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Date: 18-Oct-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Draft notification on Environmental Standards for Caustic Soda manufacturing industries.

Issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Control of Pollution Division

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What it means

  • The gazette notification pertains to the draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2023, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It outlines proposed amendments to the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, specifically concerning standards for the caustic soda industry.
  • The notification is published for public consultation, inviting feedback on the proposed changes within 60 days from the date the gazette is made available to the public.

Key Changes

  • Amendment of Schedule-I of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, related to the Caustic Soda industry.
  • Substitution of existing entries for ‘Caustic Soda’ at serial number 1 with revised standards for effluent, water consumption, wastewater generation, fugitive emissions, and process emissions.
  • Effluent standards include limits for Bioassay Test, pH, Chloride, TSS, TDS, Oil & Grease, Residual Free Chlorine, and Sulphate.
  • Water consumption is capped at 5 m3 per ton of caustic soda production, and wastewater generation at 1 m3 per ton of caustic soda production.
  • Fugitive emission standards are specified for Chlorine and HCl in cell houses and near HCl towers (7 µg/m3 and 10 µg/m3 respectively).
  • Process emission standards are defined for Chlorine and HCl in Hypo stacks and HCl stacks (5 µg/m3 each).
  • Deletion of the existing entry at serial number 28 related to ‘chloralkali (caustic soda)’.

Impact Analysis

Caustic Soda Industry

  • Bio assay test needs to be conducted as per IS: 6582-1971

Environment

  • The implementation of these rules will contribute to the overall environmental protection efforts.

Regulatory Bodies

  • Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will oversee the implementation and provide technical guidance.

General Public

  • The implementation of stricter environmental standards can lead to improved public health and a cleaner environment.

Suggested Action Items

  • Caustic Soda manufacturers should assess the cost implications of complying with the new standards and factor it into their business plans.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The central government ministry responsible for environmental protection and regulation. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation governing environmental protection in India. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: The rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, providing detailed regulations for environmental protection. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB): An organization that provides technical services to the Ministry of Environment and Forests for the implementation of the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP): A treatment facility that treats effluent from a cluster of small-scale industries. IS: 6582-1971: Indian Standard for method for determination of toxicity of industrial effluents to fish.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-18102023-249543 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D8H1x0x2x0 23-249543 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 600] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, अक्त बू र 18, 2023/‍जश्व न 26, 1945 No. 600] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2023/ASVINA 26, 1945 पर्ावा रण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् प्रारूप अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 17 अक् तूबर, 2023 सा.का.जन. 754(अ).—पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 6 और 25 द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए केंद्रीर् सरकार एतिद्वारा पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उप-जनर्म (3) की अपेक्षानुसार, िनसाधारण की िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित दकर्ा िाता ह;ै जिनके उसस े प्रभाजवत होने की सभं ावना है, और र्ह सूजचत दकर्ा िाता ह ै दक उक् त प्रारूप अजधसूचना पर, उस तारीख स,े जिसको इस अजधसचू ना को अंतर्वाष् ट करन े वाले भारत के रािपत्र की प्रजतर्ा ं िनसाधारण को उपलब् ध करा िी िाती ह,ैं साठ दिन की अवजध की समाजि पर र्ा उसके पश्च ात जवचार दकर्ा िाएगाऐ ासा कोई ‍ र्जि, िो प्रारूप अजधसूचना में अंतर्वाष् ट प्रस्ट्त ावों के संबंध में कोई ‍जप त्त र्ा सु ाव िने े का इच् छुक ह,ै वह जवजनर्िष्ा ट अवजध के भीतर, केंद्रीर् सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकए िाने के जलए अपनी ‍पजत्त र्ा स ु ाव सजचव, पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर्, इंदिरा पर्ाावरण भवन, िोर बाग रोड, नई दिल्ली-110003 को जलजखत रूप म ें र्ा ई-मेल पते: mscb.cpcb@nic.in और sonu.singh@gov.in पर भेि सकता हऐै 6631 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और ‍रंभ (1) इन जनर्मों को पर्ाावरण (सरं क्षण) संिोधन जनर्म, 2023 कहा िाएगाऐ (2) वे रािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख से एक वर्ा की अवजध की समाजि पर लागू होंगेऐ 2. पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 की अनुसूची-I में, (i) क्रम संख्र्ा 1 पर ‘काजस्ट्टक सोडा’ से संबंजधत प्रजवजिर्ों को जनम् नानुसार प्रजतस्ट्पाजपत दकर्ा िाएगा, अपाात् :- काजस्ट्टक सोडा उद्योग क्र.स.ं उद्योग मापिंड मानक सान्‍द द्रता के जलए सीजमत मान (पीएच भार ‍धाररत (दक.ग्रा. काजस्ट्टक सोडा (ph) और िैव परख को छोड़कर प्रजत टन) जम.ग्रा./ली. म)ें क: बजहस्राव मानक* 01 िैवपरख परीक्षण ** 100% बजहस्राव में पहले 96 घंटों के बाि - मछली के उत् तरिीजवता की 90% संभावना पीएच (ph) 6.5-8.5 - क्ल ोराइड 250 0.25 टीएसएस 100 0.1 टीडीएस 2100 2.1 ऑइल और ग्रीस 5 0.005 अवजिि मिु क्लोरीन 0.5 0.0005 सल्फेट 200 0.2 * सामान्‍द र् बजहस्राव िोधन संर्ंत्र (सीईटीपी) में जनस्ट्स रण कर रह े उद्योग पर लागू नहीं होगा और बागवानी र्ा ससंचाई उद्दश्े र् के जलए िोजधत अपजिि िल के उपर्ोग सजहत भूजम और सतही िल जनकार्ों में दकए िान े वाले सभी जनस्ट्स रण पर लागू होगाऐ ** िैव परख परीक्षण ‍ईएस: 6582-1971 के अनुसार सचं ाजलत दकर्ा िाएगाऐ ख : िल की खपत और अपजिि िल उत्पािन सबं धं ी मानक िल की खपत की अजधकतम मात्रा 5 मी.3 प्रजत टन काजस्ट्टक सोडा उत्पािन अपजिि िल उत् सिान की अजधकतम मात्रा 1 मी.3 प्रजत टन काजस्ट्टक सोडा उत्पािन ग : अस्ट्प ार्ी उत्सिना सबं धं ी मानक अवस्ट्पान मापिडं (µg/m3) सेल हाउस क् लोरीन 7 एचसीएल 10 एचसीएल टॉवर के पास क् लोरीन 7 एचसीएल 10[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 घ : प्रदक्रर्ा उत्सिना सबं धं ी मानक अवस्ट्पान मापिंड (µg/m3) हाइपो स्ट्टैक क्ल ोरीन 5 क्ल ोरीन 5 एचसीएल स्ट्टैक एचसीएल 5 (ii) ‘क् लोराल् कली (काजस्ट्टक सोडा)’ से संबंजधत क्रम संख्र्ा 28 की तत् संबंधी प्रजवजिर्ों का जवलोपन दकर्ा िाएगाऐ [फा. सं. क्र् ू-15017/3/2023-सीपीडब्ल्र्]ू नरेि पाल गगं वार, अपर सजचव नोट : मूल जनर्म, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें का.‍. 844 (अ), तारीख 19 नवंबर, 1986 के द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए प े और इनम ें गत संिोधन सा.का.जन. 436(अ), तारीख 14 िून, 2023 के द्वारा संिोधन दकर्ा गर्ा पाऐ MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DRAFT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th October, 2023 G.S.R. 754(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) the Central Government hereby makes the following draft rules, as required under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this notification are made available to the public. Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions on the proposals contained in the draft notification may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the Central Government within the period specified above to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or send it to the e-mail address: mscb.cpcb@nic.in and sonu.singh@gov.in. 1. Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the expiry of a period of one year from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in Schedule-l, (i) At serial number 1 entries relating to ‘Caustic Soda shall be substituted, namely:- Caustic Soda Industry Sl. Industry Parameters Standard No. Limiting value for concentration (in mg/l Load Based Caustic Soda except for pH and Bio assay) (Kg per ton) 01 A: Effluent Standards* Bioassay Test** 90% Survival of Fish after first 96 - hours in 100% effluent pH 6.5-8.5 - Chloride 250 0.25 TSS 100 0.1 TDS 2100 2.1 Oil & Grease 5 0.005 Residual Free Chlorine 0.5 0.0005 Sulphate 200 0.24 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] * Not applicable to industry discharging to Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), and shall be applicable to all discharge to land and surface water bodies including use of treated wastewater for horticulture or irrigation purpose. ** The Bio assay test shall be conducted as per IS: 6582-1971 B: Standard for water consumption & wastewater generation Maximum Quantity of water consumption 5 m3 per ton of caustic soda production Maximum Quantity of wastewater generation 1 m3 per ton of caustic soda production C: Standards for fugitive emission Location Parameter (µg/m3) Chlorine 7 Cell house HCl 10 Chlorine 7 Near HCl tower HCl 10 D: Standards for process emission Location Parameter (mg/Nm3) Hypo stack Chlorine 5 Chlorine 5 HCl stack HCl 5 (ii) Serial number 28 relating to ‘chloralkali (caustic soda) entries relating thereto shall be omitted. [F. No. Q-15017/3/2023-CPW] NARESH PAL GANGWAR, Addl. Secy. Note: The principle rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number S.O. 844 (E) dated the 19th November 1986 and last amended, vide notification number G.S.R. 436(E) dated the 14th June, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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