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Environment (Protection) 115 Amendment Rules, 2021.

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette (Extraordinary) of 8 October 2021.
Subject
Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Water supply Freshwater pollution Recycling/reuse Standards Authorization/permit Public health Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This amendment of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, triggered by court directions, inserts a new Part (115) in Schedule I to the Regulations on the use of Domestic Water Purification Systems (DWPS) and Other than Domestic Water Purification System”(ODPWS). All users of DWPS and ODWPS shall comply with the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The CPCB shall issue a guideline on handling, storage, management and utilisation of reject generated from DWPS and ODWPS. The Rules set out requirements (licences, authorizations, standard marking) that both manufacturers and users on purification systems shall comply with and defines supervisory and other duties of Union agencies. The Water Supply Agency (WSA) and concerned local bodies engaged in potable water supply shall inform the consumers about the water sources and quality including Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) concentration of water being supplied on regular basis.

Full text
English/Hindi
Website
egazette.nic.in

References - Legislation

Amends

Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.

Legislation | India | 1986 (2020)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Noise pollution, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Pollution control, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX