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What is required at any particular site depends upon the proposals made by the permit holder in order to be granted an Environmental Permit and any subsequent modifications agreed between the permit holder and the regulator (EA, NRW or SEPA).<br> | What is required at any particular site depends upon the proposals made by the permit holder in order to be granted an Environmental Permit and any subsequent modifications agreed between the permit holder and the regulator (EA, NRW or SEPA).<br> | ||
The technical precautions required to operate a landfill are incorporated into the landfill engineering design. Notwithstanding that, there are minimum requirements imposed by the Landfill Directive and subsequent UK legislation – The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 and the Landfill | The technical precautions required to operate a landfill are incorporated into the landfill engineering design. Notwithstanding that, there are minimum requirements imposed by the Landfill Directive and subsequent UK legislation – The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 and the [[Landfill Regulations 2005]].<br> | ||
The design will have been produced taking heed of the technical precautions required to satisfy the regulator that the site will not have an unacceptable impact upon the environment and that the approved design will comply with the requirements of the Landfill Directive. These precautions will have been validated against the various risk assessments required to accompany a permit application.<br> | The design will have been produced taking heed of the technical precautions required to satisfy the regulator that the site will not have an unacceptable impact upon the environment and that the approved design will comply with the requirements of the Landfill Directive. These precautions will have been validated against the various risk assessments required to accompany a permit application.<br> | ||