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It is submitted that the industry is medium scale red category unit and earlier the industry was granted Consent to Operate under the Water Act,1974 video no. CTOW/Renewal/LDH4/2023/20739838 dated 16.02.2023, which was valid upto 31.12.2023 with suitable and special condition that the industry shall make the necessary arrangements to achieve the effluent standards as per the inlet designed parameters of the CETP.
It is pertinent to mention here that the PDA (Focal Point Module), 40 MLD was issued notice u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 with the opportunity of personal hearing on 09.08.2023, wherein it was decided that all the members unit shall get a third party audit from an institute of repute (IOR) and submit certificate regarding the sources of abstraction of water, numbers of outlet for disposal of effluent and capacity of machinery viz-a-viz shares obtained by it, within one month.
The industry outlet was monitored by the officer of this office on 05.10.2023 and as per analysis results parameters pH @ 7, TDS @ 269 mg/l, and parameter TDS were beyond the permissible limit as per the inlet designed parameters of the CETP.
The industry has not carried out third-party audits from the Institute of Repute (IOR) till date.
Further, it is intimated that the inlet and outlet parameters of the CETP 40 MLD are being monitored monthly by the Board. It is pertinent to mention here that the parameter TDS is continuously found beyond the design parameters of CETP the inlet and outlet.
In view of the above facts, it is recommended that a Show Cause Notice for refusal of consent to operate under the Water Act,1974 may be issued to the industry. |
