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1. EWC Sub EWC Code EWC Description Waste Hazardous 2 Chapter Chapter denotes Treatment Hazardous Operation Code WASTES FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES OFF SITE WASTE 19 WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND THE PREPARATION OF WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND WATER FOR INDUSTRIAL USE 1908 wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified 19 08 01 screenings D5 No 19 08 05 sludges from treatment of urban waste water R10 No 19 08 06 saturated or spent ion exchange resins D5 or D10 Yes 19 08 07 solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion D5 or DIO Yes exchangers 19 08 08 membrane system waste containing heavy metals D5 or D10 Yes 19 08 09 grease and oil mixture from oil water separation D5 or R3 No containing only edible oil and fats r grease and oil mixture from oil water separation Yes 120519 other than those mentioned in 19 08 09 DOTB 19 08 11 sludges containing dangerous substances from D5 or D10 Yes biological treatment of industrial waste water sludges from biological treatment of industrial No 19 08 12 waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 D5 or R3 11 19 08 13 sludges containing dangerous substances from D5 or D10 Yes other treatment of industrial waste water sludges from other treatment of industrial waste No Doaa water other than those mentioned in 19 08 13 D3 19 08 99 wastes not otherwise specified D5 No 12 AER P2. Chapter 1 Introduction to AER and PRTR Annual Reporting of Environmental Information 1 1 Annual environmental information reporting by EPA WWDL facilities The requirements for reporting of Annual Environmental Information arise under the terms of both the PRTR Regulations and individual EPA licences issued under the EPA Acts 1992 2008 the Waste Management Acts 1996 2008 the Waste Water Discharge Authorisation Regulations S I 684 of 2007 and other legislation The annual reporting of environmental information is a legal requirement for the operators of all WWDL facilities and comprises of three separate tasks each is a mandatory licence requirement These are Task 1 AER PRTR Emissions Data Reporting of emissions and waste transfers information via the EPA s AER PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook available at the following link http aer epa ie reporting pgLogon aspx Note 1 1 European Communities European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Regulation 2007 S I No 123 of 2007 and S I 649 of 2011 which signed into Irish Law on 13 December 2011 the E PRTR Regulation EC No 166 2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register These regulations are collectively referred to herein as the PRTR Regulations 2 This applies to Annual Reporting only this does not supersede or render inapplicable the requirements in your licence for other regular reporting e g r
3. 3 2 Releases tO vorrar cen eenei anaa eE See EEEE Ea aTa E EEA Ee EEEE ORAE E 6 3 3 Releases 10 Waters io ccc siiviccicsectansctnveaes En eaea Ea e ER AE A AE EE E A EAEE NEE EAEE Sh 8 3 4 Quantification Methods isser ea ae E E AEE E EAEE aeons 9 3 9 Releases to land ssie nisoe ee u E ES AE EEEE Ea ES e ONE EREE RER 10 Chapter 4 Treatment amp Transfers of Waste seseoseesescesseseosossessoesescesoesoesoesessoesesoessesoesseseesossesoossesoessssessosses 10 Appendix 1 European Waste Catalogue and Hazardous Waste List indicative list of relevant codes applicable to Urban Waste Water Treatment Plants ssccsscsssssssssscsssssssssessseessceseees 12 AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc General Introduction This document is addressed to the operators of EPA Waste Water Discharge Licensed WWDL facilities who are required to e Report their annual Releases emissions under S I 123 of 2007 and S I 649 of 2011 the Pollutant Release and Transfer PRTR Regulations and e Submit an Annual Environmental Report to the EPA under Condition 6 of their EPA Waste Water Discharge Licence EPA WWDL This AER PRTR Guidance Document should be read in conjunction with the EPA s Guidance on the Preparation amp Submission of the Annual Environmental Report AER for Waste Water Discharge Licences which sets out the overall requirements of the AER for WWDL facilities and provides assistance on meeting these requirements
4. subsequent year The completion of the AER is required for all UWWTPs that were licensed in the previous calendar year regardless of license start date Chapter 2 First Steps Registration and Facility Details 2 1 Registering as a PRTR Facility All WWDL facilities are automatically registered for AER PRTR Reporting as and from the date of issue of their licence The EPA will communicate your site specific login details to you in official correspondence This Username and Password combination will be required for all interactions on the aer reporting website and will remain the same in future years It should therefore be carefully retained To begin the reporting process go to the aer reporting website enter your Username and Password and download your facility specific AER PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook for the relevant reporting year and save it to a folder on your computer It is recommended that you create a special folder for this purpose naming it AER PRTR Reporting and creating subfolders for each reporting year and for each UWWTP Save the Workbook to this folder and along with a copy of the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 for each UWWTP Note The new version of the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 was updated in November 2012 following an extensive waste water characterisation study on a range of wastewater treatment plants around the country The toolset comprises a series of worksheets for estimating emissions to Air and
5. Water from the UWWTP While the worksheet relating to Air has remained unchanged from the previous version of the e tool the worksheets relating to Water have been upgraded The study involving actual monitoring was carried out by Consultants with the Steering Group consisting of EPA and Local Authority senior staff The new UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 Quick Step Guide is available on the EPA website at the following link Guidance Document for the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 Chapter 3 Releases to Air and Water 3 1 General You must report annual mass loads released from your facility of 5 AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc e All substances for which your licence requires emission monitoring e All substances which appear on the PRTR list of 91 specified pollutants as laid out in Annex II of the Regulation and which are used or are present in your facility and which may therefore be present in emissions O These may include any of 60 air pollutants or any of 71 water pollutants listed in Annex II of the PRTR Regulations If any of these listed substances arise at a facility and are not prescribed in the licence they have to be assessed by the facility The use of the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 is provided by the EPA to assist with this task All substances released directly to air and water under licensed emission limit values must be quantified as annual mass loads kg annum 3 2 Releases to Air Recor
6. N Kjeldahl N Ortho P and so on o You must report Accidental and Fugitive emissions where applicable Example of fugitive emissions would be releases via Storm Water Overflows The current version of the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 contains a model for the quantification of releases to water of PRTR substances priority substances based on the total annual volumes discharged via the final effluent release point and in the form of uncontrolled storm water flows The toolset is intended to assist operators of UWWTPs to report estimates of emissions of PRTR relevant substances from their facilities for which no monitoring data are available It is recommended where monitored data is available measured data for certain parameters that this data should be reported within the toolset for those specific parameters on the Measured Values Worksheet Please refer to the Guidance Document for the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 Please note that operators are not obliged to use the estimations generated by the toolset The legal responsibility to report releases falls to the operator of the facility it is a matter for operators to decide how to meet this obligation and to what extent the results of the Agency s releases should be used in relation to their facility Operators should document such decisions in order to provide for subsequent verification and auditing of their AER PRTR submissions and in particular to be in a position to ju
7. Office of Environmental ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Enforcement AER PRTR GUIDANCE DOCUMENT PRTR EMISSIONS AND WASTE TRANSFERS REPORTING GUIDANCE FOR URBAN WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS For use in reporting of 1 Emissions and Waste Transfers information via the EPA AER PRTR Electronic Reporting Workbook 2 The Emissions and Waste Transfers section of the Annual Environmental Report Version 6 0 January 2013 AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc Contents General Introducction sccscsscsssscscssesssscsssscesnsssescssssessssncsscssessesssssnssesssesscssessessssseessssnesscsscesesssssnssssssessesoosses 3 Chapter 1 Introduction to AER and PRTR Annual Reporting of Environmental Information 3 1 1 Annual environmental information reporting by EPA WWDL facilities oo eee ese eneeeeeeees 3 1 2 AER PRTR G ldane spises ominie ees ese E aeoea tues SE Se E e EE E EE aE ESE E SE Eae SE N Ee 4 1 4 Urban Waste Water Treatment Plants and the PRTR Regulations sssseessereeseersereresreerrsereresrrrreresreee 4 Chapter 2 First Steps Registration and Facility Details sssssssssssscssscssecscesscesecsscesscssscssssssssesssesesens 5 2 1 Registering as a PRIR Facility oesie isani a ari E i E EE ieS 5 Chapter 3 Releases to Air and Water sessesseseosoesessoesescesoesessoesessoesesoesoesoesseseosossesosssesoesoeseesoeseseossesoesseseesosseses 5 3 1 EE E EEE A A A E E A E E E A E E EE T 5
8. R Regulation i e Waste Disposal Activities D2 and D3 as set out in schedule 3 of the Waste Management Act 1996 2007 do not currently apply to Ireland Recovery of sludge by landspreading is not classed as a Release to Land instead this should be reported as waste recovery operation R10 using EWC Code 19 08 05 see Chapter 4 below Chapter 4 Treatment amp Transfers of Waste WWTP operators are required to report any waste sent off site for disposal or recovery Both the type of waste and the type of disposal or recovery operation should be reported In the case of non hazardous waste for disposal or recovery operators must report the name address and permit details of the next holder of the waste typically the authorised waste collector It is not necessary to specify the final disposal or recovery destination except for hazardous waste streams 10 AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc The facilityss Waste Transfer records will contain all of the information required to complete this section It is recommended that a running total of transfers through the year are maintained to facilitate this Facilities should classify their waste according to European Waste Catalogue EWC codes The worksheet allows the generation of codes by double clicking on the European Waste Code cell for each entry this will collate the full EWC code A list of EWC codes considered to be the most likely to apply to UWWTPs is given in Append
9. RTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc 20 MUNICIPAL WASTES HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND SIMILAR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTES INCLUDING SEPARATELY COLLECTED FRACTIONS 2001 separately collected fractions except 15 01 20 01 01 paper and cardboard R3 No 20 01 02 glass R5 No 20 01 08 biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste R3 No 200111 textiles R3 No 200121 fluorescent tubes and other mercury containing R4 Yes waste 20 01 39 plastics R3 No 20 01 40 metals R4 No 20 03 other municipal waste 20 03 01 mixed municipal waste D5 No As defined in Article 4 of Waste Management Act 1996 2005 and set out in Schedules 3 Disposal and 4 Recovery activities or operations As defined in Article 4 of Waste Management Act 1996 2005 and set out in Schedule 2 Hazardous Waste 13
10. d pollutant emissions to air in kg annum Emissions can be calculated measured or estimated see guidance pg23 29 PRTR pollutants are reported in Section A of the PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook Other Sections are not generally relevant UWWTPs You must report Accidental and Fugitive emissions where applicable Where monitoring data in respect of emissions to air are available these should be used to determine your annual Releases to Air of the relevant substances Where no monitoring data are available the current version of the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 can be used The toolset is provided as a means of estimating emissions of methane carbon dioxide and nitrous oxides released both as fugitive emissions from the works i e open storage tanks channels lagoons ditches and vessels on the facility and as process emissions of uncombusted gases from anaerobic sludge digestion systems as may be present at some facilities Other emissions to air may originate from the combustion of diesel fuel on site the toolset is provided to estimate such emissions Air Emissions Estimation Input Data for UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 The Calculation Toolset requires the input of the following data in the orange input cells to the Air Emissions Data Input Table Facility Name and Address and Reporting Year 1 Detail of Loadings and Works A Facility Loadings Data for Reporting Year Total p e served Actual Population Equiva
11. e type of measurement measured or estimated the calculated data and for comparison with the reporting threshold for each parameter under the PRTR Regulations Regulation EC No 166 2006 The data is ready for automatic transfer to the AER PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook for reporting via the aer reporting section of the EPA website Please refer to the Guidance Document for the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 on how to transfer the toolset data to the AER PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook 3 4 Quantification Methods The PRTR Regulations require that Releases must be established by one of the following three designated methods CODE M EMISSION DATA BASED ON MEASUREMENTS CODE C EMISSION DATA BASED ON CALCULATIONS CODEE EMISSION DATA BASED ON NON STANDARDISED ESTIMATION Measurement is the preferred method of quantification and regular monitoring is carried out by all UWWITP facilities for a range of determinants Where facilities have monitoring data these data shall be used for AER PRTR reporting purposes Where the data is estimated using the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 the Method of estimation will be Code E and Method Code ESTIMATE 9 AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc Method Identification Codes for the method of quantification The PRTR Regulations require the entry of a Method Codes in conjunction with the M C E Classification discussed above where and only where the operator does
12. eturns of monitoring data progress reports waste records etc 3 Electronic fully searchable read only PDF Formatted Text and Graphics also known as PDF Normal AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc Task 2 Full AER Submission of your Full Annual Environmental Report AER This is the hardcopy or paper AER specified under your licence 1 original hard copy of your full AER should be delivered to your local EPA Regional Inspectorate Note change from 3 paper copies in previous reporting year s correspondence Task 3 Full PDF AER This is the submission of an electronic PDF copy of your Full AER through the aer reporting website at the following link http aer epa ie reporting pgLogon aspx The reporting obligation will not be satisfied until all three steps are completed and the EPA has confirmed that it has accepted the information Failure to complete any of the three tasks will constitute a breach of the PRTR Regulations S I 123 of 2007 and the conditions in the EPA Waste Water Discharge Licence 1 2 AER PRTR Guidance The EPA has provided a series of AER PRTR Guidance Documents to assist operators in making their annual returns All of the WWDL documentation is available on the EPA website at the following link http www epa ie whatwedo enforce lic aerprtrreporting UWWT Pquidance Note Additional General AER PRTR guidance documents are also available on the EPA website which may be useful when makin
13. g your AER and PRTR returns e The Step by Step Guide to reporting by EPA licensed facilities of AER PRTR Emissions Data and the Annual Environmental Report gives a concise procedure for completing your AER PRTR Returns e The AER PRTR Electronic Reporting Workbook and Website User Manual provides a detailed step by step procedure for using the AER PRTR Electronic Reporting Workbook and for downloading from and uploading to the AER PRTR Website 1 4 Urban Waste Water Treatment Plants and the PRTR Regulations The PRTR Regulations applies to Urban Waste Water Treatment Plants in respect of a specific reporting year where either 1 There is a Waste Water Discharge Licence WWDL in place 2 The facility has a nominal p e loading which exceeds the PRTR Regulation Capacity Threshold of 100 000 population equivalents 3 The facility s nominal p e loading falls below the PRTR Regulation Capacity Threshold of 100 000 population equivalents but the actual p e of the agglomeration exceeds this threshold AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc All UWWTPs falling within any of these definitions are required to make annual returns to the EPA of their Releases emissions and Off site waste transfers UWWTPs that were licensed in the last quarter of the previous calendar year 1 October to 31 December are not required to complete the PRTR Emissions Report for that year They will be required to report for the following year and every
14. ix 1 of this Guidance A complete list of codes can be downloaded from the Agency s website All waste transfers must be reported to EPA under the PRTR Regulations As with emissions to air water and sewer reporting to the European Commission s E PRTR Website is only required where prescribed thresholds are exceeded by relevant operators Hazardous waste transfers will only be published to the E PRTR Website if more than 2 tonnes has been sent off site in any calendar year For non hazardous waste there is an annual reporting threshold of 2 000 tonnes 11 AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc Appendix 1 European Waste Catalogue and Hazardous Waste List indicative list of relevant codes applicable to Urban Waste Water Treatment Plants The table includes the relevant European Waste Catalogue EWC Codes for each waste type and provides additional information which may be of assistance in making your information entries into the Treatment amp Transfers of Waste worksheet of the AER PRTR Electronic Reporting Workbook This is an indicative list only you should add other categories of waste as required depending on the specific situation on your facility Also the Waste Treatment Operation Recovery and Disposal Codes are suggestions please report the most accurate R and D code that reflects the actual treatment options undergone by the waste materials TABLE The main waste streams expected to arise from UWWTPs
15. lent of catchment Design p e Design Population Equivalent of facility Total measured influent BOD kg annum Total Sludge removed offsite kg dry matter annum 6 AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc e Total Sludge digested on site kg dry matter annum B Characteristics of the Works B1 Aerobic plant e Does the aerobic section of the plant contain dissolved oxygen Default is Yes Methane Conversion factor for the aerobic plant will be determined by this answer Methane emissions should be negligible for a well managed aerobic plant e All tanks covered and extracted to on site flare Default is No Releases will be reported as Fugitive if included here e If headspace cover and extraction has been installed on site e of Headspace biogas utilised on site 0 100 Calculate by operation of engine Default assumption is Zero utilisation e of Headspace biogas flared 0 100 Calculate by operation of engine Default assumption is Zero utilisation B2 On site Anaerobic Digestion for sludge treatment e Anaerobic digestion on site default is No e f Anaerobic Digestion on site e of Digester biogas utilised on site 0 100 Calculate by operation of engine Default assumption is Zero utilisation e of Digester biogas flared 0 100 Calculate by operation of flare Default assumption is Zero flaring 2 Fuel use on the WWTP e Total Diesel Use on site i
16. n the year Tonne annum These will be fugitive releases Air Emissions Data Output Table The estimated emissions figures are presented in the Releases to Air Output Table in the correct format for compiling the annual AER PRTR returns for reporting via the EPA s AER PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook The latest version of the UWW_PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 permits the automatic transfer of all the data generated within the Toolset to the AER PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook It is recommended that the Toolset is fully completed with the required data for the estimation of the releases to air and water before the transfer takes place Please refer to the Guidance Document for the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 Note 2 Calculation tools for other fuels have not been included in the current version of the AER PRTR UWWTP Emissions Calculation Toolset the reader is requested to consider the appropriate CORINAIR Guidelines http www eea europa eu publications EMEPCORINAIRS AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc 3 3 Releases to Water o Emissions to water are reported in kg annum o Emissions can be calculated measured or estimated see guidance pg23 29 o PRTR pollutants are reported in Section A of the PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook o Non PRTR pollutants Licensed pollutants and others are reported in Section C of the PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook eg BOD Suspended Solids Ammonia Total Oxidised
17. not use an internationally approved methodology such as a CEN standard or ISO standard for the determination of the parameter These codes are intended to provide a simple at a glance indication of the type of method used for the quantification of the particular parameter In such instances the operator must define the type of methodology used by employing one of the codes in the Method Code table of the AER PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook The Method Code Table is accessed by a double click action from the Releases worksheets Please note the appropriate Method Code and enter this into the appropriate cell Except in the case of an internationally approved measurement method you must also give a brief description of method you used in addition to the Method Code Example BOD Analysis Measurement Method M Method Code OTH not an ISO method Method Description 5 day BOD test Standard Methods for the Analysis of Water and Wastewater Edition 21 The AER PRTR Emissions Reporting Workbook also has links to the guidance on the selection of the appropriate Method Identification Code in respect of the method used to quantify Releases Further Guidance on the reporting of the appropriate Method Identification Codes is provided in Chapter 3 of the AER PRTR Guidance Document No 4 EPA Guidance Note Annex on AER PRTR Reporting 3 5 Releases to land The activities falling under the definition of Releases to Land in the PRT
18. stify any non use of the results of the e tool Waste Water Treatment Data Sheet Input Data for the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 The UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 requires the input of the following information and data by the operator e Facility Name Plant location Reg No and the reporting year in the orange rows e Select from the drop down menus yellow rows the applicable P E band catchment characteristics and type of treatment most appropriate to the specific UWWTP Discharge AER PRTR UWWTP Guidance V6 Jan 2013 doc e The treated annual effluent flow via the main emission point and the fugitive emissions via storm bypasses m3 annum are entered in the orange rows The above data are entered in the appropriate colour coded cells of Waste Water Treatment Data sheet of the Toolset Measured Values Worksheet The operator is requested to prioritise the recording of measured data where it is available for the PRTR pollutants from monitoring programs such as the priority pollutants screening data required under Condition 4 of the Waste Water Discharge Licence WWDL Please refer to the Guidance Document for the UWW PRTR Electronic Toolset V5 0 Releases to Water Output Table e This sheet summarises the measured and estimated annual mass emissions of the PRTR pollutants for the selected UWWTP Discharge based on the facility operator s inputs e t can be used by facility operators to view the generated data th
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