BAT Conclusions for the Intensive Rearing of Poultry or Pigs (IRPP BREF)

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1 BAT Conclusions for the Intensive Rearing of Poultry or Pigs (IRPP BREF) 10 th IED Article 75 Committee meeting of 3 October 2016 European Commission DG Environment Industrial Emissions Unit

2 Outline of the presentation Overview of the process Scope and structure of the BREF / BAT conclusions Key BAT conclusions Editorial changes triggered by rewording of BAT conclusions 30 to 34 (as supported by IED Forum) 2

3 Overview of the review process Main steps Date TWG reactivation March 2008 Kick-off meeting June 2009 Collection of information (deadline) February 2010 Draft 1 March 2011 Informal TWG meeting (Brussels) February 2013 Draft 2 (incl. proposal BAT conclusions) August 2013 Final TWG meeting (after processing 2400 comments) Nov Revised Draft 2 after final TWG meeting May 2015 Final draft Forum (+prop. alternat. wording) 15 Sept Forum opinion 3 Dec

4 Scope of the IRPP BREF / BAT conclusions The BREF concerns activities specified in point 6.6 of Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU, namely: 6.6. Intensive rearing of poultry or pigs: (a) with more than places for poultry; (b) with more than places for production of pigs (over 30 kg), or (c) with more than 750 places for sows. 4

5 Structure of the IRPP BATC The structure of the BAT conclusions: Scope, definitions and general considerations 1 General BAT conclusions 2 BAT conclusions for the intensive rearing of pigs 3 BAT conclusions for the intensive rearing of poultry 4 of techniques 5

6 Key BAT conclusions: (1/2) A total of 34 BATc covering the following environmental issues from on-farm processes & activities: 6 Ammonia emissions to air from animal housing Emissions from solid manure and slurry storage Manure processing and manure landspreading Nutritional management Emissions from the whole production process Emissions of noise, dust and odour

7 Key BAT conclusions: (2/2) Environmental management systems and good housekeeping Efficient use of water and energy Waste water Monitoring (N/P excretion, ammonia, dust, odour and process parameters) 7

8 Changed wording (triggered by alternative wording for BAT conclusions 30 to 34) Alternative wording proposed for BAT conclusions 30 to 34 was broadly supported by the IED Article 13 Forum. This triggered the need to improve the clarity and consistency of the technique descriptions to align them with the accepted alternative wording. The result is a separation of housing/floor type descriptions from techniques for reducing NH 3 emissions. The aim is to clearly focus on techniques to reduce NH 3 emissions from animal housing, while indicating the type of housing system(s) for which they are applicable. 8

9 Examples of changed wording (old) Deep litter with a manure pit, manure belt or scraper At least one-third of the total house floor is covered with litter (e.g. sand, wood shavings, straw). The remaining floor area is slatted. A manure pit is situated under the slatted area. Feeding and drinking fixtures are located over the slatted area while the solid area is covered with litter. Additional structures can be present inside or outside the house, such as verandas and free-range system. Manure is removed by scrapers (periodically) or by belts (once a week for dried manure, twice a week without drying). Examples of changed wording (new) Housing system Deep litter with manure pit At least one-third of the total floor in the housing is covered with litter (e.g. sand, wood shavings, straw). The remaining floor area is slatted, with a manure pit underneath. Feeding and drinking fixtures are located over the slatted area. Additional structures can be present inside or outside the housing, such as verandas and free-range system. Manure belt or scraper (in case of deep litter with a manure pit) Manure is removed by scrapers (periodically) or by belts (once every week for dried manure, twice every week without drying). 9

10 Examples of changed wording (old) Fully or partly slatted floor with slanted walls in the manure channel The slurry channel creates a V section with the point of discharge at the bottom. The slope and smooth surfaces facilitate the slurry discharge. Manure removal is carried out at least twice a week. Examples of changed wording (new) Housing system Fully slatted floor Partly slatted floor A floor where the whole area is slatted using metal, concrete or plastic floor with openings that allows faeces and urine to drop into a channel or a pit beneath. A floor that is partly solid and partly slatted using metal, concrete or plastic floor with openings that allows faeces and urine to drop into a channel or a pit beneath. Fouling of the solid floor is prevented by proper management of the indoor climate parameters, especially under hot conditions, and/or by proper design of the housing systems Slanted walls in the manure channel (in case of a fully or partly slatted floor). The slurry channel creates a V section with the point of discharge at the bottom. The slope and the smoothness of the surface facilitate the slurry discharge. Manure removal is carried out at least twice every week. 10

11 Examples of changed wording (old) Solid concrete floor with littered external alley A small door allows the pig to go out to defecate in an external alley with a concrete littered floor. The manure falls into a channel from where it is scraped once a day and removed to a solid manure heap. Examples of changed wording (new) Housing system Solid concrete floor A floor where the entire area consists of solid concrete. The floor can be covered with litter (e.g. straw) to varying degrees. The floor is usually sloped to facilitate the drainage of urine. Littered external alley (in case of solid concrete floor). A small door allows the pig to go out to defecate in an external alley with a concrete littered floor. The manure falls into a channel from where it is scraped once every day. 11

12 Examples of changed wording (old) Aviary with manure belts Aviaries are divided into different functional areas for feeding, drinking, egg laying, scratching and resting. The available indoor usable surface area is increased by means of elevated slatted floors combined with stacks. The slatted area ranges between 30 % and 60 % of the total available floor area. The remaining floor is typically littered. Manure is collected on belts under the slatted floor and removed at least once a week by ventilated or not ventilated belts. In plants for laying hens and broiler breeders, the system can be combined with verandas with or without free-range system. Littered and solid floors can be combined in aviaries for pullets. Examples of changed wording (new) Housing system Aviaries Aviaries are divided into different functional areas for feeding, drinking, egg laying, scratching and resting. The usable area is increased by means of elevated slatted floors combined with stacks. The slatted area ranges between 30 % and 60 % of the total floor area. The remaining floor is typically littered. In plants for laying hens and broiler breeders, the system can be combined with verandas with or without free-range system. Manure belts (in case of aviary) Manure is collected on belts under the slatted floor and removed at least once every week by ventilated or not ventilated belts. Littered and solid floors can be combined in aviaries for pullets. 12

13 Additional clarification manure landspreading Are the landspreading BAT only applied to the own lands of the IED farmer? Existing IPPC Guidance includes the several criteria for competent authorities to decide if the management of the manure resulting from the pig/poultry farm can be considered as a directly associated activity on the same site and should therefore be covered by an IED permit. This implies a case-by-case assessment of whether and to what degree there is a technical connection between the rearing and the manure spreading and the degree of physical proximity between both activities. 18