Law No. 319 of 10 May 1976. Standards for the Protection of Water from Pollution.

Subject

Sea, Water, Environment gen.

Keyword

Marine pollution Pollution control Effluent waste water/discharge Marine area Authorization/permit Coastal zone management Inspection Offences/penalties Freshwater pollution

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe

Abstract

The Act specifies the powers vested in the State and assigned to the Regions and to the Provinces pertaining to the following: (a) water supply, sewerage and water treatment; (b) preparation and compilation of water reclamation plans; (c) inventory of bodies of water. Article 7 establishes a survey of all bodies of water to be carried out within 2 years of the entry into force of the Act and to be updated every 2 years. As for the sewerage services, the Act establishes a single body of rules throughout the national territory with respect to discharge measurement, determination of acceptable limits, sampling, authorization to discharge, discharges from occupied or industrial areas. The present Act states also the procedure and deadlines for the determination of tariffs according to which rentals or fees shall be payable. Article 19 regulates the granting of contributions in favour of communes and intercommune consortia engaged in public piped water, sewerage and waste water treatment services and other activities pertaining to the disposal of sludge and treatment of discharge water. Title VI and VII deal with penalties and transitional and final provisions, respectively.

Full text

Italian

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Resolution of 4 February 1977 concerning criteria, methodologies and general technical provisions as per article 2, letters b), d), and e) of Act of 10 May 1976, No. 319, on water pollution control.

Legislation | Italy | 1977

Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree establishing methodologies for the evaluation of the increase in the temperature of marine waters due to the discharge of thermic waste.

Legislation | Italy | 1996

Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Research, Climate change

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree concerning investigating activities for the granting of the authorizations provided for by article 11 of Act of 10 May 1976, No. 319, and subsequent amendments, in matter of dumping in marine waters or adjacent areas, of materials deriving from the dredging of sea and brackish basins beds or of coastal emerged grounds, and also from any other handling of silts in the marine environment.

Legislation | Italy | 1996

Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Coastal zone management, Management/conservation, Waste disposal, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Legislative Decree No. 152 concerning the protection of waters against pollution and implementing Directive 91/271 concerning urban wastewater treatment and Directive 91/676 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, integrated and amended by Legislative Decree No. 258 on the protection of waters against pollution.

Legislation | Italy | 1999 (2000)

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX