CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
4.10 Material Assets Other level material assets include transport infrastructure, power generation plants and supply networks, water supply, wastewater treatment infrastructure and waste disposal sites among others. Potential opportunities and conflicts associated with these assets were considered in the SEA. Other material assets covered by the SEA included archaeological and architectural heritage (see Section 4.5) and natural resources of economic value, such as soil 54 , air and water (see Sections 4.6, 4.8 and 4.9).
4.10.1 Water Services
4.10.1.1 Wastewater Wastewater demand and capacity information at settlements of relevant to SEA generally, includes 55 :
Population served.
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Loading. Capacity.
Level of treatment.
Spare capacity or shortfall.
Compliance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Wastewater infrastructure investment needs.
Planned wastewater infrastructure
The EPA produces annual reports on the treatment of urban wastewater from cities, towns and urban communities. The latest EPA 2023 report 56 'Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2022' identifies the priority areas where resources must be targeted, in order to protect the environment from the harmful effects of waste water and deliver environmental improvements where they are most needed. Based on the EPA’s assessment of monitoring information provided by Uisce Éireann and the enforcement activities carried out by the EPA, this report identifies urban areas with the most important environmental issues that must be addressed. Cork City is listed as a priority area. 4.10.1.2 Surface Water Drainage Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) can minimise the quantity and increase the quality of surface water runoff as well as mitigating adverse impacts of climate change. SUDS can also provide amenity and biodiversity benefits.
54 Soil and geological resources will be considered under this topic including with respect to mineral locations and aggregate potential. 55 Detailed water services information will inform the preparation of the SEA Environmental Report. 56 Available at Monitoring & Assessment: Wastewater | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie)
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