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Closure Costs to Increase Substantially
Posted 09/07/2013

The EPA has just released a draft update to their 2006 ‘Guidance on Environmental Liability Risk Assessment, Residuals Management Plans and Financial Provision’. The Financial Provision’ element has not been addressed to any great extent in the current document and will be the subject of a separate guidance document. Our initial comments on the document are given below:

RMP/CRAMP

Industrial Emissions Directive Transposed
Posted 26/06/2013

Shocking EPA Report on Pristine Waters
Posted 25/04/2013

 

Our App of the Quarter - Evernote
Posted 24/04/2013

 

Each quarter we pick one smartphone app which we believe enhances productivity or is particularly useful. 

Environet has been using Evernote for the past 6 months or so. It can take some time to figure out how it can be useful, but after a while you begin to wonder how you managed without it.

Emissions Trading Scheme in Trouble
Posted 17/04/2013

 

On 16th April 2013 the European Parliament decided to reject proposals which were needed to save the emissions-trading system (ETS) from collapse. The price of carbon fell by 40%.

EPA Launches Air Quality Index
Posted 16/04/2013

 

EPA Launches ALDER
Posted 17/01/2013

 

The EPA has recently announced the impending launch (on 21st January 2013) of a new web portal called ALDER https://alder.edenireland.ie/.  It stands for Application for Licensing Data and Environmental Reporting. All holders of IPPC and Waste Licenses will be required to submit monitoring and enforcement data through this portal.

App of the Quarter – CamScanner
Posted 14/01/2013

CamScanner

Each quarter we pick one smartphone app which we believe enhances productivity or is particularly useful.

This quarter its CamScanner.

Impact of the IED on Large Combustion Plants
Posted 02/01/2013

 

As reported here a number of months ago the Industrial Emissions Directive will revise and merge seven existing Directives, one of which is the Large Combustion Plants (LCP) Directive (2001/80/EC). LCP are those combustion plants with a rated thermal input ≥ 50 MW. Below is a summary of the main implications of the IED for LCP.

EPA issues Drinking Water Report – Lead Piping Still an Issue
Posted 12/12/2012

 

The EPA has issued its 2011 Drinking Water report. The main conclusions/recommendations are:

Public Drinking Water Supply under the direct control of Water Services Authorities