Notification procedure for non-recurring activities

Certain one-off activities causing environmental damage must be reported to the municipality's environmental protection authority or the Centre for Economic Development (ELY Centre). As a result, either a statement will be issued or a decision made on the report. 

Matters to be reported to the municipal environmental protection authority include: 

• temporary noise and vibration (at least 30 days before the procedure or event) 
• experimental operations (at least 30 days before the start of operations) 
• exceptional situations 
• manure storage in open pits 

Matters to be reported to the ELY centre: 

• decontamination of contaminated soil 
• reporting activities using volatile organic solvents to the environmental protection information system 
• utilisation of waste in land construction 
• dredging reports 
• drainage reports 

In addition, the ELY centre must be notified of any noise and vibration, exceptional situations and experimental activities affecting the area of more than one municipality.