# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/248 of 21 February 2020 laying down technical guidelines for inspections in accordance with Article 17 of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2020) 889) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: Inspection of discharge arrangements of Category A waste facilities containing tailings

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In addition to the relevant elements listed in Part D, the following shall be taken into consideration by the inspector where the inspection concerns discharge arrangements of Category A waste facilities containing tailings and the functioning of such discharge arrangements:
(a)adequacy of access to discharge lines and discharge points;
(b)damages of construction and control equipment;
(c)leakage through and around the discharge arrangements;
(d)erosion of downstream outlet;
(e)vegetation in or close to the discharge arrangements;
(f)discharge regulation equipment;
(g)emergency discharge arrangements;
(h)back-up power supply;
(i)rate of increase of discharges to the tailings pond and related rate of increase of the pond level (measured in meters/year);
(j)tailings placement system;
(k)water management system.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/248/annex/part/E/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-248/annex/part-E/division-2
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