Background
The Andhra Pradesh Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1976 were framed under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 to regulate and control water pollution in the state. These rules empower the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) to issue directions, monitor compliance, and ensure that industries, factories, mines, and other establishments adopt measures to prevent and control water pollution. The rules also provide procedures for obtaining consent, submission of compliance statements, auditing of environmental practices, installation of monitoring systems, and scientific waste disposal.
Applicability
The rules are applicable to every person or occupier carrying on any industry, factory, mine, operation, or process and all other activities that require consent under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Any establishment discharging effluents or handling hazardous wastes within Andhra Pradesh must comply with the provisions of these rules, including submission of annual and audited compliance statements, online monitoring, and scientific disposal of effluents and waste.
Compliance requirement under the Rule in accordance with the Notification
Annual Compliance Statement to be submitted along with Environmental Statement as required under Rule 14 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.
APPCB may notify any person or occupier carrying on any industry, factory, mine or operation or process to install online effluent quality monitoring system and transmit monitoring data online real time to centralized monitoring stations at the Head/Zonal/Regional offices of the APCCB.
Every person or occupier carrying on any industry, factory, mine or operation or process and all the other activities which require consent under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 shall ensure adequate treatment of waste and ensure scientific disposal of trade effluent, hazardous and other wastes through authorized agencies as notified by APPCB to enable continuous waste disposal monitoring.
Penalties & Punishments
Disclaimer: The information contained in this Article is intended solely for personal non-commercial use of the user who accepts full responsibility of its use. The information in the article is general in nature and should not be considered to be legal, tax, accounting, consulting or any other professional advice. We make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied regarding the accuracy, adequacy, reliability or completeness of any information on our page/article.