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The burning of waste at a dock - paragraph 47 exemption
A paragraph 47 exemption allows the burning at a dock of waste consisting of plant tissue(1) or wood of any kind used to wedge or support parts of cargo, including packing material, spacers and pallets...
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Public registers
Under Regulation 33, Public registers of information, historic paper copy registers are maintained in the Klondyke Building and in district council offices for all processes in the district council area. The registers contain useful environmental...
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UK Climate Change Projections
In November 2018 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs launched the most up-to-date UK Climate Change Projections (UKCP18) which illustrates a range of future climate scenarios until 2100. The projections are based on...
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Finance management notes
The Financial Management Notes provide practical and relevant advice for producers on a range of subjects relating to business management and finance.
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Producer responsibilities regarding packaging waste
This article provides information for producers of packaging waste, outlining the obligations for businesses and how to register as a reprocessor or exporter of packaging waste.
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Intensive Livestock Installations
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) is a regulatory system that employs an integrated approach to control the environmental impacts of certain industrial activities. It applies to many industrial sectors, including the intensive farming of...
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The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste
The below information sets out the processes for exporting and importing waste from Northern Ireland. It sets out the regulatory controls on shipments of waste and the notification controls that people and businesses need to...
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Groundwater authorisations
Discharging hazardous substances and non-hazardous pollutants onto land requires authorisation from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) in accordance with the Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 as amended.
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Dilapidation
The importance of dealing with dilapidated and dangerous buildings, and information about the work the Department is doing to assess current legislation.
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Environmental liability
Information about the Environmental Liability Directive, what environmental damage is and access to the Environmental Liability Regulations 2009.
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Regulating water discharges
Under the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, the discharge of trade or sewage waste to any waterway, or any water contained underground requires the consent of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. This...
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High hedges
The High Hedges Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 provides a legal basis for taking action over a problem high hedge. It will help people who are adversely affected by high hedges bordering their domestic property.
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Shipwrecks
Many thousands of shipwrecks lie off our coast. Shipwrecks have been likened to archaeological time capsules, capable of revealing information about life, technology, trade and warfare at the specific moment they were lost. This ability...
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Regulating sewage discharges
The main function of the Water Utility Regulation Group (WURG) is to regulate sewage discharges made by the Water Utility Sector. This sector includes Northern Ireland Water (NIW), Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and private emergency...
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Noise
The Air and Environmental Quality Unit (AEQ) is responsible for legislation and policy on noise control. An annual report, collating the complaints received by the district councils, is compiled by the AEQ Unit each year.
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The NIEA and water pollution
Information about water pollution management in Northern Ireland including the role of the operations team in relation to pollution prevention, pollution response and enforcement actions. Find out how to report incidents of pollution.
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The use and storage of waste glass under a Pollution Prevention Control (PPC) permit - paragraph 2 exemption
Paragraph 2 allows the use, under a Pollution Prevention and Control (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003 permit, of waste glass as part of an activity within Part B of section 3.3 (the manufacture of glass and...
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What is biodiversity
Biodiversity encompasses the whole variety of life on Earth. It includes all species of plants, fungi and animals, their genetic variation and the complex ecosystems of which they are part.
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Operation of a scrap metal furnace under an IPC authorisation - paragraph 3 exemption
Paragraph 3 allows the operation, under an authorisation granted under the Industrial Pollution Control Order, of a scrap metal furnace with a designed holding capacity of less than 25 tonnes and the loading or unloading...
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Pollution Prevention and the NIEA
The following explains the role of the Pollution Prevention Team in reducing incidents of pollution, the enforcement actions available to them, and advice on specific pollution prevention issues.