RTCA Nick Sauer - Odour management: Comply with your environmental permit

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1. Odour management Comply with your environmental permit
2. Where to find: When in doubt, ask Google Search Gov.uk and Odour Guidance
3. Drivers for change Reduce odour pollution Refreshed emphasis on critical issues Revised government guidance standards HTML format for gov.uk Minimise burdens on industry Elimination of ineffective methods
4. 60,000 Odour Reports by Year (as of Sept 2026) 50,000 40,000 Critical issues with odour More, and more serious, pollution incidents Poor risk assessments, resulting in • Permitting delays • Ineffective controls • Permit enforcement 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
5. Government Publishing Standards HTML Plain English (as far as possible) Clear structure Active voice Focus on regulatory requirements
6. Risk Assessments Based on professional judgements Consider site and sector experience Realistic Comprehensive Reasonable
7. What has not helped FIDOR(L) Operator sniff testing Impact modelling
8. Odour Impact Modelling Predictive, not descriptive Lack of correlation with experience Limited academic foundation Detracts from other risk criteria Examples of misapplication and misuse What can it still be used for?
9. Questions & Comments?