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1. Ambient Standards

Water Quality Standards includes: drinking water standards, drinking water in covered container standards,
groundwater standards and surface water standards.

1.1 Drinking Water Qualtiy Standards

1.2 Drinking Water Qualtiy in Covered Container
1.3 Groundwater Qualtiy Standards
1.4 Groundwater Qualtiy Standards for Drinking Purposes
1.5 Surface Water Quality Standards

2. Emission Standards

2.1 General Industrial Wastewater Discharge Standards

2.2 Standards for Specific Industries
2.3 Effluent Standards for Pig Farms
2.4 Gas Stataion Effluent Standards
2.5 Wastewater Discharge Standards from the Urban Areas

1.1 Drinking Water Quality Standards

 
A. Bacteriological Parameters

Paramenters Units Concetration

Faecal Coliform MPN/100ml 0
Total Coliform MPN/100ml < 2.2
Entero virus MPN/100ml 0

B. Physical - Chemical Parameters

Concentration
No Parameters Unit
Minimum Maximum
1 Aluminum mg/l 0.1 0.2
2 Ammonia mg/l 0.5 1.5
3 Chloride mg/l 200 250
4 Copper mg/l 1.0 2.0
5 Iron mg/l 0.3 <1
6 Manganese mg/l 0.1 0.5
7 Sodium mg/l 200 250
8 Sulphate mg/l 200 250
9 Hydrogen Sulphide mg/l 0.05 0.1
10 Conductivity us/cm - <1,000
11 Total dissolved solids mg/l 500 600
12 Sodium Chloride mg/l 100 300-350
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13 Potential of Hydrogen - 6.5 8.5

14 Temperature °C 25 35
15 Hardness mg/l 50 300
16 Turbidity NTU - <10
17 Taste and Odour - - Acceptable
18 Colour TCU - 5
Residual Chloride
(if Chlorine
19 mg/l - <0.2
disinfection is used)

C. Health Significant Chemical Parameters

No Parameters Unit Maximum Concentration

1 Antimony mg/l 0.005
2 Arsenic mg/l 0.01 - 0.05
3 Barium mg/l 0.7
4 Boron mg/l 0.5
5 Cadmium mg/l 0.003
6 Chromium mg/l 0.05
7 Cyanide mg/l 0.07
8 Fluoride mg/l 1.5
9 Lead mg/l 0.01
10 Mercury mg/l 0.001
11 Nitrate mg/l 50
12 Nitrite mg/l 3
13 Selenium mg/l 0.01

D. Priority Parameters

No Parameters Unit Maximum Concentration

1 Iron mg/l <1
2 Manganese mg/l <0.5
3 Arsenic mg/l <0.05
4 Fluoride mg/l <1.5
5 Nitrate mg/l 50
6 Nitrite mg/l 3
7 Nitrite Nitrogen mg/l 1
8 Potential of Hydrogen - 6.5 - 8.5
9 Coliform MPN/100ml 0
10 Conductivity us/cm 1000
Residual Chloride
11 mg/l 0.2
(if Chlorine disinfection is
used)
12 Total Hardness mg/l <300
13 Turbidity NTU <10
14 Taste and Ordour - Acceptable
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1.2 Drinking Water Quality in Covered Container

No Parameters Unit Permitted Concentration
1 Arsenic mg/l 0.01 - 0.05
2 Barium mg/l 0.7
3 Boron mg/l 0.5
4 Cadmium mg/l 0.003
5 Chromium mg/l 0.05
6 Copper mg/l 2
7 Fluoride mg/l 1.5
8 Lead mg/l 0.01 - 0.05
9 Manganese mg/l 0.5
10 Mercury mg/l 0.001
11 Nitrate mg/l 50
12 Iron mg/l 0.3
13 Potential of Hydrogen - 6.5 - 8.5
14 Hardness mg/l 100 -300

1.3 Groundwater Quality Standards

Standard
No Substances Unit Method of Measurement
Value
I. Volatile Organic Compound
1 Benzene mg/l 0.005
2 Carbon Tetrachloride mg/l 0.005
3 1.2-Dichloroethane mg/l 0.005
4 1.1-Dichloroethylene mg/l 0.007
5 Cis-1.2-Dichloroethyline mg/l 0.070
6 Trans-1.2-Dichloroethylene mg/l 0.1
Purge and Trap Gas
7 Dichloromethane mg/l 0.005 Chromatography or Purge
8 Ethyl benzene mg/l 0.7 and Trap Gas
9 Styrene mg/l 0.1 Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry
10 Tetrachloroethylene mg/l 0.005
11 Toluene mg/l 1
12 Trichloroethylene mg/l 0.005
13 Toluene mg/l 0.2
14 Trichloroethylene mg/l 0.005
15 Total Xylenes mg/l 10
II. Heavy Metals
1 Cadmium mg/l 0.003 Direct Aspiration/
2 Hexavalent Chromium mg/l 0.05 Absorption Spectrometry
or Inductively Coupled
3 Copper mg/l 1 Plasma/Plasma Emission
4 Lead mg/l 0.01 Spectroscopy

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5 Manganese mg/l 0.5

6 Nickel mg/l 0.02
7 Zinc mg/l 5
Hydride Generation/
8 Arsenic mg/l 0.01 Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry of
Inductively Coupled
9 Selenium mg/l 0.01 Plasma / Plasma Emission
Spectroscopy
Cold-Vapour Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry /
10 Mercury mg/l 0.001
Plasma Emission
Spectroscopy
III. Pesticides
1 Chlordane mg/l 0.0002 Liquid-Liquid Extraction
2 Dieldrin mg/l 0.00003 Gas Chromatography /
3 Heptachlor mg/l 0.0004 Mass Spectrometry or
Liquid-Liquid Extraction
4 Heptachlor Epoxide mg/l 0.0002 Gas Chromatography
5 DDT mg/l 0.002 (Method I)
6 2,4D mg/l 0.03 Liquid-Liquid Extraction
7 Atrazine mg/l 0.003 Gas Chromatography
Liquid-Liquid Extraction
8 Lindane mg/l 0.0002 Gas Chromatography
(Method II)
Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Chromatography or
9 Pentachlorophenol mg/l 0.001 Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Gas Chromatography /
Mass Spectrometry
IV. Others
Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Chromatography or
1 Benzo (a)pyrene mg/l 0.0002 Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Gas Chromatography /
Mass Spectrometry
Pyridine Barbituric Acid
2 Cyanide mg/l 0.2 or Colorimetric or Iron
Chromatography
Liquid-Liquid Extraction
3 PCBs mg/l 0.0005 Gas Chromatography
(Method II)
Purge and Trap Gas
Chromatography or Purge
4 Vinyl Chloride mg/l 0.002 and Trap Gas
Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry

1.4 Groundwater Standards for Drinking Purposes

Characteristics Parameters Unit Permitted Standard
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Value
Suitable Maximum
Platinum-
1 Colour Cobalt 5 15
Physical (Pt-Co)
2 Turbidity JTU 5 20
3 Potential of Hydrogen - 7.0 - 8.5 6.5 - 9.2
4 Iron mg/l ≤0.5 1
5 Manganese mg/l ≤0.3 0.5
6 Copper mg/l ≤1.0 1.5
7 Zinc mg/l ≤5.0 15
8 Sulphate mg/l ≤200 250
Chemical 9 Chloride mg/l ≤250 600
10 Fluoride mg/l ≤0.7 1
11 Nitrate mg/l ≤15 45
Total Hardness
12 mg/l ≤300 500
as CaCO3
Non-carbonate hardness as
13 mg/l ≤200 250
CaCO3
14 Total solids mg/l ≤600 1200
15 Arsenic mg/l None 0.05
16 Cyanide mg/l None 0.1
Toxic chemical
17 Lead mg/l None 0.05
substances
18 Mercury mg/l None 0.001
19 Cadmium mg/l None 0.01
20 Selenium mg/l None 0.01
21 Coliform bacteria MPN/100ml <2.2 <2.2
Bacteria 22 E. coli bacteria - None None
23 Standard plate count Colonies/ml ≤500 -

1.5 Surface Water Quality Standards

Standard Method of
No Substances Unit
Value Measurement
1 Colour. Odour and Taste - N -
2 Temperature °C N' Thermometer
Electronic pH
3 Potential of Hydrogen - 5-9
Meter
Azide
4 Dissolved Oxygen mg/l 6
Modification
Potassium
5 COD mg/l 5
permanganate
Azide
Modification at
6 BOD5 mg/l 1,5
20 degree C, 5
days
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7 Total Coliform Bacteria MPN/100ml 5000 Multiple Tube

8 Faecal Coliform Bacteria MPN/100ml 1000 Fermentation
Cadmium
9 Nitrate-Nitrogen mg/l <5.0
Reduction
Distillation
10 Ammonia-Nitrogen mg/l 0.2
Nesslerization
Distillation, 4-
11 Phenols mg/l 0.005 Amin anti-
pyrenne
12 Copper mg/l 0.1
13 Nickel mg/l 0.1
14 Manganese mg/l 1.0 Atomic
15 Zinc mg/l 1.0 Absorption Direct
16 Cadmium mg/l 0.005 Aspiration
17 Chromium, Hexavalent mg/l 0.05
18 Lead mg/l 0.05
Atomic
19 Mercury mg/l 0.002 Absorption Cold
Vapour
Atomic
20 Arsenic mg/l 0.01 Absorption
Direct Aspiration
21 Cyanide mg/l 0.005 Direct Aspiration
Pyridine-
22 Alpha-Radioactive Becquerel/l 0.1
Barbituric
Counting
23 Beta-Radioactive Becquerel/l 1.0
machine
24 Total Organochlorine mg/l 0.05
25 DDT mg/l 1.0
26 Alpha-BHC mg/l 0.02
Gas
27 Dieldrin mg/l 0.1
Chromatography
28 Aldrin mg/l 0.1
29 Heptachlor and Heptachlor Epoxide mg/l 0.2
30 Endrin mg/l None

2.1 General Industrial Wastewater Discharge Standards

2.1.1 Standards for General Industries

No Parameters Unit Maximum Concentration

1 BOD5 mg/l 40
2 Ammonia Nitrogen mg/l 4
3 Total Suspended Substances mg/l 40
4 Potential of Hydrogen - 6-9.5
5 Total Dissolved Substances mg/l 3,500
6 Phenols mg/l 0.3
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7 Phosphorous mg/l 1.0

8 Silver mg/l 0.1
9 Zinc mg/l 1.0
10 Sulphide mg/l 1.0
11 Free Chlorine mg/l 1.0
12 Chloride mg/l 500
13 Iron mg/l 2.0
14 Fluoride mg/l 15
15 Cyanide mg/l 0.1
16 Copper mg/l 0.5
17 Lead mg/l 0.2
18 Oil and Grease mg/l 5
19 Nickel mg/l 0.2
20 Mercury mg/l 0.005
21 Manganese mg/l 1.0
22 Arsenic mg/l 0.25
23 Barium mg/l 1.0
24 Cadmium mg/l 0.03
25 Chromium mg/l 0.1
26 Total Chromium mg/l 0.5

2.1.2 Sugar Cane Factories

No Parameters Unit Maximum Concentration

1 BOD5 mg/l 60
2 Total Suspended Substances mg/l 100
3 Potential of Hydrogen - 6-9.5

2.1.3 Textiles and Garments Factories with Dyeing of Yarns

No Parameters Unit Maximum Concentration

1 BOD5 mg/l 40
2 Phenols mg/l 1
3 Total Supended Substances mg/l 40
4 Potential of Hydrogen - 6-9.5

2.1.4 Pulp Products

No Parameters Unit Maximum Concentration

1 BOD5 mg/l 90
2 Ammmonia-Nitrogen mg/l 7
3 Phenols mg/l 1
4 Total Suspended Substances mg/l 60
5 Potential of Hydrogen - 6-9.5

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2.1.5 Paper Products

No Parameters Unit Maximum Concentration

1 BOD5 mg/l 30
2 Total Suspended Substances mg/l 30
3 Potential of Hydrogen - 6-9.5

2.1.6 Slaughtering Factories

No Parameters Unit Maximum Concentration

1 BOD5 mg/l 40
2 Ammmonia-Nitrogen mg/l 4
3 Total Suspended Substances mg/l 40
4 Potential of Hydrogen - 6-9.5

2.2 Standards for Specific Industries

2.2.1 Factories that Contain Organic Substances

Parameters
No Types of Factories
Max BOD6 Max pH Max TSS
1 Canned fish 40 6-9.5 50
2 Beer 30 6-9.5 30
3 Starch 70 6-9.5 80
4 Tannery 40 6-9.5 40
5 Yarn Dyeing 40 6-9.5 40
6 Pharmacy 40 6-9.5 40

2.2.2 Factories that Contain Inorganic Substances: Metal Plating

No Parameters Unit Permitted Concentration

1 Potential of Hydrogen - 6-9.5
2 Zinc mg/l 5.0
3 Cyanide mg/l 0.2
4 Total Suspended Substances mg/l 30
5 Chrome mg/l 0.3
6 Total Chrome mg/l 2.0
7 Nickel mg/l 0.2
8 Copper mg/l 1.0
9 Total Heavy Metal mg/l 6.0
10 Oil and Grease mg/l 30

2.2.3 Battery Products

No Parameters Unit Permitted Concentration

1 Lead mg/l 0.2
2 Copper mg/l 0.5
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3 Zinc mg/l 1
4 Animony mg/l 1
5 Cadmium mg/l 0.03
6 Chromium mg/l 0.5
7 Nickel mg/l 1.0
8 Mercury mg/l 0.005
9 Potential of Hydrogen - 6-9.5

2.3 Effluent Standards for Pig Farms

Maximum Permitted Value
No Parameters Unit Standard Standard Method for
A B Examination
1 Potential of Hydrogen mg/l 5-5.9 5-5.9 pH Meter
Aside
Biochemical Oxygen Modification  or
2 mg/l 60 100
Demand Membrance
Electrode
Potassium
Dichromate
3 Chemical Oxygen Demand mg/l 300 400 Digestion, Open
Reflux or Closed
Reflux
Glass Fibre Filter
Disc, Dry
4 Suspended Solids mg/l 150 200 Evaporation 103-
105 degree
Celsius
Kjeldahl;
Colorimetric or
5 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen mg/l 120 200 Ammonia
Selective
Electrode

Standard A:
1. Large Farm is more than 400 Livestock Units (LU)
2. Medium Farm is 60-400 LU.
Standard B:
1. Small Farm is 6<60LU.
2. 1LU equals 500kg.
3. Weight of breeding pig = 170kg/head
4. Weight of fattended pig = 60kg/head
5. Weight of nursling pig = 12kg/head

2.4 Gas Station Effluent Standards

Range or
Method of
No Parameters Unit Maximum
Examination
Permitted Value
1 Potential of Hydrogen - 5.5-9 pH Meter
2 Chemical Oxygen Demand mg/l 200 Potassium
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Dichromate
Digestion
Glass Fibre Filter
3 Suspended Solid mg/l 60
Disc
4 Oil and Grease mg/l 15 Extract with solvent

2.5 Wastewater Discharge Standards from the Urban Area

2.5.1 Wastewater Discharge Standards

Standards
No Parameters
A B C D E
Not more than (mg/l)
1 Biochemical Oxygen Demand
30 40 50 60 200
Not more than (mg/l)
2 Suspended Solids
30 40 50 50 60
Not more than (mg/l)
3 Settle able Solids
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 -
Not more than (mg/l)
4 Total Dissolved Solids
3000 2500 2000 1500 -
Not more than (mg/l)
5 Chemical Oxygen demand
120 130 150 350 400
Not more than (mg/l)
6 Sulphide
1.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 -
Not more than (mg/l)
7 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
35 35 40 40 -
Not more than (mg/l)
8 Fat Oil and Grease
20 20 20 20 100
Not more than (degree Celsius)
9 Temperature
40 40 40 40 40
Not more than
10 Potential of Hydrogen
6-9.5 6-9.5 6-9.5 6-9.5 6-9.5

2.5.2 Classification of building according to the Wastewater Discharge Standards

No Parameters Size of Buildings Standards

Less than 100 rooms D
1 Buildings From 101 to 500 rooms C
Above 501 rooms B
Less than 60 rooms D
2 Hotels From 61-200 rooms C
Above 201 rooms B
From 10 to 50 rooms D
3 Dormitries From 51 to 250 rooms C
Above 251 rooms B
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4 Medical Centers, Hospitals, Clinic No bed C

From 1 to 30 beds B
Above 31 beds A
Classification of buildings per Area
From 5,000 to 10,000 sq m E
5 Residential, Temple
Above 10,001 sq m ?
Entertainment zone, Health center From 1,000 to 5,000 sq m ?
6
swimming pool, Fitness Center Above 5,001 sq m B
School, Education instituions, From 5,000 to 25,000 sq m B
7
College, Universities Above 25,001 sq m A
From 5,000 to 10,000 sq m C
Office, Enterprises,Foreign and
8 From 10,001 to 55,000 sq m B
Private buildings, Hall
Above 55,001 sq m A
Commercial Centers and From 5,000 to 25,000 sq m B
9
Supermarkets Above 25,0001 sq m A
From 500 to 1,000 sq m D
From 1,001 to 1,500 sq m C
10 Markets
From 1,501 to 2,500 sq m B
Above 2,501 sq m A
Less than 100 sq m E
From 500 to 1,000 sq m D
11 Restaurants Form 1,001 to 1,500 sq m C
From 1,501 to 2,500 sq m B
Above 2,501 sq m A
From 500 to 1,000 sq m D
Auto Service Center From 1,001 to 1,500 sq m C
12
(Motorbike, Car) From 1,501 to 2,500 sq m B
Above 2,501 sq m A
From 5,000 to 10,000 sq m C
13 Teminal Stations, Airport From 10,001 to 55,000 sq m B
Above 55,001 sq m A
From 500 to 1,000 sq m D
From 1,001 to 1,500 sq m C
14 Slaughterhouse in City
From 1,501 to 2,500 sq m B
Above 2,501 sq m A

2.5.3Wastewater Treatment Standards for Public Areas

Standards Method of
No Parameters
A B C D E Examination
1 Biochemical Oxygen Not more than (mg/l) Manometric
Demand 30 40 50 60 200 method at 20
Celsius for 5

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consecutive
days

Not more than (mg/l) Evaporation at

about 150
2 Suspended Solids
Celsius during
30 40 50 50 60 1 hour
Not more than (mg/l) Glass fibre
3 Settle able Solids
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 - filter disc
Not more than (mg/l) Glass fibre
4 Total Dissolved Solids
3000 2500 2000 1500 - filter disc
Not more than (mg/l) Potassium
5 Chemical Oxygen demand
120 130 150 350 400 Digestion
Not more than (mg/l) Titration
6 Sulphide
1.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 - method
Not more than (mg/l) Kjeldahl
7 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
35 35 40 40 - method
Extraction by
Not more than (mg/l) solvents and
8 Fat Oil and Grease separation of
20 20 20 20 100 the weight of
fat and grease
Not more than (degree Celsius)
9 Temperature Thermometer
40 40 40 40 40
Not more than
10 Potential of Hydrogen pH Meter
6-9.5 6-9.5 6-9.5 6-9.5 6-9.5

2.5.4 Type of Public Areas for Wastewater Discharge

No Parameters Size of Buildings Standards

From 5,000 to 10,000 sq m E
1 History and cultural tourism place From 10,001 to 55,000 sq m D
Above 55,001 sq m C
From 5,000 to 10,000 sq m C
2 Public Park From 10,001 to 55,000 sq m B
Above 55,001 sq m A
From 5,000 to 10,000 sq m C
3 Amusement Park From 10,001 to 55,000 sq m B
Above 55,001 sq m A
From 5,000 to 10,000 sq m C
4 Water Park From 10,001 to 55,000 sq m B
Above 55,001 sq m A
From 5,000 to 10,000 sq m C
5 Marsh, Pond From 10,001 to 55,000 sq m B
Above 55,001 sq m A
6 Main water drainage, second water From 5,000 to 10,000 sq m C
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drainage, water drainage along the From 10,001 to 55,000 sq m B

road Above 55,001 sq m A

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