Regulation/GM No. 323 on the harmful effects of distillery residue. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 1978 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Inland waters Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Abstract This Regulation regulates the harmful effects of distillery residue, also known as slop, cachaça or "distillery lees" on the quality of inland waters. Starting with the 1979/1980 harvest, dumping, directly or indirectly, of distillery slop into any catch basin by alcohol distilleries located or that may come to be located in Brazil, is prohibited. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Implements Decree No. 76.389 implementing Decree-Law No. 1.413 specifying controls to be carried out against industrial pollution. Legislation | Brazil | 1975 Keyword: Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Authorization/permit, Waste non-domestic sources, Zoning, Institution, Waste management, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX