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Regional Act no. 4 of 2022 concerning reuse of urban wastewater.

Country/Territory
Italy
Territorial subdivision
Sicilia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Regione Siciliana n. 13/2022.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Climate change Effluent waste water/discharge Industrial water use Irrigation Local government Monitoring Waste disposal Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Pollution control
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Act, in compliance with the provisions of the European Law, concerns the reuse of urban waste water treated for irrigation purposes as well as for other specific uses including use for industrial purposes; the construction of urban water refinement plants in compliance with national Law and European Union Regulations, and according to the indications provided by the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (ARPA), by the Higher Institute for environmental protection and research (ISPRA) and the Higher Institute of Health (ISS); the improvement of the sustainability of purification systems, the adaptation of traditional purification systems with phytodepuration in rural areas, with the exception of potable use; the disposal of treated urban waste water.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.gurs.regione.sicilia.it