Wastewater and liquid waste standards
How does the liquid leave your site? Choose one.How does the liquid leave your site? Choose one to go to the screen that finds its standard.
Even if collected in drums, liquid fed into your own wastewater treatment facility counts as wastewater (Wastes Control Act, Article 3(1)3).
Sites that do both check the piped wastewater and the drummed liquid separately.
Sent out through pipes
Factory → Treatment facility → River or sewer
Look up the wastewater discharge standard. Choose the site location and a substance to see the value for that region and its legal basis.
Use this standard
Collected in drums for a contractor
Factory → Drum → Treatment contractor
Check whether it is designated waste and which kind. Enter the liquid's state and measurements to see the class and its legal basis.
Use this standard