Part1 - Andhra Pradesh Municipal Development Project Website

Comprehensive Planning of Water Supply Service improvements In the following ULBs(1) Ananthapur Municipal Corporation, (2) Chittoor Municipality and (3) Badvel MunicipalityDPR Final – Ananthapur M. C. – Environment2.1.3 Other Environmental Regulationsa. Under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and/or the Air (Prevention andControl of Pollution) Act, 1981, the following sub-projects require Consent for Establishment (CFE)and Consent for Operation (CFO) from the respective State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). TheCFE/CFO is issued upon project review and site visits. The Board issues the CFE before start ofconstruction and the CFO after completion of construction and satisfying CFE conditions, if any.During the operation period, the effluent and air emissions must conform to the stipulated standards(CPCB Environmental Standards). The CFO is renewed every year based on the operationperformance of the facility. The following subprojects require SPCB consent for establishment andoperation.ooooNew or augmentation of sewage treatment plants (under the Water Act);Solid waste composting and landfills (under the Water Act and the Air Act);Diesel generators (under the Air Act); andHot Mix Plants, Wet Mix Plants, Stone Crushers etc., if installed for construction (under the AirAct)b. Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 of GOI: These Rules issued underthe Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with the objective of regulating the management andhandling of the municipal solid wastes applicable to all MSW subprojects. The important provisionsare:oooSolid waste generated in a municipal area shall be managed, including segregation, collection,transportation, and disposal in accordance with the Rules.The State Pollution Control Board will authorize waste processing and landfills.Solid waste processing and landfills shall meet design and operation specifications/standardsspecified under the Rules. These include site and facility design specifications, output compostcharacteristics, pollution control and monitoring programs, including closure of landfill site andpost-care.Table 2.1.3-1: Action Required Ensuring Sub-projects Comply withNational Environmental LawsComponent Applicable Legislation Compliance Action Required1. All components that requireacquisition of forest landForest (Conservation) Act1980; Wildlife (protection) Act1972Approval fromMinistry ofEnvironment andForests (MoEF),Govt. of IndiaIdentify non- forest land andformulate an afforestationprogram2. Sewage Treatment Plant(STP)Water (Prevention andControl of Pollution) Act 1974No ObjectionCertificate (NOC),Consent forEstablishment (CFE)and Consent forOperation (CFO)from AndhraPradesh PollutionControl Board(APPCB)Based on project review andsite inspection APPCBprovides CFE beforeconstruction, and stipulate thedisposal standards to be metduring operation.After completion ofconstruction, CFO is issuedconfirming compliance withthe CFE conditions, if anyRenewal of CFOduring operation(STP)Based on the performance ofthe STP and its compliancewith the disposal standards6