Year: 2012
The purpose of this report is to set out the relevant findings of a nationwide investigation by the EPA’s Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE) on the nature and extent of unauthorised waste management activities in Ireland from the period 1996 onward.
Year: 2012
Drinking Water Audit Report in respect of Audit carried out on 15/11/2012 at the Leixlip Public Drinking Water Supply.
Year: 2012
Organisations known to the RPII who may be of assistance in relation to the disposal radioactive sources (sealed and unsealed) and X-ray equipment.
Year: 2012
Excel spreadsheet for Urban Waste Water Treatment Plants for Enviornmental Liabilities Risk Assessment
Year: 2011
Guidance for Screening of Priority Substances
Year: 2011
This manual is a revision of the 1998 EPA Disinfection Manual. The updated manual has been revised to reflect best practice in drinking water disinfection and the supervisory role of the EPA. It provides practical guidance in plant operation, management, maintenance and supervision as well as an overview of the current disinfection technologies available.
Year: 2011
Guidance document for operators, regulatory authorities and the public in relation to the Environmental Liability Directive and the European Communites (Environmental Liability) Regulation 2008, (Statutory Instrument 547 of 2008) and Act
Year: 2011
Guidelines for the management of x-ray units at end-of-life.
Year: 2011
Guidance for completing the PRTR for facilities within the Waste Sector
Year: 2011
Guidance for the Quarrying Sector in compiling and reporting information for the Purposes of the PRTR Regulations
Year: 2010
This report examines the standard of operation and management at landfills in Ireland and charts the progress made since the EPA began licensing the sector in the mid 1990s. It also sets out the challenges facing the landfill sector in Ireland and an action plan to deal with them.
Year: 2010
The 2009 Code of Practice Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems Serving Single Houses (p.e. ≤ 10) provides guidance on the site characterization, design, operation and maintenance of domestic waste water treatment systems. It will assist authorities, developers, system manufacturers, system designers, installers and operators to deal with various systems.
Year: 2010
Guidelines on the protection of the unborn child during diagnostic medical exposures.
Public Water Supplies: A handbook on the Implementation of the Regulations for Water Service Authorities for Public Water Supplies., May 2010
Year: 2010
This handbook has been prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) to assist the Water Services Authorities (WSAs) to implement the provisions of the European Communities (Drinking Water) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 278 of 2007) (the Regulations) in respect of public water supplies provided by the WSAs.
Private Water Supplies: A Handbook on the Implementation of the Regulations for Water Services Authorities for Private Water Supplies, May 2010
Year: 2010
This handbook has been compiled to provide guidance to private water suppliers and the Water Services Authorities as the supervisory authority on the implementation of the European Communities (Drinking Water) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 278 of 2007) in respect of private water supplies
Year: 2010
Application Form for Shipment of Sealed Sources between Member states of the EU
Year: 2009
The current views of the Agency in relation to the management of waste refrigerant gases, and in particular R22 and other HCFC refrigerants, are outlined in this document. While this document relates mainly to the management of waste ODS, similar rules apply to the management of waste F-gases.
Year: 2009
Code of Practice on The Design of Diagnostic Medical Facilities Using Ionising Radiation
Year: 2009
It assesses Ireland’s enforcement of environmental standards and highlights the challenges we face as a country in complying fully with European requirements for air, water and waste. To purchase a copy of this report (€25), please contact the EPA Publications Office by telephone on 053-9160600 or email publications@epa.ie
Year: 2009
This is the Sector Specific Releases Calculation tool for the Quarry Sector