These Regulations establish the Environment Quality Standards Board, define its functions and powers and declare standards set out in the Schedule 1 to apply in respect of ambient air, saline waters, surface fresh waters and groundwater.; The functions of the Board shall be: (a) to propose environmental quality standards to the National Environment Management Council and to review same periodically; and (b) to carry out any other functions that may be delegated to it by the Council. The National Environment Agency shall ensure that the standards set out in Schedule I are maintained and shall take appropriate measures for this purposes. It shall also monitor the standards in accordance with the parameters and techniques set out in Schedule II.
Environmental Quality Standards Regulations, 1999.