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The project proponent was granted 'consent to operate' by the Board under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 on 28.07.2016 with validity upto 30.09.2019 for occupancy of 100 residential houses and for discharge of domestic effluent @ 65 KLD (without treatment) into municipal council sewer of 52 MLD capacity. Simultaneously, NOC for expansion was also granted for development of residential colony in an area measuring 36.47 acres consisting of 309 residential plots and 52 commercial plots and for discharge of domestic effluent (without treatment) into municipal council sewer of 52 MLD capacity on 28.07.2016 with validity upto 27.07.2017.
2) Now the project proponent has applied for obtaining 'consents to operate' under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for occupancy of 250 no. of houses and for discharge of domestic effluent @ 130 KLD, into MC sewer without any treatment.
3) The examination of the case revealed that the Board has notified the policy regarding installation of Sewage Treatment Plant for residential/ commercial complexes/ construction projects proposed to be established/ being established vide office order no. 315 dated 05.07.2018 wherein it is provided that the projects which have already been granted consent to operate by the Board before the issuance of these orders shall be governed by the conditions of the consent granted to them.
4) In my opinion, the project qualifies for grant of consent to operate for 100 residential houses and for discharge of domestic effluent @ 65 KLD (without treatment) into municipal council sewer of 52 MLD capacity as the project was granted consent to operate for the same status on 28.07.2016 before the issuance of the office order dated 05.07.2018. However, for the remaining discharge of effluent without treatment into Municipal sewer, the project proponent has to submit permission of Municipal Corporation for allowing the discharge of such effluent into Municipal sewer.
5) In view of the above facts and also considering the conditions imposed in the NOC for expansion, I am of the opinion that regular consent to operate may be granted for 100 residential houses and for discharge of domestic effluent @ 65 KLD (without treatment) into municipal sewer of 52 MLD capacity and for remaining 30 houses and further discharge of 65 KLD of sewage, the project proponent may be granted provisional consent subject to the condition of submission of permission of Municipal Corporation in this regard.
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