Guidance

Opra for EPR: Operational risk appraisal

How the Environment Agency regulates activities under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR).

From:
Environment Agency
Published
8 April 2013
Last updated
20 April 2017 — See all updates

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Attendance levels for technically competent managers

Until we publish new guidance on attendance levels, continue to use the 3 OPRA attributes of complexity, emissions and location to calculate the attendance levels for technically competent managers of operations authorised by bespoke permits.

For waste operations, see:

  • pages 5 to 13 - Opra for EPR: Annex B: Opra scheme for waste facilities
  • complexity, emissions, location tab - Opra for EPR: Waste facilities spreadsheet
  • pages 10 to 14 - Opra for EPR: How to complete an Opra for waste facilities spreadsheet

For waste installations, see:

  • pages 5 to 12, 21 to 24 and 28 to 37 - Opra for EPR: Annex A - Opra scheme for installations
  • Opra for EPR: Installations spreadsheet
  • Opra for EPR: How to complete an Opra for installations spreadsheet

Applies to England

Documents

Opra for EPR: Environmental Permitting Regulations Operational Risk Appraisal (withdrawn)

Ref: LIT 6665

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Opra for EPR: Annex A - Opra Scheme for Installations (only pages 5 to 12, 21 to 24 and 28 to 37 apply)

Ref: LIT 6817

PDF, 1.82 MB, 52 pages

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Opra for EPR: Annex B - Opra Scheme for Waste Facilities (only pages 5 to 13 apply)

Ref: LIT 6663

PDF, 1.32 MB, 24 pages

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Opra for EPR: Annex C - Opra Scheme for Mining Waste Operations (withdrawn)

Ref: LIT 6662

PDF, 714 KB, 19 pages

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Opra for EPR: Annex D - Opra Scheme for Permits with fixed charges (withdrawn)

Ref: LIT 6661

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Opra for EPR: Installations spreadsheet

Ref: LIT 8135

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Opra for EPR: How to complete an Opra for installations spreadsheet

Ref: LIT 6660

PDF, 1.05 MB, 23 pages

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Opra for EPR: Waste facilities spreadsheet (only the complexity, emissions and location tab applies)

Ref: LIT 8136

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Opra for EPR: How to complete an Opra for waste facilities spreadsheet (only pages 10 to 14 apply)

Ref: LIT 6659

PDF, 1.85 MB, 20 pages

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Opra for EPR: Mining waste operations spreadsheet (withdrawn)

Ref: LIT 8137

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 150 KB

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Details

There are 3 tiers of environmental permit; they relate to how complicated the activity being permitted is.

The relevant section within the environmental permitting (EP) charges scheme will tell you if and how Opra applies.

Related information:

Published 8 April 2013
Last updated 20 April 2017 + show all updates

  1. Updated the 'Opra for EPR: Installations spreadsheet'.

  2. Updates reflect the implementation of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2017

  3. Environmental Permitting Regulations were updated in January 2017. 'Opra for EPR: How to complete an Opra for installations spreadsheet' has been updated to provide advice for operators who need guidance on what they do to calculate the correct application charge.

  4. The Opra suite of documents have been updated for 2014.

  5. First published.

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