Cement, Energy and Environment

I I - I • B-29016/04/06/PCI-1/5401 February 05, 2014 To The Chairman All SPCBs/PCCs (as per list enclosed) SUB: DIRECTIONS UNDER SECTION 18(1)(b) OF THE WATER (PREVENTION & CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974 and THE AIR (PREVENTION & CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 IN THE MATTER OF POLLUTION CONTROL IN 17 CATEGORY OF HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES , CETPs AND COMMON HAZRDOUS WASTE 8 BIOMEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORSREGARDING SELF MONITORING OF COMPLIANCE WHEREAS, under Section 17 of the Water (Prevention Et Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 , and under Section 17 of the Air (Prevention Et Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, one of the function of the State Pollution Control Boards(SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees(PCCs) is to plan a comprehensive programme for the prevention, control or abatement of pollution of streams, wells and air pollution in the State/Union territory and to secure the execution thereof; and WHEREAS, under section 16 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under Section 16 of the Air (Prevention ft Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 , one of the functions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), constituted under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is to coordinate activities of the State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees and to provide technical assistance and guidance to SPCBs I PCCs; and WHEREAS, the SPCBs and PCCs are empowered to stipulate standards for discharge of environmental pollutants for various categories of industries and common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) , Common Hazardous waste and Biomedical waste incinerators even more stringent than those notified by the Central Government, under the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules framed there under; and WHEREAS, Pharmaceuticals, Chlor Alkali, Fertilizers, Oil Refinery, Dye and dye intermediate, Pesticides, Petrochemical, Large Power plants , Cement, Aluminium, Zinc, Copper, Iron ft steel , Large Pulp Et paper, Distillery, Sugar and Tannery industries located in States/UTs have been discharging environmental pollutants directly or indirectly into the ambient air and water, which pose constant threat to cause adverse effect on the water and air quality ; and WHEREAS, Common Hazardous waste and Biomedical waste incinerators and Common Effluent Treatment Plants(CETPs) located in States/UTs have been discharging environmental pollutants directly or indirectly into the ambient air and water; and WHEREAS, the SPCBs and PCCs are also required to ensure installation and regular operation of the requisite pollution control facilities in the polluting industries; and WHEREAS, there is need to inculcate habit of self monitoring mechanism within the industries for complying the prescribed standards and this can be achieved by the methods like installing online effluent and emission monitoring devices; and 55