NEWSPAPER NOTICE TEMPLATE

Discharge of Effluent to Waters

Notice is hereby given that Name (insert Applicant’s name) intend to apply to County Council for a licence to discharge Trade/Sewage/Trade and Sewage (choose relevant option*) effluent from a premises in Location (provide the full address of the premises from which it is intended to discharge) following X Treatment (indicate the level of treatment to be provided to the effluent prior to discharge) to Name (insert the name of the waterbody to which it is intended to discharge the effluent) Surface/Water/Groundwater (choose relevant option).

All relevant documentation relating to the licence application is available for inspection at the Sligo County Council, Environment Section office, Govenor’s House, St Annes, Sligo. Representations relating to the licence application may be made in writing to the Licensing Authority at the above address within 6 weeks from today’s date.

*Note 1: In the case of the discharge of a trade effluent to waters, the newspaper notice is to include a brief description of the nature of the trade/industry from which the effluent is generated.

Note 2: Applicants should ensure the Notice is placed in one of the following approved newspapers for

Irish Independent Irish Times Sligo Champion Sligo Weekender (for the Tubbercurry & Enniscrone electoral areas only)

Note 3 Applications must be received within 2 weeks from the date of publication of the newspaper notice. The date of publication is considered to be “Day 1”. If the end of the 2-week period of the notice falls on a weekend or public holiday, or any other day that the Licensing Office will be closed, the application will be treated as valid on the next day that the office is open.