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Decree of the State Minister for Environmental affairs No. 110/2003 on the Guidelines on stipulation of accomodating capacity of load of water pollution in water sources.

Country/Territory
Indonesia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater pollution Pollution control Surface water Potable water Water quality standards
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

Article 1 defines the Accomodating Capaciity of Load of Water Pollution as " the capability of water in a water source to receive load of pollution without causing the water to get polluted", in other words it indicates the treshold of polluting agents under which water is not yet polluted. The Guidelines indicate in details two methods of pollution capability assessment most frequently used and their technicalities, The Weight Scale and the Streeter- Phelps Methods and their operating procedures.

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