Fichtner Consulting Engineers UK Covanta Energy Ltd Content of Environmental Permit Application Nick Gamble

Fichtner Consulting Engineers UK Applying for a Permit for an Installation The Application Process (1) An application must— (a)be made by the applicant on the form provided by the EA; and (b)include the information specified on the form. (2)Every application must be accompanied by any fee prescribed in a charging scheme made by the regulator under section 41 of the 1995 Act or by the appropriate authority under regulation 65. The EA provides General Guidance on applying for a Permit and on Risk Assessment Specific Guidance on Waste Incineration The “operator” must apply for the permit

Fichtner Consulting Engineers UK Getting the Permit The Process: 1.Submit the application to the Environment Agency 2.Wait for it to be “duly made” 3.EA advertise the application – available on Covanta web-site 4.Public Consultation period of 4 weeks 5.Respond to requests for further information (“Schedule 5 request”) 6.Draft Permit issued to Covanta to check accuracy 7.Draft then issued for public consultation 8.Environment Agency issues permit The process should take 4 months to issue of draft permit, but may take longer. The clock stops while responding to Schedule 5 requests.

Fichtner Consulting Engineers UK What is in the application? 1.Application Form (Parts A, B2, B3 and F1) 2.Supporting Technical Information Information on Raw Materials List of emissions Description of Monitoring methods Justification of Technology (BAT) Justification of Energy Efficiency Information on Waste Recovery and Disposal Management Specific questions for legislation (WID) Site plan and location plan 3.Environmental Risk Assessment Qualitative Risk Assessment - tabular Air Quality Assessment Noise Assessment H1 Assessment – Environmental Risk 4.Application Site Report 5.Non-Technical Summary

Fichtner Consulting Engineers UK Table of Contents 1.The Application Forms 2.Non Technical Summary 3.Supporting Information Annex 1 – Plans and Drawing Annex 2 – Site Condition Report Annex 3 – Noise Assessment Annex 4 – Environmental Risk Assessment Appendix A – Greenhouse Gas Assessment (WRATE analysis) Annex 5 – Air Quality Assessment Annex 6 – BAT Assessment Annex 7 – Human Health Assessment

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