to copy this application for its own use and to make it available for inspection and copying by the public, both in the form of paper files available for inspection at EPA and local authority offices, and via the EPA's website. This consent relates to this application itself and to any further information or submission whether provided by me as Applicant, any person acting on the Applicant’s behalf, or any other person. Lead Authority Signed by : Date : (on behalf of the organisation)

Print signature name: Tom Carey Position in organisation: Co-Applicants Signed by : Date : (on behalf of the organisation)

Print signature name: Position in organisation: Signed by : Date : (on behalf of the organisation)

Print signature name: Position in organisation: Note 1: In the case of an application being lodged on behalf of more than a single water services authority the following declaration must be signed by all applicants.

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App Form Amended for Additional information June 2008 ANNEX – Standard Forms

ANNEX 1: TABLES/ATTACHMENTS

Standard forms are provided in this section for the recording and presentation of environmental monitoring results.

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TABLE D.1(i)(a): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS (Primary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: P-SW1

Source of Emission: Tradaree Waste Water treatment Plant

Location: Tradaree Point, Clonmoney South, Shannon, Co Clare.

Grid Ref. (12 digit, 6E, 6N): E143,671 N 159,426

Name of receiving waters: Shannon Estuary

River Basin District: Shannon International River Basin District

Designation of receiving waters: SAC, NHA, SPA

Flow rate in receiving waters: 13 m3.sec-1 Dry Weather Flow

River is tidal m3.sec-1 95%ile flow

Emission Details:

(i) Volume emitted

Normal/day 5454 m3 Maximum/day 11,308m3

Maximum rate/hour 300m3 Period of emission (avg) 60 min/hr 24 hr/day 365 day/yr

Dry Weather Flow 0.0042 m3/sec

The river is tidal

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TABLE D.1(i)(b): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS - Characteristics of the emission (Primary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: P-SW1 Number

Substance As discharged

Max. daily average 1 PH 7.8

2 Temperature 15oC

3 Electrical Conductivity(@25oC) 2370

Max. daily average (mg/l) kg/day 4 Suspended Solids 189.75 1034

5 Ammonia (as N) 38.38 209

6 Biochemical Oxygen Demand 181.38 989

7 Chemical Oxygen Demand 544.6 2969

8 Total Nitrogen (as N) 53.7 292

9 Nitrite (as N) <0.06 0.33

10 Nitrate (as N) 14.32 78

11 Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.11 61

12 Orthophosphate (as P)Note 1 2.5 13

13 Sulphate (SO4) 123 123

14 Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) 0.37ug/l 0.002 Note 1: For waste water samples this monitoring should be undertaken on a sample filtered on 0.45μm filter paper. Note 2: USEPA Method 604, AWWA Standard Method 6240, or equivalent.

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TABLE D.1(i)(c): DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS Primary Discharge Point - Characteristics of the emission Discharge Point Code: P-SW1 Number


Max. daily average (μg/l)

kg/day kg/year

1 Atrazine <2.00 <0.11 <40.15 2 Dichloromethane <10.00 <0.055 <20.01 3 Simazine <2.00 <0.11 <40.15 4 Toluene 105 <0.573 <209.15 5 Tributyltin <0.25 <0.00014 <0.0511 6 Xylenes <1.00 <0.0055 <2.00 7 Arsenic 700 3.82 1393 8 Chromium 130 0.78 259 9 Copper 5750 31.35 11442

10 Cyanide 2700 14.72 5373 11 Fluoride 500 2.73 995 12 Lead 810 4.42 1612 13 Nickel 1120 6.10 2229 14 Zinc 1730 9.43 3442 15 Boron 280 1.53 558 16 Cadmium 30 0.163 59.5 17 Mercury 1.02 0.0056 2.03 18 Selenium <0.5 <0.0003 <0.1095 19 Barium 46.8 0.255 82.1

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TABLE D.1(ii)(a): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS (Secondary Discharge Point) (1 table per discharge point) Emergency Discharge: At WWTP Discharge Point Code: Emergency Outfall pipe-SW2

Source of Emission: WWTP

Location: At WWTP, Clonmoney West

Grid Ref. (12 digit, 6E, 6N): E143,381 N159,971



Designation of receiving waters: SPC,NHA,SPA


Tidal River m3.sec-1 95%ile flow

Emission Details:

(i) Volume emitted

Normal/day 0m3 Maximum/day 400m3

Maximum rate/hour 600m3 Period of emission (avg)

min/hr 4 hr/day 1 day/yr

Dry Weather Flow m3/sec

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TABLE D.1(ii)(b): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) (Secondary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: Emergency Outfall pipe-SW2 Number



2 Temperature 10

3 Electrical Conductivity (@25oC) 3040

Max. daily average (mg/l) kg/day 4 Suspended Solids 230 138

5 Ammonia (as N) 20 12 6 Biochemical Oxygen Demand 261 156 7 Chemical Oxygen Demand 1337 8022 8 Total Nitrogen (as N) 42 252 9 Nitrite (as N) <0.30 <1.8

10 Nitrate (as N) <0.11 <0.66 11 Total Phosphorus (as P) Note 1 23 138 12 Orthophosphate (as P) 14 84 13 Sulphate (SO4) 224 1344 14 Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) 230ug/l 1.38

Note 1: For waste water samples this monitoring should be undertaken on a sample filtered on 0.45μm filter paper. Note 2: USEPA Method 604, AWWA Standard Method 6240, or equivalent. Note 3: kg/day based on Table E(i) for SW2 flows i.e no of days * quantity per day

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TABLE D.1(ii)(c): DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS Secondary Discharge Point - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) Discharge Point Code: Emergency Outfall pipe-SW2 Number



Kg/day kg/year

1 Atrazine <0.30 0.0018 0.0018 2 Dichloromethane <10 0.06 .06 3 Simazine <0.30 0.018 0.018 4 Toluene <1 0.006 0.006 5 Tributyltin <0.10 0.0006 0.0006 6 Xylenes <1 0.006 0.006 7 Arsenic 0.2 0.00012 0.00012 8 Chromium <2000 <12 <12 9 Copper 1.3 0.0078 0.0078

10 Cyanide <0.01 <0.0006 <0.0006 11 Fluoride 360 2.16 2.16 12 Lead 3000 18 18 13 Nickel 1.6 0.0096 0.0096 14 Zinc 100 0.6 0.6 15 Boron 50 0.3 0.3 16 Cadmium 380 2.28 2.28 17 Mercury <0.02 <0.00012 <0.00012 18 Selenium 0.7 0.0042 0.0042 19 Barium 53.3 0.32 0.32

No record of overflow use Based on Table E.1(i) flows

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TABLE D.1(iii)(a): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS (Secondary Discharge Point) (1 table per discharge point) Emergency Discharge: Discharge Point Code: PS No 2-SHN-SW4

Source of Emission: Foul Sewerage System

Location: Drumgeely


Name of receiving waters: Local stream


Designation of receiving waters: Not applicable

Flow rate in receiving waters: Not Available m3.sec-1 Dry Weather Flow

m3.sec-1 95%ile flow

Emission Details:

(i) Volume emitted



60 min/hr 10 hr/day 12 day/yr

Dry Weather Flow m3/sec Not available

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TABLE D.1(iii)(b): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) (Secondary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 2-SHN-SW4

Number



2 Temperature 10



5 Ammonia (as N) 20 84

6 Biochemical Oxygen Demand 261 1096

7 Chemical Oxygen Demand 1337 5615

8 Total Nitrogen (as N) 42 176

9 Nitrite (as N) <0.30 1.26

10 Nitrate (as N) <0.11 0.46 11 Total Phosphorus (as P) Note 1 23 96.6

12 Orthophosphate (as P) 14 58.8


14 Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) 150ug/l 0.63 Note 1: For waste water samples this monitoring should be undertaken on a sample filtered on 0.45μm filter paper. Note 2: USEPA Method 604, AWWA Standard Method 6240, or equivalent.

Note: Results based on 1 test Based on Table E.1(i) flows

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TABLE D.1(iii)(c): DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS Secondary Discharge Point - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 2- SHN-SW4 Number



kg/day kg/year

1 Atrazine <0.30 <0.00126 0.015 2 Dichloromethane <10 <0.042 0.504 3 Simazine <0.30 <0.00126 0.015 4 Toluene 3 0.0126 0.15 5 Tributyltin <0.02 <0.00008 0.00096 6 Xylenes 4 0.0168 0.20 7 Arsenic 1 0.0042 0.0504 8 Chromium <5 <0.021 0.25 9 Copper 2.18 0.009086 0.109

10 Cyanide <10 <0.042 0.504 11 Fluoride 510 2.125 25.5 12 Lead <10 <0.042 0.504 13 Nickel 37.4 0.1558 1.87 14 Zinc 17.1 0.07125 0.07125 15 Boron 220 0.9166 11.0 16 Cadmium 9.7 0.0404 0.485 17 Mercury 5.16 0.0216 0.258 18 Selenium 3.9 0.0163 0.195 19 Barium 108.4 0.452 5.42

Note: Based on Table E.1(i) flows

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TABLE D.1(iv)(a): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS (Secondary Discharge Point) (1 table per discharge point) Emergency Discharge: Discharge Point Code: PS No 12-SHN-SW3


Location: Tullyvarraga



River Basin District: Shannon International River Basin Distruct

Designation of receiving waters: SAC,NHA,SPA



Emission Details:

(i) Volume emitted



min/hr 5 hr/day

10 day/yr

Dry Weather Flow m3/sec Not Available

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TABLE D.1(iv)(b): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) (Secondary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 12-SHN-SW3 Number



2 Temperature 10



5 Ammonia (as N) 47 282

6 Biochemical Oxygen Demand 297 1782


8 Total Nitrogen (as N) 66 396

9 Nitrite (as N) <0.06 <0.36 10 Nitrate (as N) <0.11 <0.66

11 Total Phosphorus (as P) Note 1 8.5 51

12 Orthophosphate (as P) 5.7 34.2


14 Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) 400 ug/l 2.4 Note 1: For waste water samples this monitoring should be undertaken on a sample filtered on 0.45μm filter paper. Note 2: USEPA Method 604, AWWA Standard Method 6240, or equivalent.

Note3: Results based on 1 test Based on Table E.1(i) flows

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TABLE D.1(iv)(c): DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS Secondary Discharge Point - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 12 –SHN-SW3 Number



kg/day Kg/year

1 Atrazine <0.30 <0.0018 <0.018 2 Dichloromethane <10 <0.06 <0.6 3 Simazine <0.30 <0.0018 <0.018 4 Toluene <1 <0.006 <0.06 5 Tributyltin <0.10 <0.0006 <0.006 6 Xylenes <1 <0.006 <0.06 7 Arsenic 1 0.006 0.06 8 Chromium <5 <0.03 <0.30 9 Copper 1.05 0.0063 0.063

10 Cyanide 20 0.12 1.2 11 Fluoride <10 <0.06 <0.06 12 Lead <2 <0.012 <0.12 13 Nickel 49.5 0.297 2.97 14 Zinc 14.9 0.084 0.84 15 Boron 80 0.48 4.80 16 Cadmium 0.4 0.0024 0.024 17 Mercury 0.07 0.00042 0.0042 18 Selenium 0.8 0.00048 0.0048 19 Barium 30.3 0.181 1.81

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TABLE D.1(v)(a): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS (Secondary Discharge Point) (1 table per discharge point) Emergency Discharge: Discharge Point Code: PS No 15-SHN -SW5


Location: Ballycasey More


Name of receiving waters: Local Stream


Designation of receiving waters: Not Applicable



Emission Details:

(i) Volume emitted



0 min/hr 10 hr/day 1 day/yr

Dry Weather Flow 0m3/sec Not Available

Based on Table E.1(i) flows

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TABLE D.1(v)(b): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) (Secondary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 15-SHN-SW5 Number



2 Temperature 10


Max. daily average (mg/l) Kg/day 4 Suspended Solids 158 1.58

5 Ammonia (as N) 44 0.44

6 Biochemical Oxygen Demand 179 17.9

7 Chemical Oxygen Demand 415 41.5

8 Total Nitrogen (as N) 246 24.6

9 Nitrite (as N) <0.06 <0.006 10 Nitrate (as N) 194 19.4

11 Total Phosphorus (as P) Note 1 8.1 0.81

12 Orthophosphate (as P) 10 1

13 Sulphate (SO4) 84 8.4

14 Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) 4800ug/l 0.48 Note 1: For waste water samples this monitoring should be undertaken on a sample filtered on 0.45μm filter paper. Note 2: USEPA Method 604, AWWA Standard Method 6240, or equivalent.

Note3: Results based on 1 test

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TABLE D.1(v)(c): DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS Secondary Discharge Point - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 15 –SHN-SW5 Number



kg/day Kg/year

1 Atrazine 0.003 0.000003 0.000003 2 Dichloromethane <10 <0.001 <0.001 3 Simazine 0.002 0.000002 0.000002 4 Toluene <1 <0.0001 <0.0001 5 Tributyltin <0.03 <0.00003 <0.00003 6 Xylenes <1 <0.001 <0.001 7 Arsenic 1 0.0001 0.0001 8 Chromium 93 0.0093 0.0093 9 Copper 28.5 .00285 0.00285

10 Cyanide 20 0.002 0.002 11 Fluoride 2000 0.20 0.20 12 Lead <10 <0.001 <0.001 13 Nickel 390.3 0.0393 0.0393 14 Zinc 27.8 0.00278 0.00278 15 Boron 50 0.0050 0.0050 16 Cadmium 1 0.0001 0.0001 17 Mercury 0.86 0.000086 0.000086 18 Selenium 0.5 0.00005 0.00005 19 Barium 72.3 0.00723 0.00723

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TABLE D.1(vi)(a): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS (Secondary Discharge Point) (1 table per discharge point) Emergency Discharge: Discharge Point Code: PS No 1-BUN-SW6


Location: Bunratty East

Grid Ref. (12 digit, 6E, 6N): E145,271 n161,019

Name of receiving waters: Local Stream





Emission Details:

(i) Volume emitted



Min/hr 10 hr/day 1 day/yr

Dry Weather Flow m3/sec Not Available

Based on Table E.1(i) flows

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2 Temperature 11


Max. daily average (mg/l) Kg/day 4 Suspended Solids 98 4.90






11 Total Phosphorus (as P) Note 1 11 0.55

12 Orthophosphate (as P) 5 1.25


14 Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) 260 ug/l 0.013 Note 1: For waste water samples this monitoring should be undertaken on a sample filtered on 0.45μm filter paper. Note 2: USEPA Method 604, AWWA Standard Method 6240, or equivalent.

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TABLE D.1(vi)(c): DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS Secondary Discharge Point - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 1-BUN-SW6 Number



kg/day kg/year

1 Atrazine <0.03 <0.0000015 <0.0000015 2 Dichloromethane <10 <0.0005 <0.0005 3 Simazine <0.03 <0.0000015 <0.0000015 4 Toluene <1 <0.00005 <0.00005 5 Tributyltin <0.04 <0.000002 <0.000002 6 Xylenes <1 <0.00005 <0.00005 7 Arsenic 1.1 0.000055 <0.000055 8 Chromium <1 <0.00005 <0.00005 9 Copper 1.47 0.0000735 0.0000735

10 Cyanide <10 <0.0005 <0.0005 11 Fluoride 100 0.005 0.005 12 Lead <2 <0.0001 <0.0001 13 Nickel 1.4 0.00007 0.00007 14 Zinc 24.3 0.00121 0.00121 15 Boron 20 0.001 0.001 16 Cadmium 0.3 0.000015 0.000015 17 Mercury <0.02 <0.000001 <0.000001 18 Selenium 0.7 0.000035 0.000035 19 Barium 89.3 0.0045 0.0045

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TABLE D.1(vii)(a): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS (Secondary Discharge Point) (1 table per discharge point) Emergency Discharge: Discharge Point Code: PS No 2-BUN-SW7


Location: Bunratty West


Name of receiving waters: Ratty River


Designation of receiving waters: SPC,NHA,SPA

Flow rate in receiving waters: m3.sec-1 Dry Weather Flow

River is Tidal m3.sec-1 95%ile flow

Emission Details:

(i) Volume emitted



min/hr 10 hr/day 1 day/yr

Dry Weather Flow M3/sec Not Available

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TABLE D.1(vii)(b): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) (Secondary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 2-BUN-SW7 Number



2 Temperature 10








11 Total Phosphorus (as P) Note 1 11 2.2

12 Orthophosphate (as P) 5.9 1.18


14 Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) 190 ug/L 0.038 Note 1: For waste water samples this monitoring should be undertaken on a sample filtered on 0.45μm filter paper. Note 2: USEPA Method 604, AWWA Standard Method 6240, or equivalent.

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TABLE D.1(vii)(c): DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS Secondary Discharge Point - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 2-BUN-SW7 Number



kg/day kg/year

1 Atrazine <0.10 <0.00002 <0.00002 2 Dichloromethane <10 <0.002 <0.002 3 Simazine <0.10 <0.00002 <0.00002 4 Toluene <1 <0.0002 <0.0002 5 Tributyltin <0.04 <0.000008 <0.000008 6 Xylenes <1 <0.0002 <0.0002 7 Arsenic 0.8 0.00016 0.00016 8 Chromium <1 <0.0002 <0.0002 9 Copper 0.99 0.000198 0.000198

10 Cyanide <10 <0.002 <0.002 11 Fluoride 600 0.12 0.12 12 Lead <2 <0.0004 <0.0004 13 Nickel 2 0.0004 0.0004 14 Zinc 8.5 0.0017 0.0017 15 Boron 30 0.006 0.006 16 Cadmium 0.30 0.00006 0.00006 17 Mercury <0.02 <0.000004 <0.000004 18 Selenium <0.50 <0.0001 <0.0001 19 Barium 75.6 0.01512 0.01512

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TABLE D.1(viii)(a): Leachate Return to WWTP: This Section is incomplete (1 table per discharge point):

Discharge Point Code: Leachate Return


Location: WWTP


Name of receiving waters: WWTP



Flow rate in receiving waters: Not Applicable m3.sec-1 Dry Weather Flow

River is Tidal m3.sec-1 95%ile flow

Emission Details:

(i) Volume emitted

Normal/day 3.5m3 Maximum/day 5m3

Maximum rate/hour m3 Period of emission (avg)

min/hr 2 hr/day day/yr

Dry Weather Flow M3/sec Not Available

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2 Temperature 10

3 Electrical Conductivity (@25oC) 1.822

Max. daily average (mg/l) kg/day 4 Suspended Solids 80 1.18

5 Ammonia (as N) 9.5 0.140




9 Nitrite (as N) <0.06 <0.00089

10 Nitrate (as N) 0.2 0.003

11 Total Phosphorus (as P) Note 1 2.3 0.0340

12 Orthophosphate (as P) <0.33 <0.005

13 Sulphate (SO4) 147 2.171

14 Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) <0.05 <0.000000738 Note 1: For waste water samples this monitoring should be undertaken on a sample filtered on 0.45μm filter paper. Note 2: USEPA Method 604, AWWA Standard Method 6240, or equivalent.

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TABLE D.1(viii)(c): DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS Secondary Discharge Point - Characteristics of the emission (1 table per discharge point) Discharge Point Code: Leachate Monitoring Location Number



Kg/day kg/year

1 Atrazine <0.003 <0.000000044 <0.000016 2 Dichloromethane <10 <0.00015 <0.0539 3 Simazine <0.007 <0.000000103 <0.0000378 4 Toluene <1 <0.000015 <0.00539 5 Tributyltin <0.02 <0.000000295 <0.000107 6 Xylenes <1 <0.000015 <0.00539 7 Arsenic 0.6 0.00000886 0.00324 8 Chromium <0.05 <0.000000739 <0.000270 9 Copper <0.05 <0.000000739 <0.000270

10 Cyanide <0.01 <0.000000148 <0.0000539 11 Fluoride 0.2 0.00000295 0.00107 12 Lead <0.2 <0.00000295 <0.00107 13 Nickel 0.18 0.00000236 0.000970 14 Zinc 0.04 0.00000059 0.000215 15 Boron 0.09 0.00000133 0.000485 16 Cadmium <0.03 <0.00000044 <0.00016 17 Mercury 0.08 0.00000118 0.000431 18 Selenium <0.5 <0.00000739 <0.00270 19 Barium 68.4 0.001006 0.369

Note: the leachate is returned to the WWTP for further treatment and not discharged to surface water. Total volume of leachate for running 12 twelve month period =5393m3

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TABLE D.1(iii)(a): EMISSIONS TO SURFACE/GROUND WATERS (Storm Water Overflow) (1 table per discharge point) Discharge Point Code:

Source of Emission:

Location:

Grid Ref. (12 digit, 6E, 6N):

Name of receiving waters:

River Basin District:

Designation of receiving waters:

Flow rate in receiving waters: m3.sec-1 Dry Weather Flow


Emission Details:

(i) Volume emitted

Normal/day m3 Maximum/day m3

Maximum rate/hour m3 Period of emission (avg)

min/hr hr/day day/yr

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TABLE E.1(i): WASTE WATER FREQUENY AND QUANTITY OF DISCHARGE – Primary and Secondary Discharge Points

Identification Code for Discharge point

Frequency of discharge (days/annum) Quantity of Waste Water Discharged (m3/annum)

P(E143,671N159,426) –SW1 365 1,989,980

Emergency Overflow at WWTP

(E143,381 N159.971) -SW2

1 6,000

PS No 2-SHN

(E139,480 N161,672) -SW 4

12 50,000

PS No 12 SHN (E141,535,N161,170) -SW 3

10 60,000

PS No 15-SHN

(E141,671,N163,372) -SW 5

1 100

PS No 1-BUN

(E145,271,N161,019) -SW 6

1 50

PS No 2-BUN

(E145,120,N160,777) -SW 7

1 200

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TABLE E.1(ii): WASTE WATER FREQUENY AND QUANTITY OF DISCHARGE – Storm Water Overflows

Identification Code for Discharge point

Frequency of discharge (days/annum)

Quantity of Waste Water Discharged (m3/annum)

Complies with Definition of Storm Water Overflow

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TABLE F.1(i)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING (Primary Discharge Point – one table per upstream and downstream location) Discharge Point Code: P-SW1 MONITORING POINT CODE: aSW1u Parameter Results

(mg/lNote 1) Sampling method

(grab, drift etc.)

Limit of Quantitation

Analysis method / technique

Date 23/01/08

Date 19/06/08

Date Date

PH 7.9 Grab 2-12 pH units Hydrogen ion Selective

Electrode

Temperature 9 Grab 0C Thermometry

Electrical Conductivity (@25oC)

350 Grab 5uS/cm @200C Electrometry

Suspended Solids mg/l 296 Grab 1mg/L Gravimetric

Ammonia (as N) <0.08 Grab 0.1mg/L Colourimetric

Biochemical Oxygen Demand <2 Grab 2mg/L 02 DO Probe

Chemical Oxygen Demand 40 Grab 4mg/L Digestion/Colorimetry

Dissolved Oxygen 11.1 Grab 1mg/L 02 DO Probe

Hardness (as CaCo3) 293

Total Nitrogen (as N) 1 Grab 0.17mg/L Sum of nitrite and

nitrate

Nitrite (as N) <0.06 Grab 0.06mg/L Ion Chromatography

Nitrate (as N) 1.5 Grab 0.11mg/L Ion Chromatography

Total Phosphorus (as P) 1 Grab 1.0mg/L Sum of nitrite and

nitrate

Orthophosphate (as P) – unfiltered

<0.33 Grab 0.33mg/L Ion Chromatography

Sulphate (SO4) 15 Grab 0.25mg/L Ion Chromatography

Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) 820 Grab 0.05mg/L Distillation/Calourimetry

Note 1: Or other unit as appropriate – please specify. Note 2: USEPA Method 604, AWWA Standard Method 6240, or equivalent.

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TABLE F.1(i)(b): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING (Dangerous Substances) (Primary Discharge Point - one table per upstream and downstream location)

Discharge Point Code: P-SW1 MONITORING POINT CODE: aSW1u Parameter Results

(µg/l) Sampling method

(grab, drift etc.)



Date 23/01/08

Date Date Date

Atrazine <0.003 Grab 0.003ug/L Liquid Chromo/UV -DAD

Dichloromethane <1 Grab 10ug/L GC-MS

Simazine <0.007 Grab 0.002ug/L Liquid Chromo/UV -DAD

Toluene <1 Grab 10ug/L GC-MS

Tributyltin <0.02 Grab 0.002ug/L GC-MS

Xylenes <1 Grab 1ug/L GC-MS

Arsenic 1.7 Grab 0.2 ug/L ICP_MS

Chromium mg/L <0.05 Grab 0.002mg/L

Copper mg/L <0.05 Grab 0.05mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AA

Cyanide mg/L <0.01 Grab 0.01mg/L Distillation/Colourimetry

Fluoride mg/L <0.1 Grab 1mg/L Ion Chromatography

Lead mg/L <0.20 Grab 0.2mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Nickel mg/L <0.10 Grab 0.1mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Zinc mg/L <0.01 Grab 0.1mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Boron mg/L 0.02 Grab 0.1ug/L ICP_OES

Cadmium mg/L <0.03 Grab 0.10ug/L GFAAS

Mercury <0.02 Grab 0.02ug/L ICP_MS

Selenium 0.5 Grab 0.50ug/L ICP_MS

Barium 42.5 Grab 0.50ug/L ICP-MS Alpha method

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TABLE F.1(ii)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING (Primary Discharge Point – one table per upstream and downstream location) Discharge Point Code: P-SW1 MONITORING POINT CODE: aSW1d Parameter Results


(grab, drift etc.)



Date 23/01/08

Date 19/06/08

Date Date


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Suspended Solids 167 Grab 1mg/L Gravimetric





Hardness (as CaCo3) 254 Grab 10mg/L Calc based on Calc and

magnesium results


nitrate



Total Phosphorus (as P) 0.15 Grab 1.0mg/L Sum of nitrite and

nitrate






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Discharge Point Code: P –SW 1 MONITORING POINT CODE: aSW1d Parameter Results


(grab, drift etc.)



Date Date Date Date Atrazine <0.003 Grab 0.003ug/L Liquid Chromo/UV -DAD






Arsenic <0.08 Grab 0.2 ug/L ICP_MS

Chromium mg/L <0.05 Grab 0.002mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AA

Copper mg/L <0.05 Grab 0.05mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AA

Cyanide mg/L <0.01 Grab 0.01mg/L Distillation/Colourimetry

Fluoride mg/L <0.1 Grab 1mg/L Ion Chromatography

Lead mg/L <0.2 Grab 0.2mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Nickel mg/L <0.1 Grab 0.1mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Zinc mg/L 0.01 Grab 0.1mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Boron mg/L 0.01 Grab 0.1ug/L ICP_OES

Cadmium mg/L <0.03 Grab 0.10ug/L GFAAS


Selenium <0.5 Grab 0.50ug/L ICP_MS

Barium 41.3 Grab 0.5ug/L ICP_MS-Alpha Method

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TABLE F.1(iii)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Emergency Overflow Discharge Point Code: PS No2 SHN-SW 4 MONITORING POINT CODE: aSW4u Parameter Results


(grab, drift etc.)



Date Date 16/11/07

Date 19/06/08

Date Date


Electrode





Ammonia (as N) 0.09 Grab 0.1mg/L Colourimetric





magnesium results


nitrate




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(grab, drift etc.)



Date 16/11/ 2007

Date Date Date

Atrazine 0.019 Grab 0.003ug/L Liquid Chromo/UV -DAD






Arsenic 1 Grab 0.2 ug/L ICP_MS

Chromium <1 Grab 0.002mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AA

Copper 3.01 Grab 0.05mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AA

Cyanide <100 Grab 0.01mg/L Distillation/Colourimetry

Fluoride 20 Grab 1mg/L Ion Chromatography

Lead 0.02 Grab 0.2mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Nickel 2.9 Grab 0.1mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Zinc 13.6 Grab 0.1mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Boron 30 Grab 0.01mg/L ICP_OES

Cadmium <0.5 Grab 0.10ug/L GFAAS

Mercury 0.09 Grab 0.02ug/L ICP_MS


Barium 32.5 Grab 0.50ug/L ICP_MS-alpha Method

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(grab, drift etc.)



Date 16/11/07

Date 19/06/08

Date Date


Electrode






Biochemical Oxygen Demand 7 Grab 2mg/L 02 DO Probe




magnesium results


nitrate




nitrate






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(grab, drift etc.)



Date Date Date Date Atrazine 0.019 Grab 0.003ug/L Liquid Chromo/UV -DAD







Chromium <0.1 Grab 0.002mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AA


AA



Lead <2 Grab 0.2mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS


AAS


AAS


Cadmium 0.2 Grab 0.10ug/L GFAAS

Mercury 0.02 Grab 0.02ug/L ICP_MS

Selenium ,0.5 Grab 0.50ug/L ICP_MS


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TABLE F.1(v)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Emergency overflow Discharge Point Code: PS No12-SHN- SW3 MONITORING POINT CODE: aSW3u Parameter Results


(grab, drift etc.)



Date 16/11/2007

Date 19/06/08

Date Date


Electrode





Ammonia (as N) 224 Grab 0.1mg/L Colourimetric



Dissolved Oxygen <0.2 Grab 1mg/L 02 DO Probe


magnesium results


nitrate


Nitrate (as N) <0.56 Grab 0.11mg/L Ion Chromatography


nitrate


11 Grab 0.33mg/L Ion Chromatography




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Date 16/11/

2007

Date Date Date




Toluene 5 Grab 10ug/L GC-MS




Chromium 18 Grab 0.002mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AA


AA

Cyanide 2200 Grab 0.01mg/L Distillation/Colourimetry

Fluoride <100 Grab 1mg/L Ion Chromatography

Lead 32 Grab 0.2mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS

Nickel 10 Grab 0.1mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AAS


AAS


Cadmium <1 Grab 0.10ug/L GFAAS




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(grab, drift etc.)



Date 16/11/2007

Date 19/06/08

Date Date


Electrode










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nitrate




nitrate




Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) 4500 0.05mg/L Distillation/Calourimetry


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Date 16/11/

2007

Date Date Date




Toluene 37 Grab 10ug/L GC-MS

Tributyltin ,0.20 Grab 0.002ug/L GC-MS



Chromium 9.8 Grab 0.002mg/L Direct aspiration/Flame

AA


AA




AAS


AAS


AAS


Cadmium <1 Grab 0.10ug/L GFAAS




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TABLE F.1(vii)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Emergency Overflow Discharge Point Code: PS No 15-SW5 MONITORING POINT CODE: -aSW5u Parameter Results


(grab, drift etc.)



Date 16/11/2007

Date 19/06/08

Date Date


Electrode










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nitrate



Total Phosphorus (as P) <0.33 Grab 1.0mg/L Sum of nitrite and

nitrate




Phenols (sum) Note 2 (ug/l) Grab 0.05mg/L Distillation/Calourimetry


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Date 16/11.2007

Date Date Date









AA


AA




AAS


AAS


AAS


Cadmium <0.20 Grab 0.10ug/L GFAAS




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TABLE F.1(viii)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Emergency overflow Discharge Point Code: PS No 15-SW5 MONITORING POINT CODE: - aSW5d Parameter Results


(grab, drift etc.)



Date 16/11/2007

Date 19/06/08

Date Date


Electrode










magnesium results

Total Nitrogen (as N) 0.11 Grab 0.17mg/L Sum of nitrite and

nitrate

Nitrite (as N) 0.06 Grab 0.06mg/L Ion Chromatography



nitrate






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TABLE F.1(viii)(b): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 15-SW5 MONITORING POINT CODE: –aSW5d Parameter Results


(grab, drift etc.)



Date 16/11.2007

Date Date Date



Simazine 0.004 Grab 0.002ug/L Liquid Chromo/UV -DAD






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TABLE F.1(ix)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Emergency Overflow Discharge Point Code: PS No 1 Bun-SW6 MONITORING POINT CODE: -aSW6u Parameter Results


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Date 16/11/2007

Date 19/06/08

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Dissolved Oxygen 3 Grab 1mg/L 02 DO Probe


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TABLE F.1(ix)(b): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 1-BUN-SW6 MONITORING POINT CODE: aSW6u Parameter Results


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Atrazine Nr Grab 0.003ug/L Liquid Chromo/UV -DAD


Simazine Nr Grab 0.002ug/L Liquid Chromo/UV -DAD


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TABLE F.1(x)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Emergency Overflow Discharge Point Code: Ps No 1-BUN-SW6 MONITORING POINT CODE: -aSW6d Parameter Results


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TABLE F.1(x)(b): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 1-BUN- SW6 MONITORING POINT CODE: aSW6d Parameter Results


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TABLE F.1(xi)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations) (Secondary Discharge Point) Emergency Overflow Discharge Point Code: PS No 2-BUN-SW7 MONITORING POINT CODE: -aSW7u Parameter Results


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TABLE F.1(xii)(a): SURFACE/GROUND WATER MONITORING - (1 table per discharge point upstream and downstream locations)

Emergency Overflow (Secondary Discharge Point) Discharge Point Code: PS No 2 –BUN- SW7 MONITORING POINT CODE: -aSW7d Parameter Results


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ANNEX 2: Check List For Regulation 16 Compliance Regulation 16 of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007) sets out the information which must, in all cases, accompany a discharge licence application. In order to ensure that the application fully complies with the legal requirements of Regulation 16 of the 2007 Regulations, all applicants should complete the following. In each case, refer to the attachment number(s) of your application which contain(s) the information requested in the appropriate sub-article. Regulation 16(1) In the case of an application for a waste water discharge licence, the

application shall -

Attachment Number

Checked by Applicant

(a) give the name, address, telefax number (if any) and telephone number of the applicant (and, if different, of the operator of any treatment plant concerned) and the address to which correspondence relating to the application should be sent and, if the operator is a body corporate, the address of its registered office or principal office,

B.1

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(b) give the name of the water services authority in whose functional area the relevant waste water discharge takes place or is to take place, if different from that of the applicant,

B.1

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(c) give the location or postal address (including where appropriate, the name of the townland or townlands) and the National Grid reference of the location of the waste water treatment plant and/or the waste water discharge point or points to which the application relates,

B.2 & B.4

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(d) state the population equivalent of the agglomeration to which the application relates,

B.9(i) √

(e) specify the content and extent of the waste water discharge, the level of treatment provided, if any, and the flow and type of discharge,

C.1 √

(f) give details of the receiving water body, including its protected area status, if any, and details of any sensitive areas or protected areas or both in the vicinity of the discharge point or points likely to be affected by the discharge concerned, and for discharges to ground provide details of groundwater protection schemes in place for the receiving water body and all associated hydrogeological and geological assessments related to the receiving water environment in the vicinity of the discharge.

C.2

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Regulation 16(1) continued…/

Attachment Number

Checked by Applicant

(g) identify monitoring and sampling points and indicate proposed arrangements for the monitoring of discharges and, if Regulation 17 does not apply, provide details of the likely environmental consequences of any such discharges,

Tables in App Form Section D

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(h) in the case of an existing waste water treatment plant, specify the sampling data pertaining to the discharge based on the samples taken in the 12 months preceding the making of the application,

Table D2 in Attachment D.2

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(i) describe the existing or proposed measures, including emergency procedures, to prevent unintended waste water discharges and to minimise the impact on the environment of any such discharges,

C1

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(j) give particulars of the nearest downstream drinking water abstraction point or points to the discharge point or points,

Not Applicable

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(k) give details, and an assessment of the effects, of any existing or proposed emissions on the environment, including any environmental medium other than those into which the emissions are, or are to be made, and of proposed measures to prevent or eliminate or, where that is not practicable, to limit any pollution caused in such discharges,

F1

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(l) give detail of compliance with relevant monitoring requirements and treatment standards contained in any applicable Council Directives of Regulations,

E4

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(m) give details of any work necessary to meet relevant effluent discharge standards and a timeframe and schedule for such work.

G1

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(n) Any other information as may be stipulated by the Agency.

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Regulation 16(3) Without prejudice to Regulation 16 (1) and (2), an application for a licence shall be

accompanied by -

Attachment Number

Checked by the applicant

(a) a copy of the notice of intention to make an application given pursuant to Regulation 9,

B8

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(b) where appropriate, a copy of the notice given to a relevant water services authority under Regulation 13,

Not

Applicable

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Such other particulars, drawings, maps, reports and supporting documentation as are necessary to identify and describe, as appropriate -

√

(i) the point or points, including storm water overflows, from which a discharge or discharges take place or are to take place, and

B.4 √

(c)

(ii) the point or points at which monitoring and sampling are undertaken or are to be undertaken,

B.4 √

(d) such fee as is appropriate having regard to the provisions of Regulations 38 and 39. See comment in B 9(ii)

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Regulation 16(4) An original application shall be accompanied by 2 copies of it and of all accompanying documents and particulars as required under Regulation 16(3) in hardcopy or in an electronic or other format as specified by the Agency.

Original & 2 copies attached

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Regulation 16(5) For the purpose of paragraph (4), all or part of the 2 copies of the said application and associated documents and particulars may, with the agreement of the Agency, be submitted in an electronic format specified by the Agency.

√

Signed original. Attached √ 2 hardcopies of application provided or 2 CD versions of application (PDF files) provided. Attached √ 1 CD of geo-referenced digital files provided. Attached √ Regulation 17 Where a treatment plant associated with the relevant waste water works is or has been subject to the European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1989 to 2001, in addition to compliance with the requirements of Regulation 16, an application in respect of the relevant discharge shall be accompanied by a copy of an environmental impact statement and approval in accordance with the Act of 2000 in respect of the said development and may be submitted in an electronic or other format specified by the Agency

Not yet available

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EIA provided if applicable Not included √ 2 hardcopies of EIS provided if applicable. Not included √ 2 CD versions of EIS, as PDF files, provided. Not included √

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APPENDIX 9

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APPENDIX 10

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METALS

Day Week Flow Cn Cr6 CO Cr Cu Pb Ni Zn Cd As Sn Hg Cn Cr6 CO Cr Cu Pb Ni Zn Cd As Sn Hgm3/d ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d

Friday 41 5100 0.03 0.05 0.12 0.02 0.49 0.17 0.085 0.01 0.153 0.255 0.612 0.102 2.499 0.867 0.4335 0.051Friday 42 3218 0.10 0.07 0.42 0.13 0.55 0.08 0.077 0.18 0.3218 0.22526 1.35156 0.41834 1.7699 0.25744 0.247786 0.57924Friday 43 3897 0.082 0.02 0.29 0.03 1.43 0.28 0.153 0.04 0.319554 0.07794 1.13013 0.11691 5.57271 1.09116 0.596241 0.15588Friday 44 3996 0.078 0.02 0.3 0.01 0.96 0.42 1.12 0.14 0.311688 0.07992 1.1988 0.03996 3.83616 1.67832 4.47552 0.55944Friday 45 7085 0.12 0.02 0.43 0.03 0.31 0.46 0.51 0.16 0.828945 0.1417 3.04655 0.21255 2.19635 3.2591 3.61335 1.1336Friday 46 6977 0.11 0.00 1.60 0.01 0.28 0.11 0.18 0.24 0.795378 0.02093 11.1632 0.06977 1.95356 0.76747 1.241906 1.67448

Thursday 47 8414 0.08 0.01 0.42 0.03 0.12 0.25 0.05 0.04 0.689948 0.08414 3.53388 0.25242 1.00968 2.1035 0.412286 0.33656Friday 48 7967 0.09 0.04 0.17 0.06 1.03 0.07 0.02 0.17 0.693129 0.31868 1.35439 0.47802 8.20601 0.55769 0.167307 1.35439

Thursday 49 7967 0.20 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.62 0.69 0.76 0.10 1.601367 0.07967 0.07967 0.15934 4.93954 5.49723 6.05492 0.7967Thursday 50 8359 0.03 0.01 0.29 0.04 1.45 0.09 0.47 0.09 0.275847 0.08359 2.42411 0.33436 12.12055 0.75231 3.92873 0.75231

Friday 51 8583 0.07 0.01 0.17 0.02 0.45 0.11 0.01 0.06 0.575061 0.08583 1.45911 0.17166 3.86235 0.94413 0.120162 0.51498Thursday 52 6452 0.11 0.01 0.33 0.02 1.50 0.00 0.06 0.13 0.735528 0.06452 2.12916 0.12904 9.678 0 0.35486 0.83876Thursday 1 6640 0.109 0.03 0.48 0.03 0.76 0.22 0.083 0.12 0.72376 0.1992 3.1872 0.1992 5.0464 1.4608 0.55112 0.7968

Friday 2 6973 0.079 0.02 0.33 0.01 1.03 0.01 0.098 0.07 0.550867 0.13946 2.30109 0.06973 7.18219 0.06973 0.683354 0.48811Friday 3 6965 0.003 0.04 0.38 0.04 0.01 0.17 0.046 0.22 0.020895 0.2786 2.6467 0.2786 0.06965 1.18405 0.32039 1.5323Friday 4 6715 0.055 0.12 0.38 0.03 1.88 0.01 0.065 0.28 0.369325 0.8058 2.5517 0.20145 12.6242 0.06715 0.436475 1.8802Friday 5 5840 0.06 0.01 0.65 0.01 0.89 0.04 0.299 0.23 0.3212 0.0584 3.796 0.0584 5.1976 0.2336 1.74616 1.3432Friday 6 7038 0.12 0.05 0.32 0.03 1.47 0.01 0.097 0.11 0.816408 0.3519 2.25216 0.21114 10.34586 0.07038 0.682686 0.77418Friday 7 6180 0.107 0.04 0.24 0.05 1.34 0.15 0.141 0.17 0.66126 0.2472 1.4832 0.309 8.2812 0.927 0.87138 1.0506Friday 8 6186 0.189 0.01 0.62 0.01 1.15 0.55 0.193 0.18 1.169154 0.06186 3.83532 0.06186 7.1139 3.4023 1.193898 1.11348Friday 9 4486 0.107 0.01 0.47 0.01 0.3 0.24 0.335 0.19 0.480002 0.04486 2.10842 0.04486 1.3458 1.07664 1.50281 0.85234

Thursday 10 6910 0.071 0.04 0.72 0.13 0.27 0.41 0.056 0.13 0.49061 0.2764 4.9752 0.8983 1.8657 2.8331 0.38696 0.8983Thursday 11 4486 0.069 0.01 0.8 0.05 2.67 0.72 0.214 0.25 0.309534 0.04486 3.5888 0.2243 11.97762 3.22992 0.960004 1.1215Thursday 12 5598 0.06 0.01 0.45 0.01 0.88 0.57 0.140 0.10 0.341478 0.05598 2.5191 0.05598 4.92624 3.19086 0.78372 0.5598Thursday 13 5712 0.202 0.01 0.65 0.01 1.75 0.25 0.146 0.07 1.153824 0.05712 3.7128 0.05712 9.996 1.428 0.833952 0.39984

Friday 14 5488 0.152 0.01 0.31 0.01 0.25 0.77 0.154 1.73 0.834176 0.05488 1.70128 0.05488 1.372 4.22576 0.845152 9.49424Friday 15 5544 0.001 0.04 0.36 0.05 3.78 0.22 0.091 0.08 0.005544 0.22176 1.99584 0.2772 20.95632 1.21968 0.504504 0.44352Friday 17 5370 0.09 0.02 0.45 0.02 0.78 0.36 0.104 0.14 0.4833 0.1074 2.4165 0.1074 4.1886 1.9332 0.55848 0.7518

Thursday 18 5643 0.232 0.01 0.38 0.01 0.59 0.19 0.08 0.06 1.309176 0.05643 2.14434 0.05643 3.32937 1.07217 0.45144 0.33858Thursday 19 5611 0.24 0.01 0.41 0.01 1.32 0.1 0.131 0.13 1.34664 0.05611 2.30051 0.05611 7.40652 0.5611 0.735041 0.72943

Friday 20 6347 0.144 0.01 0.47 0.01 1.57 0.42 0.105 0.13 0.913968 0.06347 2.98309 0.06347 9.96479 2.66574 0.666435 0.82511Friday 21 5600 0.24 0.07 0.20 0.01 2.74 0.16 0.085 0.12 1.344 0.392 1.12 0.056 15.344 0.896 0.476 0.672Friday 22 5961 2.7 0.04 0.4 0.05 5.75 0.01 0.27 1.5 16.0947 0.23844 2.3844 0.29805 34.27575 0.05961 1.60947 8.9415

Thursday 23 5778 0.133 0.01 0.22 0.01 0.39 0.13 0.056 0.02 0.768474 0.05778 1.27116 0.05778 2.25342 0.75114 0.323568 0.11556Thursday 24 6120 0.02 0.01 0.51 0.01 1.16 0.19 0.085 0.04 0.1224 0.0612 3.1212 0.0612 7.0992 1.1628 0.5202 0.2448Thursday 25 8753 0.20 0.01 0.59 0.12 0.42 0.81 0.178 0.14 1.733094 0.08753 5.16427 1.05036 3.67626 7.08993 1.558034 1.22542

Friday 26 4660 0.168 0.01 0.38 0.02 1.07 0.061 0.061 0.03 0.19 0.0002 0.0006 0.00077 0.78288 0.0466 1.7708 0.0932 4.9862 0.28426 0.28426 0.1398Friday 27 2923 0.148 0.01 0.22 0.04 1 0.07 0.044 0.09 0.432604 0.02923 0.64306 0.11692 2.923 0.20461 0.128612 0.26307Friday 28 3519 0.082 0.02 0.83 0.01 1.27 0.41 0.129 0.09 0.288558 0.07038 2.92077 0.03519 4.46913 1.44279 0.453951 0.31671Friday 29 2998 0.059 0.02 0.65 0.01 2.84 0.51 0.082 0.03 0.176882 0.05996 1.9487 0.02998 8.51432 1.52898 0.245836 0.08994Friday 30 4361 0.04 0.03 0.26 0.03 1.17 0.32 0.047 0.01 0.161357 0.13083 1.13386 0.13083 5.10237 1.39552 0.204967 0.04361Friday 31 3346 0.072 0.02 0.34 0.01 1.26 0.58 0.048 0.01 0.240912 0.06692 1.13764 0.03346 4.21596 1.94068 0.160608 0.03346

Thursday 32 3039 0.043 0.01 0.29 0.05 1.72 0.26 0.068 0.04 0.130677 0.03039 0.88131 0.15195 5.22708 0.79014 0.206652 0.12156Friday 33 3745 0.029 0.02 0.22 0.04 1.27 0.3 0.031 0.06 0.108605 0.0749 0.8239 0.1498 4.75615 1.1235 0.116095 0.2247Friday 34 2869 0.02 0.01 0.22 0.03 1.73 0.18 0.028 0.06 0.060249 0.02869 0.63118 0.08607 4.96337 0.51642 0.080332 0.17214Friday 35 2508 0.008 0.06 0.45 0.01 0.91 0.2 0.059 0.09 0.020064 0.15048 1.1286 0.02508 2.28228 0.5016 0.147972 0.22572Friday 36 5763 0.031 0.01 0.24 0.06 1.1 0.32 0.039 0.04 0.178653 0.05763 1.38312 0.34578 6.3393 1.84416 0.224757 0.23052

Thursday 37 5862 0.119 0.07 0.17 0.02 1.48 0.14 0.087 0.01 0.697578 0.41034 0.99654 0.11724 8.67576 0.82068 0.509994 0.05862Friday 38 6317 0.076 0.05 0.78 0.01 1.05 0.15 0.091 0.03 0.480092 0.31585 4.92726 0.06317 6.63285 0.94755 0.574847 0.18951Friday 39 6041 0.06 0.03 0.35 0.01 1.53 0.19 0.049 0.03 0.344337 0.15707 2.11435 0.06041 9.24273 1.14779 0.296009 0.157066Friday 40 3115 0.134 0.1 0.07 0.01 1.43 0.09 0.011 0.02 0.03 0.0007 0.0005 0.00154 0.41741 0.3115 0.21805 0.03115 4.45445 0.28035 0.034265 0.0623 0.0935 0.002181 0.001558 0.004797Friday 41 2966 0.073 0.04 0.13 0.01 0.88 0.47 0.047 0.06 0.216518 0.11864 0.38558 0.02966 2.61008 1.39402 0.139402 0.17796Friday 42 2909 0.125 0.07 0.31 0.08 1.16 0.65 0.056 0.11 0.363625 0.20363 0.90179 0.23272 3.37444 1.89085 0.162904 0.31999Friday 43 3157 0.11 0.05 0.41 0.01 0.36 0.76 0.094 0.07 0.334642 0.15785 1.29437 0.03157 1.13652 2.39932 0.296758 0.22099Day Week Flow Cn Cr6 CO Cr Cu Pb Ni Zn Cd As Sn Hg Cn Cr6 CO Cr Cu Pb Ni Zn Cd As Sn Hg

m3/d ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppb kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/d kg/dMax 8753 2.700 0.120 1.600 0.130 5.750 0.810 1.120 1.730 0.190 0.001 0.001 0.002 16.095 0.806 11.163 1.050 34.276 7.090 6.055 9.494 0.093 0.002 0.002 0.005Average 5446 0.146 0.029 0.401 0.030 1.214 0.280 0.145 0.156 0.110 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.835 0.147 2.227 0.168 6.359 1.464 0.835 0.896 0.093 0.002 0.002 0.005Min 2508 0.001 0.003 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.000 0.011 0.010 0.030 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.006 0.021 0.080 0.025 0.070 0.000 0.034 0.033 0.093 0.002 0.002 0.005Standard Dev 1708 0.359 0.025 0.247 0.029 0.957 0.223 0.190 0.297 2.155 0.138 1.725 0.193 5.542 1.371 1.156 1.711

Emission Limit Value 14,000 3 3 40 10 8 8 13.5 8 3 3 3 0.015by Clare Co Co Licence 3,000 m3/hr

NOTE: As, Tn and Hg corrected since Dec 2007 submission.

12-Oct-0719-Oct-0726-Oct-07

Date

13-Sep-0721-Sep-0728-Sep-0705-Oct-07

17-Aug-0724-Aug-0731-Aug-0707-Sep-07

20-Jul-0727-Jul-0703-Aug-0709-Aug-07

21-Jun-0729-Jun-0706-Jul-0713-Jul-07

25-May-0701-Jun-0707-Jun-0714-Jun-07

27-Apr-0703-May-0710-May-0718-May-07

22-Mar-0729-Mar-0706-Apr-0713-Apr-07

23-Feb-0702-Mar-0708-Mar-0715-Mar-07

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APPENDIX 11

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Compliance with Council Directives Attachment G.1 Clare County Council took over responsibility for Shannon WWTP in September 2004. Consultants have been appointed to provide a Preliminary Report and Environmental Impact Assessment to upgrade the waste water treatment plant so as not to contravene the Dangerous Substances Directive 2006/11/EC, the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, the Birds Directive 79/409/EEC, the Groundwater Directives 80/68/EEC & 2006/118/EC, the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, the Environmental Liabilities Directive 2004/35/EC and the Bathing Water Directive 76/160/EEC. Both the Preliminary Report and Environmental Impact Statement for this sewerage system and treatment plant were due for delivery to the Council in February/March of 2008.This date was not achieved primarily because the model of the Shannon Estuary was not available on time (See Appendix 5). The revised date for the provision of the Preliminary Report and Environmental Impact Statement is now August 2008. Existing monitoring at the waste water treatment plant is carried out to comply with the licence issued by Clare Co Co to Shannon Development. To comply with the Dangerous Substances Directive 2006/11/EC, List I substances monitored are organohalogens, Mercury, Cadmium, detergents, and OFG. List II substances monitored are Tin, Lead, Copper, Chromium VI, Nickel, Cobalt, Arsenic, Zinc, Fluoride, Ammonia and Nitrites. These monitoring results were originally provided in attachment E 4 of the original application. An amended version of these results, to take account of the amended mercury levels recorded, is provided in Appendix 9 of this submission. A bird survey was carried out in 2007/2008 in the vicinity Tradaree waste water treatment plant to take account of the Birds Directive 79/409/EEC. The area is designated SPA under the Birds Directive and details of the Bird Survey are provided in Appendix 6 attached. As no water from the catchment is discharged to groundwater checks were not carried out to satisfy requirements Groundwater Water Directives 80/68/EEC & 2006/118/EC. The waste water treatment plant at Tradaree does not meet the standards set out in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC. Following the construction of the proposed upgrade of the plant which will take place following the receipt of the Preliminary Report and EIS, the approval by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, planning and other statutory approvals, the new facility will be fit for purpose and meet the standards required by the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC. Monitoring in accordance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive is carried at the waste water treatment plant for BOD, COD, Suspended Solids and TOC.

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Waters in the vicinity of Tradaree are designated SPC under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC. Due consideration is being given to these designations in all studies associated with the preparation of the Preliminary Report and Environmental Impact Assessment for Shannon. Waters in the upper Shannon Estuary, as part of the WFD monitoring programme, are designated compliant with the EU Guide Value ( Good Quality) under the Bathing Water Directive 76/160/EEC. Clare County Council is committed to adopting measures and developing practices to minimise the risks of environmental damage so that their risk to financial liabilities is reduced in accordance with the Environmental Liabilities Directive 2004/35/EC. Since taking over the operations of water services in Shannon the Council has not carried major improvements but operates and maintains the existing facilities in working condition and to meet the Environmental standards required by Licence issued to Shannon development, pending the carrying out of the works required to by the Preliminary Report and Environmental Impact Statement. Shannon Town Sewerage Scheme is included for funding under the Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009. It is anticipated that the project would likely commence construction, given the statutory processes yet incomplete, early 2011 although the WSIP shows commencement in 2008. The proposed new/upgraded waste water treatment works at Tradaree Point works will address all of the issues raised in the Preliminary Report and EIS. A copy of the 2007-2009 Water Services Investment Programme is provided.

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Impact Mitigation Attachment G.3 The intention of Clare County Council is to upgrade the waste water treatment plant at Tradaree, once the Preliminary Report and Environmental Impact Statement is received by and statutory processes commenced and completed. Consultants have been appointed to provide a Preliminary Report and Environmental Impact Assessment to upgrade the waste water treatment plant to enable the Council to meet all its statutory obligations. Shannon Town Sewerage Scheme is included for funding under the Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009. It is anticipated that the project would likely commence construction in late 2009/ early 2010 although the WSIP shows commencement in 2008. The proposed new/upgraded waste water treatment works at Tradaree Point works will address all of the issues raised in the Preliminary Report and EIS. A copy of the 2007-2009 Water Services Investment Programme is provided also in Attachment G.1 . Clare County Council carries out an extensive monitoring programme at the waste water treatment plant at Tradaree in accordance with the existing licence issued to Shannon Development. Clare county Council will increase the frequency and substance monitoring, as advised by the Agency, to ensure the continuing maintenance of the Estuary water in “good “status.

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APPENDIX 12

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Attachment No A.1 Non Technical Summary Clare County Council, New Road, Ennis, County Clare, operates the water services in Shannon including Bunratty in the County. Map No 1 shows the general area, which the waste water treatment plant serves. The overall agglomeration served is shown on Map No 2 in Attachment B1 while photo No1- WWTP Site Overview and Photo No 2-WWTP Process Tanks The wastewater treatment plant associated with the application, Shannon Waste Water Treatment Plant, is located at Tradaree Point, in the Townland of Clonmoney South, Shannon, County Clare. The Shannon Waste Water Treatment Plant comprises an industrial treatment plant and a domestic wastewater treatment plant. The industrial process comprises a balancing tank, flash mixing tank, chemical precipitation followed by sludge thickening and sludge dewatering with the final sludge disposed to a landfill site adjacent to the works. The domestic wastewater treatment process comprises activated sludge treatment, clarifier, sludge thickening, sludge dewatering with the sludge disposed to landfill adjacent to the works. The final effluent from both the industrial and domestic wastewater treatment plants discharges into a flow-balancing lagoon, which in turn discharges to the Shannon estuary off Tradaree point via an outfall pipe and diffuser. Shannon has a separate foul and surface water sewerage system. Secondary emergency discharges may also take place from the following pump stations in Shannon and Bunratty. The pump stations in Shannon are Pump Station No 2 –SW4 in Drumgeely Td., Pump Station No 12- SW 3 in Tullyvarraga Td. , Pump Station No 15- SW5 in Ballycasey More Td., while there is also an Emergency Outfall-SW2 pipe at the waste water treatment plant in Clonmoney South Td. The pump stations in Bunratty are Pump Station No1-SW6 in Bunratty East Td. and Pump Station No 2- SW7 in Bunratty West Td. These pumpsatations are shown on Maps No 4 rev A , Map No 5 rev B and Map No 6 rev A. The landfill site, which receives the treated sludge from the treatment process, is licensed separately by the EPA under Licence No W0037-01. The current waste water treatment plant in Shannon does not comply with Urban Waste Water Regulations. The current domestic waste water treatment plant has capacity of 12,500 population equivalent(PE) while the industrial waste water treatment plant was designed to treat 3,500 cubic metres of effluent per day. The Consultants examining the current proposal estimate a future demand of 30,000PE for both the domestic and industrial processes. The Council’s intention is comply with all appropriate EU Directives in the proposed enlarged waste water treatment plant. Clare County Council took over the Shannon Water Services in September 2004. Following the approval of a Brief by the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government, and compliance with procurement processes Consultants were appointed to prepare a Preliminary Report with commencement date 24th April 2006.

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Subsequent to the appointment and following extensive consultation with An Bord Pleanála, the consultant was further appointed on December 2006 to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment and prepare an EIS for the project. Neither the Preliminary Report or the EIA have yet been delivered but the current projected delivery date is early August 2008. It is anticipated that the development will utilise existing structures as far as is practicable and that future additional treatment structures will be to a similar scale, and limited to within the boundary of the existing site. It is also assumed that the current outfall, to the Shannon Estuary, will be retained and no assessment relating to construction issues of a new outfall will be required. The Shannon Estuary is an NHA/SAC/SPA and operational effects of increased sewage discharges to the estuary shall be undertaken (taking into account potential licence conditions such as standards outlined in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations and additional constraints such as restricted N-concentrations). No additional infrastructure, such as associated pumping stations, sewerage network improvements etc. will be within the remit of the EIA. Initial work has indicated that marine ecology, water quality, traffic and traffic noise will be the main issues of concern. Contaminated soils/groundwater is unlikely to be a large/complex issue as the current sludge disposal area is a licensed landfill and the removal of this landfilling (to comply with the County SMP) should not result in new pollutant pathways. The EIA process involves:

An EIA Scoping Report document has been produced, identifying key issues to be addressed for comment by the County Council and other stakeholders;

Assessment of the issues identified during scoping (including baseline data gathering, assessment of effects and identification of mitigation);

Production of a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for comment by County Clare Council and main consultees; and

Finalisation of the Environmental Impact Statement. The EIA process will follow the requirements of the current Irish EIA Regulations, incorporating the requirements of EC Directives 85/337/EEC and 97/11/EC. In accordance with these requirements, the EIS will be structured in the following way: (1) An introduction to the scheme;

(2) The planning and regulatory context;

(3) Assessment of alternatives considered;

(4) Description of the preferred scheme, including infrastructure, processes and emissions;

(5) The results of the scoping exercise;

(6) A description of the existing environmental conditions in relation to:

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a) Impacts on the population: air quality (odour)

noise and vibration

visual and landscape

traffic

socio-economic effects

b) Impacts on the natural and built environment: flora and fauna

cultural heritage

the water environment (quality and quantity)

soil / land contamination

(7) A description of significant impacts of the scheme;

(8) Methods for mitigation or avoidance of adverse impacts and residual impacts;

(9) A non-technical summary of the EIA process and conclusions (also available as a separate leaflet).

For each type of effect, the temporary impacts (mainly construction) and the long-term impacts of the operation of the scheme will be assessed separately. The EIA will take account of both beneficial and adverse effects, as well as covering direct, indirect and cumulative effects. Effects will be evaluated using a matrix approach, taking account of the type of effect (positive or negative), its magnitude, the probability of its occurrence and the policy importance or sensitivity of the receptor, using standard criteria, as far as possible. As part of the EIS process a mathematical model of the estuary is being utilised to predict the impact of the effluent plume on the receiving environment. The EIA/EIS process will highlight all issues and with subsequent follow up statutory processes, the Clare County Council is confident that a new and upgraded treatment plant will be provided to meet current EU directives taking into account the current status of the receiving water, which are designated NHA, SAC and SPA . Current monitoring of emissions takes place in accordance with a licence issued to SFADCo in 1995. The intention is to increase the parameters monitored take account of the Council’s responsibilities under the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 and in accordance with the licence issued by the EPA.

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