IPPC Treatment Plants – Special Notification Requirements
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General Information
The owner of an IPPC treatment plant (except for a landfill) must notify the competent authority of all disturbances and accidents with significant environmental impact.
The owner of an IPPC treatment plant which is located in a conurbation with a number of inhabitants exceeding in any case 100,000 must notify the competent authority of the noise emissions emanating from this IPPC treatment plant (related to the source of noise and the plant limit) and their sources.
Enterprises Affected
Owners of IPPC treatment plants
Requirements
See Description of the subject matter.
Deadline
- Notification in the case of disturbances and accidents with considerable environmental impact immediately
- Notification of noise emissions: By at latest four weeks after the legally binding approval of the IPPC treatment plant becoming effective or after the legally binding approval of a considerable change of this plant.
Competent Authority
The waste management authority (Abfallwirtschaftsbehörde) which is locally in charge of the site:
- The Provincial GovernorGerman text (Landeshauptmann)
- The Provincial GovernorGerman text may delegate procedures and supervision to the district administration authority (Bezirksverwaltungsbehörde)
Procedure
There is no special procedure to be followed.
Documents Required
Minimum contents for notifications:
- Information about the disturbance or the accident and the related environmental effects.
- Information about the noise emissions related to the source of noise and the source of noise emissions.
Expenses
No tariffs or duties have to be paid.
Legal Basis
- Section 60 paragraph 3 and 5 of the Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002 (AWG 2002)
Expert Information
No expert information is available.
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