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Comhairle Chontae OUR REF: Laoise Aras an Chontae Contae Laoise Dr Karen Creed, Licensing Unit, Laois County Council Office of Licensing and Guidance, Aras an Chontae Environmental Protection Agency, Portlaoise Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Laois Co. Wexford.

Tel: (057) 8664000 19th May, 20 10. Fax: (057) 8622313 corpaffairsa laoiscoco.ie Dear Dr Creed, www.laois.ie I am writing in relation to the Agency‘s requirements for ‘appropriate assessments’ for Wastewater Treatment Works in resulting from our licence applications. The Direct Phone Nos. next paragraph sets out the dates of submissions, names of schemes and your requirements Accounts Payable 8664063 with references to dates of your correspondences to us Arts 8 67 4 34 2 Central Area Office 8664168 Submitted Schemes Agency requirements Correspondence Co. Dev. Board 8674338 221912008 , , Appropriate Assessment Stage 2 2009/06/17& 19 Driving Licence 8664303 Mountthrath, Portarlington for existing plants Economic Dev. 8664106 Environment 8674322 Submitted Schemes Agency requirements Correspondence 8674332 28/2/2009 Ballylynan, Borris Ossary Appropriate Assessment Stage 2 200910811 1&12 Fire Charges 8674323 Durrow, for existing plants Heritage Office 8674348 and Higher Education Grants 8664137 Housing 8664110 Submitted Schemes Agency requirements Correspondence 8664090 22/6/2009 , Ballyroan, Appropriate Assessment Stage 2 200911 2/23, Human Resources 8664219 Castletown for existing plants 20 10/02110 Internal Audit 8664027 ( license Information awarded on 2810912009) Technology 8664051 For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Library 867431 5 Submitted Schemes Agency requirements Correspondence Loan Repayments 8664119 2211212009 Arless, clarification of the 20 10/04107 86 64 05 6 , Camross appropriate assessment Motor Taxation 8664009 Capalug, Clough (stage 1-step 4: Planning 8664039 Coolanagh, Coollrain screeningiassessment Planning Emo, of significance) Enforcement 866401 7 Kileen, Newtown Doonane for existing 8664057 , Swan plants. Rates 8664055 and Reception 86 64 0 00 Register of Electors 8664105 Rent Repayments 8664084 8664091 As water services investment program contract documents have been prepared for upgrades to Roads 8664142 these plants and appropriate assessment carried out, the stage 2 assessments sought will likely Road Design 8664239 reveal the need for a plant upgrade Water Charges 8664119 8664059 Sports, Leisure This seems a wasteful use of limited financial and human resources & Play 8664007 86 6 4 0 3 8 Water Services 8664120

Ta Failte Romhat Gno a Dheanamh ‘I bpairt leis an bpobal’ (010 as Gaeilge Prrnred mi 100% Rrr)cled Paper - Carrny for ourenwronnieni *J EPA Export 26-07-2013:19:29:06 I would formally request that where a fill appropriate assessment (Stage2) is available for a pending plant at a location, that this be accepted for the purposes.

Where no such plant is pending at a location, and the appropriate assessment (Stage 1-step 4: screening/assessment of significance) deems that a full appropriate assessment (Stage2) is necessary, we would accept the requirement to carry out same

For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.

Yours sincerely,

Brendan Clarke, Senior Engineer, Laois County Council, Water Services, County Hall, Portlaoise, County Laois.

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