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Environment Section Presentation to Joint Policing Committee 22 nd March 2016 Paul Moroney Head of the Environment Section Environment Section Key Corporate Goal Preserving and enhancing the environment Improve, preserve and enhance the

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Environment Section Presentation to Joint Policing Committee 22nd March 2016 Paul Moroney Head of the Environment Section

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Environment Section – Key Corporate Goal

Preserving and enhancing the environment Improve, preserve and enhance the environment in the interests of present and future generations.

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Supporting strategies – preserving and enhancing the environment Objective Improve, preserve and enhance the environment in the interests of present and future generations. We will achieve this by:

  • Delivering a comprehensive inspection and enforcement programme to secure

compliance across the broad range of environmental legislation.

  • Mentoring and supporting individuals, communities, workplaces and schools in

the pursuit of best environmental practice.

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Supporting strategies – preserving and enhancing the environment

  • Reducing energy consumption and promoting initiatives towards achieving

national energy efficiency and climate change targets.

  • Protecting, enhancing and promoting our coastline, beaches and natural

amenities while having regard to our heritage and biodiversity issues.

  • Promoting sustainable and self sufficient waste management practices in

accordance with the objectives of the Regional Waste Management Plan.

  • Proactively addressing all forms of pollution which threaten the attractiveness of
  • ur towns and villages, the beauty of our countryside or the quality of our waters.
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Environment Section

Team 1 and 2 – Administration, education and awareness

Beaches Blue Flag management Education and Awareness initiatives Green Schools over 120

Team 3 and 4 – Waste, enforcement, regulation and management

Legislative compliance RMCEI enforcement, inspection, prosecution, management Licence compliance, Enforcement of unauthorised ELV facilities Development of Contact Management System Enhanced Waste enforcement action, Review of Waste Regulation Procedures

Team 5 and 6 – Water scientific services and Laboratory

Licence WWDA compliance Water Framework Directive compliance RMCEI enforcement, inspection, prosecution, management 4 Priority Areas, A,B,C & D Bathing water management Shellfish Pollution Reduction Programme management Laboratory accreditation Review all Section 4 Licences Tier 2 Assessments of unregulated municipal landfills Habitats Directive assessments Single House WWTP management

Team 7 – Central Waste Management Facility

Licence compliance Revised Closure Restoration and Aftercare Management Plan CRAMP

Team 9 – Limerick Clare Energy Agency

Energy Emissions Balance Low Carbon Climate change Strategy Energy Management Team Integrated Strategy on Energy and Climate change Renewable Energy Strategy

Team 8 – Gardening Oil Pollution Management

OPRC Oil Pollution Management Plan Irish Coast Guard Approved SEAPT

Flooding

Flooding Directive compliance Shannon & Western CFRAMS Flood Forecasting and Flood Warning systems Winter flooding monitoring

2016 Work Areas (55 staff in section)

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Better Regulation

Focus on results and

  • utcomes
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  • Staff Resources
  • Regulatory Licences and Certificates
  • Inspections
  • Enforcements, Notices and Warnings
  • Prosecutions
  • Focussed on Outcomes
  • Innovative Case Studies
  • Complaints
  • Waste
  • Water resource
  • Agriculture
  • Noise
  • Air Quality
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Inspection Planning and Reports 2009 to 2014

Inspections carried out Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Routine Waste 2359 2653 2679 2492 2904 3847 Non-routine Waste 897 887 711 634 828 1134 Routine Water 1626 1896 1632 2190 1691 1085 Non Routine Water 176 415 150 160 132 162 Total 5058 5851 5172 5476 5555 6228

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Inspection Planning and Reports 2009 to 2014

Enforcements carried out Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Waste 199 141 123 88 133 234 Water 102 15 13 19 5 21 Agriculture 27 12 13 25 17 15 Noise 6 2 Total 328 168 155 134 155 270

In addition there are approximately 170 on the spot litter fines per annum

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Inspection Planning and Reports 2009 to 2014

Complaints Received Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Waste 876 865 661 705 863 1120 Water 149 174 113 105 120 109 Air/Odour 9 16 3 9 11 13 Noise 1 3 1 Total 1035 1055 777 819 997 1243

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Selected Inspections and Enforcements – Water & Air

  • Water resource management
  • Section 4 Water Discharge Licences
  • Domestic Wastewater treatment systems
  • Bathing Waters. Lakes and River monitoring
  • VOC Solvents and Decorative Paints,
  • Air licences
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Selected Inspections and Enforcements – Waste

  • Waste an Litter Management Acts
  • Waste Facility Permits and Certs of Registration
  • Road Checkpoints
  • WEE Retailers
  • Self compliers with Packaging Regulations
  • Waste Tyres
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Selected Inspections and Enforcements – Waste

  • Batteries
  • Food Waste
  • Extractive Waste and Quarries
  • Fuel retailers and distributors
  • Close out of Legal actions
  • Priority Items
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Overall Goal

  • Improving and enhancing the environment
  • For ourselves, our children and their children
  • Reducing our footprint on the world
  • To bring benefit to all.