AMENDMENT UNDER S76(4) OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTS 1996 TO 2005

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1 AMENDMENT UNDER S76(4) OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTS 1996 TO 2005 This licence was amended on 16 January 2006 under Section 76(4) of the Waste Management Acts, 1996 to The details of the amendment must be read in conjunction with this licence. The amendment document is entitled S76(4)AmendmentA This licence was amended on 15 th January 2013 under Section 42B(1)(c) of the Waste Management Acts, 1996 to The details of Amendment B must be read in conjunction with this licence. The amendment document is entitled Technical Amendment B Headquarters, P.O. Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate County Wexford, Ireland WASTE LICENCE Waste Licence Register Number: Licensee: Location of Facility: 22-1 Cork County Council East Cork Landfill, Rossmore, Carrigtohill, Co. Cork

2 Table of Contents Page No. REASONS FOR THE DECISION 1 PART 1: ACTIVITIES LICENSED 1 INTERPRETATION 3 PART II CONDITIONS 6 CONDITION 1 SCOPE 6 CONDITION 2 MANAGEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY 7 CONDITION 3 NOTIFICATION AND RECORD KEEPING 8 CONDITION 4 SITE INFRASTRUCTURE 11 CONDITION 5 WASTE MANAGEMENT 18 CONDITION 6 ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES 20 CONDITION 7 EMISSIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 22 CONDITION 8 RESTORATION AND AFTERCARE 24 CONDITION 9 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 24 CONDITION 10 CONTINGENCY ARRANGEMENTS 27 CONDITION 11 CHARGES AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 29 SCHEDULE A : Waste Activities 31 SCHEDULE B : Content of the Environmental Management Programme 33 SCHEDULE C : Content of the Annual Environmental Report 34 SCHEDULE D : Recording and Reporting to the Agency 35 SCHEDULE E : Specified Engineering Works 38 SCHEDULE F : Monitoring 39 SCHEDULE G : Emission Limits 48 Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1

3 SCHEDULE H : Waste Types 50 Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1

4 Reasons for the Decision The Agency is satisfied, on the basis of the information available, that subject to compliance with the conditions of this licence any emissions from the activity will comply with and not contravene any of the requirements of Section 40(4) of the Waste Management Act, In reaching this decision the Agency has considered the application and supporting documentation received from the applicant, all submissions and objections received and the reports of its inspectors. Part I Activities Licensed In pursuance of the powers conferred on it by the Waste Management Act, 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency (the Agency), under Section 40(1) of the said Act hereby grants this Waste Licence to Cork County Council to carry on the waste activities listed below at East Cork Landfill site, Rossmore, Carrigtohill, Co. Cork subject to eleven conditions, with the reasons therefor and the associated schedules attached thereto set out in the licence. Licensed waste disposal activities, in accordance with the Third Schedule of the Waste Management Act, 1996 Class 1: Class 4: Class 5: Class 7: Class 11: Class 12: Class 13: Deposit on, in or under land (including landfill). Surface impoundment, including placement of liquid or sludge discards into pits, ponds or lagoons. Specially engineered landfill, including placement into lined discrete cells which are capped and isolated from one another and the environment. Physico-chemical treatment not referred to elsewhere in this Schedule (including evaporation, drying and calcination) which results in final compounds or mixtures which are disposed of by means of any activity referred to in paragraphs 1. to 10. of this Schedule. Blending or mixture prior to submission to any activity referred to in a preceding paragraph of this Schedule. Repackaging prior to submission to any activity referred to in a preceding paragraph of this Schedule. Storage prior to submission to any activity referred to in a preceding paragraph of this Schedule, other than temporary storage, pending collection, on the premises where the waste concerned is produced. Licensed waste recovery activities, in accordance with the Fourth Schedule of the Waste Management Act, 1996 Class 2: Class 3: Class 4: Recycling or reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents (including composting and other biological transformation processes). Recycling or reclamation of metals and metal compounds. Recycling or reclamation of other inorganic materials. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 1 of 51

5 Class 9: Class 10: Class 11: Class 13: Use of any waste principally as a fuel or other means to generate energy. The treatment of any waste on land with a consequential benefit for an agricultural activity or ecological system. Use of waste obtained from any activity referred to in a preceding paragraph of this Schedule. Storage of waste intended for submission to any activity referred to in a preceding paragraph of this Schedule, other than temporary storage, pending collection, on the premises where such waste is produced. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 2 of 51

6 INTERPRETATION Act The Waste Management Act, 1996 (No. 10 of 1996). Agreement Animal byproducts Attachment Application Biodegradable waste Commercial waste Condition Containment boom Documentation Emission Emission Limit Value Environmental Pollution Agreement in writing. Any carcase or part of any animal or fish or any product of animal origin not intended for direct human consumption with the exception of animal excreta and catering waste ( S.I. No. 257 of 1994). Any reference to Attachments in this licence refers to attachments submitted as part of the waste licence application. The application by the licensee for this waste licence, including any other material submitted to the Agency in writing by the licensee between the date of the application and the date of grant of this licence. Any waste that is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, such as food and garden waste, and paper and paperboard. As defined in Section 5 (1) of the Act. A condition of this licence. In any case where this licence refers to a numbered condition, the reference shall be taken to mean the condition and any sub-condition therein which the context of the reference requires that reference is made to. A boom which can contain spillages and prevent these from entering drains or watercourses. Any report, record, result, data, drawing, proposal, interpretation or other document in written or electronic form which is required by this licence. As defined in Section 5 (1) of the Act. Those limits, including concentration limits and deposition levels established in Schedule G: Emission Limits. As defined in Section 5 (1) of the Act. Facility That area or areas defined under Condition 1.2. Hazardous Waste Household Waste Industrial waste Incident Inert waste As defined in Section 4 (2) of the Act. As defined in Section 5 (1) of the Act. As defined in Section 5 (1) of the Act. Any reference to an incident in this licence means an incident as defined in Condition 3.1. Waste that does not undergo any significant physical, chemical or Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 3 of 51

7 biological transformations. Inert waste will not dissolve, burn or otherwise physically or chemically react, biodegrade or adversely affect other matter with which it comes into contact in a way likely to give rise to environmental pollution or harm human health. The total leachability and pollutant content of the waste and the ecotoxicity of the leachate must be insignificant, and in particular not endanger the quality of surface water and/or groundwater. Landfill Landfill Gas Leachate LEL (Lower Explosive Limit) Licence Licensee List I/II Organics Liquid Waste Maintain Mobile Plant Monthly Night-time Non-hazardous waste Quarterly Appropriate Facility Recovery Sludge Sample(s) Submit As defined in Section 5 (1) of the Act. Gases generated from the landfilled waste. Any liquid percolating through the deposited waste and emitted from or contained within a landfill as defined in Section 5 (1) of the Act. The lowest percentage concentration by volume of a mixture of flammable gas with air which will propagate a flame at 25 o C and atmospheric pressure. A Waste Licence issued in accordance with the Act. Cork County Council. Substances classified pursuant to EC Directives 76/464/EEC and 80/68/EEC. Any waste in liquid form and containing less than 20% dry matter. Keep in a fit state, including such regular inspection, servicing and repair as may be necessary to adequately perform its function. Self-propelled machinery used for the emplacement of wastes or for the construction of specified engineering works. At least 12 times per year, at approximately monthly intervals hrs to 0800 hrs. Non-Hazardous Waste is any waste which is not a hazardous waste as defined in the Act. A period of three calendar months, the first period of which commences on the date of grant of this licence. A waste management facility, duly authorised under relevant law and technically suitable, other than the facility subject to this licence. As defined in Section 4 (4) of the Act. The accumulation of solids resulting from chemical coagulation, flocculation and/or sedimentation after water or wastewater treatment. Unless the context of this licence indicates to the contrary, samples shall include measurements by electronic instruments. Unless the context of this licence indicates otherwise, submit to the Agency in writing for agreement. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 4 of 51

8 Specified Emissions Specified Engineering Works Trigger Level Waste Waste disposal activity Waste recovery activity White Goods Working Day Working Face Those emissions listed in Schedule G: Emission Limits of this licence. Those engineering works listed in Schedule E: Specified Engineering Works of this licence. A parameter value which when achieved or exceeded requires certain actions to be taken. As defined in Section 4(1) of the Act. Includes the activities referred to in Section 4 of the Act and listed in the Third Schedule thereto. Includes the activities referred to in Section 4 of the Act and listed in the Fourth Schedule thereto. Refrigerators, cookers, ovens and other similar appliances. 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday inclusive. The area of the site in which waste other than cover material or material for the purposes of the construction of specified engineering works is being deposited. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 5 of 51

9 Part II CONDITIONS CONDITION 1 SCOPE 1.1. Waste activities at the facility shall be restricted to those listed and described in Schedule A: Waste Activities and required by the licence Waste activities shall be restricted to the area of land outlined in red on Drawing No. B2/B2A Rev.A Site Plan of the application. Any reference in this licence to facility shall mean the area thus outlined in red Every plan, programme or proposal submitted to the Agency for agreement pursuant to any condition of this licence shall include a proposed timescale for its implementation. The Agency may modify or alter any such plan, programme or proposal in so far as it considers such modification or alteration to be necessary. Every plan, programme or proposal shall be carried out within the timescale fixed by the Agency but shall not be undertaken without the agreement of the Agency This licence is for the purposes of waste licensing under the Waste Management Act 1996 only and nothing in this licence shall be construed as negating the licensee s statutory obligations or requirements under any other enactments or regulations Where the Agency considers that a non-compliance with the Conditions of this licence has occurred, it may serve a notice on the licensee specifying: a) that only those wastes as specified, if any, in the notice are to be accepted at the facility after the date set down in the notice; b) that the licensee shall undertake the works stipulated in the notice, and/or otherwise comply with the requirements of the notice as set down therein, within the time-scale contained in the notice; and, c) that the licensee shall carry out any other requirement specified in the notice. When the notice has been complied with, the licensee shall provide written confirmation that the requirements of the notice have been carried out. No waste, other than that which is stipulated in the notice, shall be accepted at the facility until written confirmation is received from the Agency that the notice is withdrawn. Reason: To clarify the scope of this licence. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 6 of 51

10 CONDITION 2 MANAGEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY 2.1 Environmental Management System The licensee shall within twelve months from the date of grant of this licence, submit to the Agency for its agreement a proposal for a documented Environmental Management System (EMS) for the facility. Following the agreement of the Agency, the licensee shall establish and maintain such a system. The EMS shall be updated on an annual basis with amendments being submitted to the Agency for agreement The EMS shall include as a minimum those elements specified in the Conditions 2.2 to 2.8 below: 2.2 Schedule of Environmental Objectives and Targets The licensee shall, within six months from the date of grant of this licence, submit to the Agency for its agreement a Schedule of Objectives and Targets. The objectives should be specific and the targets measurable The Schedule shall address a five year period as a minimum and shall be reviewed and submitted annually to the Agency for its agreement. 2.3 Environmental Management Programme The licensee shall, within six months from the date of grant of this licence, submit to the Agency for its agreement an Environmental Management Programme (EMP). The EMP shall include a time-scale for achieving the Schedule of Objectives and Targets and shall comply with any other guidance issued by the Agency The EMP shall include, as a minimum, the information specified in Schedule B: Content of the Environmental Management Programme. The EMP shall be reviewed and submitted to the Agency for its agreement annually. 2.4 Corrective Action Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall establish and maintain written Corrective Action Procedures to ensure that corrective action is taken should specified requirements to this licence not be fulfilled. 2.5 Awareness and Training Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall establish and maintain Awareness and Training Procedures for identifying training needs and for providing appropriate training, for personnel whose work is related to the licensed facility. Written records of training shall be maintained. 2.6 Management Structure Within six months from the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall submit written details of the management structure of the facility for the agreement of the Agency. Any proposed changes in the management structure shall be submitted in writing to the Agency for its agreement. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 7 of 51

11 2.7 Communications Written details of the management structure shall include the following information: a) the names of all persons who are to provide the management and supervision of the waste activities authorised by the licence; b) a named contact person for communications with the Sanitary Authority c) details of the responsibilities for each individual named under a) above; d) details of the relevant experience, competence and qualifications held by each of the persons nominated under a) above; and e) contingency arrangements for the absences of the named persons from the facility Within six months from the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall submit for agreement to the Agency a Communications Programme to ensure that members of the public can obtain information concerning the environmental performance of the facility at all reasonable times. 2.8 Annual Environmental Report The licensee shall submit to the Agency for its agreement, within twelve months from the date of grant of this licence, and within one month of the end of the year thereafter, an Annual Environmental Report (AER) The AER shall include as a minimum the information specified in Schedule C: Content of Annual Environmental Report and shall be prepared in accordance with any relevant written guidance issued by the Agency. 2.9 The licensee shall employ a suitably qualified and experienced facility manager who shall be designated as the person in charge. The facility manager or a suitably qualified and experienced deputy, shall be present at all times during the operation of the facility The licensee shall ensure that personnel performing specifically assigned tasks shall be qualified on the basis of appropriate education, training and/or experience, as required and shall be aware of the requirements of this licence. Reason: To make provision for management of the activity on a planned basis having regard to the desirability of ongoing assessment, recording and reporting of matters affecting the environment. CONDITION 3 NOTIFICATION AND RECORD KEEPING 3.1 The licensee shall make written records of the following incidents: a) any emission which results in the contravention of any relevant standard, including any standard for an environmental medium, or any relevant emission limit value, prescribed under any relevant enactment; Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 8 of 51

12 b) any emission which does not comply with the requirements of this licence; c) any trigger level specified in this licence or in the EMS which is attained or exceeded; d) any malfunction of any environmental control system; e) slippage or failure of the perimeter embankment; f) any indication that contamination has, or may have, taken place; g) the cessation of waste activities at the facility for a period in excess of 28 days, and their recommencement; h) any occurrence with the potential for environmental pollution; and, i) any emergency. 3.2 The written record shall include all aspects described in Condition 10.9 (a) to (e). 3.3 Unless otherwise instructed in writing by the Agency, the licensee shall: a) notify the Agency by telephone, and by facsimile if available, as soon as practicable and in any case not later than am the following working day after the occurrence of any incident; and b) submit the written record required by this condition to the Agency as soon as practicable and in any case within five working days after the occurrence of any incident. 3.4 Should any further actions be taken after the date of written notification, as a result of an incident occurring, the licensee shall forward a written report of those actions to the Agency as soon as practicable and no later than ten days after the initiation of those actions. 3.5 Unless otherwise agreed by the Agency, all documentation submitted to the Agency shall: (a) be sent to the Agency s headquarters; (b) comprise one original and three copies; (c) be formatted in accordance with any written instruction or guidance issued by the Agency; (d) be identified by a unique code, indicate any modification or amendment, and be correctly dated to reflect any such modification or amendment; (e) be submitted in accordance to the relevant reporting frequencies specified by this licence; (f) be certified as accurate and representative by the licensee; and (g) in the case of results of any environmental monitoring, be accompanied by a written interpretation setting out their significance. 3.6 Copies of all environmental monitoring data obtained by the licensee which relates to the facility shall be forwarded to the Agency at the frequencies set out in Schedule D: Recording and Reporting to the Agency to this licence. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 9 of 51

13 3.7 In the event of any incident which relates to discharges to surface water, the licensee shall notify the South Western Regional Fisheries Board, the Department of Marine and Natural Resources and the Sanitary Authority as soon as practicable by telephone and in writing (by facsimile if available) and in any case not later than 10:00am on the following working day after such an incident. 3.8 Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Agency, all documentation required to be maintained under this licence, shall be retained by the licensee. 3.9 The licensee shall provide additional copies of any documentation referred to in this licence to the Agency upon written request, within the time specified in writing by the Agency The licensee shall keep the following documents at the facility office referred to in Condition 4.5. a) the current waste licence relating to the facility; b) any previous waste licence in respect of the facility; c) the current EMS for the facility; d) the previous year s AER for the facility; e) all written procedures produced by the licensee which relate to the licensed activities The licensee shall maintain a written record for each load of waste arriving at the facility. The licensee shall record the following: a) the name of the carrier; b) the vehicle registration number; c) the name of the producer(s)/collector(s) of the waste as appropriate; d) a description of the waste; e) the quantity of the waste, recorded in tonnes; f) the name of the person checking the load; and, g) where loads or wastes are removed or rejected, details of the date of occurrence, the types of waste and the facility to which they were removed A written record shall be kept of each consignment of leachate removed from the facility. The record shall include the following: a) the name of the carrier; b) the vehicle registration number; c) the date and time of removal of leachate from the facility; d) the volume of leachate, in cubic metres, removed from the facility on each occasion; e) the name and address of the Waste Water Treatment Plant to which the leachate was transported; f) the volume of leachate, in cubic metres, discharged at the relevant Waste Water Treatment Plant(s) facility on each occasion; g) any incidents or spillages of leachate during its removal or transportation The licensee shall maintain a written record of all complaints relating to the operation of the activity. Each such record shall give details of the following: a) date and time of the complaint; Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 10 of 51

14 b) the name of the complainant; c) details of the nature of the complaint; d) actions taken on foot of the complaint and the results of such actions; and, e) the response made to each complainant. Reason : To provide for the notification of incidents, to update information on the activity and to provide for the keeping of records. CONDITION 4 SITE INFRASTRUCTURE 4.1 The licensee shall establish all infrastructure referred to in this licence within the timescale specified in this licence unless otherwise agreed in advance with the Agency. 4.2 Site Notice Board Within three months of the date of grant of this licence, a Site Notice Board shall be provided and maintained by the licensee on the facility, so that it is legible to persons outside the main entrance to the facility. The minimum dimensions of the identification board shall be 1200 mm by 750 mm The board shall clearly show: 4.3 Site Security a) the name and telephone number of the facility; b) the normal hours of opening; c) the name, address and telephone number of the licence holder; d) an emergency out of hours contact telephone number; e) the name, address and telephone number of the operator of the facility; f) the licence reference number; g) where and when environmental monitoring information relating to the facility can be obtained Security gates and associated fencing shall be maintained as described in Attachment D.1 a) Security The security gates shall be at the locations shown on Drawing No. D1/1 Rev. A. Notwithstanding this, within three months of the date of grant of this licence, a proposal for site security fencing described in Section 2.1 Site Layout of the Operational Plan for the facility shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement. Once agreed this fencing shall be installed within the timescale agreed with the Agency and shall be maintained to the specifications as agreed The licensee shall remedy any defect in the gates and/or fencing as follows: a) a temporary repair shall be made by the end of the working day; and, b) a repair to the standard of the original gates and/or fencing shall be undertaken within three working days or as otherwise agreed in writing with the Agency Gates shall be locked shut when the facility is unsupervised. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 11 of 51

15 4.3.4 Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, proposals for site security including Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) to be installed at the facility shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement. 4.4 Access Road, Site Roads and Hardstanding The site road(s) including the main access road from the entrance gate and the existing and future haul roads shall be provided and maintained at the location shown on Drawing No. D1/1 Rev. A. The road(s) shall be to the specification as described in Attachment D.1b.) Roads of the application The licensee shall maintain the access road leading to the facility from the road junction to the north of the facility and shall submit proposals to the Agency for its agreement on measures including signage and speed restrictions for the control of vehicles within the facility and along the access road leading to the facility within six months of the date of grant of this licence Hardstanding areas shall be maintained at the locations and to the specifications described in Attachment D.1c.) and shown in Drawing No. D1/1 Rev. A. 4.5 The licensee shall maintain an office (including store room and toilets) on the facility, at the location shown in Drawing No.D.1/1 Rev. A and referred to thereon as Control House. The office shall be maintained in a manner suitable for the processing and storing of documentation. 4.6 The licensee shall provide and maintain a working telephone and facsimile machine in the office specified in Condition 4. 5 above. 4.7 Lighting shall be provided and maintained at the following locations at a minimum: the facility reception area (including car parking area, control house, weighbridge, wheelwash and civic waste facility) the main gate and access road, the leachate lagoon area, the landfill gas flaring and the proposed landfill gas utilisation plant areas. 4.8 A Waste Inspection Area (and Waste Quarantine Area) shall be provided and maintained at the location shown in Drawing No.D.1/1 Rev. A. Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, design details for the Waste Inspection Area and Waste Quarantine Area including drainage arrangements shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement. The licensee shall ensure that this area shall be constructed and maintained in a manner suitable and be of a size appropriate for the inspection of waste and subsequent quarantine if required. The waste inspection area and the waste quarantine area shall be suitably and clearly segregated from each other. 4.9 The waste inspection and quarantine areas referred to in Condition 4.8 shall: a) be constructed with a hard impervious base graded to a longitudinal crosssectional fall; b) be contained by an impervious bund not less than 100 mm high; and, c) drain only to a sump The licensee shall maintain a Civic Waste Facility including Recycling Facilities and skips for the disposal of waste by members of the public at the locations referred to on Drawing D1/1 Rev. A as Recycling Bins and Skips for Bulk Waste The licensee shall maintain a weighbridge at the facility. Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Agency the location of the weighbridge shall be as shown on. Drawing No. D.1/1 Rev. A The licensee shall maintain a wheelwash at the facility at the location shown in Drawing No.D.1/1 Rev. A. The wheelwash shall be inspected on a daily basis and drained as Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 12 of 51

16 required. Accumulated silt shall be removed and disposed of at the working face. Within three months of the date of grant of this licence the licensee shall submit details of the arrangements for drainage of wheelwash waste water to the Agency for its agreement The licensee shall maintain a septic tank system and associated infrastructure including manhole and soakaway at the facility for the treatment of sewerage arising on-site. Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Agency the location of the septic tank shall be as shown on Drawing No. B.2/2c Rev. A Fuel Storage Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, a proposal for a bunded fuel storage area shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement. Prior to the construction of a bunded fuel storage area the licensee shall ensure that all fuel stored on site is stored in bunded tanks to a specification agreed in advance with the Agency All tank and drum storage areas shall be rendered impervious to the materials stored therein. In addition, tank and drum storage areas shall, as a minimum be bunded, either locally or remotely, to a volume not less than the greater of the following: (a) 110% of the capacity of the largest tank or drum within the bunded area; or (b) 25% of the total volume of substance which could be stored within the bunded area All drainage from bunded areas shall be diverted for collection and safe disposal All inlets, outlets, vent pipes, valves and gauges must be within the bunded area The integrity and water tightness of all the bunds, tanks and containers (including tankers used for the purpose of leachate transport) and their resistance to penetration by water or other materials stored therein shall be tested and demonstrated by the licensee and shall be reported to the Agency within six months of the date of grant of this licence and prior to the commissioning of the bunded fuel storage area as agreed in accordance with Condition This testing shall be carried out by the licensee at least once every three years thereafter and reported to the Agency on each occasion. The licensee shall also submit to the Agency for its agreement in each case a written report on the storage of fuels on site. A written record of all integrity tests and any maintenance or remedial work arising from them shall be maintained by the licensee All tanks and containers shall be labelled to clearly indicate their contents Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall submit to the Agency for its agreement, details for the storage of fridges on site and the procedures for de-gassing of CFC s from these fridges 4.16 Specified Engineering Works The licensee shall submit a written report on any proposed specified engineering works as defined in Schedule E : Specified Engineering Works, to the Agency for its agreement at least two months prior to any such works being carried out. No such works shall be carried out without the prior agreement of the Agency All specified engineering works shall be supervised by a competent person(s) agreed in writing in advance by the Agency and that person, or persons, shall be present at all times during which relevant works are being undertaken. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 13 of 51

17 Following the completion of all specified engineering works, the licensee shall complete a construction quality assurance validation. The validation report shall be made available to the Agency on request. The validation report shall include the following information 4.17 Landfill Lining: a) a description of the works; b) as-built drawings of the works; c) records and results of all tests carried out (including failures); d) where relevant a drawing and sections showing the location of all samples and tests carried out; e) daily records sheets/diary; f) name(s) of contractor(s)/individual(s) responsible for undertaking the engineering works; g) name(s) of individual(s) responsible for supervision of works and for quality assurance validation of works; h) records of any problems and the remedial works carried out; and i) any other information requested in writing by the Agency Unless otherwise agreed in advance with the Agency the liner system for all future cells within the landfill area, the proposed additional Leachate Storage Lagoon and the proposed surface water/groundwater retention pond shall comprise the following (or equivalent): a composite liner consisting of at minimum a basal soil/clay layer of at least 1m in thickness with a permeability of less than 1 x 10-9 ms -1 overlain by a 2mm thick high density polyethylene (HDPE) layer A geotextile layer shall be placed over the HDPE layer. The drainage layer to be placed over the geotextile layer shall comprise a 500mm layer with minimum hydraulic conductivity of 1X 10-3 ms -1 and shall be prewashed, uncrushed, granular, rounded stone (16-32 mm grain size). The licensee shall ensure that the drainage layer is compatible with and does not compromise the integrity the HDPE Liner. The side walls shall be designed and constructed to achieve an equivalent protection Groundwater and Leachate Management Unless otherwise agreed in advance with the Agency, leachate management within the lined cells at the facility shall be carried out as described in Attachment D.4 Leachate Management and as revised in further information provided to the Agency dated June 1999 and shown on Drawing No. D4/1 Rev. A Leachate Management Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall submit to the Agency for its agreement proposals for groundwater water management at the facility to ensure the maximum protection of the groundwater resources within and in the vicinity of the site during site development (including site preparation and quarrying activities), operation and closure Within six months of the date of grant of this licence proposals for the following shall be provided to the Agency for agreement: a) the construction of a second leachate storage lagoon at the facility; Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 14 of 51

18 b) the introduction of leachate level monitoring in the cells of the existing landfill; c) provision of stand by pumps in the event of breakdown of leachate pumps or during maintenance work; d) the construction of a rising main from the facility to Carrigtohill Waste Water Treatment Plant; and e) leachate management in the former unlined area(s) of the landfill for the protection of surface waters and groundwater including timescales and objectives and targets relating to discharges. The proposal shall include, as may be necessary, measures for the abstraction of leachate from the former landfill area(s) and its removal off site for treatment Following the placement of the liner system in all future cells the licensee shall commission an independent leak detection survey of the liner system. The results of this survey and a description any remediation measures necessary including follow up testing shall be submitted to the Agency prior to the placement of any waste in the newly developed cells Unless otherwise agreed with the Agency leachate stored in the leachate storage lagoon shall be disposed of by tankering off-site in fully enclosed road tankers and discharging to Carrigtohill Waste Water Treatment Plant. The frequency of removal of leachate shall be such that a minimum freeboard of 0.5 m is maintained at all times in the leachate storage lagoon The licensee shall submit to the Agency for its agreement within three months of the date of grant of this licence Operational Procedures for the handling of leachate during removal from the lagoon and subsequent transport discharge to the Carrigtohill Waste Water Treatment Plant Leachate levels in the waste shall not exceed a level of 1.0m over the HDPE liner at any point There shall be no recirculation of leachate or dilute leachate or contaminated surface water at the facility within the waste without the prior agreement of the Agency The licensee shall within nine months of the date of grant of this licence, submit to the Agency for its agreement a proposal for the on site pre-treatment of leachate at the facility Landfill Gas Management: Within nine months of the date of grant of this licence, a proposal for the active collection and flaring of landfill gas within the former landfilled areas and the current landfilling areas shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement Landfill Gas Flare (i) (ii) Flare unit efficiency shall be tested within six months of the date of grant of this licence and once every three years thereafter. Within nine months of the date of grant of the licence, a proposal for the upgrading of the open gas flare unit to an enclosed flare unit shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement in the event that quantities of landfill gas at former landfill areas are suitable for flaring. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 15 of 51

19 Within twelve months of the date of grant of this licence, a proposal for the utilisation of landfill gas as an energy resource shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement The licensee shall maintain all gas wells, pipework, valves, pumps, flares and other infrastructure that form part of the landfill gas management scheme in a safe and fully operational manner Surface water management Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall submit to the Agency for agreement proposals for surface water management at the facility. These shall include proposals for the following: (i) (ii) (iii) the development of a surface water drainage network for the existing and former landfill area and areas of hardstanding. the construction of a lined surface/groundwater water retention pond including controls to facilitate the shutting off of the discharge in the event of contamination. the criteria (and related monitoring) which will determine when surface water contamination has taken place and procedures to be put in place in the event of such an occurrence The licensee shall submit, within six months of the date of grant of this licence, to the Agency for its agreement, design details and a drawing showing the location of the oil-water interceptor Fire Control/ Fire water Retention Leachate shall not be used as a means of fire control The precautions and actions outlined in Attachment F.4 Fire Control and Section 4.9- Fire (Operational Plan- Environmental Controls) shall be applied to prevent the occurrence of fires and to control any incidents involving a fire at the facility Daily Cover/Capping Within three months of the date of grant of this licence, specifications for daily cover and intermediate capping shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement The final cap shall consist of the following: a minimum 300mm gas collection layer, a minimum 600mmm thick barrier clay layer with a permeability of 10-9 ms -1 or equivalent agreed by the Agency, a 300mm drainage layer with a permeability equal or greater than 10-4 ms -1, all overlain by a minimum 1m of subsoil and top soil (where topsoil is a minimum of 150mm in depth) Intermediate capping prior to placement of the final capping system on completed cells will consist of a minimum of 500mm. This will also apply to the interface between the exposed face of a completed cell and a new cell. The intermediate cap will be examined in a weekly basis and any defects repaired to the above specification All future filled cells shall be permanently capped to the relevant specifications in accordance with condition within six months of the cells having been filled to the required level. Previously filled cells (within the operational area of the landfill (Cells 1,2,3 and 4 and any other cells filled to the final level prior to Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 16 of 51

20 the date of grant of this licence), shall be permanently capped in accordance with Condition within twelve months of the date of grant of this licence The licensee shall provide a six monthly report to the Agency on the quantity of capping materials stockpiled at the facility. In the event that the stockpile fails to contain the requisite volume of capping materials for any subsequent six month period (up to the date of completion of final restoration), the report required by this condition shall contain a proposal for the Agency s agreement for alternative sources of capping materials or for the utilisation of geosynthetic materials Slope Stability The licensee shall maintain rock armour to the specification as referred to in D.1 infrastructure of further information provided to the Agency dated June 1999 and shown on Drawing No. D1/1 Rev B. unless otherwise agreed in advance with the Agency Construction Schedule/ Sequence Within three months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall submit to the Agency for its agreement an updated construction schedule and sequence incorporating the requirements of this licence Blasting for the purpose of excavation of rock within the facility, shall not be undertaken unless otherwise agreed in advance with the Agency. Reason: To provide for the protection of the environment. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 17 of 51

21 CONDITION 5 WASTE MANAGEMENT 5.1. (a) Apart from waste oils for storage at the Civic Waste Facility no hazardous waste or liquid waste shall be accepted at the facility; (b) (c) No animal by-products shall be accepted at the facility and Loads comprised mainly of loose plastic shall only be accepted for recovery at the facility Subject to Condition 5.1 only those Waste Types and quantities listed in Schedule H: Waste Types and Tables E.1.1 and E.1.3 of the application and in Schedule H: Waste Types shall be disposed of in the landfill unless the prior written agreement of the Agency has been obtained The following waste types glass, clothes, batteries, cans, white goods and garden waste only shall be accepted at the Civic Waste Facility unless subject to the prior written agreement of the Agency Unless otherwise agreed in advance with the Agency, Waste Acceptance Procedures shall be carried out in accordance with Attachment E.2 Waste Types and Quantities (and attachments) and Appendix VII Operational Plan. Notwithstanding this, within six months of the date of the date of grant of this licence, detailed site specific Waste acceptance Procedures shall be submitted to the Agency for agreement Waste shall only be accepted for disposal at the landfill between the hours of 08:30 and 17:00 Monday to Saturday inclusive unless subject to the prior agreement of the Agency. Access to the facility by members of the public shall be restricted to the Civic Waste Facility between the hours of 8.30 and Monday to Saturday only unless otherwise agreed in advance with the Agency Waste Characterisation Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall submit to the Agency for agreement detailed written procedures for the acceptance of waste (to distinguish between inert, non-hazardous and hazardous wastes) and shall outline the procedures for dealing with hazardous wastes. This shall include a proposal for sludge, eluate and toxicity testing by standardised and internationally accepted procedures and carried out by a competent laboratory and shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement within six months of the date of grant of this licence Testing shall be performed on a minimum of two samples per annum for all industrial sludges/solids being accepted at the facility and the results included in the AER A record of all inspections shall be maintained. All other wastes shall be checked at the working face to ensure that they comply with the requirements of the licence. Any wastes deemed to be in contravention of this licence and/or unsuitable for disposal at this facility shall be removed for disposal at an appropriate alternative facility. Such waste shall be stored in the proposed Waste Quarantine Area referred to on Drawing D1/1 Rev. A as Special Waste Storage Area only and may be stored for a maximum of forty eight hours The quantity of wastes to be accepted for disposal at the landfill, shall not exceed 120,000 tonnes per annum, unless otherwise agreed in advance with the Agency. The Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 18 of 51

22 quantity of sewage sludges and industrial non hazardous sludges to be accepted at the facility shall not exceed 3,600 and 5,200 tonnes respectively per annum Sludges to be accepted at the facility shall be restricted to dewatered sludges only Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall submit to the Agency for its agreement proposals for reducing the quantity of sludges to be accepted at the facility Industrial and sewage sludges shall only be accepted at the facility before 14:00 from Monday to Friday inclusive. Sludges shall only be accepted at the facility from producers who hold a disposal permit issued by the licensee. Copies of such permits shall be available for inspection at the facility and shall be presented by the producer on delivery of the sludge consignment to the facility Wastes shall not be deposited in any cell or part of the landfill without the leachate management infrastructure required by this licence in place and without the prior written agreement of the Agency. Notwithstanding this, apart from waste stored temporarily at the Civic Waste Facility, waste for disposal shall only be deposited in the cells inside the perimeter of the landfill as shown on Drawing No. D4/1 Rev. A Notwithstanding Condition 5.12 above, the landfill shall be filled in accordance with the phasing sequence outlined in Drawing No. D4/1 Rev. A of the application. The area proposed to be developed as cell 10b shall be reserved for surface water, groundwater and leachate management associated with the facility and storage of restoration materials as required by the conditions of the licence Within twelve months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall submit a proposal to the Agency on the sequence of filling which will achieve the final post settlement profile of the restored landfill specified in Condition 8.1 of this licence Within three months of the date of grant of this licence, the licensee shall ensure that all previously deposited waste within cells 1 to 3 inclusive of the current landfilling area is covered by a temporary cover of at least 500mm of suitable inert material so that no waste other than cover material or material suitable for specified engineering works is exposed In the case of waste being deposited at the working face, such waste shall by the end of each day, be covered with cover material agreed by the Agency in accordance with Condition so as to minimise the potential for any nuisances to occur and such that no other waste is exposed. Any such cover material which is eroded, washed off or otherwise removed shall be replaced by the end of the working day. At the end of the working week a minimum of 150mm of inert material shall be placed over the waste A steel wheeled compactor or other such vehicle as agreed with the Agency shall be used for compacting all waste other than that used for restoration or construction purposes Scavenging shall not be permitted at the facility Unless subject to the prior agreement of the Agency the following shall apply at the landfill: a) only one working face shall exist at the landfill at any one time for the deposit of waste other than cover or restoration materials; and, b) the working face of the landfill shall be no more than 2.5 metres in height after compaction, no more than 25 metres wide and have a slope no greater than 1 in 3. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 19 of 51

23 c) all waste deposited at the working face shall be compacted as soon as is practicable and at any rate prior to the end of the working day In order to prevent the formation of voids, all large hollow objects and other large articles deposited on the site shall be crushed, broken up, flattened or otherwise treated Unless otherwise agreed with the Agency wastes once deposited and covered shall not be excavated, disturbed or otherwise picked over with the exception of works associated with the construction and installation of the leachate and landfill gas collection systems or the occurrence of a fire within the waste No smoking shall be allowed on the facility other than in the site office, as shown in Drawing No.D.1/1 Rev. A and referred to thereon as Control House Waste sent off-site for recovery or disposal shall only be conveyed to a waste contractor agreed by the Agency. The ultimate recovery or disposal facility for all wastes shall be agreed in advance with the Agency. All wastes removed off site for recovery or disposal shall be transported from the facility to the consignee in a manner which will not adversely affect the environment Within six months of the date of grant of this licence, proposals for the recovery of the following at the facility shall be submitted to the Agency for its agreement: waste oils; white goods including written procedures for de-gassing of CFC s from refrigerators; composting of biodegradable wastes at the facility; and inert waste to be used for cover/restoration material at the facility. Reason: To provide for the acceptance and management of wastes authorised under this waste licence. CONDITION 6 ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES 6.1. The licensee shall, at a minimum of one week intervals, inspect the facility and its immediate surrounds for nuisances caused by vermin and odours. Written records shall be made of all inspections and any actions taken as a result of these inspections The road network in the vicinity of the facility shall be kept free from any debris caused by vehicles entering or leaving the facility. Any such debris or deposited materials shall be removed without delay Litter Control The measures and infrastructure described in Section 4.5 Windblown Litter (Operational Plan -Environmental Control) of the application shall be applied to control litter at the facility Prior to the disposal of any waste in any cell Fixed Litter Fencing shall be installed and maintained around the perimeter of the active tipping area. Environmental Protection Agency WL 22-1 Page 20 of 51