LOCAL AUTHORITYREGULATORY

ASPECTSPaul Carroll

Executive Scientific OfficerWaterford County Council

Integrated Constructed WetlandsAwareness SeminarLASNTG Ballycoolin June 28 2011

LOCAL AUTHORITYICW REGULATORY ASPECTS

►RESPONSIBILITIES

► INFORMATION

► LEGISLATION

European & National legislation• Local Government (Planning & Development)

Act of 2000 and subsequent Regulations.• European Union (Natural Habitats)

Regulations, S.I. No. 94 of 1997• Local Government (Water Pollution) Act of

1977 and Local Government (Water Pollution Amendment)

Act of 1990, and subsequent Regulations.• EPA Act 1992 and 2007• EU Water Framework Directive and

subsequent Regulations.• European Communities Waste Water

Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007, S.I. No. 684 of 2007

• European Communities Environmental Objectives (Surface Waters) Regulations 2009, S.I. No. 272 of 2009

• European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters)

• Regulations, 2010, S.I. No. 610 of 2010.• European Communities Environmental

Objectives (Groundwater) Regulations 2010, S.I. No. 9 of 2010

LOCAL AUTHORITYICW REGULATORY ASPECTS

► LA RESPONSIBILITIES

► INFORMATION

► LEGISLATION

Single house

ICW USER

Single house

SEWAGE ICW

► Design, Build, Operate

► P&D Regs 2001, Part 8, Art 80 (d)“The construction….of treatment

works, holding tanks or outfall facilities for waste water or stormwater”

Publish plans Notify statutory bodies Manager’s report &

recommendation Decision by LA members

SEWAGE ICW ►UWWT Regs 2001

>2000 pe Effluent Std 25/35 BOD/SS

< 2000 pe “appropriate treatment”

►EPA DISCHARGE LICENCE/CoA

Waste Water discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 PE Treatment Discharge flow and type Receiving waters details

Regulator

1

PLANNING & LICENSING

Single house

Planning Permission

► Planning Permission“the carrying out of any works

on, in, over or under land or the making of any material change in the use of any structures or other land”

► Pre-planning meeting

► 5-8 weeks decision or RFI

S4 Discharge Licence►WPA 1977 Section 4“a person shall

not ..discharge ..trade effluent...to any waters except in accordance with a licence..”

INFORMATION REQUIRED.. Characteristics of water

entering ICW Hydrological conditions Quality and quantity of

discharge Groundwater Receiving water

characteristics

► Single house ? <5M3 TO GROUND

► Farmland ICWs STORMWATER

Single house

Farm ICW Discharge Licence

► ICW INFORMATION REQUIRED.. Characteristics of water

entering ICW Hydrological conditions Quality and quantity of

discharge Receiving water characteristics Sensitive receptors

► Administrative, legal & technical procedures & guidance

ICW Flows and Licensing

► Flow to groundwater…………

10m3 / day 1ha ICW

► FARMYARD ICWs SEASONAL FLOW

(use average OR 30%ile RW flow)

P34 GD

49%

24%

27%

To surfaceTo groundTo air

REGULATOR

2

FARM INSPECTIONS

Farm ICWFARM INSPECTIONS

Legislation►Water Pollution Act►Good Agricultural

Practice Regulations►EPA Direction

► LASNTG Agricultural Inspections course

FARM INSPECTIONS► ICWs outside of planning and licensing regulations► EVALUATE

Planning compliance

Licence compliance

Pollution risk (WPA S3 & GAP)

► APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT Planning direction/prosecution

WPA – improvement notice/prosecution

Cross Report to DAFF

ConclusionsNeed knowledge of ICWs for:

► USER - DBO

► REGULATOR

PLANNING

DISCHARGE LICENSING

FARM INSPECTIONS

THANK YOU

Integrated Constructed WetlandsAwareness SeminarLASNTG Ballycoolin June 28 2011