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5361- Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility Extension- EIS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1
1.1 GENERAL ...............................................................................................................1
1.2 SITE LOCATION AND BACKGROUND..................................................................1
1.3 COMPANY BACKGROUND ...................................................................................4
1.4 PROCEDURE AND STRUCTURE OF EIA .............................................................4
1.5 SCOPING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA).................7
1.6 TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND AVAILABILITY OF DATA .................................8
1.7 STUDY TEAM AND CONTRIBUTORS TO THE EIA ..............................................8
2 EXISTING SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .............................. 9
2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING SITE ...............................................................9
2.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ......................................10
2.3 SITE INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................15
2.4 SITE MANAGEMENT............................................................................................19
2.5 FACILITY OPERATION ........................................................................................21
2.6 NUISANCE CONTROLS.......................................................................................34
2.7 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING .......................................................................39
3 ALTERNATIVES ..................................................................................... 43
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3.1 ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES...............................................................................43
3.2 ALTERNATIVE COMPOSTING TECHNOLOGIES...............................................45
3.3 ALTERNATIVE ODOUR ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGIES ...................................48
3.4 ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS ................................................................................49
3.5 DO NOTHING SCENARIO....................................................................................50
4 POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT ....................... 51
4.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................51
4.2 PLANNING AND LICENSING HISTORY FOR THE EXISTING FACILITY ...........51
4.3 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT ...........52
4.4 THE NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT ...............................................................57
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