# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 32: Treatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter (T32)


(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.
Codes
Waste types
020109, 160509
Non-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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111150184/schedule/3/paragraph/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-32
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