boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
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PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY <strong>2012</strong>-<strong>2018</strong> & BEYOND Chapter 3: Infrastructure & Services<br />
Policy 18<br />
Implement the recommendations of the adopted<br />
Sludge Management Plan (as reviewed in September<br />
2006) for the <strong>County</strong>, including any amendments.<br />
Objectives for Wastewater Collection & Treatment<br />
Objective 28<br />
Implement and ensure all existing wastewater<br />
schemes meet the Urban Waste Water Regulations,<br />
public health legislation and promote, as appropriate,<br />
the provisions for the implementation of the relevant<br />
recommendations set out in “Urban Waste Water<br />
Discharges in Ireland for Population Equivalents<br />
Greater than 500 Persons – A Report for the Years<br />
2006 and 2007”.<br />
Objective 29<br />
Seek further separation of surface water and<br />
wastewater flows and discharge within the Boyle LAP<br />
<strong>area</strong>.<br />
Objective 30<br />
Where technically feasible and economically viable,<br />
improve and extend the wastewater collection,<br />
treatment and disposal infrastructure to serve all<br />
zoned <strong>area</strong>s, in order to facilitate development in<br />
accordance with the phasing programme set out in this<br />
LAP.<br />
Objective 31<br />
RCC shall adopt the following approach when<br />
considering development applications;<br />
• Strongly discourage and avoid where possible the<br />
use of private pumping stations<br />
• Where technically feasible and economically<br />
viable, existing and future pumping stations<br />
should come under the control of RCC<br />
• Pumping arrangements shall be designed in a<br />
sustainable manner<br />
• Development shall be phased in such a way as to<br />
only allow <strong>area</strong>s to be developed which can<br />
connect into the sewerage network directly.<br />
Objective 32<br />
Promote the development of a wastewater leak<br />
detection programme; and, the use of a strategic<br />
metering system to aid in leak detection in and around<br />
the LAP <strong>area</strong>, as appropriate.<br />
Objective 33<br />
In accordance with the EPA Code of Practice on<br />
Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems for<br />
Population Equivalents ≤ 10 pe strictly control the<br />
siting of septic tanks and proprietary treatment<br />
systems, and promote public awareness on the issue of<br />
correct installation, monitoring and maintenance in<br />
the interests of the protection of the environment and<br />
public health. Seek to ensure that on site systems are<br />
only permitted in exceptional circumstances.<br />
Objective 34<br />
Explore the feasibility and appropriateness of entering<br />
into PPP’s for the provision of necessary<br />
infrastructure 1 .<br />
1 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is basically just a different<br />
method of procuring public services and infrastructure by<br />
combining the best of the public and private sectors with an<br />
emphasis on value for money and delivering quality public<br />
services. More information on PPP is available on the Irish<br />
Government Public Private Partnership Website<br />
http://www.ppp.gov.ie<br />
3.6 WASTE MANAGEMENT<br />
3.6.1 Existing Context<br />
The Connacht Waste Management Plan covers the<br />
period from 2006-2011 and is based on the waste<br />
hierarchy established in the EU Framework Directive<br />
on Waste. The Plan has been adopted through an<br />
alternative legislative process and shall be the guiding<br />
document for the implementation of an integrated waste<br />
management approach within the Region as a whole.<br />
The Boyle LAP shall have regard to all legislative,<br />
national and regional documents and objectives in the<br />
implementation of waste management. RCC also<br />
recognise that litter is a major environmental problem,<br />
which can significantly detract from the visual quality<br />
of the <strong>County</strong>’s towns and villages. The <strong>Council</strong><br />
actively promotes anti-litter awareness through its<br />
annual Spring Clean-Up Week Campaign and other<br />
activities. In addition, the <strong>Council</strong> has appointed two<br />
Litter Wardens and an Environmental Educational<br />
Officer to promote community initiatives such as tidy<br />
towns, golden mile etc. and school initiatives such as<br />
green schools and tidy schools. The <strong>Council</strong> has also<br />
provided a recycling centre in the town. The Boyle Tidy<br />
Town Committee carries out work in this LAP <strong>area</strong>.<br />
RCC promotes an integrated approach to waste<br />
management for any proposed development(s) within<br />
the <strong>local</strong> authority <strong>area</strong>. RCC also promotes the<br />
development of an integrated <strong>plan</strong> for managing waste<br />
including wastes generated during the construction<br />
phase of development as well as the operation and<br />
maintenance phases. In this regard, developers are<br />
directed to the DEHLG Best Practice Guidelines on the<br />
preparation of Waste Management Plans for<br />
Construction & Demolition Projects, July 2006.<br />
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