Guidance

Below you will find two main sections:

Environmental – where to start when you need to install a new wastewater treatment plant?

Wastage Calculator – how much chemical do you waste when you buy chemicals in IBCs?

We do hope that you find the information useful.

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