The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

46.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and any limitation set down in Column 3 of Table 11 –

(a)the recovery within the curtilage of a water treatment works of waste from water treatment if the total quantity of waste which is accepted in any period of twelve months does not exceed 10,000 cubic metres;

(b)the secure storage within the curtilage of a water treatment works of waste intended to be submitted to the activities mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);

(c)the recovery of waste within the curtilage of a sewage treatment works where the total quantity of waste accepted at a sewage treatment works in any period of 12 months does not exceed 100,000 cubic metres; and

(d)the secure storage within the curtilage of a sewage treatment works of waste intended to be submitted to the activities mentioned in sub-paragraph (c).

(2) Sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) apply to only those wastes identified by EWC Code in Column 1 of Part 1 of Table 11 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table and sub-paragraphs (1)(c) and (d) apply to any of those wastes listed by EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 11 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table.

(3) The recovery and storage operation takes place on an impermeable pavement.

Table 11

EWC CodeTypes of wasteLimitation
PART I
Wastes from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or water for industrial use (19 09)
19 09 01solid waste from primary filtration and screeningsScreenings only
19 09 02sludges from water clarification
19 09 03sludges from decarbonation
19 09 06solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers
PART II
Wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified (19 08)
19 08 05sludges from treatment of urban waste water
Other municipal wastes (20 03)
20 03 04Septic tank sludge
20 03 99Municipal waste not otherwise specifiedcesspool waste and other sewage sludge not described elsewhere in this table only.