Yours sincerely, Ms. Carol 0 Sullivan Office of Environmental Enforcement, EPA, Mc Cumiskey House, Richview, Clonskeagh road, Dublin 14

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1 Ms. Carol 0 Sullivan Office of Environmental Enforcement, EPA, Mc Cumiskey House, Richview, Clonskeagh road, Dublin 14 Unit S3B Henry Road Parkwest Business Park Dublin 12 Tel: (01) Fax: (01) info@thorntons-recycling.ie Web: 1 Oth October Waste Licence WO Re: Quarter 3 Surface Water Monitoring Our Reference 20601/16/EPA/DD/03 Dear Ms.C.0 Sullivan, Please find attached the results of Quarter 3, Surface water monitoring at the Dunboyne Facility for 2016 for Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd, T/A Thornton Recycling. It has been compiled in compliance with the above waste licence. If you have any queries in relation to the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours sincerely, Directors: Paul Thornton, Shane Thornton, Gary Brady Registered Office: Unit 538 Henry Road, Parkwest Business Park, Dublin 12 Company Reg. No Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd t/a Thorntons Recycling VAT No. le i

2 F Thorntons Recycling Centre Dunboyne Industrial Estate, Dunboyne, Co. Meath Waste Licence WO Surface Water Quality (Ref W /16/DD/03) QUARTER

3 1 Operator The facility operator of the licence is Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd (PTWDL), T/A Thorntons Recycling. The address and the contact for the facility are as follows: Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd, Dunboyne Civic Amenity and Materials Recycling Facility, Dunboyne Industrial Estate, Dunbo yne, Co. Meath. Environmental Manager: David Duff Phone: (01) Fax: (01) Introduction This report details the monitoring of the emissions to surface waters and has been prepared as required by Schedule C of the Waste Licence WO for Quarter 3 of Samples from surface water were taken on the 22nd September 2016 by a member of the Environmental Department and tested by an independent laboratory, Advanced Micro Services & Environmental Laboratories Ltd (ALS). 3 Sampling Point Locations The waste license, WO206-01, requires that monitoring be carried out at SW3 where the yard runoff is discharged to the local surface water drain after it passes through a silt trap and interceptor on site. 4 Surface Water Weekly Monitoring Results Water samples were previously taken from the holding tank at emission monitoring point S3 weekly as required by Schedule C.2.3. of the waste licence for the site by an independent company. At the request of the EPA in the site report dated 28* March 2014 samples were 'only be taken when there is a representative flow from the holding tank'. As such we cancelled the company taking the samples on a weekly basis and an environmental representative of Thorntons Recycling took samples only when there was a flow going through the tank as requested by the EPA. The lists of weekly samples taken to date are maintained on site and future weekly samples will be taken and recorded in the AER for the facility. The EPA set trigger levels in the weekly sample in correspondence dated the 24* January 20 1 I (reference WO206-0 INC06NH) before this there were no trigger levels for this emission point.

4 Table 2: Surface Water quarterly emission results I Slidace Water 3 - Discharoe Pine Quarterly samples were taken on the 22nd September 2016 and all results were within EPA trigger limit values. Additional samples were also taken upstream and downstream of SW3 and the results are displayed in Table 3 and 4 Table 3: Upstream emission results _.... DU U COD 31 Suspended Solids 17 ph 7.5 Orthophosphate (as P) 0.03 J Ammonia as NH3-N 1.25

5 Table 4: Upstream emission results Surface Water 2 - Downstream Drain leaves the site BOD COD 5 33 Suspended Solids ph Orthophosphate (as P) Ammonia as NH3-N These results show that Thorntons Recycling is not having any negative impact on the surface water network. 5 Conclusion In conclusion, based on results for Quarter 3 of the site was not having any adverse effect on the water quality of the drainage surface water network in the area.

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7 ALS Life Sciences Ltd Trading as ALS Carrigeen Business Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Tel: +353 (0) Fax:+353 (0) TESTING I CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS Report No: Document No: THTN EFOOll Sample Type Surface Water Client ID Date Tested 22/09/2016 ALS ID surface water quarter 2 sample sw1 Date Received 22/09/2016 Date Reported 30/09/2016 Order Number Test Result Method Suspended Solids 17 mg / I P202 COD Total 31 mgll 02 P210 PH 7.5 Units P233 BOD 5 day Total with ATU 5 mg/l 02 P280 Orthophosphate 0.03 mgll P Ammonia 1.25 mgll NH3-N Sample Type Surface Water Client ID Date Tested surface water quarter 2 sample SW2 22/09/2016 ALS ID Test Suspended Solids COD Total PH BOD 5 day Total with ATU Orthophosphate Ammonia Result Unit mg I mgll 02 Units mgllo2 mg/l P mg/l NH3-N Method P202 P210 P233 P280 Sample Type Surface Water Client ID Date Tested surface water quarter 2 sample SW3 22/09/2016 ALS ID Test Result Suspended Solids 20 COD Total 28 PH 7.5 BOD 5 day Total with ATU Orthophosphate Ammonia Unit mg I I mgll 02 Units mg/l 02 mgll P mg/l NH3-N Method P202 P210 P233 P280 Page 2 of 2 Report Authorised by: Frank Mullins Environmental Chemistry Manager