M23 1JB, Oil Salvage Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/AP3441QF/A001
Published 24 March 2023
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Details of the application
The Environment Agency has received a new bespoke application for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 from Oil Salvage Limited.
Application number
EPR/AP3441QF/A001
Regulated facility type
5.6 a(1) a) temporary storage of haz waste not under s 5.2 pending activities listed in s 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and paragraph (b) of this section with a total capacity > 50 tonnes, excel temp sotrage where genereated
The application is for an existing fuel oil storage site to become a waste oil transfer station, ie temporary storage of hazardous waste and associated activities. The operation will involve the bulk storage of mixed waste oils (maximum storage capacity of 352m3) for transfer to other sites for treatment and recovery, recycling or disposal. The site is proposed to be permitted in accordance with the Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations, as an Installation under Schedule 1; Part 2; Section 5.6 A(1) (a) Temporary storage of hazardous waste with total capacity exceeding 50 tonnes. The operator proposes to use Best Available Techniques for the design and operation of the site, based on the Waste Treatment BAT conclusions (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1147 of 10 August 2018) and the Appropriate Measures for Chemical Waste (Environment Agency 18 November 2020).
Regulated facility address
Farnham Road
Bishop's Stortford
East Hertfordshire
CM23 1JB
The application includes:
- the completed application form
- a non-technical summary
- a summary of the management system
- an environmental risk assessment
- proposed operating techniques, including an assessment of best available techniques
- management plans to address any key risks
- modelling and monitoring of any significant emissions to air, land or water
- a report on the condition of the site
- raw material usage and measures for energy efficiency and avoiding waste production
How to view and comment on the application
If you have any comments on the application send these by 25 April 2023.
You can comment:
Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space
Via email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk
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