Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change proposes amendments to the Environment Protection Rules, 1986, specifically concerning water quality standards for coastal waters. The notification includes draft rules that will be considered after sixty days from the date the Gazette is made available to the public. Interested parties may submit objections or suggestions in writing to the Ministry.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment to Environment Protection Rules, 1986:
* The notification introduces the Environment Protection Amendment Rules, 2020.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Changes to Water Quality Standards:
* Schedule I of the Environment Protection Rules, 1986, is amended concerning water quality standards for coastal waters marine outfalls.
* Additional parameters are inserted into Table 1.3 (Primary Water Quality Criteria for Class SWIII Waters) after Sl. No. 8, with specific standards for substances like Cadmium, Copper, Mercury, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic, Chromium, and Monocrotophos.
* Additional parameters are inserted into Table 1.5 (Primary Water Quality Criteria for Class SWV Waters) after Sl. No. 5, with specific standards for substances like Cadmium, Copper, Mercury, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic, Chromium, and Monocrotophos.
Impact Analysis:
Public:
* Impact: The public is affected by changes to water quality standards for coastal waters, which impacts environmental protection.
* Action Required: The public has the opportunity to submit objections or suggestions on the proposed changes within sixty days of the Gazette's publication.
Central Government:
* Impact: The Central Government is responsible for considering the feedback received and finalizing the amendments to the Environment Protection Rules, 1986.
* Action Required: Review and consider all objections/suggestions received.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change:
* Impact: The Ministry is responsible for implementing and enforcing the updated Environment Protection Rules.
* Action Required: Receive and process feedback on the draft notification.
Industries and Other Entities Discharging into Coastal Waters:
* Impact: Must comply with the revised water quality standards for coastal waters.
* Action Required: Review discharge practices and ensure compliance with the new standards for Cadmium, Copper, Mercury, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic, Chromium and Monocrotophos.
Key Entities Referenced
Environment Protection Act, 1986: An act of the Indian Parliament. The notification is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of this act.
Environment Protection Rules, 1986: Rules framed under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. The notification proposes to amend these rules.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental protection and climate change. The notification is issued by this ministry.
New Delhi: The capital of India. The notification is issued from New Delhi and objections or suggestions can be forwarded to the Ministry located there.
Central Government: The Union Government of India. The draft notification is for consideration of the Central Government.
CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board. Objections or suggestions can be sent to the Member Secretary of CPCB.
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003: Address of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change where objections or suggestions can be sent.
Cadmium: A parameter for water quality standards for coastal waters marine outfalls.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 104] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, फरवरी 17, 2020/माघ 28, 1941
No. 104] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020/MAGHA 28, 1941
पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 17 फरवरी, 2020
सा.का.जन. 122(अ).—अजधसूचना, जिसे केन्द रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986
का 29) की धारा 6 और धारा 25 म ें प्रित् त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए िारी करन े का प्रस्ट् ताव करती ह,ै का
जनम्न जलजखत प्रारूप पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) की अपक्षे ानुसार, िनसाधारण,
जिनके उसके द्वारा प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना ह,ै की िानकारी के जलए, एति्द्वारा प्रकाजित दकर्ा िाता ह;ै और
एति्द्वारा सूचना िी िाती ह ै दक उक्त प्रारूप अजधसूचना पर उस तारीख स,े िब स े भारत के रािपत्र की प्रजतर्ां,
जिसम ें र्ह अजधसूचना अतं र्वाष्ट ह,ै िनसाधारण को उपलब्ध करा िी िाती ह,ैं साठ दिन की अवजध की समाजि पर
र्ा उसके पश् चात जवचार दकर्ा िाएगा।
ऐसा कोई व् र्जि, िो प्रारूप अजधसूचना म ें अतं र्वाष्ट प्रस्ट् तावों पर कोई आपजि र्ा सुझाव िेने म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै
इस प्रकार ऊपर जवजनर्िष्ा ट की गई अवजध के भीतर, केन्द रीर् सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकए िाने के जलए, आपजि र्ा
सुझाव सजचव, पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मंत्रालर्, इंदिरा पर्ाावरण भवन, िोर बाग रोड, नई दिल्ल ी -
110003 को जलजखत रूप म ें र्ा ई-मेल पत े अर्ाात ् mscb.cpcb@nic.in और h.kharkwal@nic.in पर सिस्ट् र्
सजचव, केन्द रीर् प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा और मंत्रालर् के वैज्ञाजनक ‘ई’ को भेि सकेगा।
प्रारूप अजधसचू ना
केन्द रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (सरं क्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 म ें और अजधक संिोधन करने के जलए एति्द्वारा
जनम्न जलजखत जनर्म बनाती ह,ै अर्ाात ्-
959 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
1. संजक्षप्त िीषका और प्रारम्भ .—(1) इन जनर्मों को पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) संिोधन जनर्म, 2020 कहा
िाएगा।
(2) र्े आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें उनके अंजतम प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे।
2. पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 म,ें अनुसूची-I म ें तटीर् िलक्षेत्र समुरी जनकास के जलए िल
गुणवत् ता मानकों स ेसंबंजधत क्रम संख् र्ा 86 के जलए जनम्न जलजखत प्रजवजिर्ां प्रजतस्ट् र्ाजपत की िाएंगी अर्ाात :् —
(क) ताजलका 1.3-श्रेणी एसडब्ल् र्-ू III िलक्षेत्र [औद्योजगक, िीतलन, रीदक्रएिन (गैर-संपका) और
सौंिर्ािास्ट् त्र] के जलए प्रार्जमक िल गणु वत् ता मानिडं के नीच,े क्रम संख् र्ा 9 स े 16 पर, क्रम स.ं 8 के बाि अजतररक्त
मापिंड जनम्न ानुसार प्रजतस्ट्र् ाजपत दकए िाएंग:ें—
क्र. स.ं मापिंड मानक औजचत् र्/अभ् र्जु ि
9. कैडजमर्म (सीडी के रूप म)ें 3.03 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम मानिंड संबंधी सतत सांरण
10. तांबा (सीर् ू के रूप म)ें 4.1 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम (सीसीसी) के आधार पर **
11. पारा (एचिी के रूप म)ें 0.38 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
12. िस्ट्ता (जडे सी के रूप म)ें 10.6 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
13. लेड (पीबी के रूप म)ें 4.6 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
14. आसेजनक (एएस के रूप म)ें 3.5 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
15. क्रोजमर्म (सीआर के रूप में) 8.0 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
16. मोनाक्रोटोफॉस 89 नैनोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
**मानिंड संबंधी सतत सांरण (सीसीसी)–पररवेिी िल म ें सामग्री के उच् चतम सांरण (जवषाक्त ता की िैव-
िांच पर आधाररत) का आकलन, जिससे कोई िलीर् समुिार् अस्ट् वीकार् ा प्रजतकूल प्रभाव डाले जबना अजनजित काल
के जलए प्रभाजवत हो सकता ह।ै
(ख) ताजलका 1.5—श्रेणी एसडब्ल् र्-ू V िल क्षत्रे [नेजवगेिन और जनर्ंजत्रत अपजिष्ट जनपटान] के जलए
प्रार्जमक िल गणु वत् ता मानिडं के नीच े क्रम संख् र्ा 6 स े13 पर क्रम स.ं 5 के बाि अजतररक्त मापिण् ड जनम्न ानुसार
प्रजतस्ट् र्ाजपत दकए िाएंग:े-
क्र. स.ं मापिंड मानक औजचत् र्/अभ् र्जु ि
6. कैडजमर्म (सीडी के रूप म)ें 3.03 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम मानिंड संबंधी सतत सांरण
7. तांबा (सीर् ू के रूप म)ें 4.1 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम (सीसीसी) के आधार पर **
8. पारा (एचिी के रूप म)ें 0.38 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
9. िस्ट्ता (जडे सी के रूप म)ें 10.6 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
10. लेड (पीबी के रूप म)ें 4.6 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
11. आसेजनक (एएस के रूप म)ें 3.5 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
12. क्रोजमर्म (सीआर के रूप म)ें 8.0 माइक्रोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
13. मोनाक्रोटोफॉस 89 नैनोग्राम/लीटर र्ा कम
**मानिंड संबंधी सतत सांरण (सीसीसी)–पररवेिी िल म ें सामग्री के उच् चतम सांरण (जवषाक्त ता की िैव
िांच पर आधाररत) का आकलन, जिससे कोई िलीर् समुिार् अस्ट् वीकार् ा प्रजतकूल प्रभाव डाले जबना अजनजित काल
के जलए प्रभाजवत हो सकता ह।ै
[फा. स.ं क्र् .ू15017/13/2016-सीपीडब्ल्र्]ू
जिगमेत टक् पा, संर्ुक् त सजचव
रटप्प णी: र्े मलू जनर्म भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में संख् र्ा का.आ. 844(अ),
तारीख 19 नवम् बर, 1986 के द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र् े और उन्द ह ें अंजतम बार अजधसूचना
सा.का.जन. 48(अ), तारीख 24 िनवरी, 2020 के द्वारा संिोजधत दकर्ा गर्ा र्ा।[ भाग II— खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th February, 2020
G.S.R. 122(E).—The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to
issue in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of
1986) is hereby published, 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 Member Secretary, CPCB and Scientist ‘E’ Ministry
at the e-mail address i.e. mscb.cpcb@nic.in and h.kharkwal@nic.in.
Draft Notification
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, 2020.
(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-l, for serial number 86 relating to water
quality standards for coastal waters marine outfalls, the following entries shall be inserted namely:-
(a) under Table 1.3- Primary Water Quality Criteria for Class SW-III Waters [For Industrial Cooling,
Recreation (non-contact) and Aesthetics], serial number 9 to 16, the standards for the additional parameters shall
be inserted after Sl.No.8, as follows: -
Sl. No. Parameter Standards Rationale/Remarks
9. Cadmium (as Cd) 3.03 µg/l or less Based on Criterion Continuous
10. Copper (as Cu) 4.1µg/l or less Concentration (CCC)**
11. Mercury (as Hg) 0.38µg/l or less
12. Zinc (as Zc) 10.6µg/l or less
13. Lead (as Pb) 4.6µg/l or less
14. Arsenic (as As) 3.5 µg/l or less
15. Chromium (as Cr) 8.0µg/l or less
16. Monocrotophos 89 ng/l or less
** Criterion Continuous Concentration (CCC)- an estimate of the highest concentration of the
material in ambient water (based on bio-assay toxicity) to which an aquatic community can be
exposed indefinitely without resulting in an unacceptable adverse effect.
(b) under Table 1.5-Primary Water Quality Criteria for Class SW-V Waters [For Navigation
and Controlled Waste Disposal], serial number 6 to 13, the standards for the additional parameters
shall be inserted after Sl.No. 5 as follows: -
Sl. No. Parameter Standards Rationale/Remarks
6. Cadmium (as Cd) 3.03 µg/l or less *Based on Criterion Continuous
7. Copper (as Cu) 4.1µg/l or less Concentration (CCC)
8. Mercury (as Hg) 0.38µg/l or less
9. Zinc (as Zc) 10.6 µg/l or less
10. Lead (as Pb) 4.6µg/l or less
11. Arsenic (as As) 3.5µg/l or less
12. Chromium (as Cr) 8.0µg/l or less
13. Monocrotophos 89 ng/l or less4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
* Criterion Continuous Concentration (CCC) - an estimate of the highest concentration of the material
in ambient water (based on bio-assay toxicity) to which an aquatic community can be exposed indefinitely
without resulting in an unacceptable adverse effect.
[F. No. Q.15017/13/2016-CPW]
JIGMET TAKPA, Jt. 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 lastly amended vide
notification G.S.R. 48(E), dated the 24th January, 2020.
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