Final Notification of Environmental Standards for Coffee Industry (G.S.R. 48 (E) dated 24.1.2020)

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 45] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020/MAGHA 4, 1941 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th January, 2020 G.S.R. 48(E).—Whereas, certain draft rules, namely the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, as required under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules,1986, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide number G.S.R. 1064(E), date the 24th October, 2018, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of sixty days from the dated on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And Whereas, copies of the Gazette containing the aforesaid notification were made available to the public on the 25th October, 2018; And Whereas, objections and suggestions received from all persons and stakeholders in response to the aforesaid notification have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement.-(1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2019. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in Schedule-l, for serial number 35 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - S.No. Industry Parameter Standards ―35 Coffee Industry Limiting value for concentration in mg/I except for pH pH 6.5 – 8.5 (for discharge on land for irrigation) Wet / Parchment Coffee Processing pH 6.5 – 8.5 A. For storage in lined lagoons B. For discharge on land for irrigation Note: (i) Raw, treated and / or diluted effluent shall not be discharged into surface water body or used for recharging ground water under any circumstances what so ever. (ii) The non-permeable lining system shall be constructed by using well graded, highly impervious clay or geosynthetic liners such as Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCL), High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) or a combination of both and shall achieve an in-situ coefficient of permeability of less than 1x10-7 cm/sec. The compacted clay liner must have a minimum thickness of 300 mm (or two compacted layers of 150 mm minimum thickness each). The finished lining must be tested to ensure that it meets the permeability criteria. (iii) The effluent storage facilities/lagoons/solar evaporation ponds shall be located above high flood level mark of the nearby stream, rivulet, etc. with below mentioned free board and away from any water body/stream at a distance. Distance (m) 100 (iv) The liner system specification and lagoon specification to be achieved in one JIGMET TAKPA, Jt. Secy. Note : The principle rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number S.O. 844(E), dated the 19th November, 1986 and lastly amended vide notification G.S.R. 952(E), dated the 26th December, 2019. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. MANOJ KUMAR VERMA