WASTE MANAGEMENT IN LEATHER INDUSTRY

81 94elevation and treatment processes are applied, which is different form other kindsof water. In the first facility, no treatment process is applied in the activity area,considering the characteristics of the process water in the facility, this water isdischarged to sewer system after being elevated to the pre-treatment facilitythrough three separate canals.In the second facility, there is a pre-treatment facility in the activity area. In both facilities, discharge to the sewer system is carried out in accordancewith the Regulations for the Control of Water Pollution published in the OfficialGazette No 25687 dated 31 December 2004. Discharging limits betweenCompanies and Limit of Regulation in Turkey is given Table 9.6. In terms of the parameters for discharge to receptive environment statedin the Regulations for the Control of Water Pollution, it is observed that the outputparameters are in accordance with the Regulations when the two facilities arecompared.