THE WATER POLLUTION RULES, 2019 Presentation by the Environmental - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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THE WATER POLLUTION RULES, 2019

Presentation by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA)

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Overview

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Intent of the Revision Overview of Revision Water Pollution Rules 2019 Discharge Fee Calculation Next Steps

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Why were the Rules and Fees revised?

• To support the revision of the Water Pollution (Fees) Regulations, in keeping

with the tenets of the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP).

• Incorporate lessons learnt from 12 years of implementation
• To provide an integrated approach to watershed management which

aligns with National Policies and International Convention obligations.

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WPR 2019– Integrated Approach

• Pollutant loading

(concentration limits with discharge volume)

• Inclusion of

ambient water quality standards

• Implementation
• f Watershed

Improvement Plan

• Align the WPR

with the Polluter Pays Principle Policy & International Convention

• bligations

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PROPOSED

Overview of Water Pollution Rules Revision

2 application process Fixed application fee Fixed discharge fee Point source

PREVIOUS

1 application Tiered based on discharge volume Calculated annually Point and Non Point sources (Watershed Approach)

CURRENT

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PROPOSED Ambient Water Quality Standards included as Schedule III

• applicable to surface water quality with relationship to

coastal near shore environment

• does not apply to ground water nor the offshore environment
• will guide the Watershed Improvement Plan

Amendments to Schedules I & II Solid waste removed (28 Parameters) Post compliance monitoring compliance included after meeting the required pollutant levels of Schedule II Effluent monitoring requirements in issued permit updated (e.g. specify daily average, flow monitoring device) Encourage wastewater reuse Beneficial Use discount in annual discharge fee calculation

Other Revisions

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PROPOSED

Quality Assurance Project Plan, Pollution Control Plan, Best Management Practices Plan, etc. Monitor/report ONLY on parameters specific to the facility discharge Monthly/Annual Reporting

UNCHANGED REQUIREMENTS

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PROPOSED

All permits issued under those rules are no longer valid. The EMA will advise facilities on the way forward All Source Registration applications and Certificates under those rules are no longer valid

WPR 2001 was revoked

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CURRENT WPR 2019

Application for Source Registration SRC Issued Renew every 3 years Application for Permit Permit issued for ≤5 years

PREVIOUS WPR 2001

ALL FACILITIES with point-source discharge submit Permit Application to the EMA EMA reviews application and effluent data Data outside Schedules I & II Data within Schedules I & II Data outside Schedule I and within Schedule II Permit issued Facility required to meet Schedule II ≤5 years Maybe required to implement Watershed Improvement Plan (Schedule III – Ambient Water Quality Standards)

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Permit Application – WPR 2019

20 working days 30 working days

All facilities with point-source discharge submit application EMA reviews application Acknowledges application/ Requests further information where necessary EMA issues notice of determination EMA Monitors Compliance Permit is Required EMA Develops & Issues

45 working days from commencement of the Rules

• r otherwise guided by the EMA

One hard copy and a soft copy (in PDF format)

Exempt

• Operational releases from motor

vehicles

• Releases from households except

where such households contain industrial or commercial facilities

• Releases authorised by a competent

governmental entity into sewerage facilities owned or operated by such competent governmental entity

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FEES

• Fixed application fee

($2500, $5000)

• Fixed annual fee

($10000, $15000)

• Tiered application

fee based on discharge volume

• Annual fee

calculated based on pollutant load, Monitoring and Inspection Fee & Beneficial Use

PREVIOUS CURRENT

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Application Fees

Facility Type Effluent Discharge Volume (m3/day) Initial Application Fee (TT$) Renewal Application Fee (TT$) micro-/mini <10 14,000 5,800 small 10-100 15,000 5,900 medium 100-500 18,000 6,400 large >500 20,000 6,600

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Discharge Fee Calculation

Jurisdictional review of seven (7) existing fee infrastructures conducted. Analysis recommended assessment of Wisconsin, Jamaican and Malaysian models to determine best fit for T&T. Guidance sought from Economics Department of UWI.

Recommendation - adaptation of discharge fee calculation in Jamaican Natural Resources Conservation (wastewater & sludge) Regulations, 2013.

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 M.I. = Monitoring & Inspection  B= Net Pollution Load  U = Discount for Beneficial use of Effluent

Discharge Fee Calculation

DF = M.I. + B – U

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Monitoring & Inspection Fee (M.I.)

Facility Type Effluent Discharge Volume (m3/day) M.I. Fee per annum per facility (TT$) micro-/mini <10 5,000 small 10-100 15,000 medium 100-500 50,000 large >500 100,000

DF = M.I. + B – U

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Net Pollution Load (B) ($) DF = M.I. + B – U

For each pollutant, the annual load (NLp) is multiplied by the per- tonne discharge fee rate (Rp) and summed to give the base discharge fee, Bp

Bp = ∑NLpRp…..

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Net Pollution Load cont’d - Annual Pollutant Load (NLp) DF = M.I. + B – U

Calculation for one parameter From the monitoring reports:  TSS average concentration for the year = 305mg/L  Average discharge volume at that point = 99m3/day

Convert m3/day to L/day 99m3/day x 1000 = 99000 L/day Calculate Pollutant Load (mg/L/day) (average daily flow x average concentration) 99000 L/day x 305mg/L =30195000 mg/day Convert mg/day to mg/year 30195000 mg/day x 365 = 11021175000mg/year Pollutant Load in tonnes/year 11021175000mg per year ÷ 109 = 11 tonnes/year

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Per-Tonne Discharge Fee Rate (Rp) ($/Tonne)

Parameters Fee $TT/Tonne Five Day Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5 at 20oC) 150 Dissolved Hexavalent Chromium (Cr6+) 3500 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 75 Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) 250 Total Cadmium (Cd) 150 Total Mercury (Hg) 3500 Total Cyanide (CN-) 10,000 Faecal Coliform (fee rate is in $/1,000,000 litres) 400 – 5000 Organisms per 100 ml 250 5000 – 20000 Organisms per 100 ml 500 More than 20000 Organisms per 100 ml 750

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Exemptions- Toxicity, Radioactivity, Dissolved Oxygen

• The EMA did not include Toxicity, Radioactivity and

Dissolved Oxygen in the discharge fee calculation.

• All three parameters cannot be calculated by pollutant

load and are not included in the Rate Fee.

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Net Pollution Load (B) ($) B = ∑𝑶𝑴𝒒Rp

DF = M.I. + B – U

Parameter Annual Pollutant Load (NL) Discharge Fee Rate (R) $TT/tonne* (Faecal Coliform in $/1,000,000 litres Net Pollution Load (B) TSS 11 tonne/year 75 825 TO&G 2 tonne/year 250 500 BOD5 17 tonne/year 150 2550 NH3-N 0.14 tonne/year 250 35 Faecal Coliform 36.14 litres 500 9,035 TOTAL NET POLLUTION LOAD FOR THIS DISCHARGE POINT TT$12,945

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Beneficial use of the Discharge (U) DF = M.I. + B – U

*for this example, application of ‘U’ was not applicable

DISCOUNTING THE BENEFICIAL USE OF THE DISCHARGE

• The effluent characteristics meet an

established criteria for irrigation or some

• ther approved use.
• Only applied in instances where it has

been demonstrated and verified that use

• f the effluent is having the desired effect.

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Medium size facility

1 discharge point 5 parameters

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in 2017 Discharging into municipal drain

MI + B - U = 50000+12945

𝑬𝒋𝒕𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒔𝒉𝒇 𝑮𝒇𝒇 = 𝑵. 𝑱 + 𝑪 − 𝑽 = 50000 + 12,945 – 0 = TT$62,945

Discharge Fee Calculation - Example

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WHAT ABOUT……

• Relationship with the Certificate of Environmental Clearance Rules?
• Storm water discharge?
• Input water could be already polluted from the source?
• Normally Unmanned facilities

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NEXT STEPS

• The EMA will inform each facility when to submit a permit

application

• Subsequent to the issuance of a permit, the EMA will

advise of the calculated annual discharge fee

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Any Questions?

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For further clarification please contact the EMA at 226-4362 For further information please visit our website at www.ema.co.tt

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