Environmental
Where do you start when you need to purchase a new Treatment Plant to handle the Wastewater from your Production processes?
For us, it’s relatively easy; after all, H+E has been doing this for over 100 years. However, when you do it for the first time, it would certainly be perfectly reasonable to ask: “Where do I start”, and “What is required”?
In the majority of cases, your discharge will be to foul sewer, and therefore you will need to obtain a Consent to Discharge from your local Wastewater company.
Where do you start?
If you do not know which company supplies your water, and hence how to contact them, you can find the necessary information via this link:
https://www.water.org.uk/consumers/find-your-supplier
In other cases, you may wish to discharge to a natural water course (stream, river, sea etc.). Consequently, you will need an Environmental Permit, issued by the Environment Agency:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency#org-contacts
We have listed below a number of links to websites and documents issued by the UK Government and Environment Agency. These provide guidance about what is expected and therefore assist you in planning your project. These often refer to Best Available Technique (BAT), which is the normal target and consequently an important factor in your planning.
We do hope that you find these links useful but, if you require any further advice and support we would be very happy to talk to you about your needs.
Please feel free to contact us here
The Industrial Emissions Directive:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/industry/stationary/ied/legislation.htm
HSE Guidance:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/
Discharging Trade Effluent:
https://www.gov.uk/search?q=trade+effluent+discharge
Best available techniques: environmental permits
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/best-available-techniques-environmental-permits
Discharge of trade effluent to a natural water source (England and Wales)
https://www.gov.uk/discharge-of-trade-effluent-england-and-wales
How to comply with your environmental permit – Additional Guidance
Surface Finishing
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/297005/geho0209bpip-e-e.pdf
Mining waste operations
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296493/LIT_8451_eb68e4.pdf
Dairy and Milk Processing
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298099/geho0209bpix-e-e.pdf
Incineration of Waste
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/297004/geho0209bpio-e-e.pdf
Food and Drink
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298072/geho0209bpiy-e-e.pdf
Textiles
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298040/geho0209bpjc-e-e.pdf
Paper and Pulp
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298042/geho0209bpjb-e-e.pdf
Non – Ferrous Metals and the Production of Carbon and Graphite
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298029/geho0209bpir-e-e.pdf
Inorganic Chemicals
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298067/geho0209bpit-e-e.pdf
Hot Rolling of Ferrous Metals
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298026/geho0209bpiq-e-e.pdf