Draft Notification of Environmental Standards for Pulp and Paper industry.

7022 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 645] NEW DELH I, WEDNES DAY , NOVEMBER 8, 2023/ KARTIKA 17, 1945 CG-DL-E-08112023-249953 1 2 3 4 (ii) *** 50 40 I H2S 10 H2S 10 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DRAFT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th November , 2023 G.S.R. 825(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, 1 986, 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 Gazett e 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: [email protected] and [email protected]. 1. (1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Seventh Amendment Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the expiry of two years from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in Schedule -I:- At serial number 14 entries relating to ‘Pulp and Paper Industry’ shall be substituted, namely: - PART -I EFFLUENT STANDARD S. No. Industry Parameter Standards 1 2 3 4 14 Pulp and Paper Industry A. Treated effluent from Pulp and Paper Mills manufacturing product from Chemical Pulp$ EFFLUENTS Concentration not to exceed, mg/l except for pH, colour and sodium adsorption ratio pH 6.5 – 8.5 TSS, mg/l 30 BOD [3 days at 270c] 20 COD, mg/l 200 TDS, mg/l 2100* Colour, PCU 350 AOX, mg/l 10 SAR 10 B. Treated effluent from Pulp and Paper Mills manufacturing product from Recycled fiber (RCF) based pulp and Market Pulp pH 6.5 – 8.5 TSS, mg/l 30 BOD, mg/l 20 COD, mg/l 150 TDS, mg/l 2100* Colour, PCU 350 AOx, mg/l 05 SAR 08 Note: 1. $ The Manufacturing of chemical pulp shall be allowed for mills having chemical recovery process (CRP) facility for achieving zero black -liquor discharge. 2. * In case where TDS of intake water is above 1100mg/l, a maximum contribution by industrial unit up to 1000mg/l shall be permitted provided the maximum value of 3100 mg/l is not exceeded in the treated effluent i.e TDS in intake water (mg/l) Maximum limit of TDS in treated effluent(mg/l) TDS in intake water ≤1100 2100 1100< TDS in intake water≤ 2100 TDS in intake water+1000 TDS in intake water>2100 3100 3. Standard for TDS and SAR shall not be applicable in case of marine disposal through proper marine outfall. PART -II FRESH WATER CONSUMPTION AND EFFLEUNT DISCHARGE STANDRAD (Volume in m3/Ton of product*) FRESHWATER CONSUMPTION EFFLEUNT DISCHARGE ** (i) Pulp & Paper Mills producing bleached grades of chemical pulp, papers and paperboards 50 40 (ii) Pulp & Paper Mills producing unbleached grades of chemical pulp, papers and paperboards 25 20 (iii) RCF & Market Pulp Based Paper Mills producing bleached grades of papers, paperboards and newsprint 15 (iv) RCF & Market Pulp Based Paper Mills producing unbleached grades of papers, paperboards and newsprint 10 06 (v) RCF & Market Pulp Based Specialty Paper Mills *** 50 40 Note: 1 * Besides paper, paperboard, specialty papers and newsprint, “product” shall include air dry tonnes of surplus pulp produced for short term storage (as dried sheets or as wet -lap) or for sale. 2 ** Effluent discharge shall mean effluent leaving the outlet of final wastewater treatment stage and includes volumes applied on land within the mill or other mill -owned land. Such application on land is not be drawn from any point before the outlet of the final wastewater treatment stage. 3 *** applies to mills that manufacture only specialty papers. PART -III EMISSION STANDRAD I Odorous Emission Standard Parameter Concentration not to exceed, mg/Nm3 H2S 10 Explanation: This emission shall be measured as an odour control assessment, to identify and evaluate point source emissions of odorous gases. Mills that operate with a Soda Process and mill with Sulphur -free operations shall be exempt. II Stack Emission Standard Parameter Concentration not to exceed, mg/Nm3 (a) Chemical Recovery Plant (CRP) boilers/ Limekiln/ Particulate matter, PM 100 H2S 10 (b) Boilers* ---* Note: * Theses emission standard for (b) Boilers* shall be applicable in accordance with the standards notified for general boilers. (ii) Serial number 29,53,54 in Schedule -I, serial number 3 of Part -B and serial number 2 of Part-C in Schedule -VI (see rule 3A) and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted [F. No. Q -15017/41/2008 -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. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publica tions, Delhi -110054.