Strand 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.

PCB Inventory Survey

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

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Guidance on Fire Safety at Non Hazardous Waste Transfer Stations

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.

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Regulation and Management of Waste Wood

Year: 2013

The EPA has published guidance the Regulation and Management of Waste Wood.

EPA Drinking Water Advice Note - Advice Note No. 14

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.

Best Practice Guidelines for Dry Cleaners

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)

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Management of Contaminated Land & Groundwater at EPA Licenced Sites

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.

EPA Drinking Water Advice Note - Advice Note No. 13

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.

Financial model for determining & reporting compliance with Section 53A of the Waste Management Act

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.

Plean Iniúchta Náisiúnta 2013

Córais Chóireála Dramhuisce Tí, February 2013

Year: 2013

Tá an Plean Náisiunta seo foilsithe ag an EPA chun comhairle a thabhairt don bpobal agus dos na Comhairli Condae ar conas umair sheipteacha a iniúchadh sna blianta amach romhainn. Is é an sprioc atá ag an EPA ná eolas a chur ar fail faoin baol maidir le sláinte agus leis an gcomhshaol, más rud é nach bhfuil an córas cóireála ag obair i gceart.

Temporary Operational Protocol for Making Safe and Managing Orphaned or Seized Radioactive Sources

Year: 2013

Temporary operational protocol for making safe and managing orphaned or seized radioactive sources.

Air Guidance Note - Surface VOC Emissions Monitoring on Landfill Facilities (AG6)

Version 1, January 2013

Year: 2013

This guidance note is intended for use by holders of EPA licences (licensees) and consultants. The Agency advises licensees to have regard to this guidance when undertaking or outsourcing any work relating to VOC emissions from landfill surfaces.

PCB Online Notification System

Year: 2013

Registered User Guidance Manual for PCB Online Submissions

PCB Online Notification System

Year: 2013

Guidance Manual for First Time Users of the Online Notification System

PCB Information Leaflet

Year: 2013

This information leaflet will supplement the EPA inventory survey form. The leaflet describes PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) and the equipment in which they may be contained.

Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2014

S.I. No. 283 of 2014, January 2013

Year: 2013

Irish Regulations transposing EU Directive (2006/66/EC) on waste batteries and accumulators.

European Union (Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 283 of 2014)

Year: 2013

Irish Regulations covering the recovery of waste batteries and accumulators

EPA Drinking Water Advice Note - Advice Note No. 12

Advice Note No. 12: Exempted Drinking Water Supplies, January 2013

Year: 2013

This EPA Drinking Water Advice Note on Exempted Drinking Water Supplies provides binding guidance for Water Services Authorities (WSAs) on exempted supplies in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Regulations.

EPA Drinking Water Advice Note - Advice Note No. 10

Advice Note No. 10: Service Reservoir Inspection, Cleaning and Maintenance., January 2013

Year: 2013

This Advice Note provides guidance to Water Services Authorities for the regular inspection, cleaning and maintenance that should be carried out on service reservoirs. It covers the actions to be taken by operators including practical advice on how inspections and cleaning of reservoirs should be carried out.

EPA Drinking Water Advice Note - Advice Note No. 11

Advice Note No. 11: Prior Investigations and Technical Assessments, January 2013

Year: 2013

This Advice Note provides guidance to Water Servcies Authorities on the steps involved in carrying out a Technical Assessment or Prior Investigation as required under the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations S.I. No. 610 of 2010.