Status of online continuous monitoring system for emissions and effluents

1. Status of online continuous monitoring system for emissions and effluents CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD DELHI – 110 032

2. National Policy on Online Monitoring In “National Environment Policy- 2006” it is envisaged that to strengthen the testing infrastructure and network for monitoring ambient environmental quality and progressively ensure real-time, and online availability of the monitoring data

3. Goals of Online environmental monitoring system • Improved control over impacts on the environment • Higher environmental awareness • Increased management responsibility for regulatory compliance • Self Monitoring mechanism within the industries • Increased cost-effectiveness (minimize inspection) • Increased public access to information(Public Domain)

4. Target of Online environmental monitoring system Directions u/s 18 (1) (b) were issued on February 05, 2014 to all the Chairman of SPCB’S and PCC’s to direct industry for installation of online emission and effluent monitoring system by March 31,2015. Sectors covered: All 17 category industry- 3206 Units CETPs - 175 Common Hazardous waste Incinerator-25 Common Bio Medical Waste Incinerator- 179

5. Role of the SPCBs/PCCs • SPCBs and PCCs are required to ensure installation and regular operation of the requisite pollution control facilities in the polluting industries. • SPCBs/PCCs need to inculcate habit of self monitoring mechanism within the industries for complying the prescribed standards and this can be achieved by the methods like installing online effluent and emission monitoring devices. • Some of the SPCBs like TNPCB,GPCB have already given specific conditions in consent to operate of 17 categories of highly polluting industries/ and Common Hazardous waste and Biomedical waste incinerators to install continuous emission and effluent monitoring systems. • Publicauthorities will be responsible for assessing the correct implementation of the enterprise environmental monitoring programmes

6. Role of the SPCBs/PCCs contd... Enterprise environmental monitoring is not meant to replace government supervision. The ground truthing of the values indicated by the online devices need to be done before bringing them in public domain For regulatory purposes and for purposes of actions to be taken against non-complying industries/facilities, the existing methods of sampling, analysis and related procedures under the existing statutes need to be continued

7. Role of Industry Continuous effluent and emission monitoring devices will be installed in those industries which are continuously letting out effluents and emissions out of their premises. Connect and upload the online emission and effluent monitoring data at SPCBs/PCCs and CPCB server in a time bound manner but not later than by March 31,2015. To ensure regular maintenance and operation of the online system with tamper proof mechanism having facilities for online calibration. To submit bank guarantee of 25 % of the cost of online monitoring systems (emission and effluent whichever applicable) for ensuring timely installation of online monitoring systems within 90 days from the date of receipt of directions issued by SPCBs/PCCs

8. Action taken by SPCBs /PCCs UPPCB has issued the directions u/s 33 A of the Water Act & u/s 31A of the Air Act to the industries. Delhi PCC has issued the directions to the 17 category of polluting industries, CETPs, Delhi Jal Board (for Sewage Treatment plants). Himachal Pradesh SPCB has issued direction to the M/s Shivalik Solid Waste Management Ltd., for installation of online monitoring system in common Hazardous Waste Incinerator. WBPCB has issued directions all the 17 category of industries, CETP,CBMWI,CHWI

9. Action taken by SPCBs /PCCs contd.... Puducherry Pollution control committee has issued direction to the industry M/s ChemplastSanmar ltd. Tamil Nadu ,Odisha and Uttrakhand SPCB has issued direction to the industries but copy of the same has not been received by CPCB.

10. Issues raised by SPCBs / PCCs/ Industry associations Complete details of hardware and software configuration of the servers installed at PPCC/CPCB List of names of PPCC/CPCB approved vendors for supply/testing/commissioning of the online system as per direction. Standard procedures and protocols in terms of specific principles and equipments for online effluent water quality monitoring. Viability of online effluent parameters measurement especially for BOD measurement and its legal validity. Installation points of online measurement of effluent parameters. Online data measurement for regulatory purposes. Zero Discharge condition.

11. Follow up of directions with SPCBs/PCCs/Industry Association Fertilizer Association of India (FAI) has conducted meeting calling the units and suppliers of instruments at Mumbai, Maharashtra on April 21,2014. Alkali Manufacture Association of India (AMAI) has also conducted a meeting calling the units and suppliers of instruments on May 12,2014 at Bharuch, Gujarat. Letter has been issued to all Zonal Officer of CPCB to follow up with SPCBs/PCCs

12. List of Common Hazardous Waste Incinerators

14. Status of the online Monitoring systems installed at Common Hazardous Waste Incinerators

15. Status of the online Monitoring systems installed at Common Hazardous Waste Incinerators

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