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John Sheridan -Proposed Poultry Unit at Maghernacaldry Td., Cootehill, Co.Cavan Environ.mental Impact Statement Relating To the Construction of 1 New Poultry Unit and the Extension of 2 Existing Poultry Units For John Sheridan At, Maghernacaldry, Cootehill, For inspection Co. purposes Cavan only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Signed:- --<\•~ 08/11/16 Joe Beggan Bsc.(Hons)Eng., A. Eng. MIEI, C.Build.E, MCIOB 087-2924047 1 EPA Export 29-06-2017:03:06:18 John Sheridan -Proposed Poultry Unit at Maghernacaldry Td., Cootehill, Co.Cavan Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION & PREAMBLE .......................................................................................................... 6 1.1 IDENTIFICATION OF LIKELY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ....... .. ............ ...... ........................................... 6 2.0 NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY ................................................ .. ................ .. ........ ......... _.. ....... ._ ..... .. .... 7 3.0 ALTERNATIVE CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................... .. ........................... ........ ........... 8 3.1 Alternatives explored during the Design Process ....................... ................................................ 8 3.2 Alternative location of site ............................................................................................................ 8 3.3 Alternative activities/ processes ............................................................ ........ .. ............ ........ .. ....... 8 3.4 Final design choice ......... ............................................................................................................. 9 3.5 Difficulties encountered in compiling the required information: .. .. ... ...... .. .. ... .. .... .. .. .. ...... .. ....... 9 3.6 Potential Impacts of the Proposed Scheme .. ...... .. ................ ................. ........................................ 9 3.7 Construction Impacts ...................................... .. ..... .... .......... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .... .. ....... ... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. ... 10 3.7.1 Mitigation ................................................................... .. ... ................ ..... .. .. .... ...... .. ......... ... .. 10 3.7.2 MONITORING ...................................................... ..... .. ..... .. .. .... ..... .. ............ .. ......... .... .. .. .. .. .. 11 3.8 Construction ................................................................................................................................ 11 3.9 Residual Impacts ............................................ ............................... .............................................. 11 4.0 SITE LOCATION ................................... .. ......... .. ........ ....... ............... ............ ............ ... ............ .. ..... .. .. 11 5.0 SITE LAYOUT .................... .... ............ .. For.. ............. inspection. purposes.................... only. .. ..... ..... ........ ....... .... ..... .. .. ... ..... ..... .. .. 12 Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. 6.0 PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................................................ ................. 12 6.1 Planning Justification ... ............ .. ..... .. .............................. .. .. .. .. ............. ... ..... .. ......... .. ... ....... .. ...... 12 7.0 CONSTRUCTION DETAILS ...... ......... .. .. .... ................... ..... .. .. ........................ ................. ..... .. ....... ... ... 13 8.0 OPERATIONAL DETAILS .. ... .......... .. .............. .. ...... .................... .. ...................... .............. .. ... .. .. ......... 14 8.1 Introduction ... ..... .. ..... .- .. .. ... ... ............... .. ... ......... ... .. .... .. ... .... .. ......... .. .. ... .. ..... ........... ... ....... .. ... .... 14 8.2 Batch Cycle/House Depopulation details: ..... .. .............. ... .. ... ... .. .......... .. ......... .. ................. ........ 14 8.3 House Details: ............ ...... ..... ............ .... ..... .. .. ... .......................................................................... 14 8.4 Feeding and Drinking: ... ... ................ .. ............. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .................. .. .. ..... .. ....................... .. .. 14 8.5 Ventilation: .................................................................................................................................. 15 8.6 Controls: ....................... ............................................................................................................... 15 2 EPA Export 29-06-2017:03:06:18 John Sheridan -Proposed Poultry Unit at Maghernacaldry Td., Cootehill, Co.Cavan 8.7 Records: ........... ....... .......................... ... ... .. ................ .. .......................................... ....... .... .. ......... 15 9.0 Human Beings .................................................................................... .. ........... .. .............................. 15 9.1 Introduction ...................................................................... ...... .. ..................... ... ... ........... ............ lS 9.2 Development Impact On Human Beings ....................... .. .. ........ ................ ...... ................ ............ 16 9.3 Mitigation .................................................................................................................................... 16 9.4 Conclusion .... .. ..... .... .. .................... .. ........... ...... ....... ... ... .. ............................................................ 16 10.0 EM MISSIONS TO ATMOSPHERE ............ ................. .. .. ..... ... .. .. ....................... ................................ 16 10.1 Dust: ............ .. ............................................................................................................................. 16 10.2 Odour: .. .. .................................... ............................................................... .................................. 17 11.0 FLORA AND FAUNA ..................................................................... ..... ..... .......................... .............. 17 11.1 Introduction ................... ............ ............................. .......... ............. ............. ........ ...... ................ 17 11.2 Rodent Control Programme: .......................................... ... ........... ............................. .. .. ............ 18 12.0 ARCHAEOLOGY .................................................................................................. ............................ 18 13.0 NOISE EMISSIONS ......................... .. .......................... ...................................................... .. ............. 18 13.1 Construction Noise: .................. ......................... .......... .. ............... ............ ....... ....... .... ..... .......... 18 13.2 Operational Noise: .................................................................................................................... 19 13.3 Summary Of Potential Interaction/ Inter Relationships ..... ...... ...... .................................... ...... 19 13.4 Operational Noise: .... .... -.......................................................... For inspection purposes only. .............. ............. ....... ... .......... ... 22 Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. 13.4.1 Existing Sources of Air Emissions ....................................................................................... 22 13.4.2 IM PACTS ... .......... ... ..... .................. .......... ....... ................ .... ... .... ...... ... ....... .. .. ...... .......... .. ... 23 13.4.2 ...................... .. .... ... .. .... .. ............... ........................ ... ....... ..... ........................ ·-· .... ........ .... ...... 23 13.4.3 MITIGATION MEASURES - Dusting .. ........................... .. .................. ............................... .. .. 23 13.4.4 Odour ................ .. ....... .. ................................ ... ....... ... ......................... .............. ..... .. ........... 23 14.0 DISEASE CONTROL .............. .............................................. ... .. ..... ............................ ...................... 24 15.0 WASTE MANAGMENT .......... ..... .. .. ... ...................................................................... ....................... 25 15.1 Introduction .......................................................................... .......... .. .. .. ....... ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .... ...... .. 25 15.2 Avoidance, Remedial or Reductive Measures .... .. .......................... ... .... ...... .......... ...... ....... .. .... 25 15.3 Waste Management & Minimisation ........ ........................... ..... ...... .......... .. ............................... 26 3 EPA Export 29-06-2017:03:06:18 John Sheridan -Proposed Poultry Unit at Maghernacaldry Td., Cootehill, Co.Cavan 15.5 Operational phase ... .. ..... ... ... ............................ ...... .. ...... ............. .. ............... ............................. 26 15.6 Dead Stock ................... .. .... ... ... .... ...... .. ...... .. .................. ...... ....... ... ..... ... ... ............ .. .... .............. 26 15.7 Spent Poultry Litter ........................... .. .....................