Notification on Regulation of Use of Water Purification System.

7091 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. 651] NEW DEL HI, FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 10, 2023/ KARTIKA 19, 1945 CG-DL-E-11112023-250019 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th November, 2023 G.S.R . 833 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to regulate the use of water purification system, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Water Purification System (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the expiry of one year from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definition. – In these rules, unless the context otherwise req uires, – (a) “Board” means the Central Pollution Control Board constituted under section 3 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974); (b) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Indian Standard established under section 3 of the Bureau of Indi an Standard Act, 2016 (11 of 2016); (c) “commercial water purification system ” means equipment or device, having reverse osmosis based water treatment system that reduces total dissolved solids, chemical contamination to safe level and removes physical particles including microbiological impurities in water at point of use; (d) “discard ed element” means element which is discarded from the domestic water purification system due to manufacturing defect, wear, tear, loss of its utility attributes or achieved its end of life; (e) “domestic water purification system” means equipment or device, ha ving reverse osmosis based water treatment system with a capacity of twenty -five litres per hour that reduces total dissolved solids, chemical contamination to safe level and removes physical particles including microbiological impurities in water at point of use; (f) “manufacturer” means a person or an entity or a company as defined in the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) or a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) or a Small and Medium Enterprises as defined in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006); (g) “point of use” means location of water purification system close to the use point and deliver directly to a single tap or multiple taps; (h) “reject water” means water coming out of water purification system and not treated by the system; (i) “water supply agency” means any entity, engaged in treatment, distribution or supply of water in a given geographical area on commercial or obligatory responsibility basis arising due to applicable law for the time being in force . 3. Regulation of use. – (1) The user of domestic water purification system and commercial water purification system shall comply with the guidelines issued by the Board in this regard. (2) The guidelines shall be published by the Board for handlin g, storage, management and utilisation of reject water and discarded elements generated from the domestic water purification system and commercial water purification system within a period of six months from the date of publication of these rules in the Of ficial Gazette. (3) Every domestic water purification system manufactured, imported, produced or assembled on or after the commencement of these rules shall bear the standard mark under a license from the Bureau as per the Indian Standard IS:16240, under t he Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. (4) Discarded elements from domestic water purification system shall be regulated as per the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the E -Waste (Management) Rules, 20 22 and the Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. (5) The State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee of the Union territory concerned shall be the nodal agency for ensuring the compliance of the provision of this rule. 4. Responsibilities of the manufacturer or user of domestic water purification system. – (1) The manufacturer of domestic water purification system shall obtain the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau as per the Indian Sta ndard IS:16240 under the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018, within a period of one year from the date of publication of these rules in the Official Gazette. (2) Discarded elements from domestic water purification system shall be managed by the manufacturer as per the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the E -Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 and the Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. (3) No domestic water puri fication system shall be sold by the manufacturer without the Standard Mark and certification by the Bureau. (4) The manufacturer of water purification system shall submit compliance report to the State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Com mittee, as the case may be, on or before the 30th November of following financial year, which the State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee shall forward to the Board within one month thereafter. (5) The Board shall prepare and publ ish guidelines for management, storage, utilisation and disposal of reject water and discarded elements generated from domestic water purification system within the a period of six months from the date of publication of these rules in the Official Gazette. (6) The Board shall create public awareness through advertisement, publication, posters or by other means of communication as it may deem fit. (7) The Board shall monitor the implementation of the provisions of these rules. (8) The Bureau shall prepare or modify the applicable standard code IS:16240 for domestic water purification system having regard to the available technology, corresponding recovery efficiency and output water quality reliability. (9) The user of domestic water purification system s hall comply with the guidelines issued by the Board for management, storage, utilisation and disposal of reject water and discarded elements generated from domestic water purification system. 5. Responsibilities of the manufacturer or user of commercial wa ter purification system. – (1) The user of commercial water purification system shall apply for authorisation within a period of six months from the date of publication of these rules in the Official Gazette to the State Pollution Control Board or the Pollu tion Control Committee, as the case may be, for grant of registration. (2) The user of commercial water purification system shall comply with the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) and the rules made thereu nder. Provided that the use of commercial water purification system installed and operating on or before the date of publication of these Rules in the Official Gazette shall apply for consent to operate, to the State Pollution Control Board or the Pollutio n Control Committee, as the case may be, within a period of six months from the date of publication of these rules in the Official Gazette. (3) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, shall ensure that the comm ercial water purification system are regulated within the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution), Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the rules made thereunder. (4) The State Pollution Control Board o r Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, shall register manufacturers and importers of the commercial water purification system as per the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and the E -Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. (5) The St ate Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, shall create public awareness through advertisement, publication, posters or by other means of communication. (6) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committ ee, as the case may be, shall monitor the implementation of the provisions of these rules. (7) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, shall submit compliance report to Central Pollution Control Board on or bef ore the 15th December of following financial year. (8) The Board shall compile annual reports received from State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees and submit to the Central Government on or before the 30th December of following fina ncial year. 6. Responsibilities of water supply agencies. – Water supply agency, local bodies, Public Health Engineering Department, Jal Nigam, Municipal Corporation, Jal Board, Municipalities, private and public sector agencies engaged in potable water sup ply, shall inform the consumers about the water sources and quality, including total dissolved solids concentration of water being supplied through billing instruments and also through public advertisement in newspaper and other mass media means on regular basis. 7. Conformance label on domestic water purification system. – (1) Every domestic water purification system manufacture, imported, produced or assembled on or after the commencement of these rules shall be affixed with a conformance label meeting the following requirements, namely: - (a) the label shall be durable and legible; and (b) the label shall be affixed on a part necessary for normal operation of the product and not normally requiring replacement during the life of the product. (2) The conformance labe l shall contain the following information, namely: - (a) name and address of the manufacturer, importer, producer or assembler, as the case may be, of the water purification system; (b) statement that the water purification system conforms to provisions of these ru les and the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986; (c) the licence number issued by the Bureau; (d) date of manufacture of the water purification system or in case of import, the date of import, of the water purification system; and (e) rated recovery efficiency and co rresponding water reject generation. 8. Miscellaneous. – (1) In case of any dispute or difficulty in implementation of these rules, the matter shall be referred to the nodal agency. (2) The nodal agency shall constitute a Committee for process integrity and recovery efficiency assessment related issues and to advise on all matters related to implementation of these rules including disposal of disputes, if any to the nodal agency. [F. 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