Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No. 42 of 1999). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Authorization/permit Sewerage Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend Part VI of the Local Government (Water Pollution) Regulations, 1992 by extending the application of certain water quality standards under the principal Regulations to a wider range of functions performed by local authorities, the Environmental Protection Agency and An Bord Pleanala under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts, the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 and the Waste Management Act, 1996. The provisions of these Regulations concern principally prior investigation in the processing of applications for a licence in respect of sewage effluent or trade effluent containing a harmful substance which is discharged to an aquifer. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Local Government (Water Pollution) Regulations (S.I. No. 108 of 1978). Legislation | Ireland | 1978 Keyword: Freshwater pollution, Institution, Authorization/permit, Effluent waste water/discharge, Registration, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX