Order of the Ministry of Environment and Forests establishing the Water Quality Assessment Authority

MJNJSTRYOFENVlRONl\[Ei'IT Ai'!D FORESTS ORDER New Delhi, the 29th May, 2001 S.O. 583 (E)·- In ex ercise of the powers con ferred by sub -sect ions (I) and (3) of section J of the Environment (Prot ection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Centra ; Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as "Water Quality Assessment Authority" consisting of the fo llowing members fo r a per iod of three years with effect fr om the date of pub lica tion cf this not ification in the Offi cial Gazerte harn ety t Chairperson Member • Member Member Member • Member · Member · Member Mem ber ~ Member 4 Member . Member Secretary 1. Secretary. Ministry of Environment and Forests 2. Additional Secretary and Project Director, National River Conservation Directorate. Min istry of Environm ent and forest s . 3. Chairma n, Central Water Commiss ion 4. Add itional Sec retary, Mi nistry of Water Resources 5. Adviser, National River Conservation Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Forests 6. j oint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation 7. Joint Secretary , Min istry of Urban Affair; and Poverty Allev iation 8. Cha irman, Ce ntral G round Water Authority 9. Chairman, Central Pollution Contro l Boar d .,'" .10. Director, Ind ian Agricultural Research Inst itute, Ne w Delh i "II . Director, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute. Nagpur 12. Commissioner (Wate r Mana gement), ~... linistry of Water Reso urces 2 . The Aut)ionty s all exercise tli. following owers antl functiOns. II. to di rect the agencies (government/local bodieS/non-governmental) for die foHowing . (b) to taKe measures so as to ensure proper treatment of wastewater ith a view to resto ring the wate r quality ofine river/water bod ie to meet the designated -best: es; (c) to take up researd i and development activities in the area of water quality management; (d) to p'romote recyclIng/fe-use oftreatea se\ age/trade effluent for irrigation' in development of agriculture; T~.E 8 ;\21:. 1Ic OF li' iDIA : EXll',--,J..ORDINA~~Y ( ~) to draw schemers) fer imposi tion of restriction in water abstraction and di3~hJr.$ e of treated sevv~ ge/~de effluent on land, rivers and other water bodies with a view to mitig :~ll: ng crisis ofwater quality; (:5:) to maintai n minimum discharge for sustenance of aquat ic life forms in riverine 5Y3-~-em ; C1) to promote fain water harvesting; (i) to utilize se lf-ass imilation capacities at the critic' ! river stretches to minimize cost of effluen t ceaimeru; U) to provide information to pollution control authorities to tacilitate alloca tion of waste load: (\J to review the statu s of quality of national water reso u rc ~ s (both sur ace water & ground water) and identify "Hot Spots" for taking necessary actions for irnprovcmeut in water quality; (1) to interact with the authorities/comm ittees c.onstitutcd or to be const ituted under the provisions or tiE ::: aid Act for matters relating to management of water resources: em) to constitute/set-up State-level Water Quality Revier, Committees (WQRC) to ccordi'mte tno war" to b\ assigned to such caromi ttees; and The Authority shall exercise [he powers under section 19 of (he said Act. The Authority may appoint domain experts for facilitating the work ass igned to it. Th e Ministry of Water Resources shall create a cell to assist tile Author ity"to carry out the assign ed functions. The Authority shall furnish report about its activity at least once in three months to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. [F.No. J-1301lJ3,'20CO-i'i'RCDj A. M. GOKHALE, Addl. Secy. Printed by the Manage r, Govt. of India Press, Ring Road, - M 3.y~ptJ r i , New Ddhi. ll 0064 and Published by the Controller ' of Publicati ons, Delhi-ll 00 54.