European Commission DG Environment Implementation of the Implementation of the European Pollutant Release European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and Transfer Register (European PRTR, E-PRTR) (European PRTR, E-PRTR) Namur, 7 February Namur, 7 February 2007 2007 Bernd Mehlhorn, DG.ENV.C.4 (Industrial Emissions) Bernd Mehlhorn, DG.ENV.C.4 (Industrial Emissions)
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European CommissionDG Environment
Implementation of the European Implementation of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Pollutant Release and Transfer
Time Table Time Table reporting by MS/internetreporting by MS/internet
data of 2001 June 2003/+8 data of 2001 June 2003/+8
data of 2004 June 2006/+5 data of 2004 June 2006/+5
data of 2007 data of 2007 E-PRTR E-PRTR June 2009/+4 June 2009/+4
data of 2008 data of 2008 E-PRTR E-PRTR March 2010/+1 March 2010/+1
data of 2009 data of 2009 E-PRTR E-PRTR March 2011/+1March 2011/+1
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European PRTREuropean PRTR
EPEREPER E-PRTRE-PRTR
5050 pollutantspollutants 91 pollutants91 pollutants(new dioxins/furans threshold !!! 1 g to (new dioxins/furans threshold !!! 1 g to 0,1 g0,1 g TEQ) TEQ)
European PRTREuropean PRTRAdditional activities:Additional activities: Coal rolling mills, manufacture of coal products, Coal rolling mills, manufacture of coal products,
Shipyards ( capacity 100 m length)Shipyards ( capacity 100 m length)
Explosives and Explosives and pyrotechnic productspyrotechnic products
Other primary wood products such as Other primary wood products such as chipboard, chipboard, fibreboard and plywood (capacity >20 tonnes per fibreboard and plywood (capacity >20 tonnes per day)day)
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Releases to landReleases to land
Disposal operations ‘land treatment’ or Disposal operations ‘land treatment’ or ‘deep injection’‘deep injection’
on-site or off-siteon-site or off-site
Manure or sewage sludge spreading not Manure or sewage sludge spreading not included! included!
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Accidental releasesAccidental releases
Totals: deliberate, accidental, routine andTotals: deliberate, accidental, routine and
Indirect release off-site transferIndirect release off-site transfer
by transfer (via of waste waterby transfer (via of waste water
sewer) to an off sitesewer) to an off site
WWTPWWTP
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Off-site transfers Off-site transfers (of waste…and not (of waste…and not of pollutants!)of pollutants!)
Thresholds: 2 t hazardous or 2000 t Thresholds: 2 t hazardous or 2000 t non-hazardous wastenon-hazardous waste
Annual amount in tonnes plus “R” and Annual amount in tonnes plus “R” and “D” “D”
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More information needed if waste isMore information needed if waste is
brought to foreign countries (according brought to foreign countries (according
to waste shipment regulation): to waste shipment regulation):
Name and address of the recoverer or Name and address of the recoverer or disposer of the wastedisposer of the waste
Actual recovery or disposal siteActual recovery or disposal site
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Data collection, Quality assuranceData collection, Quality assurance
by operatorsby operators Best available informationBest available information In accordance with internationally In accordance with internationally
approved methodologies, where these approved methodologies, where these are available or “equivalent” are available or “equivalent” methodologies.methodologies.
Appropriate frequencyAppropriate frequency
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Keep record of data for five yearsKeep record of data for five years (basic data, methodologies)(basic data, methodologies) In case of M or C the analytical method In case of M or C the analytical method
and/or the method of calculation shall and/or the method of calculation shall be reported (CEN XXXXX, PER, NRB, be reported (CEN XXXXX, PER, NRB, ALT, CRM, MAB, SSC, OTH)ALT, CRM, MAB, SSC, OTH)
See Guidance document…!!!See Guidance document…!!!
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New opportunity for operators…:New opportunity for operators…:
Optional Optional Text fieldText field::
For textual information or website For textual information or website address (environment!) delivered by address (environment!) delivered by facility or parent companyfacility or parent company
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Competent authoritiesCompetent authorities shall assess the shall assess the quality of dataquality of data
( completeness, consistency and ( completeness, consistency and credibility)credibility)
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Today?Today?
We are already in 2007, the first We are already in 2007, the first E-PRTR reporting year!!!E-PRTR reporting year!!!
Guidance document published in 11 Guidance document published in 11 languages on the website…languages on the website…see website!see website!
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Releases from diffuse sourcesReleases from diffuse sources