| Guidelines to Statutory Order on the Licensing Of Waste Water Discharges |
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| Table 5.1. Survey of the licensing and supervisory authorities in cases involving connection of waste water | ||||
| Owner/Producer | Capacity | Licensing | Statutory authority | Supervision | Statutory authority | Right of appeal | Statutory authority |
| Private | £ 30p.e. | LC | EPA s. 28(3) | LC | EPA s. 65 | No | SO s. 11, EPA s. 28(5) |
| Private | >30p.e. | LC | EPA s. 28(3) | LC | EPA s. 65 | Yes | EPA s. 91 |
| LC | £ 30p.e. | LC | EPA s. 28(3) | LC | SO s. 53 | No | SO s. 11, EPA s. 28(5) |
| LC | >30p.e. | LC | EPA s. 28(3) | LC | SO s. 53 | Yes | EPA s. 91 |
| Enterprises subject to approval under Part 5 of the Environmental Protection Act: | |||||||
| Private +LC | £ 30p.e. | LC | EPA s. 28(3) | LC | EPA s. 65 | No | SO s. 11, EPA s. 28(5) |
| Private + LC | > 30p.e. | LC | EPA s. 28(3) | LC | EPA s. 65 | Yes | EPA s. 91 |
| Private*) | ³ 22 t N or ³ 7.5 t P | RC | EPA s. 28(3) | RC | SO s. 53(2) | Yes | EPA s. 91 |
LC: Local council
RC: Regional council
EPA: The Environmental Protection Act
SO: The Waste Water Management Order
Municipal systems are supervised by the local authority, although they are municipal
corporations. This means that section 66(4) of the Environmental
Protection Act is revoked under section 53(1) of the Statutory Order, cf. section 67 of
the Environmental Protection Act.
*): Enterprises connected to the outfall of the public waste water treatment plant