River Boyne Water Quality Management Plan - EPA

A comprehensive monitoring programme will be required as part of the IPC procedure, with samplingand analyses of the following parameters demanded by a typical licence.Emissions to AtmosphereAtmospheric Eniissions - Abatement/Treatniettt ControlMonitoring of Abilospheric ConditionsE#7uen1 Treatnielit Cotlh.o/hIonitoring of Emissions to WatersToxic and Darrgerous Waste Disposal - off-siteOther WastesAnalyiris of wcrstes for clisposal off-site by landfillSurface waler nionitoritrg 011-siteGrmndwater ttioriitoring on-siteReporting.*It will also be a condition of the lic~iethat incidents are reported by phone or fax to the Agency'sHeadquarters in Wexford as soo$ as practicable after the occurrence. Action must be taken tominimise the effect on the environment and minimise any waste generated.4.11 SummaryFor inspection purposes only.Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.This section has examined beneficial uses of the River Boyne system which require certain minimumstandards of water quality for their existence. At the same time, it has considered the pressures on theriver system, primarily wastewater discharges, which tend to cause water quality deterioration. In themanagement of the river system, minimum standards must be applied which can reliably ensure thatall of the beneficial uses can be sustained at present and into the future.A legislative framework exists to support environmental management by setting minimum standardsfor compliance and the use of licensing to control emissions. The standards relate to the nature andbeneficial uses of waters but also include uniform emission standards for waste discharges.EPA Export 26-07-2013:17:27:00