Attachment-7-1-3-2- Receiving Environment Report IEL REVIEW APPLICATION DAIRYGOLD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED DFI Mogeely, Co. Cork For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. APPLICATION ID: LA001622 EPA Export 07-11-2018:04:03:45 IEL Review Application – DFI Mogeely Attachment-7-1-3-2-Receiving Environment Report Application ID: LA001622 Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 2 2 EMISSIONS TO SEWER ........................................................................................................................ 2 2.1 Treated Process Wastewater Discharges ................................................................................... 2 2.2 Receiving Environment .............................................................................................................. 2 2.2.1 North Channel Great Island Waterbody ............................................................................ 2 Nutrient Sensitive Area .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.2 Hydrological Environment along the proposed discharge pipeline route ......................... 6 3 EMISSIONS TO AIR .............................................................................................................................. 7 3.1 Sources of Emissions to Air from the DFI Facility....................................................................... 7 3.2 Receiving Environment .............................................................................................................. 7 3.2.1 Local Sources of Emissions to Air ....................................................................................... 7 3.2.2 Ambient Air Quality ............................................................................................................ 8 3.2.3 Odours ................................................................................................................................ 8 4 NOISE EMISSIONS............................................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Sources of Noise Emissions from the DFI Facility ...................................................................... 9 4.2 Receiving Environment .............................................................................................................. 9 4.2.1 Characteristics of the Existing Noise Environment ............................................................ 9 For inspection purposes only. 4.2.2 Noise Sensitive LocationsConsent of ................................ copyright owner required for ................................any other use. ................................... 9 5 GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION ......................................................................................................... 9 5.1 Groundwater Body & Status ...................................................................................................... 9 5.2 Aquifer classification ................................................................................................................ 10 5.2.1 Vulnerability assessment ................................................................................................. 10 5.2.2 Quality of Groundwater underlying the site .................................................................... 10 5.3 Site Ground Conditions ............................................................................................................ 12 6 LANDSPREADING .............................................................................................................................. 14 7 STORMWATER DISCHARGES ............................................................................................................ 14 7.1 Stormwater Discharges ............................................................................................................ 14 7.2 Receiving Environment ............................................................................................................ 14 Page 1 of 17 EPA Export 07-11-2018:04:03:45 IEL Review Application – DFI Mogeely Attachment-7-1-3-2-Receiving Environment Report Application ID: LA001622 1 INTRODUCTION This report provides a description of the state of the receiving environment into which emissions or discharges will occur from the activities undertaken at the Dairygold Food Ingredients (DFI) speciality cheese manufacturing facility at Mogeely, Co. Cork. The purpose of this report is to provide a description of the current state of the environment for the relevant thematic/media. This report should be read in conjunction with relevant thematic chapters of the Environmental Impact Statement that accompanies this application. The environmental thematic/media applicable to the DFI facility as listed in Attachment 7.1 Emissions Overview are as follows: . Emissions to sewer; . Emissions to air; . Noise emissions; . Groundwater abstraction; . Landspreading; . Stormwater discharges. 2 EMISSIONS TO SEWER There are currently no emissions to sewer from the DFI installation. The following provides details on future proposed emissions to sewer. 2.1 Treated Process Wastewater Discharges It is being proposed that treated process wastewater emissions from the on-site installation WWTP will discharge to sewer via a new circa 14km sewer pipeline connection into the existing Midleton agglomeration Main Drainage outfall at Rathcoursey and discharge without any further treatment into the North Channel Great Island receiving waterbody. For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. 2.2 Receiving Environment 2.2.1 North Channel Great Island Waterbody The North Channel Great Island (waterbody code IE_SW_060_0300) is a transitional waterbody located approximately 10.5kilometres southwest of Mogeely village. The North Channel Great Island waterbody covers an area of approximately 7.96km2 and is an integral part of Cork Harbour coastal water body (IE_SW_060_0000). The main land use within the waterbody is aquaculture and fishing. The status and objectives under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) for the North Channel Great Island waterbody set out below in Table 2.1. Table 2-1 Status and Objectives for Waterbodies relevant to the proposed development Water Body Code WaterBody Name Status Risk Objective Type IE_SW_060_0300 Transitional North Channel Moderate At risk of not Restore 2021 Great Island achieving good status Page 2 of 17 EPA Export 07-11-2018:04:03:45 IEL Review Application – DFI Mogeely Attachment-7-1-3-2-Receiving Environment Report Application ID: LA001622 Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) The North Channel Great Island is a designated Special Area of Conservation up to the point where the Ballynacorra River enters the channel between the Great Island and Rathcoursey. This site’s conservation value derives largely from the presence of a number of important habitats listed in Annex I of the European Union Habitats Directive. Special Protection Areas (SPA) The North Channel Great Island is a designated Special Protection Area up to the point where the Ballynacorra River enters the channel between the Great Island and Rathcoursey. The North Channel Great Island is an integral part of Cork Harbour which is also a wetland of international importance for the birdlife it supports. Natural Heritage Areas (NHA) The North Channel Great Island is a designated National Heritage Area Special Protection Area up to the point where the Ballynacorra River enters the channel between the Great Island and Rathcoursey. Bathing Water Directive There are no designated bathing areas within or in proximity to the North Channel Great Island. EU Shellfish Waters Directive Part of the North Channel Great Island has been designated as a shellfish water. Rostellan (North, South and West) shellfish waters are also located approximately 3km from the discharge at Rathcoursey. The European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Water) Regulations 2006 (SI No 268 of 2006) set Standard/Value for physical, chemical and microbiological requirements that designated shellfish waters must either comply with or endeavour to improve. Figure 2.1 Designated Shellfish Waters For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Designated Shellfish Water Page 3 of 17 EPA Export 07-11-2018:04:03:45 IEL Review Application – DFI Mogeely Attachment-7-1-3-2-Receiving Environment Report Application ID: LA001622 Nutrient Sensitive Area The North Channel Great Island is designated a nutrient sensitive area under the UWW regulations. Urban Waste Water is one of the principal pressures on water quality in Ireland and must be treated prior to being released back into the environment in order to remove contaminations that could otherwise pose a risk to the environment or public health. The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive requires effluent discharged from all large urban areas to comply with the following quality standards. Parameter Limit BOD 25 mg/l COD 125 mg/l Suspended Solids 35 mg/l Total Phosphorus 2 mg/l Total Nitrogen 15 mg/l Figure 2.2 Nutrient Sensitive Waters For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Nutrient Sensitive Waters Page 4 of 17 EPA Export 07-11-2018:04:03:45 IEL Review Application – DFI Mogeely Attachment-7-1-3-2-Receiving