As part of its industrial pollution prevention reform, the Ukrainian government has approved uniform requirements for the form and content of applications for integrated environmental permits (IEPs).
Resolution No. 780 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Approval of Requirements for the Form and Content of Applications for Integrated Environmental Permits (Amendments thereto),” which establishes these requirements, has been published on the government's website.
The application, together with the accompanying documents, shall be submitted in electronic form through the Unified State Register of Integrated Environmental Permits. If there is a need to amend the IEP, the application may be submitted under a simplified procedure, indicating the provisions of the integrated environmental permit that require amendment.
What information must be included in the application
To obtain an IEPs, the applicant must provide information on:
- the operator of the installation and attach documents confirming their authority to carry out the technical operation of the installation;
- the installation and its activities (main and auxiliary activities), geographical coordinates of the industrial site;
- raw materials and auxiliary materials, other substances and types of energy used in or generated by the installation;
- sources of emissions from the installation and sources of their formation;
- conditions of the area where the installation is located and its climatic characteristics;
- the condition of the industrial site;
- the nature and quantity of emissions from the installation, the impact of emissions on the environment;
- types and volumes of waste generated;
- justification of water demand with a monthly normative calculation of water use and water disposal;
- description and diagram of water intake and wastewater discharge points;
- technologies and other technical solutions, including the conditions of the technological process, used to prevent, and if this is not possible, reduce emissions from the facility;
- measures to prevent, reduce, and prepare for the treatment of waste generated by the facility;
- measures to ensure the fulfillment of the main obligations of the facility operator in accordance with the Law;
- measures to monitor emissions, land and groundwater pollution in accordance with the requirements of the Law;
- the main alternatives to the proposed technology, technical solutions and measures specified in subparagraphs 11-14 of this list, which were studied by the operator of the installation;
- assessment of compliance with the best available technologies and management methods (BAT);
- a non-technical summary based on the information specified in sections I, III-XIV of the application, intended for a wide audience.
The appendix to the resolution contains the full application form, which consists of 17 sections.
List of documents to be attached to the application for an IDD
- Justification of water demand with a monthly normative calculation of water use and water disposal.
- Description and diagram of water intake and wastewater discharge points.
- Standards for the maximum permissible discharge of pollutants into water bodies with return water (with a separate calculation for each discharge).
The following shall be submitted together with the application:
- a baseline report — in the case provided for in part two of Article 25 of the Law of Ukraine “On Integrated Prevention and Control of Industrial Pollution”;
- an assessment of the deviation — in the case provided for in part two of Article 13 of this Law;
- a statement of commitment to decommission the installation, indicating the rationale and grounds for determining the final term of operation of the installation — in the case provided for in paragraph 5 of Article 29 “Final and Transitional Provisions” of the Law;
- results of the environmental impact assessment (submitted in the form of information on the results of the environmental impact assessment, indicating the number of the environmental impact assessment case relating to the installation) — in the cases provided for in part seven of Article 3 of the Law;
- a list of places where the application for an EIA can be viewed during public discussion, indicating their addresses, as well as a list of territorial communities indicating the administrative-territorial units that may be affected by the operation of the installation;
- a document confirming payment of the fee for issuing the IEP (making changes to it) — in cases provided for in part six of Article 3 of the Law;
- information confirming the fact and date of publication, placement, or other disclosure of the announcement of the start of public discussion in the process of issuing the IEP (making changes to it).
Earlier, EcoPolitic reported on the reporting rules for companies that will receive an integrated environmental permit.
We also reported on which installations will be able to obtain a derogation from the BAT conclusions.
