In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely:--
Rule 1 - RULE 1
(1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Sixth Amendment Rules, 2008.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Rule 2 - RULE 2
In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in Schedule -I, after serial number 34 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:-
S. No.
Industry
Parameter
Standard
1
2
3
4
"35
COFFEE INDUSTRY
Instant /Dry Processing
Limiting value for concentration in mg/l except for pH
PH
6.5-8.5
BOD3days,2/?C
100
Total Dissolved Solids
2100
Wet / Parchment Coffee Processing
PH
6.5 - 8.5
BOD3days,27?C
1000
Notes:-
(i) Coffee growers having plantation area less than 10 ha with wet processing shall store primary treated effluent in lined lagoons for solar evaporation with a non-permeable system at the base and sides of lagoon.
(ii) Coffee growers having plantation area between 10 -25 ha with wet processing shall store primary (equalization and neutralization) treated effluent in lined lagoons for solar evaporation with a non-permeable system at the base and sides of lagoon.
(iii) Coffee growers having plantation area 25 ha or above with wet processing shall store secondary treated effluent in conformity with above norms in lined lagoons with a non-permeable lining system at the base and sides of lagoon and use the effluent for irrigation after dilution so as BOD of diluted effluent for land application is less than 100 mg/l.
(iv) The minimum liner specifications for a non-permeable lining system shall be a composite barrier having 1.5 mm High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) qeomembrane or equivalent, overlying 90 cm of soil (clay or amended soil) having permeability coefficient not more than 1x10-5 cm/sec.
(v) 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.
Grower ->
Small
Medium
Large
(< 10 ha)
(10-25 ha)
(> 25 ha)
Free Board (cm) ->
30
60
90
Distance (m) ->
50
100
150
(vi) Raw, Treated and/or diluted effluent shall not be discharged into surface water body or used for recharging groundwater under any circumstances what so ever."
