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The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986

Sr.
No.

Industry

Parameter

Standards

4.

Concentration
not
milligramme per litre

SUGAR
INDUSTRY

5.

Bio-chemical oxygen demand,

1
[3 days at 27oC]

100 for disposal on land

30 for disposal in surface water

Suspended solids

100 for disposal on land.

30 for disposal in surface waters.

THERMAL
POWER
PLANTS
Condenser Cooling
waters (once through
cooling system)

Maximum limiting concentration,

milligrammes per litre (except for pH
and temperature)
pH
Temperature
Free available chlorine

Boiler blowdowns

Cooling tower blowdown

6.5 8.5
Not more than 5oC higher than the
intake water temperature
0.5

Suspended solids

100

Oil and Grease

Copper (total)

20
1.0

Iron (total)

1.0

Free available chlorine

Zinc

0.5
1.0

Chromium (total)

0.2

Phosphtate

5.0

Other corrosion
inhibiting material

Ash pond effluent

exceed,

pH

Limit to be established on case by case

basis by Central Board in case of
Union territories and State Board in
case of States.
6.5 8.5

Suspended solids

100

Oil and Grease

20

Substituted by Rule 2 of the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 1996 notified by G.S.R.176(E), dated
2.4.1996 may be read as BOD (3 days at 27oC) wherever BOD 5 days 20oC occurred.