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Draft notification by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change amending Schedule I of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 to revise effluent and emission standards for the Pesticide Industry.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, vide G.S.R. 753(E) dated 17th October 2023, in exercise of powers under sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), and as required under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, publishes the draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2023, inviting objections or suggestions within sixty days to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or via email; the draft rules, to come into force one year after publication, substitute the entry at serial number 40 ('Pesticide Industry') in Schedule I of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, prescribing detailed compulsory and additional effluent parameters (including pH 6.5-8.5, BOD, COD, oil and grease, suspended solids, bioassay test, arsenic, copper, manganese, mercury, cyanide, nitrate, phosphate, phenol, and various pesticide compounds such as DDT, Malathion and Endosulfan), emission standards for stack gases (HCl, Cl2, H2S, NH3, benzene, toluene, xylene, methanol among others) and detailed emission and operational standards for incinerators (particulate matter, dioxins/furans, temperature and residence time requirements, chimney height); the principal rules were published vide S.O. 844(E) dated 19th November 1986; issued under F. No. Q-15017/6/2019-CPW and signed by Naresh Pal Gangwar, Additional Secretary.

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6630 GI/202 3 (1) रजजस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 599] NEW DEL HI, WEDNES DAY , OCTOBER 1 8, 2023/ ASVINA 26, 1945 CG-DL-E-18102023-249542 पीएच (pH) 6.5-8.5 2,4 D 0.4 HCl 20 Cl2 5 H2S 5 NH 3 30 P2O5 10 CH 3Cl 20 HBr 5 Sb+As+Pb+Cr+Co+Cu+Mn+Ni+V और MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DRAFT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th October , 2023 G.S.R. 753(E).—In exercise of th e 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 (Prote ction) Rules, 1986, for the info rmation 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 copie s 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 Cen tral Government within the perio d 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 cal led the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on expiry 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 num ber 40 entries relating to „Pesticide Industry‟ shall be substituted, namely: - S. No. Industry Parameter Standards 40 Pesticide Industry Effluent Standards Limiting concentration in mg/l, except for pH and Bioassay test Compulsory Parameters pH 6.5-8.5 BOD (3 days 27 0C) 30 ( for both formulation units as well as technical grade units) COD 250 for technical grade units and for those units where formulation activities as well as technical grade production in the same premises) 150 for formu lation grade units Oil and Grease 10 Suspended Solids 100 Bioassay Test 90% survival of fish after 96 hours in 100% effluent Additional Parameters Arsenic as As 0.1 Copper 1.0 Manganese 1.0 Mercury 0.01 Antimony (as Sb) 0.1 Zinc 1.0 Nickel, etc. (heavy metals individually) Shall not exceed individually 5 times the drinking water standards as per BIS Cyanide as CN 0.1 Nitrate (as NO 3) 50 Phosphate (as P) 5.0 Phenol & Phenolic Compounds as C6H5OH 1.0 Sulphur 0.03 Benzene Hexachloride (BHC) 0.01 Carbonyl 0.01 Copper Sulphate 0.05 Copper Oxychloride 9.6 DDT 0.01 Dimethoate 0.45 2,4 D 0.4 Endosulfan 0.01 Fenitothrion 0.01 Malathion 0.01 Methyl Parathion 0.01 Paraquat 2.3 Phena thoate 0.01 Phorate 0.01 Proponil 7.3 Pyrethrums 0.01 Ziram 1.0 Other Pesticide (individually) 0.10 *Bioassay Test shall be carried out as per IS: 6582 -1971. Note: 1. 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 wastewate r for horticulture or irrigation purpose 2. The concerned State Pollution Control Board / Pollution Control Committee shall prescribe limits of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Sulphates and Chlorides depending on the usages of recipient water body in downstrea m, in which effluent shall be disposed off. 3. Parameters listed as “Additional Parameters” shall be prescribed depen ding upon the process and product, on a case to case basis. Parameter Standards Emission Standards Limiting concentration in mg/Nm3 HCl 20 Cl2 5 H2S 5 NH 3 30 P2O5 10 CH 3Cl 20 HBr 5 Pesticides compounds in the f orm of particulate matter 20 Benzene 5 Toluene 100 Xylene 100 Acetonitrile 1000 Dichloromethane 200 Acetone 2000 Methanol 350 The total cumulative losses of solvent* should not be more than 5% of the solvent on annual basis from stor age inventory *Losses of solvent means solvent leaving premises in gaseous, liquid and solid forms. Emission Standards for Incinerator Limiting Concentration in mg/Nm3, unless stated Sampling durations in (minutes) unless stated Particulate Matte r 50 30 or more (for sampling of 300 litres of emission) HCl 50 30 SO 2 200 30 CO 100 Daily average Total organic Carbon 20 30 Total Dioxins and Furans(Existing /New Incinerator) 0.1 ngTEQ/Nm3 8 hours Sb+As+Pb+Cr+Co+Cu+Mn+Ni+V and their compound s 1.5 2 hours Note: (i) All monitored value shall be corrected to 11% oxygen on dry basis. (ii) The CO 2 concentration in tail gas shall not be less than 7%. (iii) In case, halogenated organic waste is less than 1% by weight input waste, all the facilitie s in single chamber incinerators shall be designed so as to achieve a minimum temperat ure of 1100oC in the incinerator. For fluidized bed technology based incinerator, temperature shall be maintained at 950oC. (iv) In case halogenated organic waste is more than 1% by weight in input waste, waste shall be incinerated only in twin chamber inc inerators and all the facilities shall be designed to achieve a minimum temperature of 850±25oC in primary chamber and 1100oC in secondary combustion chamber with a gas r esidence time in secondary combustion chamber not less than two seconds. (v) Scrubber meant for scrubbing emissions shall not be used as quencher. (vi) Incineration plants shall be operated (combustion chambers) with such temperature, retention time and tu rbulence, as to achieve Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content in the incineration ash and residue less than 3% and their loss on ignition is less than 5% of the dry weight. In case of non -conformity, ash and residue as the case may be, shall be re -incinerated . (vii) The incinerator shall have a chimney of at least thirty me ters height. Effluent from Incinerator Note: i. Effluent from scrubber(s) and floor washings shall flow through closed conduit or pipe network and be treated to comply with the effluent st andards mentioned at „B‟ above read with Schedule VI: General Standards for Discharge of Environment Pollutions (Par t A: Effluents) notified under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. ii. The build -up in TDS in wastewater or floor washings shall not exce ed 1000 mg/l over and above the TDS of raw water used. Storm water Note: i. Storm water shall be allowed to mix with scrubber water and/or floor washings. ii. Storm water shall be channelized through separate drains passing through a HDPE lined pit having h olding capacity of 10 minutes (hourly average) of rainfall. [F. No:Q -15017/6/2019 -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 Publications, Delhi -110054.

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