10 | FEBRUARY 2019
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GLASS PROCESSORS RUNNING
THE RISK OF ‘UNLIMITED FINES’
Glass processors could face
unlimited fines under legislation if
caught short in the way in which
they manage waste water.
According to Bohle, while most
glass processors have the required
controls in place for the manage-
ment of trade effluent, others may
have gaps in their systems and
could fall foul of the law.
Those found to have failed
to comply, could face unlimited
potential fines in Magistrates and
Crown Courts.
“If you’re releasing trade ef-
fluent into the mains sewer you
need consent to do so from your
water and sewerage company,
with specific controls in place
on suspended solids”, explained
Dave Broxton, Managing Director
Bohle.
He continued: “If you don’t have
specific permissions and you don’t
have a Trade Effluent Notice, you
could be found in breach and
charged with an offence under
Section 121 of the Water Industry
Act 1991.
“If found guilty, the potential
fines are limitless.”
Trade effluent is classed as any
effluent that is produced from a
process or activity connected to
processes carried out as part of
commercial trade or industry.
In England and Wales this is
regulated under the Water Indus-
try Act 1991 by water companies,
with strict controls in place on
suspended solids to avoid sewer
blockages caused by settlement.
“Regardless of what happens
after Brexit, these requirements
are unlikely to change, if anything
becoming more stringent, so if
you aren’t certain that you’re in
full compliance, you need to take
action now to avoid the risk of
prosecution.”
www.bohle.com
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