SCHEDULE 3Exempt facilities and waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

PART 1Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions

CHAPTER 3Treatment of waste

SECTION 2Descriptions and specific conditions

Treatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter (T32)32

1

The treatment of relevant waste in a lined biobed or above ground biofilter.

2

The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph is set out below.

Codes

Waste types

020109, 160509

Non-hazardous pesticide washings only

3

For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—

a

the total quantity of waste treated or stored over any 12-month period does not exceed 15,000 litres,

b

the biobed or biofilter is located at a secure place that is—

i

at least 10 metres from a watercourse;

ii

at least 50 metres from a spring or well or from any borehole not used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes;

iii

at least 250 metres from any borehole used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes;

iv

not within a zone defined by a 50-day travel time for groundwater to reach a groundwater abstraction that is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes,

c

the biobed or biofilter—

i

is designed and maintained for the treatment operation;

ii

has an impermeable lining, and

d

the treatment is carried on at the place of production.