A L ‘Thorntons’] A - Environmental Protection Agency · 2016. 7. 25. · ‘Thorntons’] A L A Thorntons Recycling Centre Dunboyne Industrial Estate, Dunboyne, Co. Meath Waste

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Thorntons Recycling Centre

Dunboyne Industrial Estate, Dunboyne, Co. Meath

Waste Licence WO206-O 1

Surface Water Quality

(Ref WQ206-01f16fGCIQ4)

QUARTER 2 2016

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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, Dunboyne, Co. Meath.

Environmental Manager: David Duff Phone: (01) 623-5133 Fax: (01) 620-2248

2 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 WO206-01 for Quarter 1 of 2016. Samples from surface water were taken on the 12* May 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 i n the AER for the facility. The EPA set trigger levels in the weekly sample in correspondence dated the 24* January 20 1 1 (reference W0206-Ol/NC06NH) before this there were no trigger levels for this emission point.

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Table 2: Surface Water quarterly emission results

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BOD 1 COD 7 30

SusDended Solids 5 25 PH 7.5 6 - 9

Orthophosphate (as P) 0.02 Ammonia as NH3-N 0.06

Visual inspection Log malntained on site

Quarterly samples were taken on the 12' May 2016 and all results trigger limit values.

were within EPA

Additional samples were also taken upstream and downstream of SW3 displayed in Table 3 :

and the results are

Table 3: Upstream and Downstream emission results

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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 2 of 2016 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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Appendix 1

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Appendix 2

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ALS Life Sciences Ltd Trading as ALS Carrigeen Business Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Tel: +353 (0) 52 617 8100 Fax:+353 (0) 52 617 8103 www.alsglobal.ie

Report No:

Document No:

CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSlS

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Client Thorntons Recycling-Dunboyne Unit S 3B Parkwest Business Park Dublin 10

Date Received 12/05/2016

Date Reported 18/05/2016

Order Number NIA

For the Attention o f

Sample Reception

Comments

Grace Curran

3 sample@) received in good condition.

NIA

Note: A # next to the result indicates that there was insufficient sample to carry out testing as per SOP.

Report Authorised by:

Frank Mullins Environmental Chemistry Manager

Conditions: ?. Results in this report relate only to the items tested 2. Reports may not be reproduced except in full without the approval of Advanced Micro Services & Environmental Laboratories Ltd 3. All queries regarding this report should be addressed to the Technical Manager at the above address 4. A *next to a method reference signifies that Advanced Micro Services & Environmental Laboratories Ltd am NOT /NAB accredited for this method 5. Results reported as CFUIcd are calculated based on information supplied by customer regarding area swabbed 6. CFU indicates Colony Forming Units, MPN indicates Most Probable Number 7. SUBCON* indicates analysis subcontracted to approved subcontractors who do not hold accreditation for this test 8. SUBCONA indicates analysis subcontracted to approved subcontractors who hold accreditation for this test

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ALS Life Sciences Ltd Trading as ALS Carrigeen Business Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Tel: +353 (0) 52 617 8100 Fax:+353 (0) 52 617 8103 www.alsglobal.ie

Report No:

Document No:

CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS

THTN-414120516

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Date Received 12/05/2016

Date Reported 18/05/2016

Order Number NIA

Sample Type Effluent Client ID Date Tested ALS ID 2326093

Surface water quarter 2 sample 2016 SW1 1 3/05/20 1 6

Test Suspended Solids COD Total PH BOD 5 day Total with ATU Orthophosphate Ammonia

Result