Waste Water Department
Cork County Council's Waste Water Department is based at the Council offices at Inniscarra, County Cork.
The Waste Water Laboratory was established in 1978, and implements the provisions of the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts 1977 to 2007, and the Urban Wastewater Regulations, 2001. The Dept. currently employs 7 staff. It has NAB Accreditation status since 1991.
The key activities of the Waste Water Department include:
- Licensing of discharges to waters and sewers under the Water Pollution Act
- Industrial inspections and audits of licensed facilities to ensure compliance with their licence and enforcement of non compliances
- Monitoring, sampling and analysis of municipal sewage treatment plans and outfalls.
- Compilation of urban waste water returns to the EPA
- Dealing with public complaints of water pollution
- Provision of Freedom of Information Act data.
- Evaluation of submitted industrial monitoring data.
- Monitoring/enforcement of planning conditions and waste permits.
- Preparation of test reports, annual report and complaint investigation reports.
- Preparation of evidence of criminal and civil proceedings, oral hearings and attendance as expert witnesses.
- Maintenance of the ISO 17025 Quality System.
- Carrying out garage inspections
Contact Wastewater Laboratory:
Phone: 021 4532709
Fax: 021 4532777
E-mail: wastewater@corkcoco.ie
