Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994, shall come into force on 30th November 1994 and shall extend to England and Wales.
  • (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule so numbered in these Regulations.“sensitive area” means an area of water which the Secretary of State has identified in accordance F30with the appropriate agency for the purposes of this regulation;“high natural dispersion area” means an area of water which the Secretary of State has identified in accordance F31with the appropriate agency for the purposes of this regulation.(2) The Secretary of State shall review the identification of sensitive areas and high natural dispersion areas, in accordance with the relevant criteria in Schedule 1, no later than 31st December 1997 and thereafter at intervals of no more than four years.(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) This regulation supplements the duty imposed on every sewerage undertaker by section 94 of the Water Industry Act 1991 where the urban waste water discharges into receiving waters which are a sensitive area, by 31st December 1998 for every agglomeration with a population equivalent of more than 10,000; andby 31st December 2000 for every agglomeration with a population equivalent of more than 15,000; andby 31st December 2005 for every agglomeration with a population equivalent of between 2,000 and 15,000.F32the appropriate agency has certified that the establishment of a collecting system is not justified because it would produce no environmental benefit; orthe Secretary of State has certified that the establishment of a collecting system is not justified because it would involve excessive cost,plants built in order to comply with that regulation are designed (account being taken of seasonal variations of the load) , constructed, operated and maintained to ensure sufficient performance under all normal local climatic conditions;treated waste water and sludge arising from waste water treatment are reused whenever appropriate; anddisposal routes for treated waste water and sludge minimise the adverse effects on the environment.by 31st December 2000 or, in an exceptional case, F58a later date (not being later than 31st December 2005) ..., in respect of all discharges from agglomerations with a population equivalent of more than 15,000;by 31st December 2005 in respect of all discharges from agglomerations with a population equivalent of between 10,000 and 15,000;by 31st December 2005 in respect of all discharges to freshwaters and estuaries from agglomerations with a population equivalent of between 2,000 and 10,000.(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, treatment plants which provide more stringent treatment than that described in paragraph (1) above shall be provided by 31st December 1998 in respect of all discharges from agglomerations with a population equivalent of more than 10,000 into sensitive areas, or into the relevant catchment areas of sensitive areas where the discharges contribute to the pollution of these areas.(3) Paragraph (2) above shall not apply in relation to a sensitive area F34where the appropriate agency has certified that it is satisfied, as a result of monitoring, that the minimum percentage of reduction of the overall load entering all urban waste water treatment plants in that area, and all urban waste water treatment plants in the catchment area of that area the discharges from which contribute to the pollution of that area, is at least 75%

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