Regional Biosolids Storage Facility for Greater Dublin Stage 3 Report – Identification of Preferred Site August 2017 Contents List of Figures .................................................................................................................................................. ii List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................. iii Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... vi 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Project Background .............................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Biosolids Description ...................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Policy Background .......................................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Existing Scenario ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.5 Proposed Future Scenario .............................................................................................................. 4 3.0 Shortlist of Potential Sites .................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Bracetown/Gunnocks, Co. Meath ................................................................................................... 7 3.3 Gunnocks, Co. Meath ..................................................................................................................... 8 3.4 Greenogue, Co. Dublin ................................................................................................................... 9 3.5 Newtown/Kilshane, Dublin 11 ....................................................................................................... 10 3.6 Kilshane, Dublin 11 ....................................................................................................................... 11 4.0 Assessment and Site Selection Methodology .................................................................................... 12 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Stage 2 Consultation Submissions ............................................................................................... 12 4.3 Assessment Methodology ............................................................................................................ 14 4.4 Environmental Criteria .................................................................................................................. 15 4.5 Economic & Engineering Criteria .................................................................................................. 19 4.6 Planning Criteria ........................................................................................................................... 21 4.7 Social and Community Criteria ..................................................................................................... 22 5.0 Assessment of Bracetown/Gunnocks Site ......................................................................................... 24 5.1 Site Description ............................................................................................................................ 24 5.2 Environmental ............................................................................................................................... 24 5.3 Economic & Engineering .............................................................................................................. 27 5.4 Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 28 5.5 Social and Community .................................................................................................................. 30 6.0 Assessment of Gunnocks Site ........................................................................................................... 32 6.1 Site Description ............................................................................................................................ 32 6.2 Environmental ............................................................................................................................... 32 6.3 Economic & Engineering .............................................................................................................. 35 6.4 Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 37 6.5 Social and Community .................................................................................................................. 38 7.0 Assessment of Greenogue Site .......................................................................................................... 40 i | Irish Water Stage 3 Report – Identification of Preferred Site 7.1 Site Description ............................................................................................................................ 40 7.2 Environmental ............................................................................................................................... 40 7.3 Economic & Engineering .............................................................................................................. 44 7.4 Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 45 7.5 Social and Community .................................................................................................................. 47 8.0 Assessment of Newtown/Kilshane Site .............................................................................................. 48 8.1 Site Description ............................................................................................................................ 48 8.2 Environmental ............................................................................................................................... 48 8.3 Economic & Engineering .............................................................................................................. 51 8.4 Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 53 8.5 Social and Community .................................................................................................................. 55 9.0 Assessment of Kilshane Site .............................................................................................................. 56 9.1 Site Description ............................................................................................................................ 56 9.2 Environmental ............................................................................................................................... 56 9.3 Economic & Engineering .............................................................................................................. 59 9.4 Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 61 9.5 Social and Community .................................................................................................................. 63 10.0 Preferred Site Selection ................................................................................................................ 64 10.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 64 10.2 Environmental Comparative Assessment ..................................................................................... 64 10.3 Economic & Engineering .............................................................................................................. 66 10.4 Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 68 10.5 Social and Community .................................................................................................................. 70 10.6 Selection of Preferred Site ............................................................................................................ 71 11.0 Next Steps .................................................................................................................................... 73 Appendices