Year: 2014
Many private wells are at risk from contamination. This infographic can assist you with guidelines and information on protecting your private well.
PRTR facilities that transfer waste offsite above relevant waste thresholds are reportable to Europe, March 2014
Year: 2014
All facilities with a PRTR class of activity that tranfer waste offsite above relevant waste thresholds are reportable to Europe
E-PRTR pollutants and their relevant thresholds above which they are reportable to Europe, March 2014
Year: 2014
Each PRTR facility releases pollutants or transfers waste off-site which exceed specific thresholds set out in Article 5 of the E-PRTR Regulation. These thresholds for releases of pollutants are specified for each media - air, water and land - in Annex II of the E-PRTR Regulation.
Facility capacity thresholds above which they are reportable to PRTR, March 2014
Year: 2014
Facility capacity thresholds above which they are reportable to PRTR
Year: 2014
The purpose of this interim review is to assess the progress made by Local Authorities in implementing the Plan during the first eight months of the first cycle of the Plan, i.e. the period from 1st July 2013 to 28th February 2014. This is an interim review and there is another four months to go in this first cycle, ending on June 30th 2014. The EPA will undertake a full review following completion of the first cycle of the Plan.
Year: 2014
This report provides an overview of radiological inspection activities, examines the evolution in licensee numbers and outlines the rationale in developing annual inspection programmes.
Year: 2014
Drinking Water Audit Report in respect of Audit carried out on 20/11/2013 at the Adramone Public Drinking Water Supply.
Year: 2014
Drinking Water Audit Report in respect of Audit carried out on 10/12/2013 at the Kilkeedy Public Drinking Water Supply.
Year: 2014
Drinking Water Audit Report in respect of Audit carried out on 10/12/2013 at the Corofin Public Drinking Water Supply.
Year: 2014
Drinking Water Audit Report in respect of Audit carried out on 29/11/2013 at the Roundwood Public Drinking Water Supply.
Year: 2014
Drinking Water Audit Report in respect of Audit carried out on 29/11/2013 at the Camross Public Drinking Water Supply.
Year: 2014
Drinking Water Audit Report in respect of Audit carried out on 29/11/2013 at the Strand Public Drinking Water Supply.
Year: 2014
The purpose of this questionnaire is to determine whether there is potentially PCB-contaminated equipment on your organisation’s site about which the EPA must be notified
Year: 2013
In recent years, some serious fires have taken place at waste transfer stations (WTS). Fires at WTS have the potential to be very serious events, posing risk to life and presenting hazards to the local community and the environment. They can also be very costly. The growing incidence of fires has prompted the development of Guidance on Fire Safety at Non Hazardous Waste Transfer Stations.
Year: 2013
The EPA has published guidance the Regulation and Management of Waste Wood.
Advice Note No 14: Borehole Construction and Wellhead Protection, October 2013
Year: 2013
The Advice Note sets out the guidelines on how a water supply borehole should be constructed given the nature of Irish aquifers, and the nature of common potential risks to groundwater quality in Ireland.
Year: 2013
Best Practice Guidelines for Dry Cleaning Issued to support European Union (Installations and Activities using Solvents) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 565 of 2012)
Year: 2013
Contaminated land guidance and a series of guideline template reports have been produced. The guideline templates should be used by all licensees when submitting reports to the EPA. A guideline template report for Groundwater Monitoring has also been developed and is available below. This report will often be needed in parallel with other Stages 1–3 process deliverables.
Year: 2013
The purpose of this Advice Note is to provide guidance to Water Services Authorities (WSAs) where pesticides have been detected in drinking water and on the actions that should be taken in such an event.
Year: 2013
This financial model is to be used by landfill operators for determining and reporting compliance with Section 53A of the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended.