FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Water Services Training Group Guidance Document Control of Fat Oil and Grease Launch Seminar 26 th January 2012

FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Legislation and Licensing Gerry Doherty Senior Executive Engineer Dublin City Council

FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Legislation - Directives  Water Framework Directive 2000  Catchment Based Approach  RBMPs  Programme of Measures  Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive 1991  Sets Emission Limits For Various Population Thresholds

FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Legislation - Acts  Local Government Water Pollution Act  Water Services Act 2007

Water Pollution Act S 16: “A person…shall not…discharge or cause or permit the discharge of any trade effluent to a sewer, except under and in accordance with a licence under this section granted by the sanitary authority FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012

"Trade effluent" is defined in section 1 of the 1977 WPA Act as follows: "trade effluent" means effluent from any works, apparatus, plant or drainage pipe used for the disposal to waters or to a sewer of any liquid (whether treated or untreated), either with or without particles of matter in suspension therein, which is discharged from premises used for carrying on any trade or industry (including mining), but does not include domestic sewage or storm water.

FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Legislation - Regulations Statutory Instruments  Surface Water Regulations 2009  Groundwater Regulations 2010  Wastewater Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007  Bathing Water Regulations 2008

Circular L8/03 (WSP) L ICENSING OF T RADE E FFLUENT D ISCHARGES TO S EWERS UNDER S ECTION 16 OF THE L OCAL G OVERNMENT (W ATER P OLLUTION ) A CT 1977 FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012

Circular L8/03 “Effluent from restaurants and other food preparation outlets which, due to their fat or grease content or other such characteristic, could give rise to an additional treatment loading or increased risk of blockage would be subject to licensing.” “Effluent from restaurants and other food preparation outlets which, due to their fat or grease content or other such characteristic, could give rise to an additional treatment loading or increased risk of blockage would be subject to licensing.”

Where FOG Licensing Fits In Programme of Measures in RBMP Programme of Measures in RBMP Possibility of Joint Regional ProjectPossibility of Joint Regional Project Operational Programme under EPA Discharge Licences Operational Programme under EPA Discharge Licences Individual Inspections Returned in End of Year RMCEI/Enforcement Plan Individual Inspections Returned in End of Year RMCEI/Enforcement Plan FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012

Getting Started  Establish the Need For a FOG Programme:  Maintenance Records  Known Black Spots  Photographs  Costs

FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Getting Started  Communicate With Stakeholders  Information Leaflets  Meet With Representative Groups  Brief SPC

FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Getting Started  In House Versus Outsourcing  Out Of Hours Work  Any Licence Requires Follow up Monitoring  Outsourcing Requires Management

FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Getting Started  Develop Standard Protocols On:  Communication to FSEs  Deadlines for Compliance  Enforcement Policy  Best Management Practices

FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Getting Started  Use This Guidance Document as Policy Basis For:  Design Standards  Additives

FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Getting Started  Develop Template for Licence Conditions  Develop Basis for Annual Charges  Offer Incentive to Compliant Licence Holders (Reduce Charges)

Discharge Licence Application Process FOG Guidance Document Launch Seminar 26th January 2012 Initial Inspection Application Validation Process Technical Assessment Decision -Issue Licence Licence Monitoring & Enforcement Decision -Refuse Licence

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