National Environment (Standards for Discharge of Effluent into Water or on Land) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No. 4 of 1999)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS SUPPIJEMENT No. 4 12th February, J 999 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS SUPPLEMENT to 71ie Uganda Gazette No. 7 Volw,w XCl/ dated 12th February, /999. Printed by UPPC, Entcbbe, by Order of the Government. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. 1999 No. 5. The National Environment (Standards For Discharge of Effluent into Water or on Land) Regulations, 1999. (Under sections 27 and /08 of the National Envimnment Statute, /995). IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred on the Minister responsible for the National Environment Statute, 1995 by section I 08 of the National Environment Statute, 1995 and on the recommendation of the Board and the Policy Committee on the Environment, these Regulations are made this 20th day of January, 1999. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Environment (Standards for Discharge of Effluent into Water or on Land) Regulations, 1999. 2. In these Regulations.· unless the context otherwise requires- I'' "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of I the National Environment Authority appointed under section 12 of t.he National Environment Statute, J 995. 3. (I) The standards for effluent or waste water before it is discharged into water or on land sha11 be as prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations. I I Statute No. 4 of 1995. Citation. Inter- pretation. Statute No. 4 of 1995. Standards for effluent. General obligation to mitigate pollution. Duty to keep records. (2) The Executive Director or a person authorised by him or her may issue guidelines and rccomrncnd the method of treatment of effluent for industries or establishments so as to ensure assimilation by the water or land into which the effluent is discharged. 4. ( 1) Every industry or establishment shall install at its premises, anti-pollution equipment for the treat1nent of effluent and chemical discharge emanating from the industry or es tab I ishment. (2) Anti-pollution equipment installed under sub regulation (I) shall be based on the best practicable means, environmentally sound practice or other guiddines as the Executive Director may determine. 5. ( 1) A lead agency applying the standards established under these Regulations shall, as required by section 78 of the National Environment Statute, 1995 ( a) keep a record of the amount of waster generated by the activity and of the parameters of the discharges; (h) submit the record referred to in paragraph (a) to the Executive Director and to any other relevant lead agency, every three months from the commencement of the activity for which the permit was issued; ( c) report to the Executive Director any abnormal discharge of effluent. (2) The Executive Director may, on receiving the record under subregulation (I), issue such guidelines as he or she considers necessary under the circumstances to ensure reduction of the discharge of effluent. 12 6. ( 1) A person who contravenes these Regulations mknccs. commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months or to a fine not less than one hundred and eighty thousand shillings and not more than eighteen million shillings or both. (2) The Executive Director may, in addition to any penalty imposed under subregulation (I), give directions as to steps to be taken to mitigate the damage caused as a result of the contravention. and the person liable shall comply with the directions. SCHEDULE Regulation 3 STANDARDS FOR DISCHARGE OF EFFLUENT OR WASTER WATER (Maximum Permissible Lirnits) I. I, I, I, - trichloroethane j () mg/I 2. I, 1,2, - dichloroethyclcne 0.2 mg/I 3. I, 1,2, - Trichloroethane 0.06 mg/I 4. 1,2 Dichloroethane ... 0.04 mg/I 5. 1,3 - dichloropropcne 0.2 mg/I 6. Aluminium 0.5 mg/I 7. Ammonia Nitrogen ... 10 mg/I 8. Arsenic 0.2 mg/I 9. Barium 10 mg/I 10. Benzene 0.2 mg/I I I. BOD5 50 mg/I 12. Boron 5 mg/I 13. Cadmium 0.1 mg/I 14. Calcium 100 mg/I 15. Chloride 500 mg/I 16. Chlorine I mg/I 17. Chromium (total) 1.0 mg/I 18. Chromium (VJ) 0.05 mg/I 19. Cis - 1,2 dichloroethylene 0.4 rng/1 20. Cobalt 1.0 mg/I 13 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. COD Coliform Organisms Colour Copper Cyanide Detergents Dichloromethane Iron Lead Magnesium Manganese Mercury Nickel Nitrate - N Nitrite - N Nitrogen total Oil and Grease pH Phenols Phosphate (total) Phosphate (soluble) ... Selenium Silver Sulphate Sulphide TDS Temperature Tetra Chloro ethylene Tetrachloromethane. ... Tin Total Suspended Solids Tricholoroethylene Turbidity Zinc 100 10,000 counts/JOO ml 300 TCU 1.0 mg/I 0.1 mg/I 10 mg/I 0.2 mg/I 10 mg/I 0.1 mg/I 100 mg/I 1.0 mg/1 0.01 mg/I 1.0 mg/I 20 mg/\ 2.0 mg/I 10 mg/I 10 mg/I 6.0- 8.0 0.2 mg/I 10 mg/I 5.0 mg/I 1.0 mg/I 0.5 mg/I 500 mg/I 1.0 mg/I 1200 mg/I 20--35°C 0.1 mg/I 0.02 mg/I 5 mg/I 100 mg/I 0.3 mg/I 300 NTU 5 mg/I HENRY MUGANWA KAJURA, Minister responsible for the National /i,'nvironment Statute, 1995.