This Decree prescribes rules relative to the discharge of waste and wastewater from places other than facilities in the sense of the Decree General Environmental Rules for Facilities. The Decree concerns the discharge of: substances as mentioned in article 6.1. of the Water Act in surface water; wastewater in the soil; wastewater and other substances in the groundwater system, rainwater system, or in sewerage or water treatment systems. The Decree defines competent local authorities for purposes of authorizations, provides for protection measures, requires proposed discharge to be notified, defines general rules applying to discharge and rules applying to specific kinds of discharge, sets out effluent discharge standards and provides for controls.
Decree No. 468 of 2007 containing general rules relative to the discharge other than from a facility (Decree Discharge Outside Facilities).