Application Form - Attachments - EPA

Attachment No. A1Non-Technical SummaryAn application is being made by Mr. Liam O’Connell, Killathy, Ballyhooly, Mallow, Co.Cork to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an Integrated PollutionPrevention and Control Licence in respect of this poultry farm at Killathy, Ballyhooly,Mallow, Co. Cork.This poultry farm is currently operating as a c. 91,000 place broiler farm. Poultryfarming activities have been carried out on this farm since 1981. This site is a wellmanaged modern site, well constructed and in an excellent state of repair throughout.This poultry enterprise is owned and farmed by the applicant. There are 4 shedsnumbered 1-4. Each shed has an area 973 M 2 , 973 M 2 , 1103 M 2 and 1505 M 2respectively.1. The main activities carried out on-site (listed below) revolve around the care andmanagement of the birds:• Transport of day old chicks to the farm.• Feeding and rearing of birds.• General animal husbandry practices.• Transport of feed to the farm.• Transport of birds from site to factory at about 42 days of age.• Removal of litter from the houses to on-site storage• Transport of litter off site to landspreading.• Washing of houses between each batch, for flock health and performancereasons.• Bedding of houses with straw/shavings in preparation for the next crop.• Maintenance of buildings and equipment.• Recording and monitoring of internal house environment and bird performanceand mortality.For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.Site plans and location map of this farm have been submitted as part of the application.Normal working hours on this site are primarily from between 08.00 am until 20.00 pm,however, automated feeding and automated ventilation systems will operate continuouslyEPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:00

2. The raw and ancillary materials used in the running of this farm include:• Compounded poultry rations, water and occasionally antibiotic medication forthe birds.• Detergents, disinfectants and pest control products for flock health and hygienereasons.• Electricity for operating the feed system, ventilation, lighting, the power washeretc.• Gas for providing supplementary heat to the houses.3. The main sources of emissions/by-products from this farm include:• Poultry Litter – Currently stored and then land-spread on landholding off-site.• Clean surface water – roof water flows to hardcore ground adjacent to each shed.• Soiled Water – directed to soiled water storage tanks at the end of each shed,prior to its application to a neighbours landholding. Sheds 1 & 2 share a tankwith a capacity of 32 M 3 gallons. Sheds 3 & 4 have their own tanks each with acapacity of 11.5 M 3 each. These tanks will provide sufficient storage capacity for 1crop.• Veterinary Waste• General/Domestic Waste Disposed of by specialist contractors• Animal Tissue Waste• Odour & NoiseThis farm has minimal adverse impact on the environment partly due to the experiencegained over the years of operational management, the standard of buildings and theirmaintenance and the availability of a quality manure transport system, and it isexpected that this will be maintained and improved upon where possible as a result ofthis proposed development.For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:00

4. The proposed technology and other techniques for preventing or, where this is notpossible, reducing emissions from the installation.Poultry Litter:• At present all litter is used as a resource ingredient in the mushroom compostindustry.The poultry litter produced on site could be used as an organic fertiliser, whichsubstitutes for the inorganic chemical fertiliser presently being used. Themanure can be recycled on to the agricultural land replacing generallyimported energy inefficient compound fertiliser.The applicant may also assess the option of a heat recovery system that createsheat energy from poultry litter, which reduces farmer’s costs and displaces CO2emissions and dependency on oil/gas, and also eliminating the need for theland-spreading of the litter.• Phytase incorporated into the diets fed on site so as to reduce phosphorousexcretion.• Diets formulated to a low crude protein to reduce N excretion.• The use of 4 specialised diets over the rearing period will help ensure that theminimum amount of nutrients are excreted.• Quality machinery available for manure transport.Clean Surface Water:• Separation of clean and dirty water.Dirty Surface Water:• Separation of clean and dirty water.• Houses physically cleaned of litter and blown down so as to minimise theamount of washing/water needed.• Specialised/dedicated soiled water collection tanks.For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.Veterinary WasteComprises of:Bottles – plastic and glass materialPackaging – plastic and paper materialVaccines are used as the primary disease control measure on the farm. In-feedmedications are the second line of defence. Additional medication may be giventhrough the water system if required. This management routine under veterinarysupervision reduces the volume of veterinary waste.EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:00

Animal Tissue Waste:• Comprises of a variety of carcasses due to natural deaths on the farm. Thismaterial is a resource ingredient in the animal rendering industry.• Storage is provided in a sealed skip.• This waste is kept to a minimum due to the high standard of animal husbandrypracticed.• Disposed of by personnel employed by the licensed rendering facility.Odour & Noise:• Deliveries (inward & outward) are confined to the normal daily work routine.• There is a strict washing routine so as to prevent the build up of odour withinthe houses.• Noise and odour emissions are reduced by the use of automated feeding andventilation systems.• Houses stocked at optimum stocking levels, i.e. not overstocked.5. Complaints HistoryThere has been no history of any incidents etc. associated with this farm.6. Energy EfficiencyEnergy costs are a major part of the running cost of this farm. In order to minimisethe amount of energy used the following practices are implemented.For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.• Gas used for heating as opposed to electricity.• Fluorescent tubes used for efficiency.• Day/night economy rate electricity.• Improved insulation standards in all buildings.7. Should any incident with the potential for environmental contamination arise, Mr.Liam O’Connell will,• Inform the Licensing and Control Officer of the EPA.• Inform the local authority and local regional fisheries board where applicable.• Take the most appropriate measures available to minimise the effect of theaccident/spill.• Consult with the EPA and local authority on any further appropriate remedialaction required.EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:00

8. Specific programmes have been outlined to deal with the possibility of cessation ofactivity at this site:• Birds will be sold.• Animal tissue, veterinary waste and any other wastes will be removed as pernormal procedures.• Feed will be removed from the bins and any unopened medicines returned tothe supplier.• Litter will be removed from the houses and transported off-site as per normalprocedures.• The houses will be washed and disinfected, and left idle.For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:00

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Panther Environmental Solutions Ltd,Unit 4, Innovation Centre,Institute of Technology,Green Road, Carlow, Ireland.Mobile: 087-8519284Telephone /Fax: 059-9134222Cork Co. Co.Planning DepartmentCounty HallCarrigrohane roadCorkEmail: info@pantherwms.comWebsite: www.pantherwms.com20 th October, 2009Re: APPLICATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR A LICENCEDear Sir/MadamMr. Liam O’Connell, Killathy, Ballyhooly, Mallow, Co. Cork hereby give notice that he intends toapply to the Environmental Protection Agency for an Integrated Pollution Prevention and ControlLicence for his poultry farm at Killathy, Ballyhooly, Mallow, Co. Cork. National Grid Reference099272 N 174585 E.This enterprise is classed as:Activity Class 6.1, “The rearing of poultry in installations, whether within the same complex orwithin 100 meters of the same complex where the capacity exceeds 40,000 places as specified onthe First Schedule of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 as amended by the P.O.E.Act 2003.A copy of the application for the licence may be inspected or obtained from the headquarters of theAgency as soon as is practicable after the receipt by the Agency of the application for a licence.Should you have any queries in relation to this, or, require any further information please do nothesitate to contact me at the number given above.Yours faithfullyFor inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.Michael FraherDirectorCompany Registration Number 444031EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:00







REPORTNutrient Management Plan for 2009 Spread– Poultry ManureLiam O’Connells Poultry FarmKillathyBallyhooleyMallowCo CorkFor inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.Compiled by: Michael Fraher of Panther Environmental Solutions LtdDate: 23 rd October, 2009EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

Nutrient Management PlanLiam O’Connell1.0 IntroductionThis Nutrient Management Plan was compiled for the purpose of land spreading ofLiam O’Connell’s poultry litter on tillage landbanks off-site, owned by another farmer.A Nutrient Management Plant (NMP) is required for the lands to which this organicproduct is being applied and will be submitted to the EPA as part of the farmer’scurrent IPPC licence application.The poultry farm operates a broiler producing facility with a capacity of 91,000 birdsper crop. Approximately 672 tonnes of poultry litter is produced annually and issuitable for landspreading.As per table 3 below, the volume of organic product that be applied on these landbanksis calculated to be 837 tonnes, based on the total organic N that can be importedonto the farm, 170 Kg N per hectare.Therefore, these land-banks have more than sufficient capacity for the litter producedon this poultry farm.For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.3EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

2.0 Background InformationNutrient Management PlanLiam O’ConnellPart 3 (Nutrient Management Section) of SI 378 “European Communities (GoodAgricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations” of 2006 (NitratesDirective) came into effect on the 1 st August 2006. The implementation of the“Nitrates Directive” will have significant implications for the future management of thelandbank.This NMP forms part of the overall landbanks for the organic material as per tables 1 &2 coming from this poultry farm and has a spreadable area of land located away fromthe facility.Index 3 was assumed for the landbanks as soil results were not available.The NMP is prepared to comply with the “Nitrates Directive” and to allow for strategicmanagement of the landbank.Calculations for this NMP were based on Articles 15, 16, 20, 35 and tables 8, 9, 10, 11,16 and 17 of SI No. 378 of 2006.The following two tables outline the P and N content of Poultry litter:Table 1Waste TypePhosphorusValue(Kg/Tonne)Tonnage perannumTotalPhosphorus(Kg per year)Poultry Litter 6 672 4,032Table 2Waste TypeFor inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.NitrogenValue(Kg/Tonne)*AvailableNitrogenValue(Kg/Tonne)Tonnage perannumTotal Nitrogen(Kg per year)Poultry Litter 11 4.4 672 2,957*Nitrogen availability is determined at 40% for 2009 as per Article 15, Table 9 of SI378 of 2006. This equates to 4.4 kg of available Nitrogen / tonne applied.3.0 Land-bank Description4EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

Nutrient Management PlanLiam O’ConnellThe land-banks comprises of spring beans and oil seed rape.The 2 land-banks are situated as follows:1. Town-lands of Newgrove, Glanworth, Co Cork.2. Town-lands of Ballinaltig, Kildinan, Rathcormac, Co Cork.4.0 Nutrient Management Plan SummaryAn N.M.P. was prepared to promote the efficient use of nutrients being applied to thesoil without causing any adverse environmental impact and also to promote anoptimum soil mineral balance in order to optimize crop production efficiency in termsof yield and output.The N.M.P. was prepared in compliance with the Teagasc 2004 recommendations:Nutrient and Trace Element Advice for Grassland and Tillage Crops, Teagasc 2004 andSI 3778 “European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters)Regulations” of 2006 (Nitrates Directive).For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.5EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

Nutrient Management PlanLiam O’Connell5.0 MethodologyThe following information was compiled and collated:a) Ordnance Survey maps of the areas intended for the receipt of organic product.b) The cropping program for the coming year (ie. Harvest of 2009) and previousland use.c) Each potential landspread farm was assigned a reference number.d) By reference to the farm map, the current land use and the areas to which theproduct is to be applied were identified.e) Index 3 was assumed for this landbank, as soil results were not available.f) The calculation of the application rate for sludge was based upon the following:Soil Phosphorous (P) reading – based on index 3, Crop Nitrogen andPhosphorous requirement and on the Nitrogen and Phosphorous content of thewaste organic material.g) Buffer zones were taken into account and spreadable areas calculated as per theconditions specified in the SI 378 “European Communities (Good AgriculturalPractice for Protection of Waters) Regulations” of 2006 (Nitrates Directive) andin accordance with guidelines for the Landspreading of Organic Waste issuedby the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the spreadable areacalculated.For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.6EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

Table 3 - Nutrient Management Plan for Liam O’ConnellFarmIDNo.TotalArea(ha)(c)Totalusablearea(ha)Soil PLevel(mg/l)DateofsoiltestPIndexCropTypeTotalPRequired(kg/ha.)Volume ofon-farmSlurryReturned(m 3 /ha.)Estimated Pvalue of onfarmslurryReturned(kgP/ha.)Volume oforganicproduct tobe applied(m 3 /ha.)P appliedin organicproduct(kg/ha.)Total OrgN(on farm&imported)(kg/ha.)Totalvolume oforganicproductper farm(m 3 )1Newgrove2Newgrove3Newgrove4Newgrove5Ballinaltig6Ballinaltig23.65 23.65 - - 3 SpringBeans2.44 2.44 - - 3 SpringBeans4.5 4.5 - - 3 SpringBeans4.83 4.83 - - 3 SpringBeans17.71 17.71 - - 3 OilSeedRape1 1 - - 3 OilSeedRape40 0 0 15.45 92.7 170 36540 0 0 15.45 92.7 170 3840 0 0 15.45 92.7 170 7040 0 0 15.45 92.7 170 7540 0 0 15.45 92.7 170 27440 0 0 15.45 92.7 170 15For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.Total 837Total Volume of organic product that can be imported on to the 2 farms = 837 tonnesEPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

Note:1. Maximum hydraulic loading of 50 tonnes per hectare per annum, with a maximum of25 tonnes per hectare allowed per application.2. The volume of organic product to be applied is based on the total organic N that canbe imported onto the farm, 170 Kg N per hectare.3. The concentration of available nitrogen in the organic product is 4.4 Kg per tonne.For inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

Nutrient Management PlanLiam O’ConnellAppendix A – 1:50,000 MapFor inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.9EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

Nutrient Management PlanLiam O’ConnellFor inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.10EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

Nutrient Management PlanLiam O’ConnellFor inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.11EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:26:01

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