TCVN 6772:2000

VIETNAM STANDARDS TCVN 6772:2000

Water quality – Domestic wastewater standards

Allowed pollution limitation

1 Scope of application

This Standard shall be applied for the wastewater of types of service organizations, public
buildings and apartment buildings as specified in Table 2 hereinafter called as domestic
wastewater) when discharging into the statutory disposal areas.

This Standard is only applied for the domestic wastewater in the areas where the
wastewater collection, treatment systems are not available.

This Standard is not applied for industrial wastewater as stipulated in TCVN 5945-1996.

2 Allowed pollution limitation

2.1 The parameters and concentration of polluting components in the domestic

wastewater when discharging into specified water disposal areas shall not exceed the
limitations stated in Table 1.

Table 1 – Pollution parameters and allowed limits

Pollution parameters Unit Allowed limits

Level 1 Level II Level III Level IV Level V
1 pH 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-9
2 BOD mg/l 30 30 40 50 200
3 Suspended solids mg/l 50 50 60 100 100
4 Solids which can deposit mg/l 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 NS
5 Total dissolved solids mg/l 500 500 500 500 NS
6 Sulfur (based on H2S) mg/l 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 NS
7 Nitrate (NO3) mg/l 30 30 40 50 NS
8 Oil & fat (foodstuff) mg/l 20 20 20 20 100
9 Phosphate (PO43-) mg/l 6 6 10 10 NS
MPN/
10 Total coliforms 1000 1000 5000 5000 10000
100ml

NS : not stipulated

2.2 The limitations stated in Table 1 are defined according to the analysis methods
stipulated in the corresponding current standards.

2.3 Subject to the types, sizes and using area of the service organizations, public works
and tenement buildings, the limitations of pollution components in domestic
wastewater shall be specifically applied according to Table 2.

1
TCVN 6772:2000

Table 2
Types of service Size and using area of Allowed Remarks
organizations, public service organizations, limits
works, tenement public works, tenement based on
buildings buildings Table 1
1 Hotel under 60 rooms Level III
from 60 to 200 rooms Level II
over 200 rooms Level I
2 Guest house, inn from 10 to 50 rooms Level IV
from 50 to 250 rooms Level III
over 250 rooms Level II
3 Small hospital, aid station from 10 to 30 beds Level II Wastewater shall be disinfected
over 30 beds Level I prior to discharging to the
environment
4 General hospital Level I Wastewater shall be disinfected.
If there are polluting
components out of the
parameters stated in Table 1 of
this Standard, then the
corresponding limits for such
parameters in TCVN 5945-
1995 shall be applied
5 State-owned office, from 5,000m2 to 10,000m2 Level III The calculated area is working
enterprise, foreign- over 1o,000om2 to 50,000m2 Level II area
owned organization, more than 50,000m2 Level I
bank, office.
6 School, institute and from 5,000m2 to 25,000m2 Level II Specialized institutes
similar establishment over 25,000m2 Level I concerning chemicals and
biology, where wastewater
comprises polluting
components out of the
parameters stated in Table 1 of
this Standard, then the
corresponding limits for such
parameters in TCVN 5945-
1995 shall be applied.
7 Department store, super from 5,000m2 to 25,000m2 Level II
market over 25,000m2 Level I
8 Fresh food market from 500m2 to 1,000m2 Level IV
above 1,000m2 to 1,500m Level III
above 1,500m2 to 2,500m Level II
above 2,500m2 Level I
9 Restaurant, public under 100m2 Level V The area calculated is that of
canteen, foodstuff stores from 100m2 to 250m2 Level IV dining room.
above 250m2 to 500m Level III
above 500m2 to 2,500m Level II
above 2,500m2 Level I
10 Tenement building area under 100 apartments Level III
from 100 to 500 apartments Level II
over 500 apartments Level I