Make an Environmental Complaint - Offaly County Council
Make an Environmental Complaint - Offaly County Council
Make an Environmental Complaint - Offaly County Council
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Step TwoContact the Local AuthorityCONTACT DETAILS PAGE 6l<strong>an</strong>dfilllargeindustryIf the first step in the process has not produceda satisfactory result, please contact your localauthority except where your concern is about abusiness with <strong>an</strong> EPA licence.The EPA licences large industry or large wastem<strong>an</strong>agement facilities such as l<strong>an</strong>dfills. In this case,please move to Step Three.So, where the problem relates to matters likelittering, backyard burning, water pollution, noise,dust <strong>an</strong>d smells you should be contacting thelocal authority, unless the business has <strong>an</strong>EPA licence.backyard burningwaterpollutionlitteringnoisepollutionsmellsStep ThreeContact the <strong>Environmental</strong>Protection Agency (EPA)CONTACT DETAILS PAGE 11If you’ve been dealing with <strong>an</strong> EPA licensed site <strong>an</strong>dthe problem has not been resolved then you shouldcontact the EPA.Also, in cases where a local authority hasinvestigated your complaint <strong>an</strong>d the problempersists, please contact the EPA. The EPA will theninvestigate the issue <strong>an</strong>d resolve it where possible.It is import<strong>an</strong>t to note that the EPA will not becomeinvolved in investigating <strong>an</strong> issue that should beresolved by a local authority, until the relev<strong>an</strong>t localauthority has been given <strong>an</strong> opportunity toinvestigate <strong>an</strong>d resolve the issue.3