S.I. No. 245/1994 - Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts, 1977 and 1990 (Control of Edc, Tri, Per and Tcb Discharges) Regulations, 1994.

1. Use of EDC for degreasing metals at a location other than an industrial site for the production and processing or use of EDC

Flow weighted average concentration of EDC expressed as milligrams per litre of effluent discharged—

(a) monthly — 0.1 mg/1

(b) daily — 0.2 mg/1

2. Use of TRI for degreasing metals

Flow weighted average concentration of TRI expressed as milligrams per litre of effluent discharged—

(a) monthly — 0.1 mg/1

(b) daily — 0.2 mg/1

3. Use of PER degreasing metals

Flow weighted average concentration of PER expressed as milligrams per litre of effluent discharged—

(a) monthly — 0.1 mg/1

(b) daily — 0.2 mg/1

DATED this 2nd day of August, 1994.

JOHN BROWNE,

Minister of State at the Department

of the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prescribe quality standards to be applied by local and sanitary authorities when licensing discharges of effluents containing EDC, TRI, PER and TCB to waters or to sewers under the provisions of the

Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977

as amended by the

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Act, 1990

. The Regulations give effect to Council Directive 90/415/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of certain dangerous substances included in List I of the Annex to Council Directive 76/464/EEC.

4. Production of TRI and PER.

Average

discharge of TRI expressed as grams per tonne of production capacity of TRI and PER—

(a) monthly — 2.5 g/t

(b) daily —5 g/t

Flow weighted

average concentration of TRI expressed as milligrams per litre of effluent discharged—

(a) monthly — 0.5 mg/1

(b) daily — 1 mg/1 Reference Volume: 5m

3

/tonne of TRI and PER production capacity

Quality Standards for PER

5. Production of TRI and PER (TRI-PER processes).

Average

discharge of PER expressed as grams per tonne of production capacity of TRI and PER—

(a) monthly — 2.5 g/t

(b) daily — 5 g/t

Flow weighted

average concentration of PER expressed as milligrams per litre of effluent discharged—

(a) monthly — 0.5 mg/1

(b) daily — 1 mg/1

Reference Volume

5m

3

/tonne of TRI and PER production capacity

6. Production of carbon tetrachloride (TETRA) and PER (TETRA-PER processes).

Average

discharge of PER expressed as grams per tonne of production capacity of TETRA and PER—

(a) monthly — 2.5 g/t

(b) daily — 5 g/t

Flow weighted

average concentration of PER expressed as milligrams per litre of effluent discharged—

(a) monthly — 1.25 mg/1

(b) daily — 2.5 mg/1

Reference Volume

2m

3

/tonne of TETRA and PER production capacity

Quality Standards for TCB

Type of Industrial Process

Quality Standards, Units of Measurement and Reference Volumes

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

7. Production of TCB by dehydrochlorination of HCH and/or processing of TCB

Average

discharge of TCB expressed as grams per tonne of production capacity of TCB—

(a) monthly — 10 g/t

(b) daily — 20 g/t

Flow weighted

average concentration of TCB expressed as milligrams per litre of effluent discharged—

(a) monthly — 1 mg/1

(b) daily — 2 mg/1

Reference Volume

10m

3

/tonne of TCB produced or processed

8. Production and/or Processing of chlorobenzenes by chlorination of benzene

Average

discharge of TCB expressed as grams per tonne of production and/or processing capacity of monochlorobenzenes and dichlorobenzenes—

Plant (other than new plant discharging less than 50 kgs)

(a) monthly — 2.5 g/t

(b) daily — 5 g/t

Other Plant

(a) monthly — 0.5 g/t

(b) daily — 1 g/t

Flow weighted

average concentration of TCB expressed as milligrams per litre of effluent discharged—

Plant (other than new plant discharging less than 50 kgs)

(a) monthly — 0.25 mg/1

(b) daily — 0.5 mg/1

Other Plant

(a) monthly — 0.05 mg/1

(b) daily — 0.1 mg/1

Reference Volume

10m

3

tonne of monochlorobenzenes and dichlorobenzenes Produced or processed

SECOND SCHEDULE

Quality Standards for EDC, TRI and PER

Type of Industrial Process

Quality Standards and Units of Measurement

9. A local authority or sanitary authority shall ensure as far as possible that the granting of a licence will not result in an increase in the pollution, by the substances in respect of which quality standards are prescribed in these Regulations, of other environmental media, in particular soil and air.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Quality Standards for EDC

Type of Industrial Process

Quality Standards, Units of Measurement and Reference Volumes

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

S.I. No. 245 of 1994.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (WATER POLLUTION) ACTS, 1977 AND 1990 (CONTROL OF EDC, TRI, PER AND TCB DISCHARGES) REGULATIONS, 1994.

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

section 30

of the

Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977

(No. 1 of 1977) and by sections 6, 7, 17, 19 and 26, of that Act as amended respectively by sections 4, 5, 13, 14, 18 and 29, of the

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Act, 1990

(No. 21 of 1990), 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:—

PART I

Preliminary and General