PAT KENNY, COOLANORAN, NEWCASTLE WEST, CO LIMERICK ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF POULTRY GROWING For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. OPERATION Montgomery EHS 2 Beechwood Gardens Newcastle West Co. Limerick Phone (069) 66796 Mobile (087) 239 0421 Email: [email protected] 1 EPA Export 27-07-2013:23:13:49 PAT KENNY EIS This document has been prepared on behalf of and for the exclusive use of Pat Kenny by Montgomery EHS on the basis of an agreed specification for submission to Limerick CoCo as part of the EIS process. Conclusions and recommendations contained in this Document are based on information supplied by the Client and others. Unless expressly stated otherwise, information provided by Third Parties has not been verified by Montgomery EHS. Montgomery EHS accept no liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any use of or reliance upon all or part of this Document by any third party. This Document is the copyright of Montgomery EHS. No part of this document may be reproduced or copied by any Third Party, without the express permission of Pat Kenny and Montgomery EHS. Document No. …………. ES_P011_01-01 Rev MEHS Description Origin Review Changes/Amendments Date Approval 1 Draft MM TM Draft for review Yes 20/10/10 For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. 2 Final MM TM Issued Yes 11/01/11 1 EPA Export 27-07-2013:23:13:49 Pat Kenny EIS – Expansion of Poultry Growing Operation CONTENTS 1 Legislative Requirements .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Environmental Impact Assessment and Planning Legislation .................................................. 1 1.2.1 Information to be contained in an EIS ............................................................................................. 2 1.3 Scope of the EIS ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Scenarios Investigated ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Identification of Likely Significant Impacts ................................................................................ 4 2 Site Layout and Construction ....................................................................................................... 5 3 Alternatives ..................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Examination of Possible Alternatives ........................................................................................ 6 3.2 Alternative sites ......................................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Alternative Layouts.................................................................................................................... 6 4 Interactions and Inter-relationships ............................................................................................. 7 5 Air Quality and Climate ................................................................................................................ 13 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 13 5.2 Methodology ............................................................................................................................ 13 5.2.1 Baseline Monitoring ...................................................................................................................... 13 5.2.1.1 Total Suspended Particles (Dust) .............................................................................................. 13 5.2.1.2 Odours ....................................................................................................................................... 13 5.3 Description of Baseline Air Quality .......................................................................................... 14 5.3.1 Site Location ................................................................................................................................. 14 5.3.2 Existing Sources of Air Emissions For inspection ................................ purposes only. ................................................................ 14 Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. 5.4 Impacts .................................................................................................................................... 14 5.4.1 Dust ............................................................................................................................................... 14 5.4.2 Odour ............................................................................................................................................ 14 5.5 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................ 15 5.5.1 Dusting .......................................................................................................................................... 15 5.5.2 Odour ............................................................................................................................................ 15 5.6 Construction Impacts and mitigation ....................................................................................... 15 5.6.1 Impacts .......................................................................................................................................... 15 5.6.2 Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................... 15 5.7 Monitoring ............................................................................................................................... 16 6 Noise .............................................................................................................................................. 17 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 17 6.2 Methodology ............................................................................................................................ 17 6.2.1 Baseline Noise Survey .................................................................................................................. 17 6.2.2 Noise Criteria ................................................................................................................................ 18 6.3 Description of Existing Environment ....................................................................................... 18 6.3.1 Existing Noise Levels.................................................................................................................... 18 i EPA Export 27-07-2013:23:13:49 Pat Kenny EIS – Expansion of Poultry Growing Operation 6.3.1.1 Baseline Survey Results ............................................................................................................ 18 6.4 Impacts .................................................................................................................................... 19 6.4.1 Site Traffic and Operation Noise ................................................................................................... 19 6.5 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................ 20 6.6 Construction Impacts and mitigation ....................................................................................... 20 6.6.1 Impacts .......................................................................................................................................... 20 6.6.2 Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................... 20 6.7 Residual Impacts..................................................................................................................... 21 6.8 Monitoring ............................................................................................................................... 21 7 Landscape and Visual.................................................................................................................. 22 7.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 22 7.2 Methodology ............................................................................................................................ 22 7.2.1 Baseline Assessment ..................................................................................................................... 22 7.2.2 Landscape ...................................................................................................................................... 22 7.2.3 Significance Assessment Criteria .................................................................................................. 23 7.3 Existing Environment .............................................................................................................