BHEL, TIRUCHIRAPALLI 620 014

THE WATER (PREVENTION & CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974

Revision No:00 Dated 15.06.2002

Section Provisions Compliance Remarks
Status Responsibility and Records

2g Definitions Sewage effluent means effluent Noted

from any sewerage system or
sewaage disposal works and
includes sullage from open drain
2K Trade effluent includes any Noted
liquid, gaseous or solid substances
which is discharged from any
premises used for carrying on any
industry, operation or process, or
treatment and disposal system,
other than domestic sewage.
20 Power to obtain Provide PCB any information, Being Complied All required CIVIL / EMS
information which is sought for preventing & information being
controlling pollution of water provided
regarding the construction,
installing, operating or the
treatment and disposal systems
21 Power to take Provide access to the PCB or any Being Complied CIVIL / EMS
samples of officer empowered by it, for
effluents and taking samples of water or
procedure to be
effluents from the industrial
followed in
connection establishment for the purpose of
therewith analysis.
23 Power of entry Allow entry to the PCB or any Being Complied CIVIL / EMS
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 and inspection person empowered by it, at any
time for the purpose of performing
any of the entrusted functions: or
for inspecting to ascertain the
provisions of the Act are being
complied with: or for seizing of
any plant, records, registers,
documents or any material object
in case there are reasons to believe
that provisions of the Act are being
contravened.
24 Prohibition on Not to discharge, knowingly of Being Complied CIVIL / EMS
use of stream or any effluent into the stream, well
well for disposal or sewer or on land of quality
of polluting
which is not conforming to the
matter, etc.
standards prescribed by the PCB.
25 Restriction on Obtain “Consent to Establish” Noted EMS
new outlets and prior to taking any steps to
new discharges establish any industry operation or
process or any treatment and
disposal system which is likely to
discharge effluents
25 Apply for renewal of the “Consent Being Complied EMS
to Operate” before the expiry of
validity period, as specified in the
consent granted earlier in the
prescribed form and along with the
prescribed fees.
25 Restriction on Comply with the conditions as Being Complied; : Action plans
new outlets and prescribed in the “Consent to under progress to CIVIL / EMS
new discharges Establish” or “Consent to Operate” close the gaps.
for discharge of effluents into a Ref: EMPs /CIVIL
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 stream or sewer or on land.
31 Furnishing of Furnish information to the PCB Noted. Would be EMS
information to and other designated agencies of Complied if any
State Board and any accidental or unforeseen event such occasion
other agencies in
in which effluents not conforming arises
certain cases
to the prescribed standards are
being discharged or likely to be
discharged into a stream or well or
sewer or on land.
32 Emergency In case any poisons, noxious or Noted. Would be CIVIL / EMS
measures in case polluting matter is present in any Complied if any
of pollution of Stream or well or on land due to such occasion
stream or well
discharge of such matters or is arises
caused due to any accident or
unforeseen act, the polluting
matter has to be removed and
disposed off as per directives of
PCB and also to remedy or
mitigate any pollution caused.

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