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[SCHEDULE VI]
(See rule 3A)

GENERAL STANDARDS FOR DISCHARGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS PART-A : EFFLUENTS

S. No. Parameter Inland surface water 2 (a) 1. Colour and odour See 6 of Annexure-I 100 (b) -Public Sewers Standards Land for irrigation 3 (c) See 6 of Annexure -I 200 (d) See 6 of Annexure-I (a) For process waste water100 (b) For cooling water effluent 10 percent above total suspended matter of influent. 3. Particulate size of suspended solids Shall pass 850 micron IS Sieve --(a) Floatable solids, max. 3 mm. (b) Settleable solids, max. 850 microns.
2

Marine coastal areas

2.

Suspended solids mg/l, Max.

600

4.

*** pH Value Temperature

* 5.5 to 9.0 shall not o exceed 5 C above the receiving water temperature

-5.5 to 9.0 --

*** 5.5 to 9.0 --

-5.5 to 9.0 shall not exceed o 5 C above the receiving water temperature

5. 6.

1 2

Schedule VI inserted by Rule 2(d) of the Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 1993 notified vide G.S.R. 422(E) dated 19.05.1993, published in the Gazette No. 174 dated 19.05.1993. Omitted by Rule 2(d)(i) of the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 1993 vide Notification No.G.S.R.801(E), dated 31.12.1993.

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Parameter Inland surface water 2 (a) (b) 20 -50 Public Sewers

Standards Land for irrigation 3 (c) 10 --(d) 20 1.0 50 Marine coastal areas

7. 8. 9.

Oil and grease mg/l Max. Total residual chlorin mg/l Max. Ammonical nitrogen (as N), mg/l Max. Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (as NH3) mg/l, Max. Free ammonia (as NH3) mg/l, Max. Biochemical 1 Oxygen demand [3 o days at 27 C] mg/l max. Chemical Oxygen Demand, mg/l, max. Arsenic (as As), mg/l, max. Mercury (as Hg), mg/l, Max. Lead (as Pb) mg/l, Max. Cadmium (as Cd) mg/l, Max. Hexavalent Chromium (as Cr+6), mg/l max.

10 1.0 50

10.

100

--

--

100

11. 12.

5.0 30

-350

-100

5.0 100

13.

250

--

--

250

14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

0.2 0.01 0.1 2.0 0.1

0.2 0.01 1.0 1.0 2.0

0.2 -----

0.2 0.01 2.0 2.0 1.0

Substituted by Rule2 of the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 1996 notified by G.S.R.176, dated 2.4.1996 may be read as BOD (3 days at 27oC) wherever BOD 5 days 20oC occurred.

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Parameter Inland surface water 2 (a) (b) 2.0 3.0 15 Public Sewers

Standards Land for irrigation 3 (c) -----* * * 0.2 * --(d) 2.0 3.0 15 0.05 5.0 * * * 0.2 * 15 -Marine coastal areas

19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

1

Total chromium (as Cr.) mg/l, Max. Copper (as Cu) mg/l, Max. Zinc (As Zn.) mg/l, Max. Selenium (as Se.) mg/l, Max. Nickel (as Ni) mg/l, Max. *** *** *** Cyanide (as CN) mg/l Max. *** Fluoride (as F) mg/l Max. Dissolved Phosphates (as P), mg/l Max. *** Sulphide (as S) mg/l Max. Phenoile compounds (as C6H5OH) mg/l, Max.

2.0 3.0 5.0 0.05 3.0 * * * 0.2 * 2.0 5.0

0.05 3.0 * * * 2.0 * 15 --

24.

25. 26.

27.
1

28.

29. 30.

31.

* 2.0 1.0

* -5.0

* ---

* 5.0 5.0

32. 33.

Omitted by Rule 2(d)(i) of the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 1993 vide Notification No.G.S.R.801(E), dated 31.12.1993.

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34.

Radioactive materials : (a) Alpha emitter micro curie/ml. (b) Beta emitter micro curie/ml. 10 10
-7

10 10

-7

10 10

-8

10 10

-7

-6

-6

-7

-6

35.

Bio-assay test

90% survival of fish after 96 hours in 100% effluent

90% survival of fish after 96 hours in 100% effluent 2 mg/l 3 mg/l 0.2 mg/l -*

90% survival of fish after 96 hours in 100% effluent ----*

90% survival of fish after 96 hours in 100% effluent

36. 37. 38. 39.

1

Manganese (as Mn) Iron (as Fe) Vanadium (as V) Nitrate Nitrogen ***

2 mg/l 3 mg/l 0.2 mg/l 10 mg/l *

2 mg/l 3 mg/l 0.2 mg/l 20 mg/l *

40.

Omitted by Rule 2(d)(i) of the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 1993 vide Notification No. G.S.R. 801(E) dated 31.12.1993