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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

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Treatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter (T32)
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32.—(1) The treatment of relevant waste in a lined biobed or above ground biofilter.

(2) The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph is set out below.

CodesWaste types
020109, 160509Non-hazardous pesticide washings only

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—

(a)the total quantity of waste treated or stored over any 12-month period does not exceed 15,000 litres;

(b)the biobed or biofilter is located at a secure place that is—

(i)at least 10 metres from a watercourse,

(ii)at least 50 metres from a spring or well or from any borehole not used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes,

(iii)at least 250 metres from any borehole used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes,

(iv)not within a zone defined by a 50-day travel time for groundwater to reach a groundwater abstraction that is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes;

(c)the biobed or biofilter —

(i)is designed and maintained for the treatment operation,

(ii)has an impermeable lining; and

(d)the treatment is carried on at the place of production.

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