KEPA EFFLUENT LIMITATION AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS NO. 3 OF 2009
LAWS OF KADUNA STATE
| Attorney-General | State Website |
[We provide free online access to documents published on LawNigeria.com. Electronic PDF copy of this document is available for N1,000 . Electronic compendium (PDF) of the whole laws of Kaduna is available. Click HERE or Email lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text/call +234 706 7102 097 to order]
KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT
KEPA EFFLUENT LIMITATION AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS NO. 3 OF 2009
KADUNA STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY EFFLUENT LIMITATION AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS NO. 3 OF 2009
Commencement: 1st January, 2009.
In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Authority by section 5(2) of Kaduna State Environmental Protection Edict No. 1 of 1994, and of all other powers enabling me on that behalf, I Mal. Ibrahim Garba Hussaini hereby make the following regulations: –
- No industry of facility shall release effluent with constituents beyond permissible limits into public drains, rivers, lakes, pools, surface or underground injection, without a waste Discharge/ Disposal permit issued by the Authority or any organization designated by the Authority.
2.(i) The permissible limits of discharge of any effluent in the State is specified in National Guidelines and Standards for Industrial Pollution Control in Nigeria, 1989.
(ii) Every industry or facility discharging any type of effluent in the state shall comply with the National guidelines and standards for industrial pollution control in Nigeria, 1989.
- (1) Effluent discharged from any industry or facility shall be analyzed by the industry or facility and report to the Authority every month through an effluent analysis report.
(2) Any official from the Authority may obtain any sample of effluent from any industry or facility and shall give the owner or person in-charge a receipt describing the sample obtained and in addition he shall leave a duplicate sample with the owner or person in-charge which he could also test if he so wishes for comparison.
(3) If the analysis of such sample is made, a copy of the result of such analysis shall be furnished to the owner or person in-charge of the industry or facility.
- No person or corporate body shall engage in the collection, storage, treatment, transportation or disposal of effluent, excreta or sewage, without a permit granted by the Authority.
- (1) Application for any permit shall be in the forms set out in the schedule to these regulations or as may be specified by the Authority.
(2) The Authority may revoke a permit issued under section 1 and 2 of this Regulation if the Authority is satisfied that the applicant has not complied with any of the conditions specified by the Authority.
6 (1) Every industry or facility shall install pollution control equipment for the detoxification of effluent and chemical discharges emanating from the industry.
(2). An installation made pursuant to paragraph (1) above shall be based on Best Available Technology (BAT) the Best Practical Technology (BPT) or the Uniform Effluent Standards (UES).
(3) An industry or facility which discharges effluent exceeding the permissible limits shall treat the effluent to a uniform level to the permissible limits to ensure assimilation by the receiving water into which the effluent is discharge.
- (1) The Authority shall charge an Environmental Polluter Pay Principle (Environmental Stress Fee ESF) of N2.00/litre to be paid by any industry or facility that discharges effluent that exceeds the permissible limit.
(2) The industry or facility pays nothing to the Authority as Environmental Stress Fees after treating its effluent to the permissible limits.
- Every industry in the event of pollution which affects the Environment, shall be responsible for: –
(i) Cost of cleaning.
(ii) Remediation/Reclamation.
(iii) Compensation to affected persons.
- Every industry or facility shall: –
(a) Have a pollution monitoring unit within its premises
(b) Have on site a pollution control equipment, and
(c) Assign the responsibility for pollution control to a person or corporate body registered by the Authority.
- Every industry or facility shall submit to the Authority every year beginning: –
(a). A list of all chemicals used in the manufacture of its products;
(b). Details of stored chemicals and storage conditions;
(c) Where chemicals are bought, sold or obtained, the name of any secondary buyer.
- Any persons who willfully hinders, prevents or obstruct any authorized officer or other person authorized by the Authority in the execution of this Regulations shall be liable to a fine of not less than Five Thousand (N5,000.00) Naira.
- Any person or corporate body who contravenes any provisions of this Regulation or refuses to comply with an order to a directive by an authorized officer commits an offence.
- (1) Any persons who commit an offence provided by this Regulations shall be liable for the first offence to a fine not exceeding Fifty Thousand (N50,000.00) naira, or a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or both; and for subsequent offices, to a fine not exceeding One Hundred Thousand (N100,000.00) Naira or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or both.
(2) For any corporate body, the Chief Executive or the officer in-charge of the organization shall be liable for the first offence to a fine not exceeding Four hundred Thousand (N400,000.00). Naira, or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding Six months or both; and for subsequent offences, to a fine not exceeding One million naira or both.
- These Regulations may be cited as the Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority, Effluent limitation and Management Regulations, No. 3 of 2009.
SCHEDULES
FORM A. Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority Edict (NO. 1 OF 1994)
EFFLUENT LIMITATION AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS NO. 3 OF 2009
APPLICATION FOR WASTE DISCHARGES/DISPOSAL PERMIT
- Name of Company Requesting permit ——————————————————————————————
- Year of Incorporation and Registration number of Business Name ———————————————————–
- Location (s) of Business Premises (i.e. State, Local Government Areas, etc. ————————————————
- Result of Quantitative and Qualitative Sampling of Liquid, Gaseous and solid effluent from Factory: ———————
——————————————————————————————————
- Description of plant facilities, outfall locations(s), Effluent characteristic(s) and production figures (please attach engineering drawing of layout of factory and process lines) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
- A listing of all toxic substances used or manufactured on the site ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
- Does the factory have any other permit issued to the facility? (FEPA type): ————————————————
————————————————————————————————–
- Description of pollution abatement/monitoring facilities on site (including details of year of installation, capacity, etc) –
————————————————————————————————————————————
- Name and brief resume of KEPA registered Consultant(s), Contractors involved with pollution control at the facility (attach resume if possible) —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
- Number and range of qualification and experience of staff involved with pollution control programme at the facility —-
————————————————————————————————————————————
- A list of all chemicals in use at the facility (trade names not acceptable); —————————————————
————————————————————————————————————————————
- For new sources: A submission of an environmental impact Assessment report is mandatory. Request for approval must be made 180 days before discharge commences. (attach photocopies of the relevant document).
- A listing of all intermediates and final products at facility including details of storage condition(s).————————
————————————————————————————————————————————
———————————————————————————————————————————–
- Any safety/contingency plan? (submit details) ——————————————————————————–
———————————————————————————————————–
- Details of bye products (waters) solid, liquid and gaseous: ——————————————————————
————————————————————————————————————————————
Note:
Every application form for permit must be accompanied with N2,000.00 (or as may be prescribed by the Authority) Bank Draft administration fee in the name of the Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority.
This notice is for all private and public enterprises or facilities intending or already discharging any form of wastes (solid, liquid or gaseous) into Kaduna State ecosystem (including waste disposal Boards and Mining and Mineral Prospecting Companies, on and off farm processing facilities etc).
FORM B
Kaduna state Environmental Protection Authority Edict (No. 1 of 1994)
EFFLUENT LIMITAITON AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS NO. 3 OF 2009 P/No..
INDUSTIRAL WASTE DISCHARGE/DISPOSAL PERMIT
The General Manager of Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA) grants an Industrial Waste Disposal Permit, pursuant to an application registration dated —————————— day of ———————– 20 —————— in respect of the following: – Full name and Address of Permit relates ——————————————- Location of site to which Permit relates——————————————— Mode of discharge of Disposal to which this Permit relates———————- Type/Volume/Quality of Waste/Wastes steam of which or disposal is authorized ——————————————————————————- mode of Discharge of Disposal to which this permit or disposal is authorized—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- ——————— ——————————
Date Name and Signature
General Manger
Note: –
This permit is granted subject to the following conditions: –
- a) appropriate site preparation; and
- b) pre-determination of
- Depth to ground water;
- Direction of ground water flow;
iii. Ground water characteristics; available provision for containment;
- Available provision for leachate containment.
FORM C
Kaduna state Environmental Protection Authority Edict (No. 1 of 1994)
EFFLUENT LIMITAITON AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS NO. 3 OF 2009
Notice of Revocation of Permit ——————————————————————————————– To: ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– AND WHEREAS Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority is satisfied that the following condition(s) specified in the Permit is/are not being complied with namely: ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
NOW THEREFORE Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority hereby requires you to comply with the said condition(s) before ———————————————————————————————————-
Failure to do so shall result in the revocation of the permit.
———————– ————————-
Date Signed
———————— ——————————
Name Designation
FORM D
Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority Edict (No. 1 of 1994)
EFFLUENT LIMITAITON AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS NO. 3 OF 2009 REVOCATION ORDER
To: —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
WHEREAS Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority on ————- 19—————- granted to you a Waste Disposal Permit No. ———– Relating to —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
AND WHEREAS it appears to the Agency that the continuation of activities to which the permit relates would cause pollution or danger to Public Health or would be so seriously detrimental to the amenities of the locality affected by the activities that the continuation of them ought not to be permitted the condition specified in the permit. AND WHEREAS a notice by Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority dated ——————————20—————-requiring you to comply with the following condition(s)——————————————————————————————————————————————before—————–20————————Was served upon you on ——————–20—————and you have not complied with the said conditions within the said period: NOW THEREFORE Kaduna State Authority hereby revokes the permit with effect from———————–20—————————————————– ————————————–
Signature
————————————- ————————-
Name Designation
FORM E
Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority
EDICT (No. 1 of 1994).
CERTIFICATE OF SAMPLING
This is to certify that——————————————————————- (Name of Registered Plant) Discharging treated waste/storm water/solid waste samples from/at—————————————————————————————————— (Identify unit/code) On———————————– —————— (Date) (Time) Sample(s) has/have been taken to ——————————————– (Identify laboratory)
(i) ————————————— (vi) ——————
(ii) ————————————— (vii) ——————
(iii) ————————————— (viii) ——————
(iv) —————– (ix) ——————
(v) ————————————— (x) ——————
Sample Preservation Method: ————————————————–
Name and Signature of Sample Collector.————————————
Name and Signature of Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority Official: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
MADE at Kaduna this 1st day of January, 2009 Mallam Ibrahim Garba Hussaini General Manager Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority
