S.I. No. 347/1993 - Air Pollution Act, 1987 (Municipal Waste Incineration) Regulations, 1993.

1. The temperature and oxygen content referred to in paragraph (

a

) of article 4 are minimum operating conditions to be observed at all times when the plant is in operation. The temperature and the water vapour content of combustion gases shall be continuously monitored but continuous monitoring of the water vapour content will not be necessary if the combustion gases are dried before being analysed.

2. The residence time of the combustion gases at the minimum temperature referred to in paragraph (

a

) of article 4 shall be verified at least once when the plant is brought into operation and under the most unfavourable operating conditions envisaged for the plant.

3. Concentrations of Total Dust, Carbon Monoxide, and Hydrochloric Acid shall be continuously monitored and recorded in the case of plant with a nominal capacity equal to, or greater than, 1 tonne per hour and shall be periodically monitored in the case of other plant. Concentrations of Oxygen and Organic Compounds (expressed as Total Carbon) shall be continuously monitored for all plant.

4. Concentrations of Lead, Chromium, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, Hydrofluoric Acid and Sulphur Dioxide shall be periodically monitored for plant with a nominal capacity equal to, or greater than, 1 tonne per hour.

5. The hourly averages for the concentration of Carbon Monoxide in the combustion gases shall not exceed the limit set out in paragraph (

d

) of article 4 and, where concentrations are continuously monitored, at least 90% of all values in any 24 hour period shall be less than 150 mg/Nm

3

.

6. Where concentrations of Total Dust and Hydrochloric Acid are continuously monitored, the moving seven-day averages of such concentrations shall not exceed the corresponding emission limit value and the daily averages thereof shall not exceed the corresponding emission limit value by more than 30%.

7. The averages mentioned in conditions 5 and 6 shall be calculated by taking into account only periods in which the plant is in operation, including start-up and shut-off periods.

8. Where concentrations of pollutants are monitored periodically, the results of monitoring carried out in accordance with agreed procedures shall not exceed the corresponding emission limit value in any case; the agreed procedures shall be such as to ensure that monitoring results are representative of the normal level of emissions of these pollutants from the plant.

Dated this 1st day of December, 1993.

JOHN BROWNE,

Minister of State at the Department

of the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Regulations give effect to Council Directive 89/369/EEC of 8 June, 1989 on the prevention of air pollution from new municipal waste incineration plants. They prescribe emission limit values for specified pollutants and give directions as to the best practicable means for limiting the emissions concerned. The Regulations also specify conditions in regard to the emission limit values and the monitoring and operating of plants.

S.I. No. 347 of 1993.

AIR POLLUTION ACT, 1987 (MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATION) REGULATIONS, 1993.

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister for the Environment by

sections 5

,

10

,

51

and

54

of the

Air Pollution Act, 1987

(No. 6 of 1987), which said powers are delegated to me by the Environment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 1993 (

S.I. No. 127 of 1993

), I, JOHN BROWNE, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, hereby make the following Regulations:—