On the 7th October 2009 at Cork District Court, Millipore Ireland B.V., pleaded guilty to charges brought by the Environmental Protection Agency in relation to offences under Sections 8 and 86(6) of the Environmental Protection Agency Act, as amended, for a breach of its Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) Licence (Reg. No. P0571-02).
The Company admitted breaching conditions of its Licence by:-
1. Causing or allowing emissions from the facility which were of environmental significance and were not specified emissions;
2. Altering and changing the site management infrastructure and control with adverse environmental significance without prior notice to or agreement of the Environmental Protection Agency.
On hearing details of the offences, Judge Reardon imposed fines of €6,000 and awarded EPA costs of €5,000.
Millipore Ireland B.V. was granted an IPPC Licence (Reg. No. P0571-02) on the 28th March 2007 to carry on the following activities:-
(i) The surface treatment of objects or products using organic solvents, with a consumption capacity of more than 200 tonnes per year; and
(ii) The recovery of waste in a facility, within the meaning of the Act of 1996, which facility is connected with another activity specified in this schedule in respect of which a licence under Part IV is in force.
The facility is situated at Tullagreen, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.
This prosecution was taken following site inspections carried out by Inspectors from the Office of Environmental Enforcement.
