Under the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007) local authorities are required to apply to the EPA for authorisation of all discharges from their waste water works to all waters.
A waste water works is defined in the Regulations as "sewers and their accessories (or any part thereof) and all other associated structural devices, including waste water treatment plants, which are owned by, vested in, controlled or used by a water services authority for the collection, storage, treatment or discharge of waste water".
Limerick County Council has applied for authorisations from the EPA in accordance with the Regulations for sewerage schemes under their control.
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