Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (L.N. No. 85 of 2012)

10th August, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE NO. 85 THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION ACT, 1999 (No. 8 of 1999) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 147 of the Environmental Management and Co ordination Act, 1999, the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources, on recommendation of the Environment Management Authority and upon consultation with the relevant lead agencies, makes the following Regulations – THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION (WATER QUALITY) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2012 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012. 2. The Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Water Quality) Regulations, 2006, are amended by deleting the Eleventh Schedule and substituting therefor the following new Schedule— L.N. 120/2006 ELEVENTH SCHEDULE (r.28) KSh. The fees chargeable under these Regulations shall be as specified hereafter: 1. Application for discharge of effluent into the environment (a) Sewerage service providers 5,000 (b) Discharging facility in Schedule 4 other than (a) above 5,000 (c) Any other institution 5,000 2. Annual License fee for discharge of effluent into the environment (a) Sewerage service providers sector— Category (I) ≥ – 80,000 M DWF Design Capacity 500,000 Category (II) ≥60,000<80,000m3 DWF Design Capacity 400,000 Category (III ≥40,000<60,000m3 DWF Design Capacity 300,000 Category (IV) ≥20,000<40,000m3 DWF Design Capacity 200,000 Category (V) 20,000m3 DWF Design capacity 100,000 Discharging facility in Schedule 4 other than (a) above – and for— (i) Petroleum sector 100,000 Category (I) Depots, pump stations and refineries 100,000 Category (II) Service station (Filing station + Vehicle service + carwash) 75,000 Category (III) Service station (Filling station +Vehicle service) 50,000 Category (IV) Filling station ≥50M3 (Tank Storage) 30,000 Category (V) Filling Station < 50M 3(Tank storage) 25,000 (ii) Hotels, Camps and lodges sector Category (I) ≤ 25 persons bed capacity 25,000 Category (II) >25 ≤ 50 persons bed capacity 30,000 Category (III)>50≤ 75 persons bed capacity 50,000 Category (IV) >75≤ 100 Persons bed capacity 75,000 Category (V) >100 Persons bed capacity 100,000 (iii) Agro-based Processing Industries Category (i) ≥ 2,000 M3 DWF Design capacity 100,000 Category (i) ≥ 1500 <2,000 M3 DWF Design capacity 75,000 Category (i) ≥ 1000 <1500 M3 DWF Design capacity 50,000 Category (i) ≥ 1,000 M3 DWF Design capacity 30,000 (iv) Abbartoirs/slaughterhouses Category (i) ≥40 animals per day 100,000 Category (ii) ≥ 20 < 40 animals per day 75,000 Category (iii) ≥ 6 < 20 animals per day 50,000 Category (iv) < animals per day 20,000 (v) Chemical-based Processing Industries Category (i) ≥2,000 m3 DWF Design Capacity 100,000 Category (ii) ≥1500<2,000 m3 DWF Design Capacity 75,000 Category (iii) ≥1000<1500 m3 DWF Design Capacity 50,000 Category (iv) <1,000 m3 DWF Design Capacity 30,000 (vi) Intensive Chemical Agriculture Category (i) ≥40 HA Acreage 100,000 Category (ii) ≥30 <40 HA Acreage 75,000 Category (iii) ≥20<30 HA Acreage 50,000 Category (iv) ≥10 <20 HA Acreage 30,000 Category (v) < 10 HA Acreage 20,000 (a) Institutions, commercial or residential premiseswith population > 100persons 20,000 (b) Commercial or residential premises with populations ≤ 50 ≤ 100 persons 10,000 (c) Others 3. Inspection of records/effluent register 200 4. Variation of effluent discharge licence 10% of the Annual Licence fee Made on 23rd July, 2012. C. A. MWAKWERE, Minister For Environment and Mineral Resources.