The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the competent authority for granting and enforcing Industrial Emissions (IE) licences for specified industrial and agriculture activities listed in the First Schedule to the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 as amended. The categories of…
EPA Licence: Ensure you have high quality data
The effective management of an EPA Licence is dependant upon the quality of data available. Sampling and monitoring is a requirement of virtually all EPA licenses. The sampling and analysis stages require a high level of competency and quality control…
Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) is now Environmental Performance Reporting (EPR)
From January 2019, the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) reporting of annual mass emissions and waste transfers will be completed using the new Environmental Performance Reporting (EPR) online application, which will be available through the EDEN portal. The pollutant release and transfer…
Annual Environmental Report
The Annual Environmental Report (AER) is a requirement for all EPA licensed facilities. The content of the AER should give a concise summary of the environmental performance of the site for the previous reporting year as well as a record…
EPA Firewater Retention Guidance
The revised Firewater Retention Guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presents key changes relating to to qualifying criteria. The revised qualifying criteria will need to be considered when undertaking your firewater retention assessment: Environmentally hazardous substance storage thresholds are…
Manage your EPA Licence – don’t let it manage you!!!
All EPA licences are issued with a variety of conditions which detail the extent to key issues to be addressed, including: Site Infrastructure Environmental emissions control and abatement measures Inspection, monitoring, and reporting requirements Data Management and Communications Plans There is…
EPA Licences: How to avoid “death by a thousand cuts”
EPA Licences include those issued in respect of Integrated Pollution Control (IPC), Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) or Waste facilities. When your licence is managed correctly it becomes just another part of your business. When you are not in control the…
Lean/Green business principles increase performance and competitiveness
IDA Ireland, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland is providing a Lean/Green Business Offer to their client companies. IDA is keen to support its client companies to develop their operations in Ireland and to introduce good environment management practices. This business…
Waste Facility Permit and Certificates of Registration
Waste Facility Permits and Certificates of Registration are issued and regulated by local authorities. ECOS assists clients by guiding them through the application process and by preparing applications for waste facility permits and certificates of registration. ECOS will prepare all…
Add Value or Save Costs: Water, Waste, Wastewater
ECOS Environmental Consultants helps our clients to add value or save costs within their business. We identify and solve problems related to Water, Waste & Wastewater. Our multidisciplinary team of technical and business managers use environmental management as a business tool…