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Circular 15/2021/TT-BXD providing guidance on technical infrastructure facilities for wastewater collection and drainage in urban areas and concentrated residential areas
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Official number: | 15/2021/TT-BXD | Signer: | Le Quang Hung |
Legislation Type: | Circular | Expired date: | Updating |
Issuing date: | 15/12/2021 | Effect: | |
Fields: | Construction , Natural Resources - Environment |
Wastewater must be treated before being discharged into receiving waters
On December 15, 2021, the Ministry of Construction issues the Circular No. 15/2021/TT-BXD providing guidance on technical infrastructure facilities for wastewater collection and drainage in urban areas and concentrated residential areas.
Accordingly, investment in the construction of wastewater collection and drainage facilities in urban areas and concentrated residential areas must comply with urban master plans, construction master plans and master plans on wastewater drainage in urban areas (if any) in each drainage basin.
The construction and repair or renovation of wastewater collection and drainage facilities shall be carried out in a synchronous manner, ensuring connection with facilities in the water drainage and wastewater treatment network, and with an appropriate conveyance and treatment capacity for wastewater volumes of urban areas and concentrated residential areas, taking into account reserve capacity for unexpectedly generated wastewater volumes in order to ensure treatment of such volumes up to national technical regulations on environment before being discharged into receiving waters.
Besides, wastewater of production, business or service establishments in urban areas and concentrated residential areas shall be collected and preliminarily treated in accordance with regulations of such urban areas or local administrations before being connected to wastewater collection and drainage facilities; after being treated on the spot, wastewater of production, business or service establishments in urban areas and concentrated residential areas must meet technical regulations on environment or environmental protection requirements for each type of wastewater before being connected to wastewater collection and drainage facilities.
This Circular takes effect on February 10, 2022.
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