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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">It is submitted that the industry has submitted reply to the show cause notice issued to it, which is reproduced as under vis-à-vis comments :-</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">1.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry has applied for orange category despite falling under red category of industries and has deposited CTO fee, which is inadequate.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">We have submitted additional CTO fee for red category amounting 54,000/-for Water Act, 1974 & 54,000/- for Air Act, 1981 vide UTR nos. N272222138220801 & N272222138225792 dated 29.09.2022.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry has now deposited adequate CTOs fee as per red category under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">2.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry generated HW- Fluorosilicic acid (byproduct of the industry) which falls under category C2 of schedule-II of HOWM Rules, 2016 (SOP for utilization of the same has been framed by CPCB ,copy of which is attached), however, the industry has neither submitted disposal details of this HW nor submitted compliance of SOP.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The Fluorosilic acid generated by the industry is recycled back (In house recycling) in the process in accordance with the revisions of existing SOP for utilization of hydro fluorosilic acid according to minutes of the 22nd meeting of the Technical Expert Committee held on January, 2021( copy attached).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry intends to recycle back the HW- Fluorosilicic acid for acidulation of phosphate rock as per proposal submitted by one such industry to CPCB in its Technical Expert Committee.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">However, this is still under consideration of Technical Expert Committee of CPCB. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Further, R.O. has also sent point-wise reply to the clarifications raised, which are reproduced as under vis-à-vis comments:-</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry earlier obtained CTOs/CTE under red category, but it has now applied under orange category and R.O. has calculated adequacy of CTO fee and category as per orange category without mentioning type code of the industry in agenda note.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry has deposited consent fees amounting to Rs. 70,000/- each vide UTR/ Ref. No. N192222034017994 and N192222034028167 dated 11.07.2022 and Rs 5400 vide UTR no. N272222138220801 dated 29.09.2022 as consent to operate fee under the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981, respectively, which is adequate upto 30.09.2028 (after imposing 10 % penalty fee for failure to apply CTO in period 0-3 months) under both Acts for red category against fixed assets of Rs. 141.34 lacs as on 15.07.2022, as mentioned in year-wise CA certificate dated 20.07.2022 for the period 31.03.2018 to 15.07.2022. The industry is red category industry with type code 1008- Phosphate rock processing plant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry is red category industry with type code 1008- Phosphate rock processing plant and R.O. has accepted that.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The visiting officer has mentioned that the industry has installed steam generator in its visits dated 30.05.2022 and 15.08.2022, but the fuel source has not been mentioned as to how steam is generated and what volume of steam is generated.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry was visited on 04.10.2022 and found that the industry only operates baby boiler of 0.2 TPH and connections with steam generator installed was disconnected. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry has informed that they only operates baby boiler.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Earlier boiler of capacity 2 TPH is not being used by the industry. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The visiting officer has collected ground water samples on 30.05.2022 from submersible motor of the industry, but has not mentioned the location and depth of sample collection. Also, pollutants/parameters relevant to the industry such as Calcium, Flouride and Sulphates have not been got analyzed by the visiting officer.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The depth of submersible motor installed by the industry near main gate of the industry is of 200 feet. Various organic/inorganic parameters were got analyzed. The parameters of Calcium, Flouride and Sulphates will also be analyzed.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">R.O. is yet to establish the contents of complaint against the industry regarding ground water pollution as the relevant parameters have not been analyzed in the ground water samples collected and analyzed.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Earlier, the industry obtained permission for 200 liters of trade effluent that was re-circulated back into the process after treatment with pressure sand filter and R.O. Now, although the industry has applied for renewal of CTOs, but there is an increase of trade effluent @ 10 KLD treated in a new ETP, reasons which have not been explained by the Regional Office. Also, R.O. must clearly explain the discharge standards applicable to the industry vide notification no. 188 dated 28.03.2019 as mentioned in the analysis report.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Earlier, there was no arrangement was provided by the industry for calculating the trade effluent re-circulated back into the process after treatment with pressure sand filter and R.O. The industry has informed that for productions of products for which consent was granted, about 10 KLD of trade effluent be generated and treated. The same will be verified during the long operation of the unit for a month or more. There is no such discharge standards applicable to the industry vide notification no. 188 dated 28.03.2019 as mentioned in the analysis report, as these are for Public STP. There is no specific wastewater discharge standard for industry.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Visiting officer has mentioned in his visits that wet scrubber is not being operated by the industry which is installed with reactor to produce sulphuric acid and the industry is procuring sulphuric acid from outside. This statement is not in consonance with the manufacturing process for which the industry has been granted CTOs earlier. The reactors have been installed by the industry for production of phosphoric acid and products and the wet scrubber has been installed with the reactor for scrubbing of hydrogen fluoride vapours formed during reaction of sulphuric acid with rock phosphate. R.O. shall again verify the operational status of wet scrubber</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry was visited on 04.10.2022 and found that reactor was used for manufacturing Phosphoric acid. Rock Phosphate is reacted with dilute sulphuric acid and Phosphoric acid is produced along with Gypsum. The exhaust gases are passed through<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>scrubber and Fluorosilicic acid is produced which is recycled in house. The wet scrubber is used for scrubbing hydrogen fluoride formed during reaction and Fluorosilicic acid is produced in scrubber. The wet scrubber installed by the industry was found in operational condition and stack of 10 ft height has been provided.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">R.O. has accepted and now verified that indeed that wet scrubber has been installed as APCD with the reactor for scrubbing of hydrogen fluoride vapours forming Fluorosilicic acid. The wet scrubber was found in operation with stack of height 10 ft.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">However, R.O. is yet to establish the contents of complaint against the industry regarding air pollution as emission sampling have not been carried out by R.O.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">6.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Visiting officer has not mentioned the operational status of APCD with the grinder/pulverizer earlier provided by the industry after the FBDs/spin flash dryers.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry was visited on 04.10.2022 and found that bag filters has been provided as APCD with the grinder/pulverizer.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">R.O. has now accepted that bag filters have been provided as APCD with the grinder/pulverizer.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">However, R.O. is yet to establish the contents of complaint against the industry regarding air pollution as emission sampling have not been carried out by R.O.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">7.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">R.O. has not mentioned the disposal status of Fluorosilicic acid (byproduct of the industry), which is a hazardous waste as per category C2 of schedule-II of HOWM Rules, 2016.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry is recirculating Fluorosilicic acid back into process for further reaction, as such usage of sulphuric acid is saved.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Since, the usage of HW Fluorosilicic acid back into process for acidulation of rock phosphate is still under consideration of CPCB, therefore, R.O. should move separate e-noting in the matter so that it could be decided by Board at HO level/CPCB level that whether such type of industries can do so.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Accordingly, R.O. has recommended for grant of CTOs to the industry for a period up to 30.06.2027.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">However, R.O. has still not concluded the verification of the complaint received against the industry regarding ground water pollution and air pollution. Therefore, it is recommended as under:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">A.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry may be granted CTOs under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 for a short term only i.e. for a period of six months, subject to specific condition that the industry shall get its emissions, effluent and ground water (for parameters applicable) analyzed from the Board’s lab within one month and obtain authorization under the HOWM Rules, 2016 within the same period.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">B.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">R.O. shall collect effluent, emission and ground water samples (for applicable parameters) within one month and send report/recommendations in the matter thereafter so as to conclude the complaint.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">C.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">R.O. shall initiate separate e-noting regarding the usage of HW Fluorosilicic acid back into process for acidulation of rock phosphate so that it could be decided by Board at HO level/CPCB level that whether such type of industries can do so.</span></p>
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