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Legal grounds
- Vietnam law on environmental protection
Collection and treatment of wastewater
– Every new urban area, new high density residential area, business, dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision and industrial cluster must have a wastewater collection and treatment system separated from the rainwater drainage system, except for special cases prescribed by the Government.
– Wastewater of an urban area or high density residential area shall be managed as follows:
+ Domestic wastewater generated from organizations and households must be collected and connected to the wastewater collection and treatment system;
+ Wastewater generated from production, business operation and service provision in an urban area must be collected and undergo preliminary treatment before being connected to the urban wastewater collection and treatment system; preliminarily treated wastewater must comply with regulations of the urban area or high density residential area or regulations of the local authority;
+ Wastewater generated from production, business operation and service provision in an urban area that fails to have a centralized wastewater treatment work must be collected and treated in accordance with environmental protection requirements before being discharged into a receiving body.
– Wastewater generated from production, business operation and service provision shall be managed as follows:
+ Wastewater produced by a business in a dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision or industrial cluster must be collected and preliminarily treated before being connected to the industrial wastewater collection and treatment system at the request of the investor in construction of the dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision or industrial cluster to ensure that wastewater is treated in accordance with environmental protection requirements;
+ If wastewater produced by a business located outside an urban area, high density residential area, dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision or industrial cluster cannot be connected to the wastewater collection and treatment system, it must be collected and treated in accordance with environmental protection requirements before being discharged into a receiving body.
– Wastewater generated from organizations and households in a low density residential area must be collected and treated on the spot in accordance with environmental protection requirements before being discharged into receiving bodies.
– Provincial People’s Committees shall:
+ invest in and encourage investment in construction of wastewater collection and treatment systems in urban areas and high density residential areas within their provinces by the State in accordance with regulations of law;
+ introduce a roadmap for reserving land area, investing in or encouraging investment in construction of wastewater collection and treatment systems in urban areas and high density residential areas if a wastewater collection and treatment system is not available;
+ introduce a roadmap and assistance policy in order for organizations and households in urban areas and high density residential areas to build works and install equipment for in situ wastewater treatment in accordance with environmental protection requirements before being discharged into receiving bodies in case of failure to reserve land area for construction of wastewater collection and treatment systems in urban areas and high density residential areas established before the effective date of this Law;
+ introduce a roadmap and policy for provision of assistance in collection and in situ treatment of domestic wastewater produced by organizations, households and low density residential areas.
– The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall provide guidance on technologies and techniques for in situ wastewater treatment.
– The Minister of Construction shall provide guidance on technical infrastructural facilities serving wastewater collection and drainage in urban areas and high density residential areas specified in this Article.
Regulations on Wastewater treatment system
– A wastewater treatment system must satisfy the following requirements:
+ Its technology conforms to type and characteristics of wastewater to be treated;
+ Its capacity is relevant to the maximum volume of wastewater generated;
+ Wastewater is treated in accordance with environmental protection requirements;
+ Wastewater treatment works are operated in accordance with technical process;
+ An environmental emergency prevention and response plan is tailored for the wastewater treatment system; the discharge point must have coordinates and be marked with signs to facilitate inspection and supervision of discharge.
– Sewage sludge from the wastewater treatment system must be managed in accordance with regulations of law on solid waste management; sewage sludge whose hazardous elements exceed the permissible limits must be managed in accordance with regulations of law on hazardous waste management.
Management and control of dusts and emissions
– Any entity that produces dusts and exhaust gases must control and treat dusts and/or exhaust gases during its production, business operation and service provision in accordance with technical regulations on environment. Dusts whose hazardous elements exceed the permissible limits must be managed in accordance with regulations of law on hazardous waste management.
– Vehicles, machinery, equipment, constructions that produce dust and/or exhaust gases must have filters, covers, or other parts to minimize exhaust gases and reduce dusts in accordance with technical regulations on environment.
– Ministries and ministerial agencies concerned shall provide guidelines for prevention, inspection, supervision and treatment of sources of dusts and exhaust gases that cause air pollution.
Management and control of noise, vibration, light, radiation and unpleasant odors
– Any entity that creates noise, vibration, light and/or radiation must take measures to control and treat them in accordance with technical regulations on environment and radiation.
– Entities in residential areas that create noise, vibration, light, radiation and unpleasant odors must take measures to minimize them to avoid affecting residential communities.
– Managers of the routes with heavy traffic that produces noise, vibration, light and radiation must take measures to minimize them in accordance with technical regulations on environment.
– It is prohibited to manufacture, import, transport, sell and use firecrackers. The Prime Minister shall decide the manufacture, import, transport, sale and use of firework.
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Frequently asked questions
Every new urban area, new high density residential area, business, dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision and industrial cluster must have a wastewater collection and treatment system separated from the rainwater drainage system, except for special cases prescribed by the Government.
Domestic wastewater generated from organizations and households must be collected and connected to the wastewater collection and treatment system;
Sewage sludge from the wastewater treatment system must be managed in accordance with regulations of law on solid waste management; sewage sludge whose hazardous elements exceed the permissible limits must be managed in accordance with regulations of law on hazardous waste management.
Conclusion: So the above is Regulations on wastewater management in Vietnam. Hopefully with this article can help you in life, please always follow and read our good articles on the website: lsxlawfirm.com
