Notice

BH8 0AJ, Wessex Water Limited: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/MP3193FE/V002

Published 17 October 2024

Applies to England

Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received an application to vary an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 involving substantial change to a permit from Wessex Water Limited.

Application number

EPR/MP3193FE/V002

Regulated facility type

This substantial variation is to add the following Schedule 1 listed activity under Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016: S5.4 A(1)(b)(i) Recovery or a mix of recovery and disposal of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day (or 100 tonnes per day if the only waste treatment activity is anaerobic digestion) involving biological treatment. The activity involves the biological treatment of sludge by anaerobic digestion. The facility is currently permitted as separate waste operations permits that will be varied into multi operator installation permits. The Wessex Water Limited permit shall form the main 5.4 activity permit, whilst the Wessex Water Enterprises Limited shall form a standalone directly associated activity (DAA) permit to the main 5.4 activity.

Regulated facility address

Berry Hill Bioresources Centre
Watery Lane
Throop
Bournemouth
BH8 0AJ

The application contains a description of how the proposed change(s) may affect:

  • the installation
  • the materials, substances and energy it will use and generate
  • the conditions of its site
  • the source, nature and quantity of its foreseeable emissions and their significant effects on the environment
  • the proposed techniques for preventing, reducing, and monitoring its emissions and preventing and recovering waste
  • and an outline of the main alternatives, if any, considered

How to view and comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 14 November 2024.

You can comment:

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

Via email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

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