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Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BXD guiding a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 80/2014/ND-CP of 6 August 2014, on water drainage and wastewater treatment.

Country/Territory
Viet Nam
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Công Báo Nos. 535-536 (03/05/2015).
Subject
Water
Keyword
Effluent waste water/discharge Waterworks Waste disposal Freshwater pollution Sewerage Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Circular enters into force on 19 May 2015.
Abstract

This Circular implements a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 80/2014/ND-CP of 6 August 2014, on water drainage and wastewater treatment. It deals with the following issues: Management of decentralized wastewater treatment; Decentralized wastewater treatment solutions: a) On-site decentralized wastewater treatment is applicable to isolated discharging households with a total volume of below 50 m3 of wastewater per day and night and wastewater treatment equipment/station located within the premises of the discharging household; b) Cluster-based decentralized wastewater treatment is applicable to discharging households located near one another with a total volume of between 50 m3 and 200 m3 of wastewater per day and night. Depending on specific conditions, a wastewater treatment station may be installed within the premises of a discharging entity or at a separate location convenient for collecting wastewater from discharging entities; c) Zone-based decentralized wastewater treatment is applicable to a certain administrative territory with a total volume of between 200 m3 and 1,000 m3 of wastewater per day and night and the wastewater treatment equipment/station located under an approved construction master plan or water drainage master plan; Criteria for selection of decentralized wastewater treatment technology, etc.

Full text
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Website
www.vietnamlawmagazine.vn

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree No. 80/2014/ND-CP on water drainage and wastewater treatment.

Legislation | Viet Nam | 2014

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Standards, Freshwater pollution, Drainage/land reclamation, Water quality standards, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Circular No. 09/2009/TT-BXD detailing some provisions of the Government’s Decree No. 88/2007/ND-CP of 28 May 2007 on urban and industrial-park water drainage.

Legislation | Viet Nam | 2009

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Waterworks, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX