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SISS regulates and monitors health companies and controls liquid industrial waste

Legal Framework. The Superintendence of Health Services (SISS): a functionally decentralised system, with legal authority and its own assets, subject to the supervision of the President through Ministry of Public Works . (Art. 1 Law 18.902).

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SISS regulates and monitors health companies and controls liquid industrial waste

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  1. Reporting of Industrial Liquid Waste

  2. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Legal Framework The Superintendence of Health Services (SISS): a functionally decentralised system, with legal authority and its own assets, subject to the supervision of the President through Ministry of Public Works. (Art. 1 Law 18.902) SISS regulates and monitors health companies and controls liquid industrial waste • Punitive Authority: • Industrial establishments: up to 1,000 UTA and possible closure in serious cases. • Treatment Plants: Up to 50 UTA quality of service and up to 10,000 UTA (Development Plans). Suspension of recovery. • Art. 64 of Law on Foundations (Ley de Bases)

  3. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Emission standards monitored by SISS DS SEGPRES Nº 90/00. Norm regulating discharges of waste water to marine and continental surfaces. DS SEGPRES Nº 46/02. Norm regulating discharges of waste water through infiltration work. DS MOP Nº 609/98. Controls discharges into public sewage systems. SISS supervises the monitoring that is carried out by health regional authorities Controls establishments that re-circulate or dispose in irrigation systems, in case of allegations of irregularities (Art. 11-B Law 19.802)

  4. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS How does SISS carry out monitoring? • Cadastre • Self-controls • On-site control • Direct controls • Complaints • Sanction procedure

  5. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Cadastre of Industrial Facilities

  6. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Declaration of self-controls

  7. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Regulatory compliance DS90-DS46

  8. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Sanction Procedure • - 121 cases closed and fined by SISS for a total of 2,035 UTA (MM$ 900) • - 91 cases which are in process and which correspond to facilities that have been given a deadline to appeal the sanctions imposed by SISS. • 34 cases where the respective COREMAS have had to apply sanctions and where the total amount required amounts to 481 UTA (MM$ 213) • 76 cases where the breaches were not punished, but which are considered as aggravating circumstances in the future. • 68 cases acquitted. • 7 cases referred to the Directorate General of Maritime Territory and Merchant Navy (Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo y Marina Mercante, DIRECTEMAR).

  9. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Information published by SISS • Management Report: • General data related to the cadastre of facilities • Degree of compliance with DS609 per health company • Degree of compliance with DS90 and DS46, by region • Sanctions • Website (www.siss.cl) • Cadastre of Industrial Facilities • Evaluation of compliance: detail by establishment • SISS Actions: disciplinary process, detail by facility • PRTR

  10. Treatment of domestic waste water Treatment of waste water in Chile SISS monitoring tools Compliance results DS90/00 Sanctions Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS 13-11-2014 Página 10

  11. Treatment of waste water in Chile Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Estimated urban population: 14,418,943 inhabitants (Dec 2008) Access to potable water: 99.8%(Dec 2008) Sewer service: 95.3%(Dec 2008) Urban population with waste water treatment 11,923,201 inhabitants(Dec.2008) Waste water treatment service (Dec 2008) 82,7% (urban population) 13-11-2014 Página 11

  12. Treatment of waste water in Chile Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS In 2000, we had 91 PTAS operating in the country, serving 2.7 million inhabitants with 20% coverage. In December 2008, it increased to 257 Treatment Plants, reaching 11,9 million inhabitants, achieving 83 % coverage. In almost eight years, 166 Treatment Plants have been constructed, increasing the coverage to 63 points. Treatment of waste water is still lacking for 2,5 people in the country. Future task for health companies and of SISS in monitoring. 13-11-2014 Página 12

  13. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS 13-11-2014 Página 13

  14. Technology Used Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Others Submarine emissary 12% Primary + Desinfection 5% Stabilizing ponds 3% Oxygenated ponds 21% Acitvated sludge 57% 13-11-2014 Página 14

  15. SISS Monitoring Tools Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Continuous and permanent • Autocontrol of emissions • Direct Controls • Programmed monitoring For events • Audits of sampling and testing procedures • On-site inspection for complaints • Surveying and management of information on infrastructure and operation of PTAS. 13-11-2014 Página 15

  16. Compliance results D.S. 90/00 Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS During the period of validity of the rule, the percentage of compliance of the total population with services has been an average of 94.5%. There have been months in which compliance has reached almost 99% of the population receiving treatment. 13-11-2014 Página 16

  17. Level of compliance by periodSeptember-2006 to December 2008 Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Compliance results for DS 90/00 13-11-2014 Página 17

  18. Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Compliance results DS 90/00 in PTAS 13-11-2014 Página 18

  19. Compliance results DS 90/00 in PTAS Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS Problems of non-compliance Main parameters exceeded. DBO, fecal coliforms Non-compliance with SST and DBO Problems with organochlorine are not detected There is always compliance from submarine emissions Table N°5 DS 90/00 • Causes of non-compliance: • Problems related to PTAS Capacity (load and flow) • Reception (DBO-AyG) • For Coliforms: handling of samples, vulnerability, disinfection systems. 13-11-2014 Página 19

  20. Penalties issued, 2007 - 2008 Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS 394 UTA($ 174 millon) The implementation of the tax was suspended at 29 plants due to permanent failure to deliver an adequate quality of treatment service. 13-11-2014 Página 20

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