Schedule 4 INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATERI1
Scotland
Industrial waste water entering collecting systems and urban waste water treatment plants shall be subject to such pre-treatment as is required in order to–
protect the health of staff working in collecting systems and treatment plants;
ensure that collecting systems, waste water treatment plants and associated equipment are not damaged;
ensure that the operation of the waste water treatment plant and the treatment of sludge are not impeded;
ensure that discharges from the treatment plants do not adversely affect the environment, or prevent receiving water from complying with F1F2assimilated law;
ensure that sludge can be disposed of safely in an environmentally acceptable manner.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/26), regs. 1, 6(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Word in Sch. 4 substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/374), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 1(5)