Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2007 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 implement Community legislation aiming at preventing and reducing the pollution of waters by waste water discharges (notably Directive 2006/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council). They provide in relation to authorization by the Environmental Protection Agency of local authority waste water discharges. The Regulations require discharges from agglomerations with population equivalents greater than 500 to be licensed by the Agency and set out procedures for the making of licence applications, reviews of licences and the making of submissions. Discharges from agglomerations with a population equivalent below 500 are required to be certified by the EPA. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Directive 2006/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (Codified version). Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011). Legislation | Ireland | 2011 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Institution, EIA, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Management/conservation, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Classification/declassification, Marine protected areas, Birds, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 231 of 2010). Legislation | Ireland | 2010 Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge Source: FAO, FAOLEX Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 652 of 2016). Legislation | Ireland | 2016 Keyword: EIA, Cultural heritage, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX