1 Development of Electronic Reporting Tools for IPPC Directive and WI Directive Workshop – Session Three (WI) Tuesday 3 rd March 2009 Meeting room 0A,

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Development of Electronic Reporting Tools for IPPC Directive and WI Directive

Workshop – Session Three (WI)

Tuesday 3rd March 2009Meeting room 0A, DG ENV, Avenue de Beaulieu, Brussels

Peter Stouthuysen

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8/9. Session Three:

Tool 1 (Implementation of WI Directive)

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WID: Explanation of general approach

• Restructuring of questionnaire• Use of standardised answers• Guidance and validation rules

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Restructuring of questionnaire:– Thematical regrouping – not following the original Article by

article structure.– As much as possible questions are grouped together– 6 major themes:

1) Definitions

2) Number of installations/permits/waste (co-)incinerated

3) Permit

4) Public participation

5) Abnormal operation of installations

6) Other

WID: Explanation of general approach

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WID: Use of pre-filled and standardised answers

• Pre-filled answers :– Not possible since this is the first reporting period

• Standardised answers :– Similar approach as for the IPPC tool including the use of option

boxes and tick boxes

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WID: Examples of restructuring and standardised answers

ORIGINAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS 1, 3, 4 ,5 , 6, 13 and 14 all relate to numbers of installations and permits and capacities. These questions are grouped into one single question.

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2.1. Please give following information on number of installations, permits and permitted capacities that fall within the scope of the Directive. (from Q 1, Q 3, Q 4, Q 5, Q 6, Q 13 and Q 14 of questionnaire) The tool will provide a fill out screen based on the following table, both for incineration plants and co-incineration plants (making further distinction between cement kilns, combustion plants and other industrial sectors co-incinerating waste, as in questions 8 and 9 of the questionnaire):

fixed mobile new existing(1) new existing

total

number of installations within scope of the Directive number number number number automatically number of permits issued number number number number automatically number of permits to be issued number number number number automatically Total permitted capacities of waste throughput (optional) (tonnes/year)

number number number number automatically

Number of plants that recover heat generated by the (co-)incineration process

number number number number automatically

Note: ‘Existing’ plants are as defined in Article 3 paragraph 6. ‘New’ plants are all other plants.

WID: Examples of restructuring and pre-answers Restructuring2. Number of installations/permits/waste (co-incinerated)

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WID: Examples of restructuring and standardised answers

ORIGINAL QUESTIONS

Q7 What categories of waste (as set up within the European Waste Catalogue, if possible) are being co-incinerated in cement plants?

Q8 What categories of waste (as set up within the European Waste Catalogue, if possible) are being co-incinerated in:a) combustion plants other than cement? andb) industrial sectors not covered under Annex II.1 and II.2 co-incinerating waste?

Q9 If these data are available, please identify the amounts of waste that may be co-incinerated in these plants.

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WID: Examples of restructuring and standardised answers

2.2. Please give following information on the waste that has been co-incinerated (from Q 7, Q 8 and Q 9 of questionnaire) The tool will provide a fill out screen based on following table for co-incineration plants, making a further distinction between cement kilns, combustion plants and every other industrial sector co-incinerating waste:

Waste category Type Yes/ no

(Optional) Amounts

(tonnes/ year) (average 2006-2008)

tick-box option-box open text-box if Yes is chosen

Standardised answers: □ Hazardous □ Yes

for cement kilns: waste oils solvents filtercakes wood/sawdust plastics textiles RDF fluff from shredding other (please specify):___

□ Non-hazardous □ No

for combustion plants: wood/sawdust sludge other (please specify):___

Other industrial sector: other (please specify):___

For each ‘other industrial sector’ specified, a new fill-out screen will appear.

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WID: Examples of restructuring and standardised answers

ORIGINAL QUESTION

Q29 WHAT PROVISIONS ARE MADE WITHIN THE PERMITTING PROCESS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 11 PARAGRAPHS 2 TO 12 AND 17, AS REGARDS AIR, AND PARAGRAPHS 9 AND 14 TO 17, AS REGARDS WATER?

Q29 is split into several questions: 3.14, 3.15, 3.16 and 3.17

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WID: Examples of restructuring and pre-answers Restructuring

3.14 Are the requirements of the permit for the measurement of pollutants to air and process operation parameters identical to those set out in Article 11(2)? (From Q27, Q28 and Q29 of questionnaire)

Option box: Yes/No If No is selected, please specify:

The reporting tool will provide a fill-out screen based on following database fields: Reason for deviating from Article 11(2) Specify pollutant/parameter concerned and

measurement requirement tick-box open text-box

Standardised answers:

More stringent requirements than those of Article 11(2) are applied

Exemptions are applied for:

continuous measurement of HF because HCl treatment stages are used which ensure that the ELV for HCl is not being exceeded (Article 11(4))

continuous measurement of the water vapour because the sampled exhaust gas is dried before the emissions are analysed (Article 11(5))

continuous measurement if the operator can prove that the emissions can under no circumstances be higher than the prescribed ELV, for

HCl HF SO2

(Article 11(6))

the periodic measurements for heavy metals: reduction of the frequency from twice a year to once every two years (Article 11(7))

the periodic measurements for dioxins and furans: reduction of the frequency from twice a year to once every year (Article 11(7))

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WID: Examples of restructuring and pre-answers Restructuring

3.15 Are the requirements of the permit for the measurement of pollutants to water identical to those set out in Article 11(14-15)? (From Q27, Q28 and Q29 of questionnaire) Option box: Yes/No

If No is selected, please specify:

The reporting tool will provide a fill-out screen based on following database fields: Reason for deviating from Article 11(14-15) Specify pollutant concerned and measurement

requirement tick-box open text-box

Standardised answers:

More stringent measurement requirements than those of Article 11(14-15) are applied

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WID: Examples of restructuring and pre-answers Restructuring

3.16 . What provisions are made within the permitting process, as regards to air emissions, to ensure compliance with the provisions of

3.16.1 Article 11 paragraph 8? (From Q29 of questionnaire)

Open text-box 3.16.2 Article 11 paragraph 9? (From Q29 of questionnaire)

Open text-box 3.16.3 Article 11 paragraph 11, (From Q29 of questionnaire)

Open text-box 3.16.4 Article 11 paragraph 12? (From Q29 of questionnaire)

Open text-box

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WID: Examples of restructuring and pre-answers Restructuring

3.17 What compliance regime is applied for emissions to air and water according to Article 11 paragraphs 10 and 16, respectively? (From Q29 of questionnaire) For air:

Option box: Identical to Article 11(10)/More stringent compliance regime If More stringent compliance regime is selected, please specify:___

For water:

Option box: Identical to Article 11(16)/More stringent compliance regime If More stringent compliance regime is selected, please specify:___