COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEASSOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

HEADED ITEM NO. 36

To amend Section 2.3.8.i to read as follows (additional and amended text in bold):

‘2.3.8.i     Policy WD2: Wastewater Treatment Plants and Wastewater Collection Systems

It is the policy of the Council that development shall be preceded by sufficient capacity in the public wastewater treatment plants and appropriate extensions in the existing public wastewater collection systems.

It is an objective of the Council to implement the relevant recommendations set out in Urban Waste Water Discharges in Ireland for Population Equivalents Greater than 500 Persons – A Report for the Years 2006-2007 (EPA 2009).  The wastewater collection system in South Dublin is subject to the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations. Dublin City Council acts on behalf of South Dublin County in regard to obtaining the relevant licence from the EPA.  It is an objective of the Council to have regard, when they are adopted, to the objectives and management practices proposed by the Dublin Bay Master Plan and the Coastal Zone Management Plan, where relevant and appropriate.’