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Tipperary Co-Operative
Creamery Ltd
Station Rd, Tipperary, Co. Tipperary
Annual Environmental Report
2011
IPPC Licence Reg. No. P0801-01
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Licence Details............................................................................. 1 1.2 Description of Activity.................................................................. 1 1.2.1 Company Profile........................................................................... 1 1.2.2 Company Profile........................................................................... 2 1.2.3 Economic Contribution................................................................ 5 1.2.4 Expenditure on Environmental Protection.................................. 5 1.3 Environmental Policy .................................................................... 6 1.4 Environmental Management Programme ................................. 7 1.5 Organisational Structure............................................................... 7
2. Summary of Annual Environmental Performance ....................................... 8 2.1 Emissions to Air.............................................................................. 8 2.1.1 Boiler Emissions .............................................................................. 9 2.1.2 Boiler Emissions ............................................................................ 13 2.2 Emissions to Surface Water......................................................... 16 2.2.1 Compliance Summary ............................................................... 19 2.3 Emissions to Sewer....................................................................... 19 2.3.1 Compliance Summary ............................................................... 21 2.4 Storm Water Emissions................................................................. 21 2.5 Noise Emissions ............................................................................ 22 2.6 Odour........................................................................................... 23 2.7 Waste Management .................................................................. 23 2.7.1 Organic Waste Summary........................................................... 26 2.8 EPA Monitoring and Enforcement ............................................. 27 2.8.1 EPA Site Inspections.................................................................... 27
2.9 Energy Balance........................................................................... 35 2.10 Water Balance ............................................................................ 36 2.11 Pipeline Integrity Testing Programme........................................ 36 2.12 ELRA/RMP .................................................................................... 37 2.13 Environmental Incidents and Complaints................................. 37 2.14.1 Environmental Incidents............................................................. 37 2.14.2 Environmental Complaints......................................................... 37
3. Environmental Management Programme-Summary Update .................. 38 3.1 EMP Report 2011 ........................................................................ 38
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1. Introduction
This document is the fourth Annual Environmental Report (AER) covering
environmental performance at the Tipperary Cooperative Creamery
Ltd. (TCC) facility located at Station Road, Tipperary, Co. Tipperary
This report covers the period from the 1st of January 2011 to the 31st of
December 2011 and has been prepared in accordance with the EPA
‘Guidance note for: Annual Environmental Report’ (October 2001) and
other relevant guidance as provided by the EPA on the Agency website
(www.epa.ie).
Since the licence was issued by the Agency in April 2008, TCC have
communicated with the Agency on a regular basis in order to
demonstrate routine compliance with the terms of the licence.
TCC operate an Environmental Management Programme (EMP), which
sets out targets on a range of environmental projects. Progress in
achieving these targets under the EMP, as well as the revisions to the
Programme for 2012, are included in Section 3 of this AER.
The next AER will cover the calendar year 2011 and will be issued in the
first quarter of 2013.
1.1 Licence Details
Licensee Tipperary Co-op Creamery Ltd
Location of
Installation
Station Road.
Tipperary
Co. Tipperary
IPPC Licence
Reg. No.
P0801-01
Date of Issue 22nd April 2008
Class of Activity 7.2.1
Company
Profile
The treatment and processing of milk, the
quantity of milk received being greater than
200 tonnes per day (average value on an
annual basis)
Year Formed Pre 1900
1.2 Description of Activity
The company profile, process description, economic
contribution of the business and annual expenditure are
summarised in the following sections.
1.2.1 Company Profile
The facility was established as a dairy-processing site pre 1900. It
operated under the name ‘The Condensed Milk Company’ in
1928 as a milk processing factory, which subsequently changed
at a later date to ‘The Dairy Disposal Company’. Milk and
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butter were manufactured at the facility until 1948 and in 1949
the facility began to produce milk powder.
It was purchased by Tipperary Cooperative Creamery (TCC) Ltd.
in 1972 and operates as Tipperary Cooperative Creamery Ltd to
the present day. As part of an expansion works after purchasing
the facility, the company constructed a new milk powder
factory and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in addition to a
boiler house and refrigeration facilities.
1981 saw TCC establish a new cheese production facility
equipped with a cheese store and a cheese cutting facility.
TCC extended its cheese packaging area in 2007 with a new
packaging hall.
Currently, the facility has a processing capacity of 1,137 m3 of
milk per day and operates butter, cheese, and milk powder
processing activities on a twenty-four hour basis, seven days per
week.
The facility’s primary environmental emissions include treated
condensate water to the Ara River, powder fines and boiler flue-
gas emissions to the atmosphere and treated effluent
discharging to the local County Council wastewater treatment
plant.
The Facility obtained an IPPC Licence (Reg. No P0801-01) from
the Environmental Protection Agency on the 22nd of April 2008.
The IPPC Directive class of activity carried out at the facility is:
Class 7.2.1 the treatment and processing of milk, the quantity of
milk received being greater than 200 tonnes per day (average
annual basis)
1.2.2 Company Profile
The primary raw material for production at the plant is raw, fresh
milk. Following collection from local farms and delivery by road
tanker to the on-site storage silos, milk is cooled and tested.
Once tested, the liquid milk is utilised in cheese, butter or milk
powder manufacture.
The whole fresh milk is separated into cream and skim milk. The
cream is used in the manufacture of butter. A by-product of
butter manufacture, buttermilk, is evaporated and spray dried
to give butter milk powder.
The fresh skim milk is also evaporated and spray dried to
produce a skim milk powder product. There are two milk
evaporators utilised for this purpose on-site; evaporator one
processing 34m3/hour and evaporator two processing 30
m3/hour. The plant operates a single Anhydro Spray Drier at a
rate of 3 tonnes per hour.
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Within the cheese factory, whole milk is pasteurised at a rate of
c. 12 m3/hour in the production of Emmental cheese. The
pasteurised milk is inoculated with starter culture and rennet. This
initiates the precipitation and subsequently coagulation of milk
protein into cheese curd.
The curd is separated from the whey and is transferred to tanks
for storage. Whey is then processed as whey cream or whey
concentrate.
The curd is further processed on site to achieve the appropriate
texture. Salt is added to aid preservation and assist in the
development of flavour during maturation. The cheese is formed
into blocks of approximately 60kg and packaged.
The cheese is ripened for a period, producing the distinctive
Emmental appearance, prior to being cut into 60kg blocks for
dispatch.
Schematics of the processes undertaken at TCC are illustrated in
Figure 1.
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Raw Fresh Milk
Intake/Cool/Store/
Test/Separate
Cream
Pasteurise/Churn
Skim Milk
Pasteurise/Evapor
ate, Spray Dry
Butter
Package
Buttermilk
(by-product)
Evaporate, Spray
Dry
Buttermilk
Powder
Package
Skim Milk
Powder
Package
1 tonne 25kg
1 tonne 25 kg
Cheese Milk Pasteurise/ Add
Starter&Rennet/
Separate
Whey
Separate
Curd
Press/Salt
Whey
Concentrate/
Drying/Dispatch
Whey Cream
Dispatch
600 kg Blocks
Package/Ripen
60 kg blocks and
smaller
Buttermilk Powder Process
Whey Processing
Cheese Process
Skim Powder Process
Butter Powder Process
Butter Process
Whey Process
Figure 1. Process Flow Diagram
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1.2.3 Economic Contribution
TCC is a significant employer in Tipperary, employing
approximately 145 personnel. Indirectly, taking a 1:3 multiplier,
there is an estimated 435 people involved in the supply of
services and materials to the plant.
Furthermore, we are the processing hub for our 400 milk suppliers
in the region.
1.2.4 Expenditure on Environmental Protection
TCC are committed to improving the environmental
performance at the facility and have demonstrated this
throughout the 2011 reporting year.
The project to change our steam generating plant to run on
natural gas was completed in mid 2011 and will result in a 20%
reduction in our carbon dioxide emissions. The move away from
Heavy Fuel Oil which was transported to our site by road tanker
and to piped natural gas also represents significant
environmental improvement.
Notwithstanding infrastructural investment at the facility, TCC
continued through out the 2011 reporting year to apply all
necessary resources to ensure compliance with the conditions
of the IPPC Licence.
A breakdown of the expenditure in 2011 is presented in Table 1
below.
Table 1. Summary of Expenditure on Environmental Protection
Item Cost (€)
Effluent Treatment 60,000
Boiler Upgrade* 1,250,000
Compressed Air Efficiency* 20,000
Chilled Water Efficiency* 20,000
Energy Management* 270,000
Waste Disposal 180,000
EPA Annual Fee 21,000
Total 2011 1,821,000
* Works initiated in 2010 and completed in the 2011 reporting
year.
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1.3 Environmental Policy
The TCC Environmental Policy Statement is set out below.
Tipperary Co-operative Creamery Ltd. recognises the
fundamental importance between the interaction of food
products and the environment. The company manufactures
cheese, butter, powdered milk and whey produce at their
facility located at Station Rd., Co. Tipperary.
In order to ensure “continual improvement” of environmental
performance and compliance with the requirements of our IPPC
Licence (Reg. No. P0801-01) the following measures will be
implemented:
• Undertake process and production operations in a manner
which will minimise any risk to the environment and conserve
Natural Resources as far as practically possible.
• Ensure all our activities are in compliance with legal
requirements relevant to our environmental aspects at
international, E.U. and Irish levels.
• Assess the environmental impact before undertaking a major
capital project, and take account of possible clean
technologies to reduce pollution, promote waste minimisation,
and conserve resources.
• Encourage all third parties involved in our business to adopt
similar environmental standards to our own.
• Training and development of employees to conduct work in a
manner which will achieve the company’s policy and
objectives.
• Ensure that this Environmental Policy is clearly understood,
implemented and maintained at all levels of the company,
publicly available on request, and is applicable to all our
activities and their associated effects. Details of
environmental objectives and targets are also available on
request, and are applicable to all our activities and their
associated effects.
• Review our Environmental Policy on a regular basis
The Environmental Policy shall be achieved through the
implementation and maintenance of the Environmental
Management System at all levels of the Organisation.
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Ted O’Connor
General Manager
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1.4 Environmental Management Programme
TCC operate an Environmental Management Programme (EMP)
to facilitate achievement of environmental objectives and
targets including energy efficiency, reduction in water
consumption, environmental training and awareness to deliver
ongoing improvements in environmental performance at the
plant. The EMP specifies the objectives and targets to be
achieved, the designation of responsibilities and the means and
timeframe by which they are to be achieved.
The EMP is periodically reviewed and updated. Progress in
achieving the EMP targets as well as the revisions to the
programme for 2012/2013 are included in Section 3 of this AER.
1.5 Organisational Structure
TCC operates a management structure with a strong emphasis
on teamwork. The company organogram is shown below in
Figure 2 and indicates the responsibility for day-to-day
management of environmental issues at the plant.
Figure 2. Tipperary Cooperative Creamery Environmental Management
Structure
Ted O’ Connor
General Manager
John Lewis
Environmental
Manager Environmental Reporting
and Co-ordinating
Denis Kenneally
Environmental
Engineer, Production WWTP, Environmental
Monitoring
Noel Heffernan
Energy & Services
Manager
Environmental Monitoring
Liam Walsh
Environmental
Laboratory Manager Environmental Analysis
John Ryan
Environmental
Maintenance Engineer
Environmental Calibrations
and Integrity Inspections
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2. Summary of Annual Environmental Performance
This section of the Annual Environmental Report (AER) summarises
monitoring, resource use, complaints and waste management
information for the calendar year 2011.
Information on emissions to air are summarised as average mass
emissions for the reporting period, massed up on the basis of the
average measured concentration of the relevant parameter, average
flow value and hours of operation.
Discharges to water are summarised as total mass emissions for the
reporting period and are based on the average measured
concentration for the relevant parameter multiplied by the total flow
data for the reporting period from the relevant emission point.
Information on waste arisings is presented in accordance with the AER
electronic report spreadsheet as issued by the EPA.
Summary totalised and relative data on resource (power and fuel) and
estimated water usage at the plant during 2011 is presented in
comparison with previous year’s data to permit annual performance to
be compared against previous year’s production.
This section includes an evaluation of all complaints received regarding
the installation, in addition to all non-compliances with the conditions
and schedules of the IPPC Licence, together with a summary of
environmental incidents reported to the Agency during 2011.
Summary information on all emissions, discharges and waste arisings has
been compiled on an electronic spreadsheet. A print out of this
summary spreadsheet is included as Attachment A to this AER. The
spreadsheet has also been submitted electronically to the Agency in the
Pollution Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) at http://aer.epa.ie/prtr
2.1 Emissions to Air
TCC processed approximately 279,381m3 of milk in 2011.
Incoming raw milk to the plant is transformed from the liquid
phase to a range of solid and powdered products through a
series of manufacturing steps, which involve the application of
heat as steam or hot air.
Consequently, the atmospheric emissions from the plant
comprise combustion gases, associated with steam generation
and thermal oil heating and particulates from product drying.
The installation has emission points to air which include three
boilers, one thermal oil heater and two driers. Emissions to air for
the period of January to December 2011 are summarised in
sections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 below.
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It is noted that the steam raising plant fuel was changed in 2011
from Heavy Fuel Oil to Natural Gas. Changing the fuel type at
the facility from Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) to Natural Gas (NG) has
been a significant step in developing a fuel firing strategy which
will reduce emissions to atmosphere from the facility.
TCC continued to communicate with the Agency Office of
Licensing, Guidance and Resource Use (OCLR) throughout the
2011 reporting period to resolve issues associated with the
permitted Emission Limit Values (ELV’s) set out in Schedule B of
the IPPC Licence. This will be resolved through the submission of
a licence review application to the EPA.
An air dispersion modelling assessment of the proposed fuel firing
strategy has been prepared and demonstrates that the resultant
concentration of emissions from our plant are significantly below
national air quality standards.
2.1.1 Boiler Emissions
During the 2011 reporting year, the A1-1 and A1-3 boiler
operated on HFO from January until May, before being
converted to Natural Gas. It is noted that the A1-3 boiler will
remain on site as a standby unit and will be fired solely on
Natural Gas when in use.
In addition to the steam raising plant, heating demands for the
Anhydro Drier is supplied by a thermoheater operating on Gas
Oil (GO), emissions from this unit are emitted at licence
discharge point A1-4.
All emissions to air are discharged in accordance with Schedule
B.1: Emissions to Air of the IPPC Licence which specifies the
Emission Limit Values (ELVs) to which the discharge must
conform. These ELVs are described in Table 2.
Table 2.: Boiler Emission Limit Values
Emission
Point
A1-1
(Boiler 1)
A1-2
(Boiler 2)
A1-3
(Boiler 3)
A1-4
Location Boiler Stack
No. 1
Boiler Stack
No. 2
Boiler Stack
No. 3
Thermo
heater
Height *16.5 m *16.5 m 18.5 m 25.0 m
Parameter Emission Limit Value
Volume 12,310 m3/hr 7,450 m3/hr 9350 m3/hr 2070
m3/hr
NO2 (as
NO x)
450 mg/Nm3 450 mg/Nm3 450 mg/Nm3 450
mg/Nm3
SO2 (as SO
x)
170 mg/Nm3 170 mg/Nm3 170 mg/Nm3
─
Particulate 50 mg/Nm3 50 mg/Nm3 50 mg/Nm3 ─
* Extended to 22 metres as part of boiler house upgrade.
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Under Schedule C.1.2, of the IPPC Licence - Monitoring of
Emissions to Air TCC is required to carry out air monitoring
biannually.
Summary monitoring results for 2011 are given in Table 3 as
average mass emissions from the plant.
The mass emissions (kg/year) for each boiler is based upon the
average analytical result for each parameter (mg/m3) and the
average flow value (m3/h) for each boiler, expressed as hourly
mass emissions (kg/hr). The average mass emission for the
reporting period is calculated on the basis of hours of maximum
operation for each boiler throughout the period.
Permitted mass emissions are based on the IPPC Licence ELV
multiplied by the hourly flow and taking a 24 hour operating
period over the 365 days between January 1st and December
31st 2011.
Table 3: Boiler Mass Emissions 2011
Boiler Parameter M.E. (kg)
2010
M.E. (kg)
2011
Permitted
M.E. (kg)
Nitrogen
Monoxide and
Nitrogen Dioxide
(as NO 2) 26,664 18,353 48,530
Sulphur Dioxide (as
SOx) 39,337 18,242 18,308
A1-1
Particulates 12,455 9,965 5,392
Nitrogen
Monoxide and
Nitrogen Dioxide
(as NO2) 28,707 9,418 29,346
Sulphur Dioxide (as
SOx) 52,543 4,064 11,125
A1-2
Partculates 17,999 2,069 2,256
Nitrogen
Monoxide and
Nitrogen Dioxide
(as NO x) 4,199 8,782 36,880
Sulphur Dioxide (as
SO x) 4,856 16,881 13,924
A1-3
Particulates 4,765 16,947 4095
A1-4
Nitrogen
Monoxide and
Nitrogen Dioxide
(as NO x) 1,574 1,012 8,160
Mass emissions from each of the boilers and the thermoheater
are presented in Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 below.
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kg/yr
NOx kg/yr
SOx kg/yr
PM
A1-1 2011
A1-1 2010
A1-1 Permitted
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
A1-1 2011
A1-1 2010
A1-1 Permitted
Figure 3 A1-1 Boiler Annual Mass Emissions
It is clear from Table 3 and Figure 3 that there has been a
significant reduction in the mass of SOx (54%), NOx (31%), and
Particulates (20%) from boiler A1-1 between the 2010 and 2011
reporting years. The reduction has been as a result of changing
the fuel type at the facility from HFO to Natural Gas.
Both NOx and SOx emissions from emission point A1-1 were
below the permitted mass emission from this emission point.
However, the particulate emissions exceeded the permitted
mass emission due to the combustion of HFO from January to
May which based on the nature of the fuel gives rise to high
particulate emissions
kg/yr
NOx kg/yr
SOx kg/yr
PM
A1-2 2011
A1-2 2010
A1-2 Permitted
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
A1-2 2011
A1-2 2010
A1-2 Permitted
Figure 4. A1-2 Boiler Annual Mass Emissions
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Similar to A1-1, there was a significant reduction in mass
emissions from emission point A1-2 during the 2011 reporting
period when compared to 2010. This is as a result of boiler 2
being replaced with a new unit running on NG.
In the case of all parameters, the emissions were below the
annual permitted levels. It is also noted that the reason mass
emissions from A1-2 are lower than those from A1-1 was as a
result of less HFO being burned in the boiler associated with the
A1-2 emission point during the reporting period.
The use of NG as combustion fuel in the main boiler will reduce
significantly the emissions to atmosphere in future reporting
years.
kg/yr
NOx kg/yr
SOx kg/yr
PM
A1-3 2011
A1-3 2010
A1-3 Permitted
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
A1-3 2011
A1-3 2010
A1-3 Permitted
Figure 5: A1-3 Boiler Annual Mass Emissions
During the 2011 reporting year boiler A1-3 was used to provide
steam for the plant while works were being undertaken on boiler
A1-1 and A1-2. The boiler was operating on HFO over the period
when the boiler house plant was being upgraded to NG and
therefore the SOx and PM levels were higher than previous
years. It is noted that the unit is now converted to run on GO
which will result in a dramatic reduction of SOx and PM emissions
in all future operations.
Compliance Summary
It was determined from air emissions monitoring that the
emissions from boilers A1-2 and A1-3 breached ELV’s as set out
in the licence at the time of monitoring. Details of these non-
compliances are presented in Table 4 below. Boiler A1-1 was
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brought off line unexpectedly the day that the compliance
monitoring was undertaken at the facility. Details of Agency
compliance monitoring of boiler A1-1 is included in Table 5.
Table 4: Boiler Non-Compliances 2011-(Licensee
Monitoring)
Boiler Flow (m3/hr)
ELV 7,450
A1-2 Exceedence 9,289
Table 5: Boiler Non-Compliances 2011-(Agency
Monitoring)
Boiler Flow (m3/hr)
ELV 7,450
A1-2 Exceedence 9,123
All emission monitoring undertaken for NOx, SOx and
Particulates were in compliance with the IPPC Licence. The
volumetric limit for boiler A1-2 was exceeded in both the EPA
and Licensee monitoring, exceeding the emission limit value has
been demonstrated to have little impact on the receiving
environment as comparisons against national air quality
standards have shown emission concentrations are significantly
below the levels set out in the National Air Quality Standards.
2.1.2 Boiler Emissions
TCC operate an anhydro milk drier in the production of milk
powder. The Anhydro Milk Drier (A2-1) operated at a rate of
circa 3 tonnes per hour in 2011.
In addition, the site has two Box Spray Driers based on the
‘Rogers Process’, whereby the aerosol containing the dried
product passes through fabric filters prior to discharge to
atmosphere. These driers are used infrequently at the site and
were not used during the 2011 reporting period. Owing to their
infrequent use only one of the driers is a licensed emission point
(A2-2).
ELV’s for drier emissions as described in Schedule B.1.2: Emissions
to Air are tabulated in Table 6 below.
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Table 6: Drier Emission Limit Values
Emission Point Ref No. A2-1
Location Stack from Anhydro
Dryer
Stack Height 25.0 m
Parameter Emission Limit Value
Volume 80,600 m3/hr
Particulates 50 mg/Nm3
A monitoring frequency for drier emissions is not specified in the
IPPC licence. However, monitoring was carried out on three
occasions during the 2011 reporting period by Teagasc.
Summary monitoring for the 2011 monitoring period is described
in Table 7.
Table 7: Drier Mass Emissions 2011
Drier Parameter M.E. 2010
(kg)
M.E. 2011
(kg)
Permitted
M.E. (kg)
A2-1 Particulates 17,098 18,397 32,361
Particulate mass emissions for drier A2-1 were well below their
permitted mass emission limits. This is illustrated in Figure 6 below
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
Mass Emissions 2009
(kg)
Mass Emissions 2010
(kg)
Mass Emissions 2011
(kg)
Permitted Mass
Emissions (kg)
kg/yr
Mass Emissions 2009 (kg)
Mass Emissions 2010 (kg)
Mass Emissions 2011 (kg)
Permitted Mass Emissions
(kg)
Figure 6: A2-1 Drier Mass Emissions
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Compliance Summary
Air emissions monitoring was undertaken on the driers on three
occasions during 2011. All monitoring results were below the
50mg/m3 emission limit value, however, there were
exceedences of the maximum hourly airflows. The daily
discharge has not been exceeded. Table 8 presents the non
compliant results from the anhydro drier.
Table 8: Non Compliant Dryer Emission Results
Date Parameter Result Emission Limit Value
09/06/2011 Flow 80,965 m3/hr
03/10/2011 Flow 84,859 m3/hr
07/04/2011 Flow 82,996 m3/hr
80,600 m3/hr
2.1.3 Dust Deposition
Condition 6.14: Dust Monitoring of the IPPC Licence requires TCC
to undertake ambient dust monitoring at four on-site locations
at the northern, southern, eastern and western boundaries of
the installation.
Table 9: Dust Monitoring Results 2011
Month Point 1
(North)
Point 2
(South)
Point 3
(East)
Point 4
(West)
Emission
Limit
Value
Mg/Nm3
January 122 98 107 76
February 105 94 100 98
March 108 90 78 62
April 68 76 62 108
May 56 60 47 43
June 79 97 102 48
July 76 93 68 67
350
August 65 88 110 76
September 45 37 64 58
October 76 56 83 98
November 98 88 76 72
December 107 82 96 65
The results of analysis will be assessed against the emission limit
value of 350 mg/m2/day as set out in Schedule B.5: Dust
Deposition Limits of the Licence.
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As can be seen from Table 9 all of the dust emissions were well
below the emission limit value for the 2011 monitoring period.
2.2 Emissions to Surface Water
TCC has one licensed emission point relating to the process
which discharges to the River Ara (Ref Point: SW-2).
Condensate liquid arises from the milk drying process
undertaken on-site. First and second phase condensate is
reused as boiler feed water. Further phases of condensate are
treated and discharged to surface water. Treatment is achieved
by a purpose built and designed treatment plant which is based
on super chlorination, filtration and cooling processes. All
components of the treatment plant were upgraded in the third
quarter of 2010.
Condensate water is discharged in accordance with Schedule
B.2: Emissions to Water of the IPPC Licence which specifies the
emission limit values (ELVs) to which the discharge must
conform. These ELV’s are described in Table 10.
Table 10. Condensate Emission Limit Values
Emission Point Reference No.: SW-2
Name of Receiving Waters: River Ara
Location:
Discharge Point from
Evaporator Condensate
Treatment Plant
Parameter Emission Limit Value
Maximum Volume per day: 696m3
Maximum Volume per hour: 29m3
Temperature 25 ْC (max)
pH 6-9
Conductivity 100 µS/cm
Toxic Units 5
BOD 5 mg/l
COD 100 mg/l
Suspended Solids 5 mg/l
Total Nitrogen 15 mg/l
Ammonia (as N) 0.1 mg/l
Total Phosphorus (as P) 1 mg/l
Orthophosphate (as P) 0.5 mg/l
Oils, Fats and Grease 15 mg/l
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The discharge at SW-2 is monitored, as per Schedule C: Control
and Monitoring of the IPPC Licence. Flow, pH, temperature and
conductivity are monitored continuously and the remaining
parameters on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
TCC are committed to reducing emissions to the River Ara and
reuse condensate for boiler feed water and CIP wherever
possible. It is noted that further reuse of condensate is limited at
the facility owing cross contamination of product, however, TCC
constantly look for opportunities for condensate reuse.
Summary monitoring results for 2011 are tabulated as total mass
emissions for the reporting period.
The total mass emission (kg) for each parameter is based on the
average analytical result for that parameter (mg/l) as massed
up by the total volume (m3/day) of effluent emitted over the
reporting period.
Similarly, the permitted mass emission for 2011 is determined
from the product of the permitted emission limit value (mg/l)
and the maximum flow per day (m3/day) over the 12 month
period.
Table 11 below shows the summary monitoring results for the
2011 reporting period, the calculated mass emission for 2010 is
provided for comparison purposes.
Table 11: 2011 Total Mass Emissions and Permitted Mass
Emissions at SW-2
Parameter Total M.E.
2009
Total
M.E. 2010
Total
M.E. 2011
Permitted
M.E
Volume (m3) 160,624 132,359 139,763 254,040
Kg Kg Kg Kg
BOD 655 640 451 1270
COD 4,065 3696 4236 25,404
Suspended
Solids 803 547 580 1,270
Total Nitrogen 1,635 801 988 3,810
Ammonia 18 11 10 25
Total P 79 66 56 254
Ortho-
phosphate 29 18 21 127
Oils, Fats,
Grease 487 187 1029 3,810
All parameters were below their respective permitted mass
emissions. This is illustrated in Figure 7.
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Volume (x100)
BOD
COD
Suspended Solids
Total Nitrogen
Ammonia
Total P
Ortho-phosphate
Oils, Fats, Grease
Total Mass Emission 2011
Permitted Mass Emission
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
Total Mass Emission 2011 Permitted Mass Emission
Figure 7: 2011 Total Mass Emissions and Permitted Mass Emissions
at SW-2.
Surface Water Emission (SW-2) Trend Analysis
A trend analysis is provided in Figure 8 for emissions to surface
water for 2011 by way of comparison against the results for
similar reporting periods in 2009 and 2010.
Volume (x100)
BOD
COD
Suspended Solids
Total Nitrogen
Ammonia
Total P
Ortho-phosphate
Oils, Fats, Grease
Total Mass Emission 2011
Total Mass Emission 2010
Total Mass Emission 2009
Permitted Mass Emission0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
Total Mass Emission 2011
Total Mass Emission 2010
Total Mass Emission 2009
Permitted Mass Emission
Figure 8. Surface Water Discharge (SW2) Trend Analysis
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As illustrated in Figure 8, mass emissions from monitoring point
SW-2 are significantly below permitted mass emission at SW-2.
Furthermore, there is no marked difference between each of
the parameters (with the exception of fats, oils and grease)
when compared to recent years.
Although similar periods have been compared, it is noted that
the volume of milk dried on an annual basis can vary from year
and is dependent on milk supply and markets. It is also noted
that the product being dried (Skim, Butter, Whole Milk, Whey
etc.) can impact on the quality of the condensate produced at
the plant.
2.2.1 Compliance Summary
Percentage compliance with emission limit values for liquid
condensate was high during 2011. Percentage compliance was
calculated as the number of compliant days as a percentage
of the total number of monitoring days for each parameter.
Table 12: SW-2 Percentage Compliance
Parameter % Compliance
Flow 100%
Temperature 100%
Conductivity 99%
pH 100%
BOD 100%
COD 100%
Suspended Solids 100%
Total Nitrogen 100%
Ammonia 100%
Total P 100%
Orthophosphate 100%
Oils, Fats, Grease 100%
2.3 Emissions to Sewer
Process wastewater arising from operations at TCC is treated at
the on-site Wastewater Treatment Plant. Treatment to a desired
quality is achieved through treatment train which includes a
dissolved air flotation unit, bio-tower and activated sludge tanks.
By-products of this process include a biological waste water
sludge which is removed off site by an appropriate contractor
and an effluent discharge to the South Tipperary County
Council sewerage system. Following further treatment within the
municipal waste water treatment plant, the effluent is
discharged to the River Ara.
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Emission limit values (ELVs), as specified in Schedule B.3:
Emissions to Sewer of the IPPC Licence, have been applied to
the discharge of treated effluent and are detailed in Table 13.
Table 13: Treated Effluent ELVs
Emission Point Reference No.: SE-1
Name of Receiving Waters: River Ara
Location: Entrance to Sewer at Station
Road
Parameter Emission Limit Value
Max Volume in any one day: 792m3
Max Volume rate per hour: 33m3
Temperature 35 ْC (max)
pH 6-10
BOD 60 mg/l
COD 250 mg/l
Suspended Solids 90 mg/l
Orthophosphate (as P) 5 mg/l
Oils, Fats and Grease 30 mg/l
The discharge is monitored, as per Schedule C: Control and
Monitoring of the IPPC Licence, at emission point SE-1. Flow, pH
and temperature are monitored continuously and the other
parameters on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Table 14 shows a summary of the monitoring results obtained in
2011 against the permitted mass emissions for the reporting
period. The mass emission discharged to the town sewer in 2009
and 2010 is also provided for comparison purposes.
Table 14: 2011 Total Mass Emissions (M.E.) and Permitted
Mass Emissions at SE-1
Parameter
M.E.
2009
M.E.
2010
M.E
2011
Permitted
Annual M.E
Flow (m3) 151,419 108,771 163,635 289,080
Kg Kg Kg Kg
BOD 3421 2474 4895 17344
COD 7500 5135 13159 72270
Suspended
Solids 13627 4018 6996 26017
Orthophosphate 412 404.8 556 1445
Oils, Fats,
Grease 692 396 2003 8672
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All parameters were below their respective permitted mass
emission limits as can be seen in Figure 9. It is also noted that
there has been an increase in volumetric emission from the
WWTP in 2011 in comparison to 2010, this has resulted in higher
mass emissions of the licensed parameters.
Flow v (x
100) (m3)
BOD Kg
COD Kg
Orthpho
sphate Kg
Suspend
ed Solids
Kg
Oils,Fats,G
rease Kg
Discharged 2011
Discharged 2010
Discharged 2009
Permitted
0.0
10000.0
20000.0
30000.0
40000.0
50000.0
60000.0
70000.0
80000.0
Discharged 2011
Discharged 2010
Discharged 2009
Permitted
Figure 9: 2011 Total Mass Emissions and Permitted Mass
Emissions at SE-1
2.3.1 Compliance Summary
Percentage compliance with emission limit values for discharges
of treated wastewater from the site WWTP to the local town
sewer at discharge point SE-1 are presented in Table 15.
Table 15: SE-1 Percentage Compliance
Parameter % Compliance
Flow 100%
BOD 100%
COD 100%
Orthophosphate 100%
Suspended Solids 100%
Oils/Fats/Grease 100%
All parameters were fully compliant with Schedule B.3: Emissions
to Sewer of the IPPC Licence over the reporting period
2.4 Storm Water Emissions
Uncontaminated surface water and storm water run-off from
hard standing areas is discharged to the River Ara at emission
points SW-1, SW-3, SW-4 and SW-5.
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There are no ELV’s set for storm water emission points in the IPPC
licence. However, monitoring frequencies are specified. Storm
water emission points are monitored on a weekly basis for pH,
conductivity, BOD and total ammonia. A visual inspection of
colour and odour is preformed daily.
2.5 Noise Emissions
Noise monitoring was undertaken at the facility in September
2011 at the site boundaries during day and night time periods.
Results of day time noise monitoring are presented in Table 16.
Table 16 Summary of Noise Emissions Daytime
Location LAeq LA90 LA10
N1 47.1 45.2 48.4
N2 46.0 43.9 47.4
N3 55.1 52.6 56.8
N4 57.6 55.8 58.7
N5 63.7 57.2 66.5
Night time measurements were undertaken at boundary of the
site and three measurements were also taken at noise sensitive
locations to determine if there is an off site noise impact. The
results of the noise monitoring are presented in Table 17 below.
Table 17 Summary of Noise Emissions Night time
Location LAeq LA90 LA10
N1 49.2 46.6 50.5
N2 47.0 45.4 48.2
N3 55.4 53.2 57.1
N4 56.6 55.6 57.2
N5 55.9 50.7 56.0
NSL 1* 39.9 30.1 39.5
NSL 2* 45.0 37.0 48.5
NSL 3* 48.8 42.2 52.0
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Day time monitoring results indicate that the facility is compliant
with the noise emission limit values on the southern, western and
northern boundaries of the TCC facility. However, measurements
undertaken along the eastern boundary when compared to the
facilities IPPC licence limit are recorded higher. It was noted in
the noise survey report, that there was significant noise
associated with passing traffic and noise within the locality at
the time of the survey.
Due to extraneous noise sources at the eastern boundary (N5)
during daytime measurements it is extremely difficult to
determine the noise attributable to TCC and to ultimately
establish compliance with the noise criterion values.
There was no tonal or impulsive noises recorded at any of the
measurement locations which warranted the addition of any
penalties to the sound power levels recorded during either day
or night time measurements.
Night time measurements undertaken at facility monitoring
points N3, 4 and 5 exceed the night time emission limit value set
out in the IPPC licence for protection of residential amenity.
Noise levels recorded at N1 & N2 were found to be above the
ELV’s also, however significant extraneous noise was noted
during the survey and as a result, noise from the facility was not
considered to be exceeding the ELV. Noise measurements
undertaken at appropriate noise sensitive locations closest to
the facility were determined to be below 45dB.
2.6 Odour
Activities associated with the WWTP operation may give rise to
intermittent odour problems. In addition, the nature of dairy
processing, i.e. heating milk, producing milk products and
associated cleaning activities, can give rise to an odour which is
characteristic of the dairy industry.
TCC replaced the surface aerators in the WWTP aeration basin
with dissolved aerators in the final quarter of 2011. This will result
in less vigorous mixing of the water within the tank and potential
for generating odorous aerosols.
2.7 Waste Management
Summary information of the waste generated by TCC in 2011 is
presented in Tables 18 & 19.
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Table 18 Summary Information on Waste Arisings 2011
Waste 2011
Total quantity of waste
produced in calendar year
(Tonnes) 1367.07
total quantity of waste disposed
off-site 81.97
total quantity of waste
recovered off-site 1285.10
2011
Quantity of non-hazardous
waste produced in calendar
year 1291.9
quantity of non-hazardous
waste disposed of off-site 81.97
quantity of non-hazardous
waste recovered off-site 1209.93
2011
Quantity of hazardous waste
produced in calendar year
(Tonnes) 75.16
quantity of hazardous waste
disposed of off-site 0
quantity of hazardous waste
recovered off-site 75.16
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Table 19 Description of Waste Streams (2011)
Transfer
Destination
European
Waste
Code
Hazar
dous
Quantit
y T/Year Description of Waste
Waste
Treatment
Operation
Location
of
Treatment
Name and Licence / Permit No. of
Recoverer / Disposer / Broker
Within the
Country
20 01 21*
Yes
0.01
Fluorescent tubes and
mercury containing
waste. R4
Offsite
Ireland
Claushuis Metals,
3899AH,Zeewolde,Holland
Within the
Country 17 04 05 No 30
Iron and Steel R4
Onsite in
Ireland
Cork Metal Co. Ltd., Dublin Hill, Cork.
CK(S)491/07
Within the
Country 20 03 01 No
81.97
Mixed Municipal D1
Onsite in
Ireland
Mr Binman Luddenmore, Grange,
Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, Waste Licence
Reg W0061-03
Within the
Country 20 01 38 No
60.15
Wood R3
Onsite in
Ireland
Mr Binman Luddenmore, Grange,
Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, Waste Licence
Reg W0061-03
Within the
Country 15 01 01 No
15.94
Cardboard R3
Onsite in
Ireland
Mr Binman Luddenmore, Grange,
Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, Waste Licence
Reg W0061-03
Within the
Country 13 07 03* Yes 29.96
Waste Heavy Fuel Oil R13
Onsite in
Ireland
Enva Ireland Ltd. Cloninam Industrial
Estate, Portlaoise, Co Laois W0184-01
Within the
Country 13 07 03* Yes 44.2
Waste Heavy Fuel Oil R13
Onsite in
Ireland
Enva Ireland Ltd. Cloninam Industrial
Estate, Portlaoise, Co Laois W0184-01
Within the
Country 13 07 03* Yes 1
Waste Heavy Fuel Oil R13
Onsite in
Ireland
Enva Ireland Ltd. Clonminam Industrial
Estate, Portlaoise, Co Laois W0184-01
Within the
Country 02 05 02 No 522.72
Effluent Treatment
Plant Sludge R10
Onsite in
Ireland
BEOFFS, WFP KK-09-004-01, Camphill
Callen, Kilkenny.
Within the
Country 02 05 02 No 92.54 Effluent Treatment
Plant Sludge R10
Onsite in
Ireland
Waddocks, Kilmaster, Co Carlow
WP11/04
Within the
Country 02 05 02 No 425.36
Effluent Treatment
Plant Sludge R10
Onsite in
Ireland
Littleton Composting Facility, W0249-01,
Littleton, Tipperary.
Within the
Country 02 05 02 No
63.22 Effluent Treatment
Plant Sludge R10
Onsite in
Ireland
McDonnell Farm Biogas, Dunmoylan,
Shanagolden, Co. Limerick.
WFP/LK/2011/50/R2/T1
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2.7.1 Organic Waste Summary
Organic waste arising from processing activities within the plant
comprises activated sludge from the wastewater treatment
plant and sludge from the DAF.
The generation of organic waste at the plant is directly related to
production activity and is seasonal, in line with milk deliveries.
Figure 10 shows the monthly variation in organic waste arisings,
with a peak occurring during the summer and autumn periods.
0.00
20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
140.00
160.00
January
February
March
April
May
June Ju
ly
August
September
October
Novem
ber
Decem
ber
Month
Tonnes
Figure 10: Monthly Plot of organic waste arisings in 2011
A register of WWTP sludge (“Sludge register”) that was removed
off-site for composting was maintained throughout 2010.
Summary details are included in Table 20.
Table 20: Sludge Removed Offsite 2011
Month Sludge (Tonnes)
January 62.18
February 46.62
March 91.30
April 151.75
May 143.71
June 115.94
July 133.88
August 111.48
September 53.44
October 112.76
November 41.02
December 39.76
Total 1103.84
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2.8 EPA Monitoring and Enforcement
This section of the AER outlines the results of site inspections
undertaken at the facility by the EPA in 2011.
2.8.1 EPA Site Inspections
The Agency undertook two site inspections during 2011(July and
December).
The Agency identified four non-compliances and 6 observations
with the IPPC licence during the inspection. Summary details of
the non-compliances and observations are described in Table
21 & 22, together with a summary of TCC’s corrective actions.
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Table 21 Summary of Inspection Non Compliances and Status of Corrective Actions
Audit Ref.
No.
Audit Non-Compliance Corrective Action Required TCC Corrective Action Plan Completion
Date NC-1 Bunds (Condition 3.6.2)
The Agency identified a non
compliance with regard to
bunding at the site, and a
number of areas were identified
as requiring attention as follows:
• Dalkia Works
• Cheese Whey Tanks
• Cheese Factory Milk Tanks
• Rogers Building Milk Tanks
• Lactose Milk Tanks
1. Submission of time frame for
enclosing Dalkia bunds and removal
of Liquid. Include bunds on weekly
inspection log and commence
weekly inspections.
2. Demonstration that the concrete lip
surrounding the whey tanks is
sufficient to prevent spillages to of
whey from the area to surface
water.
3. Submission of proposal to prevent
spillages from the cheese factory
milk tanks.
4. Installation of a concrete kirb along
the boundary of the site adjacent
the River Ara.
1. All liquids have been
emptied from the Dalkia
Bunds. Dalkia are currently
installing bund covers to the
satisfaction of TCC.
2. TCC is currently undertaking
a review of material stored
and the collection system in
place, the results of this
review will be issued to the
Agency in separate
correspondence.
3. TCC propose to assess the
feasibility of connecting this
drain to the foul water
drainage system.
If deemed practical the civil
works will be carried out to
make the gully redundant or
route it to the process water
sewer network.
4. Design requirements are
currently being prepared for
submission to Civil
Contractors to provide
Complete-
closed
Complete-
closed
Complete-
closed
Complete-
closed
Complete-
closed
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Audit Ref.
No.
Audit Non-Compliance Corrective Action Required TCC Corrective Action Plan Completion
Date
quotations.
Works to be completed
during the winter shut down.
Complete-
closed
NC-2 Noise Survey
The Agency noted its
dissatisfaction with the Noise
Survey Report completed in
June 2010.
1. Compliance with Condition 4.5 of
the IPPC Licence.
2. Notification to the EPA of breaches
of emission limits values.
3. Investigation to determine measures
to reduce noise impact detected at
monitoring locations B4 & B5.
1. TCC have scheduled the
2011 annual noise
monitoring to be
undertaken at the facility to
determine compliance with
ELV’s.
2. TCC will notify the Agency
of all breaches of emission
limit values together with
proposed corrective
actions.
3. On the basis of the results
from the 2011 noise survey, a
program of works will be
developed and submitted
to the Agency.
Complete-
closed
Ongoing
NC-3 Underground Tank and Pipeline
Integrity Test Report (Condition
6.9.1)
1. The licence shall comply with
condition 6.9.1 of the IPPC Licence
and arrange for and have carried
1. TCC will engage a suitably
qualified person to
undertake integrity tests on
Ongoing
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Audit Ref.
No.
Audit Non-Compliance Corrective Action Required TCC Corrective Action Plan Completion
Date The underground tank and
pipeline assessment was not
completed in 2010 due to
inaccessibility of pipe work due
to processing.
out an underground tank and
pipeline integrity test.
bunding structures and
containers and to assess
their resistance to
penetration by water or
other materials. All tests will
be carried out on a three
year cycle.
NC-4 Annual Environmental Report
(Condition 11.8)
2010 Annual Environmental
report has not been submitted.
1. Submit the Annual Environmental
Report 2010.
1. The 2010 Annual
Environmental Report was
submitted to the Agency on
the 29th of July 2011 and
uploaded to the EPA
website on the 30th of July
2011.
Complete-
Closed
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Table 22 Summary of Inspection Observations and Status of Corrective Actions
Audit Ref.
No.
Audit Observations Corrective Action Required TCC Corrective Action Completion
Date
Obs-1 Waste Water Treatment Plant
Odour Emanating from the
balance tank.
1. The Agency requires the Licensee
to carry out an assessment of the
waste water treatment plant
settlement tank to establish how
the odour from the settlement tank
can be addressed so as not cause
a nuisance odour beyond the site
boundary.
1. TCC is currently reviewing
all feasible options for
odour reduction from the
site and will submit the
status of these findings to
the Agency once all
sources and methods for
reduction have been
evaluated.
Ongoing
Obs-2 Sample Bottle Container SW-2
Current condition of sample
container has potential to
contaminate sample.
1. The Licensee is required to install a
new sample bottle at SW-2
composite sampler without delay.
2. All composite sample bottles
should be cleaned out after each
sample has been removed and a
new bottle should be installed as
appropriate.
1. TCC has put a new drum in
place for collection of the
daily composite sample.
2. Environmental monitoring
personnel have been
advised as to the
importance of keeping the
composite sampling bottles
clean.
Closed
Closed
Obs-3 Response to Complaints
The Agency noted that wind
direction was noted when
carrying out odour assessments
with response to complaints.
1. The licensee shall note wind
direction when carrying out
odour assessments.
2. The licensee shall have due
regard to AG5 when carrying
1. TCC will undertake all odour
assessments in accordance
with the Agency Guidance.
2. A copy of the AG5
guidelines is retained at the
site for reference.
Closed
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Audit Ref.
No.
Audit Observations Corrective Action Required TCC Corrective Action Completion
Date
out odour assessments.
Obs-4 Antibiotic Contaminated Milk
Rejection Procedure
Procedure for dealing with
rejected milk.
1. The Licensee shall submit to the
Agency details of the final
destination of the contaminated
milk removed from the facility or
disposed by the facility in 2010.
2. Amend the current Antibiotic
Rejection Procedure without delay.
3. The Licensee is required to maintain
records of all contaminated milk
received and rejected from the
facility. The records shall include
dates, quantities and reasons fro
rejection and shall apply to all milk
collected by Tipperary Co-Op
Tankers and other External
Transporters.
1. Details of the final
destination of the
consignment of milk sent off
site are appended with this
letter.
2. The antibiotic procedure
has been amended to
reflect current practice at
the facility.
3. TCC are developing a log
which will be completed for
all rejected milk from the
site. Full details of
destination of the disposed
milk will include. This log will
be available at the site for
inspection.
Closed
Closed
Closed
Obs-5 Submission of Reports and
Responses to the Agency
The Agency noted that recently,
the Licensee has failed to meet
a number of Agency deadlines,
in particular on notification of
incidents, reports on follow up
investigations, reports on
complaint responses, quarterly
reports, AER and submission of
1. The Licensee shall ensure the timely
submission of reports and
documents to the Agency and shall
comply with all timelines specified in
Agency correspondence.
2. The Licensee is reminded of Agency
correspondence reference ‘gc23jf’
relating to quarterly monitoring
reports.
1. TCC are committed to
meeting all submission
requests within the timelines
set by the Agency.
2. The most recent monitoring
results are appended with
this letter.
Ongoing
Ongoing
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No.
Audit Observations Corrective Action Required TCC Corrective Action Completion
Date
specified engineering works
(SEW’s)
3. The Licensee shall refer to the
licence emission point reference
names in all reports submitted to the
Agency.
Obs-6 Emissions to Water & Sewer
Monitoring Reports & Daily
Inspection Log.
The Agency identified a
discrepancy between results
recorded in the laboratory and
those recorded by handheld
monitoring equipment.
1. The Licensee is required to
investigate the situation and
establish which set of results are
accurate.
2. If the Licensee is to continue with a
handheld device, it shall be
calibrated and without delay and
in future as per manufacturers
recommendations.
3. The Licensee shall record the units of
measurement for each result
recorded.
1. All units of measurement will
be recorded on all
monitoring documents at
the facility.
Closed
Obs. 7 Calibration Records
Copies of Calibration
Certificates on composite
samplers.
1. The Licensee shall forward copies of
the calibration records for the
onsite composite samplers to the
Agency.
1. Copies of the Calibration
Certificates are appended
with this letter.
Closed
Obs. 8 Bund Integrity Test Reports &
Weekly Inspection Logs.
Content of Bund Integrity Report.
Description of Weekly Inspection
Log.
1. All future test reports must include
the capacity of the largest tanks
within the bund and/or the largest
tank.
1. TCC will ensure that all
future reports include the
capacity of the largest tank
stored on the bund.
Closed
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No.
Audit Observations Corrective Action Required TCC Corrective Action Completion
Date
2. A site map is to be included in all
future reports to indicate the
location of bunds.
3. The bund inspection log is to be
renamed to (Weekly Bund
Inspection Log)
4. The Licensee shall record the status
of bunds on the inspection logs,
e.g. bund contains water, requires
emptying etc.
2. TCC will ensure a site map is
developed detailing the
locations of all bunds.
3. Bund inspection log has
been amended.
4. TCC will ensure that all
details of inspection findings
are recorded on the log
sheets.
Closed
Closed
Obs. 9 Notification of Incidents
Failure to notify the Agency of
incidents in a timely manner.
1. The Licensee shall ensure the timely
submission of notification of
incidents to the Agency in a timely
manner and shall comply with all
Agency correspondence.
1. TCC is committed to
improving its
communication with the
Agency on all incidents
together with proposed
corrective actions and
progress reports.
Ongoing
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2.9 Energy Balance
The processing of bulk liquid milk to a range of dry dairy
products involves a range of energy intensive stages where
heat is required.
Fuel usage on-site is comprised of heavy fuel oil (HFO), light fuel
oil (LFO), diesel and lubricating oil.
HFO is utilised by the two principal steam producing boilers (A1-
1 and A1-2) for milk processing and cleaning operations on-site.
HFO is also used by the stand-by boiler (A1-3). A thermoheater
(A1-4) which provides heating for the Anhydro Drier operates on
LFO.
Electricity is used on-site to power motors, compressors,
refrigeration, agitators, conveyors and lighting on-site.
Energy is a key raw material at the plant and significant effort
has been made in improving energy efficiency. TCC implement
an Energy Conservation Plan where they monitor energy usage
with the aim of improving energy efficiencies with regard to
compressed air, chilled water usage, butter cold store, lighting,
etc.
Energy costs contribute significantly to overall operating costs.
As a result, energy efficiency is a high priority and relative
energy consumption, i.e. energy consumption per m3 of taken
into the plant, is closely tracked. Figures for energy consumption
in 2009, 2010 and 2011 are tabulated in Table 23.
Table 23: Energy Consumption 2009, 2010 & 2011.
Year HFO Gas Oil Electricity
m3
m3/m3
milk m3
m3/m3
milk kW
kW/m3
milk
2009 7740 0.029 341 0.00129 11,300,000 42.20
2010 7741 0.029 318 0.00113 11,455,768 41.06
2011 2161 - 341 0.00122 11,550,000 41.34
* TCC consumed 5,153,322Nm3of NG during 2011.
In order to draw a comparison between monitoring results, the
natural gas usage and HFO have been converted to KW,
converting previous years oil consumption will direct
comparison between years.
The calculations are based on conversion rates for fuel oil and
natural gas posted by the Carbon Trust (120874kwh per tonne
and 11kwh per m3 respectively).
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Table 24. Boiler Energy Comparison
Year KWh
2010 93,565,467
2011 82,806,549
% Change -11.49
As presented in Table 24 above, there has been a significant
reduction in energy used to generate steam for the process.
In order to compare energy usage on a unit milk processed
basis, the total KWh of energy used in 2010 and 2011 were
compared against the volume of milk processed at the facility.
It was found that there was 11.27% less steam energy required in
2011 vs. 2010 to process a cubic meter of milk. It is noted that
Tipperary Cooperative is an integrated site and so energy
usage in milk processing varies depending on the product type,
regardless, the savings are substantial.
2.10 Water Balance
TCC obtains its water from an on-site well and from the mains
supply provided by Tipperary South County Council.
Water is a key raw material in the plant and is used in a number
of areas including cleaning, process and production and
services (boiler, chilled water, etc). Table 25 presents the water
usage figures for 2009, 2010 & 2011 compared with milk intake
figures.
Table 25 Water usage figures for 2009, 2010 & 2011.
M
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k
.
2.11 Pipeline Integrity Testing Programme
Tipperary Cooperative Creamery carried out a comprehensive
pipeline integrity assessment at the facility in the in the last
quarter of 2011 and first quarter of 2012. No defects were found
in 80% of all foul lines inspected. The remaining 20% of lines
inspected require further testing or local repair. A programme
of further inspection and repair has been developed.
Year Water Usage Milk Intake
m3 m3
2009 266,420 267,759
2010 280,702 278,976
2011 274,389 279,381
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2.12 ELRA/RMP
It is noted that the removal of HFO off site as a fuel for steam
generation on site reduces significantly the site liability.
Furthermore, as part of the boiler house upgrade and
conversion to natural gas, both of the HFO tanks and bund
were cleaned by specialist contractors, with all oily wastes
derived sent off site for treatment at regulated facilities
Tipperary Cooperative Creameries will undertake a review of
both the ELRA and RMP in 2012.
2.13 Environmental Incidents and Complaints
In order to fully comply with Condition 11.4 of the IPPC Licence,
TCC has introduced a procedure (“EP005 Non-Conformance
Corrective Action Procedure”) for notification of environmental
incidents, non-compliances or emergencies to the EPA and
other relevant bodies including South Tipperary County Council
and the Southern Fisheries Board.
In the event of an environmental incident at or associated with
the plant, TCC is required to inform the EPA by telephone and
fax. A record of the incident must be made and submitted to
the Agency.
A proposal is then submitted for approval within one month of
the incident occurring regarding preventative measures put in
place to avoid reoccurrence and any other remedial action
required as per Condition 9.3.2.
TCC also operates a system for logging formal complaints
received from the public and notifying the EPA as to the nature
of the complaint and the follow-up investigation.
2.14.1 Environmental Incidents
There was one environmental incident at the site in June 2011,
where a white discharge was observed in the river downstream
of the SW-2 discharge point. TCC carried out a thorough
investigation of the river downstream of the facility including
chemical analysis of the water. No deterioration in the quality of
the receiving water was identified.
2.14.2 Environmental Complaints
TCC log and investigate any complaints of an environmental
nature, in accordance with Condition 11.5 of the IPPC Licence.
There were no environmental complaints taken at the facility
during 2011.
Tipperary Cooperative Creamery Ltd 2011 AER
AER 2011 Page 38 of 38
3. Environmental Management Programme-Summary
Update
This section of the AER contains summary information on the Tipperary
Co-operative Creamery Ltd. Environmental Management Programme
(EMP), and a review of the facilities performance in achieving the
specified targets throughout 2010. The EMP covers all compliance and
improvement programmes developed at Tipperary Co-operative
Creamery.
It is noted that both the EMP and Schedule of Objectives and Targets fall
under the site Environmental Management System and accordingly, are
included within a structured system of management review and periodic
auditing by internal auditors.
3.1 EMP Report 2011
The EMP includes the Company Environmental Objectives and
Targets, the means by which these will be achieved and
associated timescales.
This document aims to address the requirements of the IPPC
Licence and much of the environmental management efforts
undertaken on site are focused on compliance with the licence.
The progress made at the facility in 2011 and works planned for
2012 are presented in Attachment B appended with this report.
Attachment A
Pollutant Register Transfer Register 2011
Sheet : Facility ID Activities AER Returns Workbook 7/8/2012 15:33
| PRTR# : P0801 | Facility Name : Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited |
Filename : P0801_2011.xls | Return Year : 2011 | 5062 07/08/2012 15:33
Guidance to completing the PRTR workbook
Version 1.1.13
REFERENCE YEAR 2011
1. FACILITY IDENTIFICATION
Parent Company Name Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited
Facility Name Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited
PRTR Identification Number P0801
Licence Number P0801-01
Waste or IPPC Classes of Activity
No. class_name
7.2.1
The treatment and processing of milk, the quantity of milk received
being greater than 200 tonnes per day (average value on a yearly
basis).
Address 1 Station Road
Address 2 Tipperary
Address 3 County Tipperary
Address 4
Tipperary
Country Ireland
Coordinates of Location -8.16245 52.4709
River Basin District IESE
NACE Code 1051
Main Economic Activity Operation of dairies and cheese making
AER Returns Contact Name John Lewis
AER Returns Contact Email Address [email protected]
AER Returns Contact Position Environmental Manager
AER Returns Contact Telephone Number 062 33111
AER Returns Contact Mobile Phone Number 087 2051540
AER Returns Contact Fax Number 062 32000
Production Volume 0.0
Production Volume Units
Number of Installations 0
Number of Operating Hours in Year 0
Number of Employees 0
User Feedback/Comments
Web Address
2. PRTR CLASS ACTIVITIES
Activity Number Activity Name
8(c) Treatment and processing of milk
3. SOLVENTS REGULATIONS (S.I. No. 543 of 2002)
Is it applicable? No
Have you been granted an exemption ? Yes
If applicable which activity class applies (as per
Schedule 2 of the regulations) ?
Is the reduction scheme compliance route being
used ?
AER Returns Workbook
| PRTR# : P0801 | Facility Name : Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited | Filename : P0801_2011.xls | Return Year : 2011 | Page 1 of 1
4.1 RELEASES TO AIR Link to previous years emissions data | PRTR# : P0801 | Facility Name : Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited | Filename : P0801_2011.xls | Return Year : 2011 | 07/08/2012 15:35
8 10 18 18 26 26 6 10 6 6 6 6 10
SECTION A : SECTOR SPECIFIC PRTR POLLUTANTS
Please enter all quantities in this section in KGs
QUANTITY
A1-1 A1-2 A1-3 A1-4 A2-1
No. Annex II Name M/C/E Method Code Designation or Description Emission Point 1 Emission Point 2 Emission Point 3 Emission Point 4 Emission Point 5 T (Total) KG/Year
A (Accidental)
KG/Year
F (Fugitive)
KG/Year
11 Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2) E EN 14791:2005 18242.0 4064.0 16881.0 0.0 0.0 39187.0 0.0 0.0
08 Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2) E CRM
Kane May Quintox Flue Gas
Analayser 18353.0 9418.0 8782.0 1012.0 0.0 37565.0 0.0 0.0
86 Particulate matter (PM10) E CRM
Zambelli ZB2 Stack
Sampler and 5005 Control
Unit 9965.0 2069.0 16947.0 0.0 18397.0 47378.0 0.0 0.0
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SECTION B : REMAINING PRTR POLLUTANTS
Please enter all quantities in this section in KGs
QUANTITY
No. Annex II Name M/C/E Method Code Designation or Description Emission Point 1 T (Total) KG/Year A (Accidental) KG/Year F (Fugitive) KG/Year
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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SECTION C : REMAINING POLLUTANT EMISSIONS (As required in your Licence)
Please enter all quantities in this section in KGs
QUANTITY
A1-1
Pollutant No. Name M/C/E Method Code Designation or Description Emission Point 1 T (Total) KG/Year A (Accidental) KG/Year F (Fugitive) KG/Year
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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Additional Data Requested from Landfill operators
Landfill: Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited
Please enter summary data on the
quantities of methane flared and / or
utilised
additional_pollutant_no T (Total) kg/Year M/C/E Method Code
Designation or
Description
Facility Total Capacity m3
per hour
Total estimated methane generation (as per
site model) 0.0 N/A
Methane flared 0.0 0.0 (Total Flaring Capacity)
Methane utilised in engine/s 0.0 0.0 (Total Utilising Capacity)
Net methane emission (as reported in Section
A above) 0.0 N/A
For the purposes of the National Inventory on Greenhouse Gases, landfill operators are requested to provide summary data on landfill gas (Methane)
flared or utilised on their facilities to accompany the figures for total methane generated. Operators should only report their Net methane (CH4)
emission to the environment under T(total) KG/yr for Section A: Sector specific PRTR pollutants above. Please complete the table below:
Method Used
Method Used
POLLUTANT
RELEASES TO AIR
POLLUTANT METHOD
Method Used
RELEASES TO AIR
RELEASES TO AIR
METHOD
POLLUTANT METHOD
Method Used
4.2 RELEASES TO WATERS Link to previous years emissions data | PRTR# : P0801 | Facility Name : Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited | Filename : P0801_2011.xls | Return Year : 2011 |
8 9 17 17 25 29 6
SECTION A : SECTOR SPECIFIC PRTR POLLUTANTS Data on ambient monitoring of storm/surface water or groundwater, conducted as part of your licence requirements, should NOT b
Please enter all quantities in this section in KGs
SW-2
No. Annex II Name M/C/E Method Code Designation or Description Emission Point 1 T (Total) KG/Year
13 Total phosphorus E ALT Standard Method 56.0 56.0
12 Total nitrogen E ALT Standard Method 988.0 988.0
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SECTION B : REMAINING PRTR POLLUTANTS
Please enter all quantities in this section in KGs
No. Annex II Name M/C/E Method Code Designation or Description Emission Point 1 T (Total) KG/Year
0.0 0.0
* Select a row by double-clicking on the Pollutant Name (Column B) then click the delete button
SECTION C : REMAINING POLLUTANT EMISSIONS (as required in your Licence)
Please enter all quantities in this section in KGs
SW-2
Pollutant No. Name M/C/E Method Code Designation or Description Emission Point 1 T (Total) KG/Year
306 COD E ALT Standard Method 4236.0 4236.0
303 BOD E ALT Standard Method 451.0 451.0
387 Ortho-phosphate (as P) E ALT Standard Method 21.0 21.0
238 Ammonia (as N) E ALT Standard Method 10.0 10.0
314 Fats, Oils and Greases E ALT Standard Method 1029.0 1029.0
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RELEASES TO WATERS
Method Used
RELEASES TO WATERS
RELEASES TO WATERS
Method Used
POLLUTANT
Method Used
POLLUTANT
POLLUTANT
07/08/2012 15:35
6 6 6 6 6 29
Data on ambient monitoring of storm/surface water or groundwater, conducted as part of your licence requirements, should NOT be submitted under AER / PRTR Reporting as this only concerns Releases from your facility
QUANTITY
A (Accidental) KG/Year F (Fugitive) KG/Year
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
QUANTITY
A (Accidental) KG/Year F (Fugitive) KG/Year
0.0 0.0
QUANTITY
A (Accidental) KG/Year F (Fugitive) KG/Year
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
4.3 RELEASES TO WASTEWATER OR SEWER Link to previous years emissions data | PRTR# : P0801 | Facility Name : Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited | Filename : P0801_2011.xls | Return Year : 2011 |07/08/2012 15:35
8 8 16 20 6 6 6 6 20
SECTION A : PRTR POLLUTANTS
Please enter all quantities in this section in KGs
QUANTITY
No. Annex II Name M/C/E Method Code Designation or Description Emission Point 1 T (Total) KG/Year A (Accidental) KG/Year F (Fugitive) KG/Year
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
* Select a row by double-clicking on the Pollutant Name (Column B) then click the delete button
SECTION B : REMAINING POLLUTANT EMISSIONS (as required in your Licence)
Please enter all quantities in this section in KGs
QUANTITY
SE-1
Pollutant No. Name M/C/E Method Code Designation or Description Emission Point 1 T (Total) KG/Year A (Accidental) KG/Year F (Fugitive) KG/Year
306 COD E ALT Standard Method 13159.0 13159.0 0.0 0.0
303 BOD E ALT Standard Method 4895.0 4895.0 0.0 0.0
387 Ortho-phosphate (as P) E ALT Standard Method 556.0 556.0 0.0 0.0
240 Suspended Solids E ALT Standard Method 6996.0 6996.0 0.0 0.0
314 Fats, Oils and Greases E ALT Standard Method 2003.0 2003.0 0.0 0.0
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OFFSITE TRANSFER OF POLLUTANTS DESTINED FOR WASTE-WATER TREATMENT OR SEWER
OFFSITE TRANSFER OF POLLUTANTS DESTINED FOR WASTE-WATER TREATMENT OR SEWER
Method Used
Method Used
POLLUTANT METHOD
POLLUTANT METHOD
5. ONSITE TREATMENT & OFFSITE TRANSFERS OF WASTE | PRTR# : P0801 | Facility Name : Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited | Filename : P0801_2011.xls | Return Year : 2011 | 07/08/2012 15:35
5 16 Please enter all quantities on this sheet in Tonnes 10
Quantity
(Tonnes per
Year)
Haz Waste : Name and
Licence/Permit No of Next
Destination Facility Non
Haz Waste: Name and
Licence/Permit No of
Recover/Disposer
Haz Waste : Address of Next
Destination Facility
Non Haz Waste: Address of
Recover/Disposer
Name and License / Permit No. and
Address of Final Recoverer /
Disposer (HAZARDOUS WASTE
ONLY)
Actual Address of Final Destination
i.e. Final Recovery / Disposal Site
(HAZARDOUS WASTE ONLY)
Transfer Destination
European Waste
Code Hazardous Quantity T/Year Description of Waste
Waste
Treatment
Operation M/C/E Method Used
Location of
Treatment Name and Licence / Permit No. of Recoverer / Disposer / Broker Address of Recoverer / Disposer / Broker Name and Address of Final Destination i.e. Final Recovery / Disposal Site (HAZARDOUS WASTE ONLY) Licence / Permit No. of Final Destination i.e. Final Recovery / Disposal Site (HAZARDOUS WASTE ONLY)
To Other Countries 20 01 21 Yes 0.01
fluorescent tubes and other mercury-
containing waste R4 E Volume Calculation Abroad
Irish Lamp Recycling,WCP-
DC-08-115-01
Woodstock Industrial
Estate,Kilkenny Road,Athy,
Co Kildare,Ireland
Clausheis
Metals,MB/00.091030/A,389
9AH
,Zeewolde,.,.,Netherlands
3899AH
,Zeewolde,.,.,Netherlands
Within the Country 17 04 05 No 30.0 iron and steel R4 E Volume Calculation Offsite in Ireland
Cork Metal Co.
Ltd,CK(S)491/07 Dublin Hill,.,Cork,.,Ireland
Within the Country 20 03 01 No 81.97 mixed municipal waste D1 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland Mr Binman ,W0061-03
Luddenmore,Grange,Kilmallo
ck Limerick,.,Ireland
Within the Country 20 01 38 No 61.15 wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37 R3 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland Mr Binman ,W0061-03
Luddenmore,Grange,Kilmallo
ck Limerick,.,Ireland
Within the Country 15 01 01 No 15.94 paper and cardboard packaging R3 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland Mr Binman ,W0061-03
Luddenmore,Grange,Kilmallo
ck Limerick,.,Ireland
Within the Country 13 07 03 Yes 29.96 other fuels (including mixtures) R13 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland
ENVA Ireland Ltd. ,W0184-
01
Clonminum Industrial
Estate,Portlaoise,.,.,Ireland
ENVA Ireland Ltd,W0184-
01,Clonminum Industrial
Estate,Portlaoise,.,.,Ireland
Clonminum Industrial
Estate,Portlaoise,.,.,Ireland
Within the Country 13 07 03 Yes 44.2 other fuels (including mixtures) R13 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland
ENVA Ireland Ltd. ,W0184-
01
Clonminum Industrial
Estate,Portlaoise,.,.,Ireland
ENVA Ireland Ltd,W0184-
01,Clonminum Industrial
Estate,Portlaoise,.,.,Ireland
Clonminum Industrial
Estate,Portlaoise,.,.,Ireland
Within the Country 13 07 03 Yes 1.0 other fuels (including mixtures) R13 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland
ENVA Ireland Ltd. ,W0184-
01
Clonminum Industrial
Estate,Portlaoise,.,.,Ireland
ENVA Ireland Ltd,W0184-
01,Clonminum Industrial
Estate,Portlaoise,.,.,Ireland
Clonminum Industrial
Estate,Portlaoise,.,.,Ireland
Within the Country 02 05 02 No 522.72 sludges from on-site effluent treatment R10 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland
BEOFFS,WFP-KK-09-001-
01
Camphill,Callen
,Kilkenny,.,Ireland
Within the Country 02 05 02 No 92.54 sludges from on-site effluent treatment R10 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland Waddocks,WP11/04 Kilmaster,Carlow,.,.,Ireland
Within the Country 02 05 02 No 425.36 sludges from on-site effluent treatment R10 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland
Littleton Composting
Ltd,W0249-01 Littleton,Tipperary,.,.,Ireland
Within the Country 02 05 02 No 63.22 sludges from on-site effluent treatment R10 M Weighed Offsite in Ireland
McDonnell Farm
Biogas,WFP/LK/2011/50/R2/
T1
Dunmoylan,Shanagolden,Li
merick,.,Ireland
* Select a row by double-clicking the Description of Waste then click the delete button
Link to previous years waste data
Link to previous years waste summary data & percentage change
Method Used
Attachment B
Environmental Management Programme 2011/2012
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time
Scale
Responsibility Status
1.1 To develop an Environmental
Management System (EMS)
for the site.
Condition 2.2.1
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801-01
Compile Environmental Manual 01.09.2008 Environmental
Manager
Complete
Submit EMP as part of 2011 AER 31.03.2011 In progress
Review Progress with 2011 EMP Quarterly On going
Prepare 2013 EMP 31.1.2013 Ongoing
Carry out internal environmental audits Ongoing Ongoing
Identify environmental training needs of
all employees
Ongoing Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
Schedule appropriate training Ongoing Environmental
Supervisor
Ongoing
Provide environmental awareness training
to all employees
Ongoing Environmental
Supervisor
Ongoing
Include environmental awareness training
on Agenda with all other staff training.
Ongoing Ongoing
Review environmental performance of
facility.
Ongoing
Review EMP for 2012/2013
Prepare and Review AER 01.03.2013 Ongoing
1.0 Objective To maintain and improve environmental management at TCC
20.12.2012 Environmental
Team
1.4 Prepare and submit Annual
Environmental Report (AER).
Condition 11.8 of
IPPC Licence No.
Environmental
Manager
1.2 To ensure that all employees
are made aware of
requirements of the site
environmental system.
Condition 2.2.2.7
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801-01.
1.3 To conduct Annual
Environmental Review
Meetings.
Condition 2.2.2.3
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801-01
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time
Scale
Responsibility Status
1.0 Objective To maintain and improve environmental management at TCC
Submit AER 31.03.2012
Prepare annual statement on
Environmental Liabilities
01.12.2008 Complete
Submit as part of AER 2011 31.03.2012
Update ELRA to take account of boiler
house upgrade.
30.10.2012 In Progress
Identify type of Management system
suitable for needs of Tipperary Co-
Operative Creamery
30.12.2008 Complete
Make updates to the EMP as required. 30.06.2011 In Progress
Implement system Ongoing Ongoing
1.7 Provide a copy of the PRTR
report to the Water Services
Authority on an annual basis.
Condition 11.9 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801-01
Submit a copy of the PRTR for to Tipperary
Town Council on an annual basis.
Ongoing Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
In progress
1.6 Develop and establish Data
Management System.
Condition 6.19 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801-01
01.03.2012 Environmental
Manager
1.8 To review annually the
decommissioning plan and
proposed amendments to
Condition 10.2.2
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801
Review decommissioning plan. Make
amendments where necessary and
include in the Annual Environmental
Environmental
Manager
1.5 Prepare Environmental
Liabilities annual statement.
Condition 12.3.2
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801-01
Environmental
Manager
Environmental Report (AER). IPPC Licence No.
P0801-01
Manager
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time Scale Responsibility Status
2.1 All tank container and drum
storage areas shall be
rendered impervious.
Condition 3.6.1 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
Review storage of tanks, drums and
container areas.
01.03.2009 Environmental
Manager
Complete
Document a bund emptying procedure
as part of the EMS
Complete
Demonstrate that all storage areas are
impervious to materials stored therein and
repair if necessary
01.09.2008 Ongoing
Install stainless steel liner in CIP bulk
Storage Bund.
01.03.2009 Complete
Install covers on outside bunds to stop in
the ingress of rainwater
01.04.2009 Complete
Install spill tray at Whey storage area. 28.02.212 Complete
Upgrade road diesel bund. 28.02.2012 Complete
Installation of a collectin system at the
entrance to the chemical storage shed.
30.07.2010 Complete
Repair Whey Silo Platform repairs. 30.09.2010 Complete
Relocated Hydrox bund to location
ouside of surface water management
plan.
31.08.2010 Complete
2.0 Objective To establish suitable site infrastructure at TCC
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time Scale Responsibility Status
2.0 Objective To establish suitable site infrastructure at TCC
Integrity testing of
underground pipes, tanks,
bunding structures.
Review site drawings and develop a
programme of works for integrity testing
01.10.2008 Complete
Undertake programme of integrity testing Rolling
Programme
Ongoing
Review integrity of the HFO bund, make
repairs where necessary.
31.08.2010 Complete
Prepare and submit scaled drawing of
drainage network.
01.03.2009 Complete
Submit findings of programme as part of
AER
31.03.2012 Complete
Develop repairs prgramme for pipelines
identified as requiring repair in 2012.
30.9.2012 In progress
Agree the laboratory and the scope of
testing to in advance with the EPA.
Complete
Undertake testing Complete
2.3 To undertake acute toxicity
of the undiluted final
condensate effluent on four
aquatic species from
different trophic levels by a
competent laboratory.
Condition 6.11.1
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801
01.08.2008 Environmental
Manager
2.2 Condition
6.9.1&6.9.2 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
Environmental
Manager
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time Scale Responsibility Status
2.0 Objective To establish suitable site infrastructure at TCC
Submit two upstream and downstream
monitoring locations to the Agency for
approval
01.05.2010 Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
Review requirements for toxicity
monitoring as part of IPPC Licence
Review.
30.09.2012 Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
Develop inspection and maintenance
programme as part of EMS.
Ongoing Complete
Undertaken efficiency testing. Annual
Requirement
Scheduled
2.6 Ensure that landspreading
only occurs on lands agreed
in advance by the EPA.
Condition 8.11.1
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801
Agree landspreading locations with the
EPA.
01.12.2008 Environmental
Manager
Complete
Identify with Agency approval suitable
means for disposal of waste sludge.
Ongoing. Ongoing
Contractors taking waste off site for
landspreading have submitted NMP's to
the Agency on our behalf.
Ongoing Ongoing
Ensure that Tipperary Coop have a record
of all information sent to the EPA.
Ongoing Ongoing
2.4
Condition 6.2 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
Environmental
Manager
Toxicity Testing Condition 6.11.1
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801
2.5 Inspect maintain and boilers
annually and have
combustion efficiency
testing.
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time Scale Responsibility Status
2.0 Objective To establish suitable site infrastructure at TCC
Ensure that alterations to the land bank
have written approval from the EPA.
Ongoing Ongoing
01.04.2009 Environmental
Manager
Complete-Sludge from
the WWTP is currently
sent for composting.
2.7 To asses the suitability of the
temporary holding structure
for organic wastes (WWTP
sludge) in accordance with
the Department of
Agriculture Specification S. 13
1; Minimum Specification for
Earth Lined Slurry/Effluent
Stores and Ancillary Works.
Condition 8.10 of
IPPC licence No.
P0801
Ensure that any organic waste stored at
off site locations is stored in accordance
with Dept of Agriculture specifications.
TCC to seek clarification from Dept of
Agriculture
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time Scale Responsibility Status
3.1 Prepare programme for
identification and reduction of
fugitive emissions.
Condition 6.8 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
Action recommendations set out in
Fugitive Emissions Report.
30.12.2010 Environmental
Manager
In progress
3.2 Carry out an Annual Noise Survey. Condition 6.13.1
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801
Undertake noise monitoring as per
Icondition 6.13 of the IPPC Licence.
30.09.2012 Environmental
Manager
Scheduled
3.2.1 To prepare a noise management
programme for the site.
Condition 6.13.2
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801
The programme will be developed
based on the results of the noise
survey.
31.10.2012 Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
3.3 Prepare programme for the
identification and reduction of
noise emissions.
Condition 6.13.3
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801.
Identification and reduction of noise
emissions will be developed based
on the results of the noise survey.
30.10.2011 Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
3.4 To prepare a test Programme for
all abatement equipment noted
in condition 6.3.1 of the IPPC
Licence.
Condition 6.3. of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
Prepare Test Programme 01.10.2008 Environmental
Manager
Complete
3.5 Undertake a feasibility study to
reduce discharges of condensate
to the River Ara.
Condition 6.11.4
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801
Review all water uses on site and
identify potential areas where water
is used at the site.
30.11.2012 Services
Manager
Ongoing
Carry out feasability study on the
resue of secondary cosndensate
30.01.2012 Services
Manager
Ongoing
3.6 To undertake ambient dust
monitoring
Condition 6.14 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
Gauges to be installed and
procedure to be put in place for
monitoring and analysis.
01.03.2011 Environmental
Manager
Complete
3.0 Objective To establish and maintain site control at TCC
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time Scale Responsibility Status
3.0 Objective To establish and maintain site control at TCC
Gauges to be installed and
procedure to be put in place for
monitoring and analysis.
01.03.2011 Complete
Personnel to be trained in the
procedure.
Ongoing
3.7 Prepare a programme of works to
address the odour nuisance
created by the on-site WWTP.
Condition 6.15.2
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801
Programme of works will be
developed based on the findings of
the Odour Audit.
01.02.2012 Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
(Surface Aerators have been
replaced with dissolved aeration
system. Maintenance works have
also been carried out on the
Biotower)
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time Scale Responsibility Status
Carry out energy efficiency Audit. 01.04.2009 Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
Complete Energy Audit on the basis of
the new plant and equipment installed
in the boiler house.
30.10.2011
Implement recommendations of the
audit.
01.12.2011 Ongoing
Apply electricity metrics to various
areas of the plant (cheese, butter,
powder) to permit energy targets to be
put set and monitored. 30.11.2012
Services
Manager
4.2 Reuse of water onsite to be addressed
as part of action 3.5.
01.12.2008 Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
4.2.1
Develop a water balance for the facility.30.11.2012
Services
Manager Ongoing
4.2.2 Identify areas where water savings can
be made. 31.12.2012
Services
Manager Ongoing
Undertake efficiency raw materials.
Water usage, oil, gas, and packaging
via waste figures are reported annually
in the AER.
01.12.2008 Environmental
Manager
Ongoing
Assessment of oil and electricity used
versus production is undertaken on a
monthly basis.
Ongoing Facilities
Manager
Ongoing
4.3 To undertake an
assessment of the
efficiency of use of raw
materials.
Condition 7.4 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
4.0 Objective To Improve Energy Efficiency Use at TCC
4.1 To carry out energy
efficiency Audit.
Condition 7.1, 7.2
of IPPC Licence
No. P0801
To identify opportunities for
reduction in the quantity of
water used on site
including recycling and
reuse initiatives, wherever
possible.
Condition 7.3 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
No. Target Licence
Condition
Plan Time Scale Responsibility Status
Prepare Accident Prevention Policy 01.10.2009
Review Annually Ongoing
To establish Emergency
Response procedure.
Prepare Emergency Response Procedure. 01.10.2008 Complete
Review Annually Implement Emergency Response
Procedure.
01.11.2008 Complete
Review Annually Ongoing Ongoing
5.2 Condition 9.2 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
Environmental
Manager
5.0 Objective: To Improve Emergency Preparedness at TCC
5.1 To establish Accident
Prevention Policy.
Condition 9.1 of
IPPC Licence No.
P0801
Environmental
Manager
Complete