ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING REGULATIONS (EPR) INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE Model application – pig sector Introduction to using model templates and rationale applied Document Page 1 Introduction 2 2 Making your application for a bespoke permit 5 3 Setting the scene – Illustrative Farm 9 4 Completing the Application Form 12 5 Compiling the Site Condition Report 13 6 Determination of grid reference 14 7 Glossary of 16 1. Introduction
For water discharge and groundwater activities pollution means the direct or indirect introduction, as a result of human activity, of substances or heat into the air, water or land which may: (a) be harmful to human health or the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on aquatic ecosystems: or (b) result in damage to material property: or (c) impair or interfere with amenities or other legitimate uses of the environment. Pollution Inventory Return Annual report on pollution. The Pollution Inventory (PI) provides information about releases and transfers of substances from regulated industrial activities. Prohibition Notice A notice served under paragraph 9 of Schedule 22 to the EPR in relation to groundwater activities. Production pigs Pigs, male or female, that weigh more than 30kg. It includes gilts (female pigs) which are intended for breeding stock but have not been serviced (mated). Public Consultee Those people and organisations that the Regulator consults with in determining an Application for an Environmental Permit and in some variations. Public Registers Registers maintained by Regulators containing information on Regulated facilities. Regulated facility A collective term for those facilities that require an Environmental Permit, ie an Installation, a Waste Operation or Mobile Waste Plant, most waste operations, most mining waste operations, radioactive substances activities and water discharge and groundwater activities. Regulator The body responsible for applying the Environmental Permitting regime. The Environment Agency is the regulator for Part A(1) installations, mobile waste plants, most waste operations, most mining waste operations, radioactive substances activities and water discharge and groundwater activities; while the Local Authority is the regulator for Part A(2) installations and A(2) mobile plant and Part B installations and mobile plant. Revocation Notice A notice served by the Regulator revoking all or part of an Environmental Permit. RGN Regulatory Guidance Note for Environmental Permitting. Secretary of State Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Sensitive Receptors Sensitive receptors include, but are not limited to, ecological habitats such as of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), residential housing, hospitals, schools, workplaces, etc. These are areas where the occupants are more susceptible to the adverse effects of exposure to toxic chemicals, pesticides and other pollutants. Extra care must be taken when dealing with contaminants and pollutants in close proximity to areas recognized as sensitive receptors. Distances to sensitive receptors are to be measured from the closest practicable point from where an emission may come (the source). A circle should be drawn on a map to