Licence Register No. P0504-01
EPA site visit was undertaken to investigate the drain network and discharge points in the northeastern area of the Glenlough bog and the potential connection between Bord na Móna’s drains and a drain on a neighbouring peat extraction site.
Connections between Bord na Móna’s drains, and the neighbouring operator’s boundary drain were noted.
In the context of the rehabilitation plan and the need to reduce the loss of water from the bog, the licensee shall state whether and how they will cease discharges from their site to the neighbouring peat extraction site drainage network.
Any ongoing discharges that cannot immediately cease (pending rehabilitation works) shall be monitored in Q4 2022 at their point of entry into the drain to establish compliance with licence limit values and/or trigger levels. Confirmation of such shall be submitted to the EPA upon completion.
A bridge was observed to have been constructed over the boundary drain connecting the BnM site and the neighbouring peat extraction site. Tyre tracks were noted in the peat in the area across the bridge over the boundary drain. The licensee did not explain the function of the bridge.
Neighboring site is a large Klasmann Deilmann peat extraction operation.
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