# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1032 of 13 June 2016 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the non-ferrous metals industries (notified under document C(2016) 3563) (Text with EEA relevance), Division BAT 14

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In order to prevent or reduce the generation of waste water, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
Technique
Applicability
a
Measure the amount of fresh water used and the amount of waste water discharged
Generally applicable
b
Reuse waste water from cleaning operations (including anode and cathode rinse water) and spills in the same process
Generally applicable
c
Reuse weak acid streams generated in a wet ESP and wet scrubbers
Applicability may be restricted depending on the metal and solid content of the waste water
d
Reuse waste water from slag granulation
Applicability may be restricted depending on the metal and solid content of the waste water
e
Reuse surface run-off water
Generally applicable
f
Use a closed circuit cooling system
Applicability may be restricted when a low temperature is required for process reasons
g
Reuse treated water from the waste water treatment plant
Applicability may be restricted by the salt content

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.1/division/1.1.9/division/bat+14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.1/division-1.1.9/division-bat+14
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