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Amendments To The Cabinet Of Ministers Of 22 January 2002, Regulation No 34 Of The "regulations On The Emission Of Pollutants In The Water"

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Ministru kabineta 2002.gada 22.janvāra noteikumos Nr.34 "Noteikumi par piesārņojošo vielu emisiju ūdenī"

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 97 in 2013 (19 February. No 10 12) amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers of 22 January 2002, the Regulation No 34 "regulations on the emission of pollutants in the water" Issued in accordance with the law "on pollution" in article 11 paragraph 2, second subparagraph, article 18, paragraph 1, second subparagraph, article 45 of the first subparagraph and the second subparagraph of article 46 do Cabinet of 22 January 2002, the Regulation No 34 "regulations on the emission of pollutants in the water" (Latvian journal , 2002, no. 16; 2007, no. 11; in 2008, 61 no; 2010, nr. 128) the following amendments: 1. Replace the words "in the text of the provisions of the Ministry of the environment" (fold) with the words "the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry" (fold). 2. Delete the 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3.. and 2.1.4. 3. Delete the words in paragraph 2.2 "(all waters lying aquifers beneath the surface of Earth and is in direct contact with the soil or sediments)". 4. Express 4 by the following: "4. the emissions of water, take into account the water management act under certain environmental quality objectives (hereinafter referred to as the environmental quality objectives) and water quality regulations. If the pollution emission in water according to the law "on pollution" is required to receive A category or a category B licence (hereinafter referred to as the authorisation), national environment service regional environmental administration (hereinafter referred to as the regional environmental administration) aligned with the relevant conditions of the authorisation the environmental quality objectives and water quality standards, as well as take them into account when issuing pollutant category C activities. " 5. To express 17 as follows: "17. the requirements set out in this chapter apply to substances or priority hazardous substances emissions into surface waters, with the exception that occurred after the disposal of the excavated material, advancing the water channels, and the activity of the Republic of Latvia the emissions of the territorial sea." 6. Delete paragraph 20.3. 7. Express 20.4. subparagraph by the following: "20.4. priority substances and hazardous substances on the monitoring of the use of the method of analysis, and to respect the results of the quality assurance and control procedures that ensure the laws about surface water, ground water and monitoring of protected areas and monitoring programmes in the chemical status of the waters monitoring requirements;". 8. Express 24 as follows: "this chapter 24. emission limits laid down in the laws and for the identification of underground water resources and quality criteria, the obligation to take measures for the prevention of pollution control and does not apply to priority substances and emissions of hazardous substances into groundwater if: 24.1. regional environmental governance notes that the priority substances and dangerous substances in quantities so small and concentration that the inflow of groundwater, including the izsūcot through the soil or sediments (indirect emissions), prevents to reach certain goals or the quality of the environment quality regulations and not accepting the risk of deterioration of ground water, not currently, nor in the future; 24.2. regional environmental Administration recognizes that municipal wastewater emissions from individual buildings that have not been added to the centralized equipment and pipeline system that provides collection, discharge of waste water and treatment (hereinafter referred to as the centralized sewage system), is insignificant, and that the building outside protection zones around drinking water sampling sites; 24.3. the inflow of contaminants in ground water are the consequence of a natural process caused by accidents or exceptional circumstances and if it has not been possible to predict and prevent or mitigate those effects; 15.2. contaminants to ground water enters an underground ūdensobjekt water level rise or artificial groundwater recharge for the week, which is carried out according to the regional environmental governance in the permit issued by the said conditions; 15.2. the regional environmental governance notes that prevent or restrict the inflow of contaminants in ground water, remove contaminated soil or earth in the way of the contaminants or other substances to control this from polluted soil or earth is technically possible only through measures that increase risks to human health or the quality of the environment in general or would be disproportionately expensive; 24.6. the contaminants flow into the underground waters, performing actions in the case of surface water, such as an effort to reduce the impact of floods and droughts, or the management of its waters and waterways (including cross-border). Such actions (including sediment and silt material removal, dredging, move and placement of surface waters) carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations on the surface ūdensobjekt and port proper cleaning and deepening. These activities result in the underground waters flood the contaminants may not interfere with achieving environmental quality objectives relevant to the underground ūdensobjekt determined in accordance with the water management act; 15.3. the contaminants reach the ground water, according to paragraph 23 of these rules. " 9. Supplement with 24.1 points as follows: 24.1 these terms "23 and 24. conditions referred to in paragraph 1 may be applied only if the regional environmental authority is satisfied that the relevant ground is provide ūdensobjekt effective surveillance monitoring or other monitoring in accordance with the laws and regulations on requirements for surface water, ground water and monitoring of protected areas and monitoring development. Regional environmental regulatory lists the cases in which this provision has been applied to the conditions referred to in paragraph 24, and once a year, inform them of the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry. " 10. Express 26 the following: "26. regional environmental authority shall not grant authorisation rules 23 and 25. actions referred to in points if appropriate water management law developed in the river basin district management plans for underground ūdensobjekt found significant and stable pollutant, group of pollutants or indicator of pollution concentration increases (the upward trend of pollution) that need to be cut, but these steps lead to the pollutant or group of pollutants in emissions and more unacceptable contamination as well as endanger the mineral water, drinking water or agricultural needs in water or damage to surface water or land ecosystems. " 11. Replace paragraph 27, second sentence, the words "the Office" with the words "environmental monitoring national Office." 12. Supplement with 27.1 points as follows: "developing 27.1 permit conditions these rules 23 and 25 activities mentioned in the regional environmental governance take into account: 1. the ground 27.1 ūdensobjekt chemical quality and to the relevant environmental quality standards and pollutant emission limit values laid down under the legislation on underground water resources and identifying quality criteria; 27.1 2. given the significant underground ūdensobjekt identified and stable upward trends in pollution and the conditions for their prevention and reduction laid down in the laws and requirements for surface water, ground water and monitoring of protected areas and monitoring programming. " 13. To supplement the provisions of the following paragraph in the 28.5: "measures of pollution upstream 28.5. trends change, if necessary." 14. Replace the words "in paragraph 29.1. enriched with nitrogen compounds and other plant nutrients" with the words "rich with plant nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen compounds". 15. The deletion of the second sentence of paragraph 31.1. 16. Make 35 as follows: ' 35. If the agglomeration created centralized sewage system, the local government provides decentralised wastewater collected in sewers and the associated waste disposed of regular collection and treatment, as well as their records in accordance with these rules and regulations in the field of environmental protection. " 17. Replace the words "in paragraph 36 of the most advanced" with the word "best". 18. To supplement the 36.3. section behind the words "surface waters" as defined by the word "environment". 19. Make the following section 37.1.: "adequate treatment – 37.1. the technology and use of the drainage system, which ensures the compliance of ūdensobjekt accepting the environmental quality objectives and other laws for the protection of the environment, certain conditions;". 20. To complement the 38 behind the words "appropriate treatment" with the words and figures "as well as ensure pollution reductions relative to the incoming workload under this provision 5. table 1 of the annex." 21. Add to paragraph 39 of the wastewater after the words "carried out" with the words "at least".
22. Express 25.8. subparagraph as follows: "considering all real 25.8. potential emissions (including the possibility of the treated waste water shall be routed to another nearby ūdensobjekt with less sensitivity to pollution) and the impact of emissions in each location to place the selected emission ensure minimal adverse effects on the environment;" 23. To supplement the rules with 25.9. and 26.0. subparagraph by the following: "to urban 25.9. sewage treatment plant discharges site hosted the next one from the other, thus reducing the overall impact on the ūdensobjekt; 41.8. in the light of: 41.8.1. ūdensobjekt use of objectives; 41.8.2. ūdensobjekt limitējošo elements of eutrophication (nitrogen or phosphorus) and the sensitivity of the ūdensobjekt against pollution; 41.8.3. emission of waste water mixing efficiency with ūdensobjekt waters;
41.8.4. the existing sewer system (including purification) State, the technical feasibility of introducing extra or total nitrogen total phosphorus removal and following implementation and operating costs; 41.8.5. treatment of sewage sludge and further management options; 41.8.6. treated waste water shall be routed to another nearby ūdensobjekt, for example, with less sensitivity to pollution; 41.8.7. chance not treated waste water shall be conducted to another nearby sewer system; 41.8.8. the solvency of the population, to introduce additional requirements for more intensive treatment and ensure the operation of the equipment. " 24. Make 42 as follows: "42. Crude production waste, urban waste water and emissions of sewage sludge into surface water or the environment as well as the rain sewerage system shall be prohibited." 25. replace the words "in subparagraph 43.1.2. priority substances or dangerous substances" with the words "priority substances and hazardous substances". 26. Make introductions to paragraph 45 and 45.1. subparagraph by the following: "45. If these provisions of annex 5, paragraph 11, of production wastewater containing biodegradable and contains no substances or priority hazardous substances, emitted directly to surface waters, comply with the following conditions: 45.1. sewage from companies whose pollution is less than 4000 human equivalents, shall carry out appropriate treatment before discharge, to ensure compliance with ūdensobjekt accepting certain environmental quality objectives and other laws for the protection of the environment set out conditions; ". 27. Express 48 as follows: "48. communal sewage emission limit values are laid down in annex 5 of these rules." 28.49, 50 and 51. 29. Make 52 as follows: "52. regional environmental regulatory emission limits shall be determined taking into account: 52.1. in annex 5 of these regulations and other legislation the emission limit values as well as the related requirements; 52.2. the calculation of the results that have been obtained on the basis of the law of surface and ground water quality or the quality standards laid down; 52.3. best available techniques guidelines; 52.4. operator the information contained in the application for the emission of pollutants to water or environment, the amount of pollution, including these rules 43.1.2. substances referred to in the quantities discharged, and the planned control measures, as well as the impact of the emissions on the tribunals ūdensobjekt; 52.5. environmental quality objective or quality standards established for specific ūdensobjekt; 52.6. water quality in the ūdensobjekt and its sensitivity to pollution, information about other existing or anticipated sources of pollution, as well as background concentrations of the substances concerned; 52.7. treatment of technical condition and their possible improvement without major conversion; 52.8. waste water treatment grade analog sewage treatment plant. " 30. Supplement with 52.1 52.2 52.3 points, and in this : "If by 52.1 sewage treatment plant reconstruction or construction of new installations for waste water emissions, regulations ūdensobjekt of risk ūdensobjekt risk ūdensobjekt for set as a point source of pollution, the regional environmental authority for any agglomeration, evaluating these rules laid down in annex 5 of the significance of the impact the substances to this risk ūdensobjekt, emissions limits for the substances in question lays down no more than 25% stronger compared with the requirements set out in the annex. 52.2 emission limit values expressed as maximum concentrations should not exceed the limit values expressed as maximum permitted mass of the substance emitted during a specified period of time. 52.3 emission limit values apply, taking into account the laws and prohibitions and restrictions on certain hazardous chemicals production, importation, use and trade. " 31. To complement the introductory part of paragraph 53, after the word "Administration" with the words "they replaced conditions that ensure equivalent protection of the waters and the tribunals". 32. Replace 53.2 in the word "water" with the word "environment". 33. To supplement the provisions of this subparagraph with 53.4.: "53.4. under certain environmental quality objectives and regulations on surface and groundwater quality standards laid down in the specific chemicals." 34. Replace paragraph 54, the words and figures "this provision in annex 3 and 5 with the words" and the number "this provision" in annex 5. 35. the express section 57.5. by the following: "57.5. priority substances and hazardous substances on the monitoring requirements are complied with in respect of the said substance testing methods and results of quality assurance and control procedures, which waters down the chemical monitoring legislation on the surface water, ground water and monitoring of protected areas and monitoring programme;". 36. Delete paragraph 58. 37. To replace the 60 second sentence, the words "the Office" with the words "environmental monitoring national Office." 38. Make 65. paragraph by the following: "65. The Operator shall ensure that sampling and analysis required in the field in question in an accredited laboratory. According to the requirements laid down in the permit the operator shall provide the regional environmental administration following the monitoring data and information: 65.1. priority substances and hazardous substances, as well as other pollutants (if they permit emission limit) emissions compliance with emission limits laid down in the authorisation; 65.2. of a treatment plant for waste water compliance with the issued permit conditions; 65.3. accepting ūdensobjekt quality monitoring data in the watercourse upstream and downstream of the emission site or body of water and the sea according to the requirements set out in the authorization; 65.4. sewage sludge produced in quantity, composition, use, disposal and monitoring data; 65.5. other types of monitoring data according to the conditions laid down in the authorisation. " 39. To supplement the 66 point after the words "monitoring results" with the words "and ensure the availability of this information to the public in accordance with the environmental protection requirements laid down in law". 40. The deletion of informative references to the directives of the European Union 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. 41. To complement the informative reference to directives of the European Union with the following paragraph 12: "12") of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration. " 42. Delete annexes 3 and 4. 43. Make 5. point 8 of the annex by the following: "9. in table 2 of this annex, in particular the total nitrogen concentration in the average annual value. Assessing nitrogen concentration in compliance with the requirements of these provisions, you can use the daily mean value if the do not allow greater pollution load. Daily average value should be less than 20 mg of total nitrogen (Nkop) on a litre of waste water in one sample, taken at a time when the biological treatment process of waste water temperature is 5 ° C or higher. If, due to climatic conditions, it is not possible to provide a wastewater temperature at least 12 ° C, sewage treatment is carried out with the full treatment cycle pursuant to this annex, 5, 6 and 7 of the type referred to in paragraph 1. " 44. To supplement annex IV, Chapter 5 of the following: "(IV). Industries 11. paragraph 45 of these rules of such requirements apply to the following industrial sectors: 11.1. milk derived; 11.2. fruit and vegetable products; 11.3. soft drink manufacturing and bottling; 11.4. potato processing; 11.5. meat processing; 11.6. beer production; 7.3. alcohol and alcoholic beverages; 11.8. the production of animal feed from plant products; 7.4. edible gelatin and glue from the film, skins and bones; 11.10. malt production; 11.11. fish processing industry. " Prime Minister v. dombrovsky environmental protection and regional development Minister Sprūdž in the E.