Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 340 of 2001). Country/Territory Malta Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Supplement to the Official Gazette No. 17,181 of 28 December 2001, pp. B 3838-55. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Water quality standards Offences/penalties Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract These Regulations concern the collection, treatment and discharge of urban waste water, i.e. domestic waste water or the mixture of domestic waste water with industrial waste water and/or run-off rain water, and regulate the treatment and discharge of waste water from certain industrial sectors. The objective of the regulations is to protect the environment from adverse effects of these discharges. It shall be the responsibility of the Competent Authority to ensure that all agglomerations are provided with collecting systems for urban waste waters (reg. 4) and that water shall be subject to a secondary treatment (defined in regulation 3) before discharge. The Competent Authority shall identify sensitive areas according to criteria laid down in Annex II. Treatment of waste water shall me more stringent for such areas. The Competent Authority may also identify less sensitive areas. Sludge resulting from waste water treatment shall be re-used whenever appropriate. Other provisions deal with monitoring, situation reports to be drawn up periodically by the Authority and prescribe offences and penalties. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Environment Protection Act, 2001 (Act No. XX of 2001). Legislation | Malta | 2001 Keyword: Basic legislation, Environmental planning, Institution, Pollution control, Authorization/permit, EIA, Special fund, Inspection, Policy/planning, Biodiversity, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Urban Waste Water Treatment (Amendment) Regulations (Legal Notice 192 of 2004). Legislation | Malta | 2004 Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX