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MPCB proposes tougher sewage treatment norms [1]

Stringent and uniform standards for sewage treatment in residential buildings and industries with more than 20,000 sq m built-up area is in the offing.

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has proposed that all sewage treatment plants should meet inland freshwater discharge standards to promote recycling and reusing of treated waste. The pollution control board has invited suggestions for and objections to the proposal.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2014
Manish Umbrajkar [2]
Times Of India (Pune) [3]
Tags:
Maharashtra [4], Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) [5], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [6], Wastewater Recycling [7], Environment Clearance (EC) [8], Sewage Pollution [9], River Pollution [10], Groundwater Pollution [11], Land Pollution [12], Sanitation [13]
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