ICEDD E-PRTR: Point of view and questions of the extractive sector about the Guidance Document...

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E-PRTR: Point of view and questions of the extractive sector about the

Guidance Document

FORTEA + MRW: DGRNE + ICEDD

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E-PRTR FORTEA + MRW:DGRNE + ICEDD JmV 20070612

European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

European Pollutant Emission Register familiar to cement and lime producers but new to quarries

2007 first year of monitoring for quarries

First reporting: January 2008

Collaboration Walloon Region Authorities with FORTEA to clarify some items related to PRTR declaration

Background

Quarry specific issues

Next actions

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Area effectively under extractive operations

Background


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E-PRTR Annex I includes at Opencast mining and quarrying where the surface of the area under extractive operations equals 25 ha.

Guidance document clarify this surface

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Background


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Reserves

Rehabilitated area

Under extractive operations

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Background


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Starts with: top soil stripping

Ends with: rehabilitation according to permit

To be approved by competent authorities

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Background


Next actions 1site, 4 installations, 4 operators, 1reporting

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Background


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2 sites, 2 facilities, 2operators, 2 reporting

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Background


Next actions 2 sites, 2 installations, 1 operator, 2 reporting

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Release to air, water and land

No land released knownBackground


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How to monitor releases into air?

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Release to air

Method suggested: Measurement if single point of emission Calculation for diffuse emissions (majority of case)

- Process description with emissions sources

Background


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Release to air

Background


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Emission = Activity Data * Emission Factor * Attenuation factor (E=AD*EF*AF)

E= emission to air to report AD = activity data measures the activity of the facility

e.g.– For PM10, quantity of product processed per year– For other pollutant: annual fuel consumption or

annual working time EF = emission factors as listed in approved reference

list AD = attenuation factor as listed in approved reference

list e.g.– Use of water spray during production decrease the

amount of PM10 emitted.

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Release to air

Background


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Source: process.

Use EF in g/t produced e.g. AP42 from US EPA or other approved reference

Sources: engines (dumper, loader), heating device, ...

Use EF given by the constructor in g/working hour or g/l of fuel

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Release to water

Method suggested: Sampling of releases

of waste water and analysis of pollutants content. Compute annual load by multiplying analysis results by annual flow.

- Describe hydro-geological conditions and water flows to qualify dewatering outlet water

Background


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Release to water

Background


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Aquifer

Perched water table

River

Surface water

Meteoric precipitation

Quarry

Subtract background loadDon’t subtract background load

Water flow

Water flow

Water flow

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Site transfers

Background


Next actions Not a specific

issue for quarryMining Waste Directive doesn’t change the issue

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E-PRTR for Quarries in a nutshell

Background


Next actions

Producer propose a technical file containing: Site description with specification of the area under

effective exploitation and operators Facility description including flow-sheet and describing

air emissions sources Calculations principles: description of AD, EF and AF Hydro geological scheme with water inlet and oulet

releases description Water pollutant sampling plan and annual flow

measurement List of off-site transfer wastes

Technical file submitted to competent authority for approval

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Work programme

Background


Next actions

Complete guidance to the Guidance Document with Regions Administrations: Acceptance of principles. Choice of EF and AF for PM10 and other air pollutant Diffusion of the document through FORTEA Workshop with authorities and producers

Review of the document for 2009 declaration

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