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Case 3: IPPC site and Water Act
Facts of the case:
� A slaughter house , licensed under the IPPC
regulation, emitted a significant amount of waste water,
exceeding the permitted limit values and causing a mass
fish dying in a nearby surface water.
� The water treatment facility was bypassed
deliberately by the operator with a flexible tube
Case 3: IPPC site and Water Act
Findings of the Case:
�The Environmental Inspectorate was informed by a
fisherman at the river near the slaughterhouse that a large
number of dead fish were floating in the river
� The Environmental Inspector found the flexible tube near
the waste water treatment installation of the operator. The
operator admitted the facts, saying that the bypass was
necessary due to a temporary malfunctioning of the facility
Case 3: IPPC site and Water Act
Environmental Record of the company:
� The slaughterhouse was given an IPPC-permit in 2001
and, in general, had a good environmental record
� Monitoring results of the waste water treatment showed
good results over the previous 2 years
� The operator was co-operative and admitted the facts,
excusing it with a technical problem, which could not be
solved in time
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