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Environmental Impact Statement for The ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE INTENSIFICATION OF DERRYCLURE LANDFILL CO. OFFALY Volume 2 of 3 – Main Report ORIGINAL For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Prepared for: Offaly County Council Charleville Road Tullamore Co. Offaly Prepared by: Fehily Timoney & Company Core House Pouladuff Road Cork October 2008 EPA Export 26-07-2013:03:15:35 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE INTENSIFICATION OF DERRYCLURE LANDFILL CO. OFFALY Volume 2 of 3 – Main Report COPY For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyrightPrepared owner required for: for any other use. Offaly County Council Charleville Road Tullamore Co. Offaly Prepared by: Fehily Timoney & Company Core House Pouladuff Road Cork October 2008 EPA Export 26-07-2013:03:15:35 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE INTENSIFICATION OF DERRYCLURE LANDFILL CO.OFFALY Volume 2 of 3 - Main Report User is Responsible for Checking the Revision Status of this Document Rev. Description of Changes Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by: Date Nr. A Initial Draft SM 02.09.08 B Second Draft DOS ,y 10.10.08 0 Issue to Client ForSM inspection purposes only. 23.10.08 Consent of copyright owner required forCPV\ any other use. Nfl ~ Client: Offaly County Council Keywords: intensification, landfill gas, leachate, tonnage Abstract This document comprises part of the EIS for the proposed intensification of Offaly County Council's landfill at Derryclure, Co. Offaly. The site operates under a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency (W0029-02). This document forms Volume 2 of the EIS - Main Report EPA Export 26-07-2013:03:15:35 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE PREAMBLE.................................................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 2 1.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW .......................................................................................... 2 1.2 THE APPLICANT ................................................................................................. 2 1.3 DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PROJECT........................................... 2 1.4 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY .................................... 5 1.5 NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................... 9 1.6 CONCLUDING NOTE ON NEED ........................................................................... 16 1.7 EIS REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................... 16 1.8 SCOPING ......................................................................................................... 17 1.9 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ............................................................................ 19 2. SITE DESCRIPTION............................................................................................. 20 2.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 20 2.2 EXISTING FACILITY ........................................................................................... 20 2.3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT............................................................................... 29 2.4 PHASING PLAN................................................................................................. 33 2.5 FACILITY HEALTH AND SAFETY ......................................................................... 33 2.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ......................................................................... 34 3. HUMAN ENVIRONMENT...................................................................................... 39 3.1 SOCIO ECONOMIC FACTORS............................................................................. 39 3.2 AIR .................................................................................................................. 45 3.3 CLIMATE .......................................................................................................... 54 3.4 NOISE AND VIBRATION I MPACT For inspection ASSESSMENT purposes only..................................................... 56 3.5 TRAFFIC...........................................................................................................Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. 61 4. GEOLOGY & HYDROGEOLOGY......................................................................... 77 4.1 EXISTING SOILS AND GEOLOGY ........................................................................ 77 4.2 HYDROGEOLOGY IN THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ............................................. 82 4.3 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY.................................. 87 4.4 MITIGATION MEASURES FOR GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY ........................... 87 5. HYDROLOGY ....................................................................................................... 89 5.1 METHODOLOGY................................................................................................ 89 5.2 EXISTING HYDROLOGY AND DRAINAGE OF THE AREA......................................... 90 5.3 POTENTIAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES IN SURFACE WATER................ 101 6. ECOLOGY........................................................................................................... 104 6.1 METHODOLOGY FOR ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION .......................................... 104 6.2 ECOLOGY IN THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ...................................................... 108 6.3 POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON ECOLOGY ............ 121 6.4 MITIGATION MEASURES FOR ECOLOGY ........................................................... 122 6.5 CONCLUSIONS FOR ECOLOGY ........................................................................ 122 Q:/2007/CE07/286/01/Reports/Rpt.001-0 EIS.doc iii/v October 2008 (GO’S/SM/ME/MG) EPA Export 26-07-2013:03:15:35 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 7. LANDSCAPE ...................................................................................................... 123 7.1 EXISTING LANDSCAPE .................................................................................... 123 7.2 POTENTIAL VISUAL AND LANDSCAPE IMPACTS................................................. 129 7.3 MITIGATION MEASURES.................................................................................. 130 7.4 CONCLUSIONS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT.................................................. 131 8. ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE................. 132 8.1 METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................. 132 8.2 ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE & CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................... 132 8.3 POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE...................................................... 134 8.4 MITIGATION MEASURES.................................................................................. 135 8.5 CONCLUSIONS ON ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. 135 9. THE DEVELOPMENT & ITS IMPACTS IN CONTEXT....................................... 136 9.1 INTERACTIONS ............................................................................................... 136 9.2 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS WITH OTHER PROJECTS ............................................... 138 For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Q:/2007/CE07/286/01/Reports/Rpt.001-0 EIS.doc iii/v October 2008 (GO’S/SM/ME/MG) EPA Export 26-07-2013:03:15:35 TABLE OF FIGURES PAGE FIGURE 1.1 SITE LOCATION MAP ................................................................................... 3 FIGURE 1.2 FACILITY BOUNDARY ................................................................................... 4 FIGURE 1.3 LANDFILL DEMAND V AVAILABLE LANDFILL CAPACITY ................................. 10 FIGURE 1.4 LANDFILL DEMAND V AVAILABLE LANDFILL CAPACITY ................................. 13 FIGURE 1.5 FACTORED LANDFILL DEMAND V AVAILABLE LANDFILL CAPACITY................ 14 FIGURE 1.6 FACTORED LANDFILL DEMAND INCLUDING 25,000 TPA FROM GDA V AVAILABLE LANDFILL CAPACITY ................................................................. 15 FIGURE 1.7 FACTORED LANDFILL DEMAND INCLUDING 25,000TPA FROM GDA V PROPOSED LANDFILL CAPACITY .................................................................................. 16 FIGURE 2.1: EXISTING FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE........................................................ 21 FIGURE 2.2 GAS/ODOUR MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN ACTIVE CELLS ................ 27 FIGURE 2.3 FUTURE FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE.......................................................... 32 FIGURE 2.4 PHASING PLAN - LANDFILLING ................................................................... 35 FIGURE 2.5 PHASING PLAN - CAPPING ......................................................................... 36 FIGURE 2.6 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING LOCATIONS................................. 37 FIGURE 2.7 PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING LOCATIONS.............................. 38 FIGURE 3.1 HOUSE LOCATION MAP IN THE VICINITY OF THE LANDFILL ........................... 40 FIGURE 3.2 PROXIMITY OF TULLAMORE BYPASS .......................................................... 64 FIGURE 3.3 LOCATIONS OF TRAFFIC COUNTERS ..........................................................
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