Decree-Law No. 446/91 establishing treated water use for irrigation purposes originating from water discharge.

Country/Territory: Portugal
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1991
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Diário da República No. 269/91 (I-A), 22 November 1991, pp. 6076-6078.

Subject: Water
Keyword: Irrigation Effluent waste water/discharge Recycling/reuse Pollution control Freshwater pollution
Geographical area: Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes: This Decre-Law enters into force on the 1st November 1991.

Abstract: This Decree-Law establishes treated water use for irrigation purposes originating from urban or other types of water discharge. It consists of 13 articles specifying the requirements to be met for using purified water. It establishes periodical controls to be carried out on this purified water (maximum residue limit in water of metals, or other polluting agents) in order to guarantee water quality and to authorize the use of this treated water. This Decree-Law also prescribes and sanctions to be paid by offenders.
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