Unit 15 T: 021 434 5366 Melbourne Business Park Model Farm Road E:[email protected] Cork www.ocallaghanmoran.com ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WASTE STORAGE INSTALLATION DUNDALK PORT, DUNDALK COUNTY LOUTH For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Prepared For: - O’Hanlon & Sons Contractors Ltd., 17 Mourne Vale, Avenue Road, Dundalk, County Louth July 2015 O’Hanlon & Sons Contractors EIS Dundalk Port July 2015 OCM EPA Export 31-07-2015:23:44:01 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY…………………………………………..….……..…… i PREAMBLE …………………………………………………………………..….……..…. vii 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 THE APPLICANT ....................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW ....................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS ...................................................................................... 1-2 2 LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL POLICY .................................................. 2-1 2.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 PLANNING ................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.3 WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY ................................................................................ 2-2 2.4 ENERGY POLICY ....................................................................................................... 2-4 2.5 CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY .................................................................................. 2-4 2.6 NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 2-5 3 ALTERNATIVES EXAMINED .................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS ....................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES & SITE LAYOUT ....................................................... 3-1 3.4 THE DO NOTHING ALTERNATIVE ............................................................................. 3-1 4 INSTALLATION DESCRIPTION ............................................................................. 4-1 For inspection purposes only. 4.1 INTRODUCTION ................................Consent of copyright owner................................ required for any other use. ......................................... 4-1 4.2 LOCATION ................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.3 LAYOUT ................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.4 SURROUNDING LAND USE ........................................................................................ 4-1 4.5 FACILITY MANAGEMENT & STAFFING ..................................................................... 4-1 4.6 HOURS OF OPERATION ............................................................................................. 4-6 4.7 WASTE TYPES & QUANTITIES .................................................................................. 4-6 4.8 WASTE ACCEPTANCE AND HANDLING ..................................................................... 4-6 4.9 RAW MATERIAL AND RESOURCE CONSUMPTION ..................................................... 4-7 4.10 SERVICES ................................................................................................................. 4-7 4.11 DRAINAGE ................................................................................................................ 4-7 4.12 WASTE GENERATION ............................................................................................... 4-7 4.13 INCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS ................................................................................... 4-7 4.14 SAFETY AND HAZARD CONTROL .............................................................................. 4-7 4.15 EMISSIONS ................................................................................................................ 4-8 O’Hanlon & Sons Contractors Ltd EIS Dundalk Port I EPA Export 31-07-2015:23:44:01 5 CLIMATE ...................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................ 5-1 5.3 CURRENT OPERATIONS ............................................................................................ 5-1 5.4 RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 5-1 5.5 IMPACTS ................................................................................................................... 5-2 5.6 DO NOTHING SCENARIO ........................................................................................... 5-2 5.7 MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................................... 5-2 5.8 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ........................................................................................ 5-2 5.9 RESIDUAL IMPACTS .................................................................................................. 5-3 6 TRAFFIC ....................................................................................................................... 6-1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................ 6-1 6.2 CURRENT OPERATIONS ............................................................................................ 6-1 6.3 RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 6-1 6.4 IMPACTS ................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.5 DO NOTHING SCENARIO ........................................................................................... 6-4 6.6 MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................................... 6-4 6.7 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ........................................................................................ 6-4 6.8 RESIDUAL IMPACTS .................................................................................................. 6-4 7 SOILS AND GEOLOGY .............................................................................................. 7-1 7.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................ 7-1 7.3 CURRENT OPERATIONS ............................................................................................ 7-1 7.4 RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 7-2 7.5 IMPACTS ................................................................................................................... 7-2 7.6 DO NOTHING SCENARIO ........................................................................................... 7-2 7.7 MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................................... 7-2 7.8 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ........................................................................................ 7-3 7.9 RESIDUAL IMPACTS ................................ For inspection purposes................................ only. .................................. 7-3 Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. 8 WATER .......................................................................................................................... 8-1 8.1 METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................ 8-1 8.2 CURRENT OPERATIONS ............................................................................................ 8-1 8.3 RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT-SURFACE WATER .......................................................... 8-2 8.4 RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT-GROUNDWATER ............................................................ 8-5 8.5 RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT – FLOOD RISK ................................................................ 8-9 8.6 IMPACTS ................................................................................................................... 8-9 8.7 DO NOTHING SCENARIO. .......................................................................................... 8-9 8.8 MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................................... 8-9 8.9 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ...................................................................................... 8-11 8.10 RESIDUAL IMPACTS ...............................................................................................