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Date: 2017-10-13 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment Protection Act

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Executive Summary: This notification, GSR 1265(E), issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, amends the Environment Protection Rules of 1986. It introduces effluent discharge standards for sewage treatment plants (STPs) and encourages the reuse/recycling of treated effluent. The standards apply to STPs commissioned on or after June 1, 2019, with existing STPs required to meet these standards within five years of the notification's publication. Key Points / Main Content: Effluent Discharge Standards for Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs): * New effluent discharge standards are introduced for STPs regarding pH, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and Fecal Coliform (FC). * BOD limits vary based on location: 20 mg/l for metro cities and state capitals (excluding specific northeastern and Himalayan states/territories), and 30 mg/l for other regions. * TSS limits also vary by location: 50 mg/l for metro cities and state capitals (excluding specific northeastern and Himalayan states/territories), and 100 mg/l for other regions. * FC limit is 1000 MPN/100ml across the country. Application and Implementation: * Standards apply to all modes of disposal, including discharge into water bodies and land disposal. * Treated effluent reuse/recycling is encouraged, with the specified standards applicable where there is potential human contact. * Central and State Pollution Control Boards/Committees may set more stringent norms based on local conditions. * For treated effluent discharged into the sea, existing norms apply if a minimum initial dilution of 150 times at the discharge point and 1500 times at 100 meters away is achieved. Existing shore discharges must be converted to marine outfalls. Timeline: * New STPs commissioned on or after June 1, 2019, must comply with these standards. * Existing STPs must achieve these standards within five years from the date of the notification's publication. Impact Analysis: STP Operators: * Impact: Operators of both new and existing STPs must adhere to the revised effluent discharge standards. * Action Required: New STPs must be designed and operated to meet the standards from commissioning. Existing STPs must upgrade their facilities to meet the standards within five years and consider converting shore discharges to marine outfalls where applicable. Central and State Pollution Control Boards/Committees: * Impact: These bodies are responsible for enforcing the new standards and can implement more stringent norms based on local conditions. * Action Required: Implement and enforce the new effluent discharge standards. Assess local conditions to determine if more stringent norms are required. Industries Reusing/Recycling Treated Effluent: * Impact: Industries reusing/recycling treated effluent with potential human contact must ensure the effluent meets the specified standards. * Action Required: Monitor treated effluent to ensure compliance with the standards, especially where human contact is possible. General Public: * Impact: The general public benefits from improved water quality due to stricter effluent discharge standards. * Action Required: No direct action is required, but the public can monitor the implementation of these standards and advocate for their enforcement.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment Protection Act, 1986: An act of the Parliament of India. This notification is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by sections of this act. Environment Protection Rules, 1986: Rules framed under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. The current notification amends these rules. Environment Protection Amendment Rules, 2017: The short title for the rules introduced via this notification, which amends the Environment Protection Rules, 1986. Central Government: The executive branch of the Government of India, which is issuing this notification. New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification. Arun Kumar Mehta: The Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, who signed the notification. Central Pollution Control Board: A statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY II— — (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 843] No. 843] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017/ASVINA 21, 1939 पर्यावरण, वन और जलवयर् ुपररवर्ना मत्रं यलर् अधि सचू नय नई दिल्ली, 13 , 2017 सय.कय.धन. 1265(अ).—केन्द्रीर् सरकयर, पर्यावरण (संरक्षण) अधिधनर्म, 1986 (1986 कय 29) की ियरय 6 और ियरय 25 द्वयरय प्रित्त शधिर्ों कय प्रर्ोग करर्े हुए, पर्यावरण (संरक्षण) धनर्म, 1986 कय और संशोिन करने के धलए धनम्नधलधिर् धनर्म बनयर्ी ह,ै अर्यार् ् : — 1. संधक्षप्त नयम और प्रयरम्भ :—(1) इन धनर्मों कय संधक्षप्त नयम पर्यावरण (सरं क्षण) संशोिन धनर्म, 2017 ह ै। (2) र्े रयजपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकयशन की र्यरीि को प्रवृत्त होंगे । 2. पर्यावरण (संरक्षण) धनर्म, 1986 की अनुसूची-1 में, क्रम संखर्यंक 104 और उससे सम्बधन्द्िर् प्रधवधिर्ों के पश्चयर्,् धनम्नधलधिर् क्रम संखर्यंक और प्रधवधिर्यं अन्द्र्ःस्र्यधपर् की जयएगी, अर्यर्ा ् :— क्र. सं. उद्योग मयनिंड मयनक 1 2 3 4 बधहर्स्याव धनस्सयरण मयनक (धनपटयन के सभी ढंगों को लयग)ू “105 मल उपचयर संर्ंत्र अवस्र्यन सयंर कय (एसटीपी) धनम्नधलधिर् से अधिक न होनय (क) (ि) पीएच िेश में कहीं भी 6.5-9.0 जैव-रयसयर्धनक महयनगर* अरूणयचल प्रिेश, असम, ऑक्सीजन मयगं मधणपुर, मेघयलर्, धमजोरम, नयगयलण्ै ड, (बीओडी) धत्रपुरय, धसदिम, धहमयचल प्रिेश, उत्तरयिंड, जम्म-ू कश्मीर रयज्र्ों और 6196 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] अंिमयन और धनकोबयर द्वीप, ियिरय और नयगर हवले ी, िमण और िीव और लक्षद्वीप के धसवयर्, सभी रयज्र्ों की रयजियनी । ऊपर उधल्लधिर् से धभन्न क्षेत्र/प्रिेश 30 कुल धनलंधबर् ठोस महयनगर* अरूणयचल प्रिेश, असम, <50 पियर्ा (टीएसएस) मधणपुर, मेघयलर्, धमजोरम, नयगयलण्ै ड, धत्रपुरय, धसदिम, धहमयचल प्रिेश, उत्तरयिंड, जम्म-ू कश्मीर रयज्र्ों और अंिमयन और धनकोबयर द्वीप, ियिरय और नयगर हवले ी, िमण और िीव और लक्षद्वीप के धसवयर्, सभी रयज्र्ों की रयजियनी । ऊपर उधल्लधिर् से धभन्न क्षेत्र/प्रिेश <100 फेकल कोलीफॉम ा िेश में कहीं भी <1000 (एफसी) (अधर्संभयव्य संखर्य प्रधर् 100 धमलीधलटर एमपीएन/100 धमलीधलटर *मुम्बई, दिल्ली, कोलकयर्य, चन्ने ई, बेंगलूरू, हिै रयबयि, अहमियबयि और पुण े महयनगर ह ैं। रटप्पण : (i) पीएच और फैकल कौलीफॉमा के धसवयर्, धमलीग्रयम/धलटर में सभी मूल्र् । (ii) र्े, मयनक जलयशर्ों म ेंधनस्सयरण और भूधम धनपटयन/अनप्रु र्ोगों के धलए लयगू होंगे । (iii) फैकल कौलीफॉमा के धलए मयनक औद्योधगक प्रर्ोजनों के धलए उपचयररर् बधहर्स्याव के उपर्ोग के सम्बन्द्ि में लयगू नहीं होंगे । (iv) र्े मयनक 1 जून, 2019 को र्य उसके पश्चयर् ् कमीशन दकए जयने वयल े सभी मल उपचयर संर्ंत्रों (एसटीपी) को लयग ू होंग े और परु यने/धवद्यमयन मल उपचयर संर्ंत्र (एसटीपी) रयजपत्र म ें इस अधिसूचनय के प्रकयशन की र्यरीि से पयंच वर्ा की अवधि के भीर्र इन मयनकों को प्रयप्त करेंग े। (v) समुर में उपचयररर् बधहर्स्याव के धनस्सयरण के मयमले म,ें इस ेउधचर् समुरी मुहयने के मयध्र्म से दकर्य जयएगय और धवद्यमयन र्ट धनस्सयरण को समुरी मुहयनों में संपररवर्र्र्ा दकर्य जयएगय और उन मयमलों म,ें जहयं समुरी मुहयनय धनस्सयरण के धबन्द्ि ु पर 150 गणु य न्द्र्नू र्म आरधम्भक र्नुकरण और धनस्सयरण धबन्द्ि ु स े िरू 100 मीटर के दकसी धबन्द्ि ु पर 1500 गुणय न्द्र्नू र्म र्नुकरण प्रियन करर्य ह,ै र्ब धवद्यमयन सधन्नर्म सयियरण धनस्सयरण मयनकों म ें धवधनर्ििा दकए गए अनुसयर लयगू होंगे । (vi) उपचयररर् बधहर्स्याव कय पुनःउपर्ोग/पनु ःचक्रण र्र्य उन मयमलों में, जहयं उपचयररर् बधहर्स्याव के भयग कय पुनःउपर्ोग और पनु ःचक्रण दकर्य जयर्य ह ै धजसम ें मयनवीर् सम्पका की सम्भयवनय अन्द्र्वाधलर् ह,ै ऊपर र्र्य धवधनर्ििा मयनक लयग ूहोंगे । (vii) केन्द्रीर् प्रिर्ू ण धनर्ंत्रण बोड/ारयज्र् प्रिर्ू ण धनर्ंत्रण बोड/ाप्रिर्ू ण धनर्ंत्रण सधमधर्र्यं, पर्यावरण (संरक्षण) अधिधनर्म, 1986 की ियरय 5 के अिीन स्र्यनीर् पररवेश को ध्र्यन म ें रिर् े हुए, अधिक कठोर सधन्नर्म जयरी कर सकेगय/कर सकेंगी । [फय. सं. क्र्-ू 15017/2/2008/-सीपीडब्लल्र्]ू अरुण कुमयर मेहर्य, अपर सधचवII (ii) 3 रटप्पण : मूल धनर्म भयरर् के रयजपत्र, असयियरण, भयग II, िंड 3, उप-िंड (i) म ें कय.आ. सं. 844(अ), र्यरीि 19 नवम्बर, 1986 द्वयरय प्रकयधशर् दकए गए र् ेऔर र्त्पश्चयर्् उनमें धनम्नधलधिर् अधिसूचनयओं द्वयरय संशोिन दकए गए र्,े अर्यार् ् :— कय.आ. 433(अ), र्यरीि 18 अप्रलै , 1987; सय.कय.धन. 176(अ), र्यरीि 2 अप्रैल, 1996; सय.कय.धन. 97(अ), र्यरीि 18 फरवरी, 2009; सय.कय.धन. 149(अ), र्यरीि 4 मयचा, 2009; सय.कय.धन. 543(अ), र्यरीि 22 जलु यई, 2009; सय.कय.धन. 739(अ), र्यरीि 9 धसर्म्बर, 2010; सय.कय.धन. 809(अ), र्यरीि 4 अिूबर, 2010; सय.कय.धन. 215(अ), र्यरीि 15 मयचा, 2011; सय.कय.धन. 221(अ), र्यरीि 18 मयचा, 2011; सय.कय.धन. 354(अ), र्यरीि 2 मई, 2011; सय.कय.धन. 424(अ), र्यरीि 1 जून, 2011; सय.कय.धन. 446(अ), र्यरीि 13 जून, 2011; सय.कय.धन. 152(अ), र्यरीि 16 मयचा, 2012; सय.कय.धन. 266(अ), र्यरीि 30 मयचा, 2012; सय.कय.धन. 277(अ), र्यरीि 31 मयच,ा 2012; सय.कय.धन. 820(अ), र्यरीि 9 नवम्बर, 2012; सय.कय.धन. 176(अ), र्यरीि 18 मयचा, 2013; सय.कय.धन. 535(अ), र्यरीि 7 अगस्र्, 2013; सय.कय.धन. 771(अ), र्यरीि 11 दिसम्बर, 2013; सय.कय.धन. 2(अ), र्यरीि 2 जनवरी, 2014; सय.कय.धन. 229(अ), र्यरीि 28 मयच,ा 2014; सय.कय.धन. 232(अ), र्यरीि 31 मयचा, 2014; सय.कय.धन. 325(अ), र्यरीि 7 मई, 2014; सय.कय.धन. 612(अ), र्यरीि 25 अगस्र्, 2014; सय.कय.धन. 789(अ), र्यरीि 11 नवम्बर, 2014; कय.आ. 3305(अ), र्यरीि 7 दिसम्बर, 2015; कय.आ. 4(अ), र्यरीि 1 जनवरी, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 35(अ), र्यरीि 14 जनवरी, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 281(अ), र्यरीि 7 मयचा, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 496(अ), र्यरीि 9 मई, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 497(अ), र्यरीि 10 मई, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 978(अ), र्यरीि 10 अिूबर, 2016; और अंधर्म बयर अधिसूचनय संखर्यंक सय.कय.धन. 1016(अ), र्यरीि 28 अिूबर, 2016 द्वयरय संशोधिर् दकए गए र् े। MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th October, 2017 G.S.R. 1265(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 rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2017. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in Schedule – I, after serial number 104 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:— Sl. Industry Parameters Standards No. 1 2 3 4 Effluent discharge standards (applicable to all mode of disposal) “105 Sewage Location Concentration not Treatment to exceed Plants (a) (b) (STPs) pH Anywhere in the country 6.5-9.0 Bio-Chemical Oxygen Metro Cities*, all State Capitals except 20 Demand (BOD) in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Union territory of4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep Areas/regions other than mentioned 30 above Total Suspended Metro Cities*, all State Capitals except <50 Solids (TSS) in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep Areas/regions other than mentioned <100 above Fecal Coliform (FC) Anywhere in the country <1000 (Most Probable Number per 100 milliliter, MPN/100ml *Metro Cities are Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune. Note : (i) All values in mg/l except for pH and Fecal Coliform. (ii) These standards shall be applicable for discharge into water bodies as well as for land disposal/applications. (iii) The standards for Fecal Coliform shall not apply in respect of use of treated effluent for industrial purposes. (iv) These Standards shall apply to all STPs to be commissioned on or after the 1st June, 2019 and the old/existing STPs shall achieve these standards within a period of five years from date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. (v) In case of discharge of treated effluent into sea, it shall be through proper marine outfall and the existing shore discharge shall be converted to marine outfalls, and in cases where the marine outfall provides a minimum initial dilution of 150 times at the point of discharge and a minimum dilution of 1500 times at a point 100 meters away from discharge point, then, the existing norms shall apply as specified in the general discharge standards. (vi) Reuse/Recycling of treated effluent shall be encouraged and in cases where part of the treated effluent is reused and recycled involving possibility of human contact, standards as specified above shall apply. (vii) Central Pollution Control Board/State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees may issue more stringent norms taking account to local condition under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986”. [F. No. Q-15017/2/2008-CPW] ARUN KUMAR MEHTA, Addl. Secy. Note : The principal 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 subsequently amended vide the following notifications, namely:— S.O. 433 (E), dated the 18th April 1987; G.S.R. 176(E) dated the 2nd April, 1996; G.S.R. 97 (E), dated the 18th February, 2009; G.S.R. 149 (E), dated the 4th March , 2009; G.S.R. 543(E), dated the 22nd July,2009; G.S.R. 739 (E), dated the 9th September, 2010; G.S.R. 809(E), dated the 4th October, 2010, G.S.R.II (ii) 5 215 (E), dated the 15th March, 2011; G.S.R. 221(E), dated the 18th March, 2011; G.S.R. 354 (E), dated the 2nd May, 2011; G.S.R. 424 (E), dated the 1st June, 2011; G.S.R. 446 (E), dated the 13th June, 2011; G.S.R. 152 (E), dated the 16th March, 2012; G.S.R. 266(E), dated the 30th March, 2012; and G.S.R. 277 (E), dated the 31st March, 2012; and G.S.R. 820(E), dated the 9th November, 2012; G.S.R. 176 (E), dated the 18th March, 2013; G.S.R. 535(E), dated the 7th August, 2013; G.S.R. 771(E), dated the 11th December, 2013; G.S.R. 2(E), dated the 2nd January, 2014; G.S.R. 229 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014; G.S.R. 232(E), dated the 31st March, 2014; G.S.R. 325(E), dated the 7th May, 2014; G.S.R. 612, (E), dated the 25th August 2014; G.S.R. 789(E), dated the 11th November 2014; S.O. 3305(E), dated the 7th December, 2015; S.O.4(E), dated the 1st January 2016; G.S.R. 35(E), dated the 14th January 2016; G.S.R. 281 (E), dated the 7th March, 2016; G.S.R. 496(E), dated the 9th May, 2016; G.S.R.497(E), dated the 10th May, 2016; G.S.R.978(E), dated the 10thOctober, 2016; and lastly amended vide notification G.S.R. 1016(E), dated the 28th October, 2016. 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