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Article I - Preliminary
1)
Definitions
aesthetic refers to those characteristics of water
which exhibit themselves physically, including but not
limited to, the odor, taste and color.
blending shall refer to the merging of wastewater
flows or samples from one or more sources.
Central Treatment Works means a facility that
receives wastewater or water runoffs from domestic or
industrial sources, and by combinations of different
processes treats Domestic or Industrial wastewater
(Hazardous or non hazardous) to a less harmful
effluent. These facilities are also known as Waste
Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) or as Sewage
Treatment Plants (STP).
composite sample shall refer to a sample which is
taken continuously over a time period, or a sample
consisting of several samples taken either continuously
or discontinuously over a given period and blended.
Concerned Agency the government agency incharge of environment-related projects.
contravention refers to an actual breach in a
regulatory requirement meaning the failure to comply
with the terms set out in this document.
Aquifer:
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing
permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel,
sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be
usefully extracted using a water well. The surface of
saturated material in an aquifer is known as the water
table.
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impacts
upon
i)
ii)
Unconfined Aquifers
In unconfined aquifers, the ground water only partially
fills the aquifer and the upper surface of the ground
water (the water table) is free to rise and decline. The
ground water is at atmospheric pressure.
Citation
a) This document will be cited as the Wastewater
Discharge Standards for KSA. This standard revises
the current General Standards for the Environment
(specifically document number 1409-01) issued by the
Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME).
3)
Purpose
a) Wastewater discharge standards are developed to
control the quality of direct discharges from facilities
and persons operating in KSA. These standards will
contribute towards meeting KSAs ambient water
quality objectives. These standards utilize use-related
criteria and specify limits on individual discharges
designed to protect those uses.
b) PME is charged with protecting the natural
environment and under its mandate, must issue
controls over effluent discharges. While these
standards aim to control environmental pollution and
protect public health welfare, appropriate attention is
5)
Confined Aquifers
2)
4)
.
Scope
a) Discharges shall include any liquid effluents or
process water which is not classified as clean
unpolluted surface runoff including storm water. This
may include but is not restricted to:
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7)
Enforcement procedures
Exemptions
Penalty fines
Powers of authority
a) Maximum fines that may be imposed for exceeding
the applicable standard, breach of permit and failure to
comply with an abatement notice are set out in the
General Environmental Regulations.
10)
ii)
iii)
Appeals
11)
Periodic review
a) There may be some requirement at a future date to
adjust the standards included to recognize specific local
conditions and or an improved understanding of the
effects of non point-source wastewater discharges .
b) As a minimum, the Competent Agency will
undertake a periodic review of this standard every 5
years.
c) Where new information suggests that adjustments
are required to this standard, all changes will be
subject to the appropriate consultation and will be
notified to facilities by the Competent Competent
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4)
Pollution transfer
3)
Permits
Article III Discharges to Central Treatment Works
a) In circumstances where a facility can provide
substantive evidence that the prescribed emission limits
are not practicable, a permit may be issued that allows
parameters in Appendix B to be temporarily exceeded.
b) The permit application form in Appendix E must be
completed in full and submitted to the Competent
agency either directly or through the Concerned
1)
Discharge limits
a) The quality standards set out in Appendix B for
discharges to the CTW or shared sewerage system
shall not be exceeded without specific authorization
from the operator of the CTW. This authorization must
be documented in full and include as a minimum:
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iii)
or
aesthetic
General provisions
a) The operator of a facility shall ensure that
discharges made directly to the environment or to an
identifiable direct pathway to the environment such as
a storm water drain, meets the discharge standards as
set out in Appendix B.
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All
sampling
for
demonstration
of
compliance must be according to Standard
Methods
sampling
and
analytical
procedures. Any analysis that does not
conform to these requirements must be
repeated such that it conforms to the
required protocols. Chain of custody and
records of QA/QC testing must be
maintained by the laboratory performing the
analysis in order to demonstrate the
accuracy of the data.
1)
Operational requirements
a) All facility operators shall document a plan to provide
protection for the local environment against accidental
discharges or spills of regulated materials or
substances covered by this standard. This plan must
be made available to the Competent Agency upon their
request.
b) A facility operator must notify the Competent Agency
immediately of any revisions to wastewater equipment
plans and operating procedures. The review and
approval of any such equipment revisions plans and/or
operating procedures shall not relieve the operator
from the responsibility of modifying the facility as
necessary to provide the protection necessary to meet
the requirements of these standards; and
c) All facilities discharging to a CTW shall have storage
capacity to retain 24 hours of wastewater production,
excluding unpolluted process or cooling water in a
pond that is lined with an impervious liner (30 mil
HDPE or better). Wastewater retained in such facilities
shall be regularly discharged so that the ponds are
normally kept empty to provide containment for
emergencies and to minimize fugitive emissions.
d) All facilities discharging directly to the environment
shall have storage capacity to retain 36 hours of total
wastewater production, excluding uncontaminated
cooling or process water in a pond that is lined with an
impervious liner (30 mil HDPE or better). Wastewater
retained in such facilities shall be regularly discharged
so that the ponds are kept empty under normal
operating conditions to provide containment for
emergencies and to minimize fugitive emissions.
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3)
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Classification
Subdivision
Code
Definition
Groundwater
Fresh surface
water
Coastal water
Marine
C1
Coastal water
High value
C2
Coastal water
Industrial
C3
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Municipal
collecting
systems
Gulf
Marine
Ecosensitive
Industrial
Marine
Ecosensitive
Industrial
Surface
water
Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent
7
6-9.5
5
7.5-9
7
6-10
7
6-9.5
5
7.5-9
7
6-10
5
6.5-8.5
600
50
15
5
10
75
15
50
15
5
10
75
15
5
10
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
500
1000
100
120
1000
50
n/a
40
25
150
5
5
50
2
0.8
1
10
50
2
5
40
1
0.5
1
25
150
7
10
50
5
1
3
25
150
5
5
50
3
1
1
10
50
2
5
40
1
0.5
1
25
150
7
10
50
5
1
3
10
50
5
5
100
5
1
0.5
1500
Unit
Physical chemistry
Coarse material
C
Temperature
pH
TDS
Turbidity
TSS
Indicators
BOD5
COD
1
Total Oil & Grease
TKN (organic N)
TOC
Phosphorus (total)
3Phosphate (PO4)
Ammonia (as NH3)
Chloride (as Cl)
Total inorganic
nitrogen (as N02 and
N03)
Sodium
Sulfate
Sulfide
Heavy metals
(from ambient)
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
n/a
1000
500
10
800
600
0.2
800
600
0.2
1500
1000
1.0
800
600
0.2
800
600
0.2
1500
1000
1.0
15
800
600
0.2
Aluminium
Arsenic
Barium
Cadmium
Chromium (total)
Chromium
(Hexavalent)
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
Lead
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Silver
Zinc
Organics and
inorganics
Benzene
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chlorine (residual)
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
30
1
2
1.0
1
10
0.3
2
0.02
0.5
5
0.05
1
0.005
0.01
15
0.5
2
0.05
0.5
10
0.3
2
0.02
0.5
5
0.05
1
0.005
0.01
15
0.5
2
0.05
0.5
5
0.1
1
0.001
.01
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
0.5
2
1
30
1
2
0.5
1.5
1
10
0.1
0.2
0.2
5
0.1
0.5
0.005
0.5
0.3
3
0.05
0.05
0.2
5
0.1
0.2
0.001
0.2
0.3
2
0.1
0.2
0.5
10
0.5
1
0.1
1
0.5
5
0.1
0.2
0.2
5
0.1
0.5
0.005
0.5
0.3
3
0.05
0.05
0.2
5
0.1
0.2
0.001
0.2
0.3
2
0.1
0.2
0.5
10
0.5
1
0.1
1
0.5
5
0.05
0.05
0.2
2
0.1
0.2
0.001
0.2
0.3
2
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
1
1
1.0
0.05
0.02
0.2
0.05
0.02
0.1
0.1
0.04
0.3
0.05
0.02
0.2
0.05
0.02
0.1
0.1
0.04
0.2
0.05
0.02
0.3
pH units
mg/l
NTU
mg/l
45
5-10
3000*
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Chlorinated
Hydrocarbons (total)
Chlorobenzene(s)
total or individual
concentrations
Chloroform
Cyanide (free)
Fluoride
2
Furans
Hexachlorobenzene
Lindane
Mirex
MTBE
PAH
PCBs
Pentachlorophenol
Pesticides and
insecticides (total)
- Aldrin
- Chlordane
- DDT (and metabolites)
- Dieldrin
- Endrin
- Heptachlor
- Toxaphene
Phenols
3
Dioxins
Toluene
TPH
Vinyl chloride
Xylenes
Microbiological
Total Coliform
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mg/l
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.1
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
1
1
15
0.05
25
0.05
15
0.1
25
0.05
25
0.05
15
0.1
25
0.05
15
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
0.005
0.01
0.1
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
5
0.01
0.06
0.03
0.01
0.002
0.03
0.01
150
0.005
2
15
0.1
2
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.002
0.01
0.01
0.1
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.002
0.01
0.01
0.1
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.002
0.01
0.01
1
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.002
0.01
0.01
0.1
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.002
0.01
0.01
0.1
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.002
0.01
0.01
1
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.002
0.01
0.01
0.1
0.01
5
0.02
0.05
5
0.02
0.05
10
0.1
1
5
0.02
0.05
5
0.02
0.05
10
0.1
1
5
0.02
0.05
count/100ml
n/a
2500
2000
3000
3000
2000
5000
2000
mg/l
mg/l
0.002
0.002
5
* Any substance other than those mentioned in the above table may not be discharged at a concentration greater than 0.001mg/l
unless agreed in advance with the Competent Agency or receiving treatment works.
2
3
Chlorodibenzo-furan cogeners
Chlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin congeners
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Identification of the type of groundwater confinement, with consequent indexing parameter (in range 0.0 1.0).
Specification of the strata overlying the aquifer saturated zone in terms of the grade of consolidation and the type of lithology,
with consequent indexing parameter (in range 0.4 1.0).
Estimation of the depth to the groundwater table (of unconfined aquifer) or depth of first major strike (for confined aquifers),
with consequent indexing parameter (in range 0.6 1.0).
(For more details, refer to the following published articles).
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Adams B and Foster S.S.D. (1992) Land surface zoning for groundwater protection. \j. of the Institute of Water and
Environmental Management, 6, 312-320.
Foster S.S.D. (1987). Fundamental Concept in Aquifer Vulnerability, Pollution Risk and Protection Strategy. TNO
Committee for Hydrological Research: Proceedings & Information, 38, 69-86
Alluvial silts,
loess,
glacial till
Aeolian
sands
mudstones
siltstones
0.6
0.8
Alluvial and
fluvio-glacial
sands
sandstones
0.0
0.1
0.2
Low
0.3
20 50 m
0.7
0.8
0.4
Consolidated
(porous rock)
Calcretes +
karst limestones
0.8
0.9
0.9
Consolidated
(dense rock)
1.0
1.0
0.5
Moderate
Recent
volcanic
lavas
<5m
0.7
5 20 m
0.6
> 50
0.5
0.6
Negligible
chalky
Limestone
calcarenite
Volcanic tuffs
Igneous/metamorphic
Formations and
older volacnics
0.4
Alluvial-fan
Unconsolidated
gravels
All depths
shales
Unconfined
0.4
Unconfined
(covered)
Semi-confined
0.2
Overflowing
none
0.0
Lacustrine/
Residual
estuarine
soils
clays
Confined
The APV index score is the product of the component indices in 1 to 3 above.
0.6
0.8
High
0.9
1.0
Extreme
scharge A
scharge B
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SDave
Where:
Dave
= average water depth at outfall location4 5
S
2
5
8
High-value area
Marine classified area
Industrially classified area
4
10
16
High-value area
Marine classified area
Industrially classified area
Average depth applies where diffusion technology is utilized for discharge and must be measured at 10m increments along the length of the diffusion
apparatus. Otherwise the depth at the end of the outfall applies.
5
For the gulf a correction factor of +10 is applied to depth to take account of local bathymetry.
6
These values are adjusted to accommodate for the conditions in the Arabian Gulf (i.e. shallow waters)
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Table D3 A look up table showing the radius of a mixing zone for given values of S and Dave for the Red Sea and
Gulf of Arabia
Red Sea
Depth (m)
5 or less
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
2
5
8
Mixing zone radius
10
25
40
12
30
48
14
35
56
16
40
64
18
45
72
20
50
80
22
55
88
24
60
96
26
65
100
28
70
30
75
32
80
34
85
36
90
38
95
40
100
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
Arabian Gulf
Depth (m)
5 or less
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
4
10
16
Mixing zone radius
20
50
80
24
55
96
28
60
100
32
65
36
70
40
75
44
80
48
85
52
90
56
95
60
100
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
100
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CHECK NO.
RECEIVED
DATE
RECEIVED
A-9 CITY
A-10 REGION
MS.
A-15 PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE LEGAL PERSON(S) OR ENTITY THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SITE.
PERMIT RENEWAL
PERMIT MODIFICATION
ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT
SECTION B: COMPLIANCE
d) SECTION B-1: VARIATION FROM CONTROLLED ACTIVITIES
B-1 DOES YOUR FACILITY COMPLY WITH ALL CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULTION STANDARDS?
YES [SKIP TO C-18]
NO
B-2 FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES YOUR FACILITY REQUIRE A PERMIT VARIATION FOR?
Air
(complete section C)
Water
(complete section D)
Noise
(complete section E)
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C-5 PAYING DUE REGARD TO C-2, 3 AND 4, DOCUMENT A JUSTIFICATION FOR THE AWARD OF A TEMPORARY PERMIT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMPETENT
AGENCY.
C-14 PROVIDE A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT IMPACTS OF NOISE UPON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE SENSITIVE RECEPTORS IDENTIFIED IN C-12.
C-15 PAYING DUE REGARD TO C-12, 13 AND 14, DOCUMENT A JUSTIFICATION FOR THE AWARD OF A TEMPORARY PERMIT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMPETENT
AGENCY.
C-17
EXPECTED
COMPLIANCE
DATE
OF
I CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF LAW THAT I UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A TEMPORARY PERMIT; THAT THIS DOCUMENT AND ALL ATTACHMENTS
WERE PREPARED UNDER MY DIRECTION OR SUPERVISION AND THAT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, ALL INFORMATION INCLUDED IS TRUE, ACCURATE AND
COMPLETE.
C-18 SIGNATURE OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL OF COMPANY
C-19 DATE
C-21 TITLE
OFFICIAL
TITLE:
NAME:
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