Resources allocated to complaint investigations during 2022 included 6 litter wardens, 8 waste enforcement officers (increase from 2 in 2021, reflecting staff turnover and complaints allocated to more staff), 1 environmental health officer, 1 executive scientist and 1 water pollution officer, with additional resources available from each team as required.
Complaints referred to by the EPA are fully investigated and an update on outcome provided to the EPA
16 farm inspections (GAP)
Septic Tanks Inspections
Section 4 Trade Effluent Discharge Licences
During 2022 there were 20 active trade effluent discharge licences operating in the Fingal County Council area. Throughout the year, monitoring was carried out and water samples were taken at each of the licence locations.
In total 130 water samples/monitoring of Section 4 discharges were carried out in 2022. All water samples taken were delivered to and analysed by the Central Laboratory. The frequency of monitoring was 4, 6 or 12 times depending on the nature of the discharge and the location of the licence. Any exceedances of limit values for parameters set down in the Section 4 licences were relayed to the Licensees as soon as results were received back from the laboratory. During 2022, 5 licences did not have any exceedances recorded for any of the parameters analysed. The remaining 15 licences recorded exceedances of one or more parameter limit value.
Misconnections
Monitoring: A total of 503 no. Investigative monitoring samples were undertaken (430 targeted and non-statutory rivers plus 101
investigative samples)
Bathing Water
Private Water Supplies
Water Quality Complaints – 171 Inspections
Illegal Waste Sites of Interest
Blancomet Investigation
Domestic waste
Noise
