Regulation No. 61 of 2019 of the Minister of Environment on Requirements for Wastewater Treatment and Discharge of Sewage, Precipitation, Mining, Quarrying and Cooling Water, Conformity Assessment Measures and Pollutant Limit Values

Subject

Land & soil, Mineral resources, Water

Keyword

Soil pollution/quality Mining Effluent waste water/discharge Environmental standards Freshwater pollution Groundwater Hazardous substances Inspection Monitoring Pollution control Procedural matters Rainwater Research Sewerage Surface water Water quality standards Standards Protection of environment

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Regulation, based on the provisions of paragraphs 128 subsection 7, 129 subsection 5 and 130 subsections 2 and 4 of the Water Act, establishes requirements for wastewater treatment; requirements for the discharge of wastewater, precipitation, mining, quarrying and cooling water into the destination; conformity assessment measures specified in this regulation; and limit values for the pollutant content of used water discharged into the destination and other pollution indicators. This Regulation does not apply to the discharge of effluent from a ship into the sea and to the discharge of aquaculture water into the destination. The Regulation consists of 18 articles: Scope of application and application of this Regulation (1); Definitions (2); Wastewater treatment methods and limit value for pollution indicator (3); Load of pollution source (4); Limit values for pollution indicators of effluent, precipitation, mining, quarrying and cooling water discharged into water bodies or soil and levels of waste water treatment (5); Additional requirements for used water discharged into karst lakes (6); Additional requirements for discharge of rainwater into estuaries (7); Additional requirements for discharge of effluent into destination (8); Additional requirements for discharge of mining, quarrying and cooling water into estuaries (9); Monitoring of destination (10); Requirements for discharge of effluent, precipitation, mining, quarrying and cooling water into water body or soil containing dangerous substance (11); Mixing area of dangerous substance and requirements for determination thereof (12); Action plan (13); Requirements for sampling and analysis of sewage, effluents, precipitation, mining, quarrying and cooling water (14); Sampling frequency for determination of pollution indicators of water discharged from wastewater treatment plants or other pollution sources with a load of 2000 pe and more, except for content of hazardous substances and for determination of treatment levels (15); Frequency of sampling for determination of content of hazardous substances, determination of pollution indicators of precipitation, mining, quarrying and cooling water and wastewater treatment plant with a load of less than 2000 pe and water discharged from other pollution sources and determination of treatment levels (16); Assessment of conformity of waste water for state reporting purposes (17); and Implementation of regulation (18).

Full text

Estonian

Website

www.riigiteataja.ee

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Act (2019)

Legislation | Estonia | 2019 (2023)

Keyword: Potable water, Internal trade, Marine area, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Research, Authorization/permit, Maritime zone, Framework law, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Pollution control, Water quality standards, Sustainable use, Water abstraction, Water supply, Enforcement/compliance, Thermal and medicinal waters, Sewerage, Effluent waste water/discharge, Flood, Risk assessment/management, Groundwater, Coastal zone management, Hazardous substances, International relations/cooperation, Special fund, Liability/compensation, Hazards, Early warning system, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Inland waters, Monitoring, Public health, Recreational water use, Surface water, Sustainable development, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX