II. Synopsis
Wastewater discharge permit is a type of permit issued by the government to the production, business or service establishments or aquaculture facility priors to commencement of operation. The contents of a permit mean the requirements on the discharge of wastewater for the purpose of protecting water sources, ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of other concerned organizations and individuals without affecting the people’s health.
Why do enterprises have to register wastewater discharge permit?
– Showing responsibilities and obligations of organizations and enterprises in environmental protection.
– It is a procedure which cannot be missing of business’s process
– To implement socio-economic development policies in parallel with environmental protection
III. Objects
– The production, trade and service enterprises are located outside and in the industrial parks, industrial clusters, economic zones, factories, factories, factories, hospitals, hotels, etc. They have to formulate dossiers about wastewater discharge permit before discharging.
IV. Dossiers on registration
By article 33 of Dercee No. 201/2013/ND-CP dated November 27, 2013. detailing the implementation a number of articles of the law on water resources
Every application for issuing the wastewater discharge permit includes:
- a) A written request for the issuance of the permit;
- b) The scheme for discharging wastewater and the procedures for operating the wastewater treatment system if the discharge of wastewater has not been begun; report on the discharge of wastewater and the procedures for operating the wastewater treatment system if the discharge of wastewater is being taken place;
- c) Results of analyzing the quality of the receiving waters at the discharging location; Results of analyzing the quality of the receiving waters before and after treatment if the wastewater is being discharged. The date on which the samples for analyzing water quality are taken must be within three (03) months before the submission of the application;
- d) A map of the area in which the wastewater discharging location is marked.
If the wastewater discharging work has not been built, the application for issuing the permit must be submitted in the stage of investment preparation.
V. Procedure
By article 35 of Decree No. 201/2013/ND-CP dated November 27, 2013. detailing the implementation a number of articles of the law on water resources
- Receiving and assessing applications:
- a) Every applicant shall send two (02) sets of application and the fee for checking it to an application-receiving agency according to the regulations of the Law. If the case is within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the applicant must send an (01) additional set to the Service of Natural Resources and Environment of the province in which the work is located;
- b) Within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the application, the application-receiving agency is responsible for assessing it. If the application is not satisfactory, the application-receiving agency shall request the applicant to satisfy it according to the regulations.
If the application is not satisfactory after being amended by the applicant, the application-receiving agency shall return the application and give a written explanation to the applicant.
- Assessing schemes, reports on exploration, exploitation of water and discharge of wastewater in the applications (hereinafter referred to as applying scheme/report):
- a) Within thirty (30) working days from the receipt of a satisfactory application prescribed in Clause 1 this Article, the application-receiving agency is responsible for assessing the applying schemes and/or reports; carrying out the physical verification or establishing an assessing council if necessary. If all the requirements for issuing the permit are met, the application-receiving agency shall request the licensing agencies to consider issuing it; otherwise, it shall return the application to the applicant with explanation;
- b) If there is any content in the applying scheme or report which is required to be amended, the application-receiving agencies shall send a written notification of such content to the applicant. The period over which the schemes, reports is completed or redeveloped is not included in the time for assessing them. The time limit for assessing the completed applying schemes, reports is twenty (20) working days;
- c) If the applying schemes, reports are required to be redeveloped, the application-receiving agencies shall return the application and inform the applicants in writing the unsatisfactory contents which require the applying schemes, reports to be redeveloped.
VI. Penalties for violations
A fine ranging from VND 60,000,000 to VND 70,000,000 shall be imposed for the violation: failure to conduct monitoring and observation of water resources in course of water extraction and use, and discharge of wastewater into water bodies as regulated;
Additional penalties: Suspend the water extraction, water use or discharge of wastewater into water bodies for 01 – 03 months if any of the violations.