Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 254 of 2001). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Water conservation zone Effluent waste water/discharge Monitoring Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations, made under sections 6 and 59 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992, require a sanitary authority to provide a collecting system for urban wastewater in accordance with these Regulations. Collecting systems for agglomerations of more than 15000 residents and agglomerations with a population of more than 10000 residents which discharges into any of the sensitive areas specified in Part 1 of the Third Schedule or into the relevant catchment areas of such sensitive areas shall be installed immediately and by the end of the year 2005 a system shall be installed for every agglomeration of over 2000 residents. A collecting system shall satisfy the requirements as set out in the First Schedule. The Regulations further provide for monitoring procedures in relation to treatment plants and make provision for pre-treatment requirements in relation to industrial wastewater entering collecting systems and urban wastewater treatment plants and give effect to provisions of Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban wastewater treatment and to provisions of Directive 2000/60/EC. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water treatment. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992. Legislation | Ireland | 1992 (2021) Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Protection of environment, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Access-to-information, EIA, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Water supply, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. Legislation | European Union | 2000 (2014) Keyword: Marine pollution, Potable water, Toxicity/poisoning, Food quality control/food safety, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Groundwater, Water quality standards, Water conservation zone, Registration, River basin institution, Institution, Basin/catchment/watershed, Right to water, Transboundary effects, International relations/cooperation, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Pesticides, Human rights, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 (Urban Waste Water Treatment) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. 208 of 1999). Legislation | Ireland | 1999 Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 (Urban Waste Water Treatment) Regulations, 1994. Legislation | Ireland | 1994 Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water conservation zone, Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Urban Waste Water Treatment (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 (S.I. No. 440 of 2004). Legislation | Ireland | 2004 Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water conservation zone, Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Urban Waste Water Treatment (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 (S.I. No. 48 of 2010). Legislation | Ireland | 2010 Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water conservation zone, Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX