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The report/recommendations of the Regional Office may kindly be perused……………………………………..
The industry is a large scale red category milk processing plant and was granted consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 dated 06.12.2023 for the processing of milk & milk products 900 KLD and for the disposal of trade effluent @ 1200 KLD out of which 900 KLD into sewer and remaining 300 KLD onto land for plantation after treatment in ETP and domestic effluent @ 60 KLD Partially onto land for plantation and partially into sewer after treatment in ETP with special condition that the milk plant shall not discharge its treated/untreated waste water into sewer and shall make arrangements for completely utilizing its treated wastewater onto land for plantation, which was expired on 31.03.2024…………………………...
Now, the milk plant has applied for renewal of consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 for the processing of milk & milk products @ 900 Kilo Liters/day with the disposal of trade effluent @ 1200.0 KLD out of which 900 KLD to sewer after treatment in ETP, 300 KLD onto land irrigation for plants, parks, 6.2 acrs and domestic effluent @ 60 KLD settling in septic tank then treated in ETP and disposal to sewer………………….
The industry had already deposited consent fee, which is adequate upto 30.06.2027……………………..
The Milk plant was visited by AEE of RO on 03.05.2024 and following observations were observed:-
1. The plant was in operation and the same was engaged in the production/ processing of milk as well as milk products.
2. The plant has installed ETP of capacity 1200 KLD consisting of the components as:- Inlet O& G traps Equalization tank Hydrolyzing unit CSTR (anaerobic reactor) Coagulation/Flocculation system 03 Parallel Aeration tanks Clarifier Treated water storage tank Filter Outlet.
3. The unit is maintaining the record regarding the operation of ETP as well as quantity of effluent treated. The plant has installed separate EMF at the final outlet leading to both mode of disposals (MC sewer + Plantation area) as well as plantation area only.
4. During the visit effluent sample was collected from the outlet of the ETP and the same was sent to the Board’s lab for analysis. As per the analysis report received from the lab, the results of various parameters are as under:- pH = 7.3, TSS = 17 mg/l, TDS =1088 mg/l, COD = 36 mg/l, BOD = 8 mg/l and O & G = BDL. As per the analysis report all the parameters are found within the limits prescribed by the Board.
5. The plant had already provided planation area of 6.0 acres (2.0 Acres as per karnal technology and 04 acre of green/ lawn area in pockets). The plantation area provided by the industry is adequate to manage the discharge @ 300 KLD.
6. The industry has also made arrangement for the treatment of its domestic effluent through its existing ETP.
7. The Plant had provided the dedicated outlets of treated effluent for the disposal off treated effluent at each pocket of plantation area.
8. The plant is complying with the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
Regional Office reported that Board vide office order no. 111 dated 12.03.2024 have extended the time limit from 31.03.2024 to 30.06.2024 for large scale dyeing units for the adoption of ZLD. Hence renewal of CTO can be granted to the milk plant.
As proposed by Regional Office, if approved that renewal consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be granted to the industry upto 30.06.2024 with usual conditions and special condition that the industry shall take adequate steps to stop the discharge of its industrial effluent into MC sewer by 30.06.2024 as per the directions issued by the Government of Punjab regarding segregation of trade effluent into MC sewer.
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