3.1.1.1 Water Pollution

Details
No. List of Laws Laws
10 Issues of Natural Resources and Environment Substances Act B.E. 2535
13 Issues of Industry Substances Act B.E. 2535
2 Issues of Industrial Estate Authority of ThailandSubstances Act B.E. 2522
1 The law specifies that the National Environmental Committee shall have power to announce in the Royal Decree to determine the standard of environmnetnal quality concerned with water pollution including surface water quality standard, seacoast quality standard, as well as the estuary area and standard of ground water quality [2]
2 The entrepreneur who conducts business which is the source of water pollution shall control the release of wastewater or waste into the public river or out ot th eenvironment outside the location of pollution source for not more than pollution control standard from the specified source; and the wastewater which is treated by total wastewater treatment system of the government agency or the wastewater treatment system of the licensee to be hired to provide service in water treatment or in disposing waste shall have property under the pollution control standard from the specified source. [2]
3 The law specifies that there shall be academic rules concerned with the design of wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment system of the community so that the government agency and the private sector as well those concerned with the design of wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment system of the community could apply as guideline in designing the system for managing wastewater efficiently and appropriately. [1],[2]
4 "The law specified the building with Kor.type which is the pollution source to be controlled on the release of wastewater rinto public river or out to the environment; the owner or the possessor of Kor-type building shall not release wastewater into the public river or out to the environment, unless the wastewater is under the wastewater drainage controlling standard from Kor.-type building as specified; however, the dilution method must not be used. (Remarks: Only the area in the Industiral Estate can be used) " [1],[2][1],[2]
5 The entrepreneur or the controller of wastewater treatment system shall collect statistics and data displaying the work performance of wastewater treatment system each day and prepare for record on such details under the form of TorSor. 1 to be kept at the source location of such pollution for 2 years as from the day when the statistics and data are collected. [2],[22]
6 The entrepreneur or the controller of wastewater treatment system shall prepare for summary report on work performance of wastewater treatment system each month under Form of TorSor. 2 and present such report to the official within 25th of the following month, by submitting it to the local official of the local district where the pollution source is located. [1],[2],[5]
7 The second-type and third-type factory Industrial Estate is the pollution source wherer the wastewater release into the public river or out to the environment must be controlled; and the entrepreneur of industrial factory shall not release wastewater without prior treatment; the treated wastewater shall be released out of the factory when the quality is of standard controlling the wastewater release from industrial factory and standard as specified by the Industrial Estate. [1],[2],[3]
8 Method of collecting, frequency, and period of time in collecting sample of wastewater of the Industrial Estate shall be as specified by law; and the examination of standard value of wastewater from industrial factory shall be underthe Standard Method for the Examination of Water and Wastewater of the Council of Environmetal Engineers of Thailand or as jointly specified by American Public Health Association, American Water Work Association and Water Environment Federation as well. [1],[2],[3]
9 Specify the standard controlling wastewater drainage (new) from industrial factory of the Industrial Estate and industrial business zone, and examine the standard value of wastewater from industrial factory, the Industrial Estate, and industrial business zone in paramer including pH, temperature, color, whole soluble solid, whole suspended solid, BOD, sulfide, ciyanide, oil and lipid, formaldehyde, phenol compound, free chlorine, insectide, TKN, and heavy metal [1],[2],[7],[8],[16]
10 "Installation of BOI detector in wastewater treatment system and COD detector in wastewater treatment system include: ·        It is specified that the factories that must install BOD detector in wastewater treatment system include Factory in the Order of 4, Factory in the Order of 5, Factory in the Order of 6, Factory in the Order of 7, Factory in the Order of 8, Factory in the Order of 9, Factory in the Order of 10, Factory in the Order of 11, Factory in the Order of 13, Factory in the Order of 15, Factory in the Order of 16, Factory in the Order of 17, Factory in the Order of 19, Factory in the Order of 20, and Factory in the Order of 52 ·        It is specified that the factories that must install COD detector in wastewater treatment system include Factory in the Order of 22, Factory in the Order of 24, Factory in the Order of 29, Factory in the Order of 38, Factory in the Order of 40, Factory in the Order of 42, Factory in the Order of 44, and Factory in the Order of 49 ·        Factory in the Order of 101 shall install COD detector or BOD detector or shall install both. ·        After detecting BOD online or the online COD detector shall have qualifications as specified by the Department of Industrial works and shall have no error in the result of the BOD and COD detection as specified by law. (Remarks: Only the factory which is located in the Industrial Estate where there is no Central wastewater treatment system) " [1],[2],[7],[8],[16][1],[2],[25][1],[2],[5][1],[2],[5][2],[16],[23][1],[2],[6],[14],[16]
11 or special equipment and additional tools for reporting the wastewater drainage out of the factory consists of the installation of flow rate measure of wastewater drainage from factory and installation of meter of electricity usage for wastewater treatment system by flow rate meter of wastewater out of the factory and installation of Biochemical Oxygen Demand detector and/ or Chemcial Oxygen Demand detector of wastewater, where the electrical signal can be given continuously and send to computer system of the factory to record data and show previous data continuously. The factory which is to install BOD detector or COD detector or both shall be granted an approval from the Department of Industrial Works first. [1],[2],[6],[16]
12 The factory under the List attached with Ministerial Regulation (B.E. 2535) issued under the provision in the Factory Act B.E. 2535 with drainage of water out of the factory with drainage wastewater of more than 10,000 cubic meters per day or over, or the factory with wastewater of more than 3,000 cubic meters per day or over, to 10,000 cubic meters per day or with with dirt in form of the quantity of Influent BOD Load as from 4,000 kilograms per day or over shall be installed with special tool or equipment and additional tools in order to report the drainage of wastewater out of the factory with the computer system of the Department of Industrial Works, except for the factory without wastewater drainage out of the factory and the factory that brings wastewater to be treated at the Central Waste Treatment Plant, such factory does not have to install such tool or equipment. [1],[2],[6],[16]
13 Do not drain wastewater out of the factory unless such wastewater is treated under the law already by publishing in the Government Gazette, but do not use dilution method [1]
14 Wastewater or used water of all kinds from building or plot of land shall be drained into the central wastewater treatment system of the Industrial Estate; the criteria of quality of such water shall be as specified by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand [1],[20]
15 The entrepreneur shall show the plan design of wastewater treatment system and rain water drainage system from the building or plot of land of oneself to be appropriate with supporting water source of both systems; for example, the wastewater treatment system shall be separated from the rain water drainage system, the rain water drainage route used for draining rain water can be cleaned conveniently and so on. [1],[21]
16 The wastewater treatment system of the entrepreneur shall be constructed as closed sytem and there shall be pond for checking quality of wastewater with opening-closing water door located at the area that can be accessed to check at all times before draining wastewater into central wastewater treatment system of the Industrial Estate; this shall be as specified or approved by IEAT. [1],[21]
17 In draining wastewater into the central wastewater treatment system in the Industrial Estate, the entrepreneur shall construct the wastewater treatment system to drain all parts of wastewater into the central wastewater drainage pipe to be as specified by IEAT. [1],[21]
18 The entrepreneur shal not drain substance that affect the drainage and wastewater treatment into the central wastewater drainage pipe in the Industrial Estate such as the substance with high viscosity, substance which is caught or deposited in drainage pipe then leading to blockage or obstruction, calcium carbide deposit, solution etc. [1],[21]
19 The factory that applies for permission to locate or expand the factory with wastewater obtained from business undertaking shall have highly efficient wastewater treatment system that can provide wastewater treatment until it can be reused all, or there shall be storage system that can storing all wastewater without leaking into the underground water and shall be drained out of Chao Praya River directly or indirectly such as Main Canal etc. which is public river. [1],[17]
20 "The entrepreneur of factory business has duty to prepare for general report (RorWor. 1) for the industrial factory, water pollution report (Ror.Wor.2) for the factory that must have controller of water pollution treatment system, air pollution report (RorWor. 3) for the factory that must have controller of air pollution treatment system to be correct and complete, as the case may be, and send it to the Department of Industrial Works through elecrronic system within 45 days as from the day when being informed via electronic system; the law specified the details as follows: ·        Specify the type of factory that must report, as well form and method of preparation of report, type and quantity of pollutant drained out of the factory (RorWor. 1, RorWor. 2, and RowWor. 3) to be under academic principle, including both air pollution and air pollution. ·        Specify the method in obtaining data on the preparation for report of type and quantity of pollutant that is drained out of the factory, divided into 2 groups including data from analysis and examination by suign standard method as specified in the Announcement of the Minsitry of Industry and data from calculation by using internationally accepted calculation method. ·        Specify condition in collecting water sample and parameter in collecting sample of wastewater or drainage water and storing air sample and parameter in collecting air sample that is drained out of air ventilator chimney of the factory for use in preparing for report on type and quantity of pollutant (RorWor. 1, RorWor. 2, and RowWor. 3) Specify the report on type and quantity of pollutant (RorWor. 1, RorWor. 2, and RowWor. 3), method of sending report on type and quantity of pollutant to the Department of Industiral Works through electronic system, keeping report on type and quantity of pollutant at the factory, and the entrepreneur of factory business or the authorized and the controller system that prevents toxic environment shall sign to certify in the report. " [1],[10][1],[10],[11],[12],[13][1],[15][1],[7],[8],[20][1],[9][1],[9][1],[9][1],[4][1],[18][1],[18][1],[18][1],[19][1],[19]
Details
No. List of Laws Laws
10 Issues of Natural Resources and Environment Substances Act B.E. 2535
13 Issues of Industry Substances Act B.E. 2535
2 Issues of Industrial Estate Authority of ThailandSubstances Act B.E. 2522
1 The law specifies that the National Environmental Committee shall have power to announce in the Royal Decree to determine the standard of environmnetnal quality concerned with water pollution including surface water quality standard, seacoast quality standard, as well as the estuary area and standard of ground water quality [2]
2 The entrepreneur who conducts business which is the source of water pollution shall control the release of wastewater or waste into the public river or out ot th eenvironment outside the location of pollution source for not more than pollution control standard from the specified source; and the wastewater which is treated by total wastewater treatment system of the government agency or the wastewater treatment system of the licensee to be hired to provide service in water treatment or in disposing waste shall have property under the pollution control standard from the specified source. [2]
3 The law specifies that there shall be academic rules concerned with the design of wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment system of the community so that the government agency and the private sector as well those concerned with the design of wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment system of the community could apply as guideline in designing the system for managing wastewater efficiently and appropriately. [1],[2]
4 "The law specified the building with Kor.type which is the pollution source to be controlled on the release of wastewater rinto public river or out to the environment; the owner or the possessor of Kor-type building shall not release wastewater into the public river or out to the environment, unless the wastewater is under the wastewater drainage controlling standard from Kor.-type building as specified; however, the dilution method must not be used. (Remarks: Only the area in the Industiral Estate can be used) " [1],[2][1],[2]
5 The entrepreneur or the controller of wastewater treatment system shall collect statistics and data displaying the work performance of wastewater treatment system each day and prepare for record on such details under the form of TorSor. 1 to be kept at the source location of such pollution for 2 years as from the day when the statistics and data are collected. [2],[22]
6 The entrepreneur or the controller of wastewater treatment system shall prepare for summary report on work performance of wastewater treatment system each month under Form of TorSor. 2 and present such report to the official within 25th of the following month, by submitting it to the local official of the local district where the pollution source is located. [1],[2],[5]
7 The second-type and third-type factory Industrial Estate is the pollution source wherer the wastewater release into the public river or out to the environment must be controlled; and the entrepreneur of industrial factory shall not release wastewater without prior treatment; the treated wastewater shall be released out of the factory when the quality is of standard controlling the wastewater release from industrial factory and standard as specified by the Industrial Estate. [1],[2],[3]
8 Method of collecting, frequency, and period of time in collecting sample of wastewater of the Industrial Estate shall be as specified by law; and the examination of standard value of wastewater from industrial factory shall be underthe Standard Method for the Examination of Water and Wastewater of the Council of Environmetal Engineers of Thailand or as jointly specified by American Public Health Association, American Water Work Association and Water Environment Federation as well. [1],[2],[3]
9 Specify the standard controlling wastewater drainage (new) from industrial factory of the Industrial Estate and industrial business zone, and examine the standard value of wastewater from industrial factory, the Industrial Estate, and industrial business zone in paramer including pH, temperature, color, whole soluble solid, whole suspended solid, BOD, sulfide, ciyanide, oil and lipid, formaldehyde, phenol compound, free chlorine, insectide, TKN, and heavy metal [1],[2],[7],[8],[16]
10 "Installation of BOI detector in wastewater treatment system and COD detector in wastewater treatment system include: ·        It is specified that the factories that must install BOD detector in wastewater treatment system include Factory in the Order of 4, Factory in the Order of 5, Factory in the Order of 6, Factory in the Order of 7, Factory in the Order of 8, Factory in the Order of 9, Factory in the Order of 10, Factory in the Order of 11, Factory in the Order of 13, Factory in the Order of 15, Factory in the Order of 16, Factory in the Order of 17, Factory in the Order of 19, Factory in the Order of 20, and Factory in the Order of 52 ·        It is specified that the factories that must install COD detector in wastewater treatment system include Factory in the Order of 22, Factory in the Order of 24, Factory in the Order of 29, Factory in the Order of 38, Factory in the Order of 40, Factory in the Order of 42, Factory in the Order of 44, and Factory in the Order of 49 ·        Factory in the Order of 101 shall install COD detector or BOD detector or shall install both. ·        After detecting BOD online or the online COD detector shall have qualifications as specified by the Department of Industrial works and shall have no error in the result of the BOD and COD detection as specified by law. (Remarks: Only the factory which is located in the Industrial Estate where there is no Central wastewater treatment system) " [1],[2],[7],[8],[16][1],[2],[25][1],[2],[5][1],[2],[5][2],[16],[23][1],[2],[6],[14],[16]
11 or special equipment and additional tools for reporting the wastewater drainage out of the factory consists of the installation of flow rate measure of wastewater drainage from factory and installation of meter of electricity usage for wastewater treatment system by flow rate meter of wastewater out of the factory and installation of Biochemical Oxygen Demand detector and/ or Chemcial Oxygen Demand detector of wastewater, where the electrical signal can be given continuously and send to computer system of the factory to record data and show previous data continuously. The factory which is to install BOD detector or COD detector or both shall be granted an approval from the Department of Industrial Works first. [1],[2],[6],[16]
12 The factory under the List attached with Ministerial Regulation (B.E. 2535) issued under the provision in the Factory Act B.E. 2535 with drainage of water out of the factory with drainage wastewater of more than 10,000 cubic meters per day or over, or the factory with wastewater of more than 3,000 cubic meters per day or over, to 10,000 cubic meters per day or with with dirt in form of the quantity of Influent BOD Load as from 4,000 kilograms per day or over shall be installed with special tool or equipment and additional tools in order to report the drainage of wastewater out of the factory with the computer system of the Department of Industrial Works, except for the factory without wastewater drainage out of the factory and the factory that brings wastewater to be treated at the Central Waste Treatment Plant, such factory does not have to install such tool or equipment. [1],[2],[6],[16]
13 Do not drain wastewater out of the factory unless such wastewater is treated under the law already by publishing in the Government Gazette, but do not use dilution method [1]
14 Wastewater or used water of all kinds from building or plot of land shall be drained into the central wastewater treatment system of the Industrial Estate; the criteria of quality of such water shall be as specified by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand [1],[20]
15 The entrepreneur shall show the plan design of wastewater treatment system and rain water drainage system from the building or plot of land of oneself to be appropriate with supporting water source of both systems; for example, the wastewater treatment system shall be separated from the rain water drainage system, the rain water drainage route used for draining rain water can be cleaned conveniently and so on. [1],[21]
16 The wastewater treatment system of the entrepreneur shall be constructed as closed sytem and there shall be pond for checking quality of wastewater with opening-closing water door located at the area that can be accessed to check at all times before draining wastewater into central wastewater treatment system of the Industrial Estate; this shall be as specified or approved by IEAT. [1],[21]
17 In draining wastewater into the central wastewater treatment system in the Industrial Estate, the entrepreneur shall construct the wastewater treatment system to drain all parts of wastewater into the central wastewater drainage pipe to be as specified by IEAT. [1],[21]
18 The entrepreneur shal not drain substance that affect the drainage and wastewater treatment into the central wastewater drainage pipe in the Industrial Estate such as the substance with high viscosity, substance which is caught or deposited in drainage pipe then leading to blockage or obstruction, calcium carbide deposit, solution etc. [1],[21]
19 The factory that applies for permission to locate or expand the factory with wastewater obtained from business undertaking shall have highly efficient wastewater treatment system that can provide wastewater treatment until it can be reused all, or there shall be storage system that can storing all wastewater without leaking into the underground water and shall be drained out of Chao Praya River directly or indirectly such as Main Canal etc. which is public river. [1],[17]
20 "The entrepreneur of factory business has duty to prepare for general report (RorWor. 1) for the industrial factory, water pollution report (Ror.Wor.2) for the factory that must have controller of water pollution treatment system, air pollution report (RorWor. 3) for the factory that must have controller of air pollution treatment system to be correct and complete, as the case may be, and send it to the Department of Industrial Works through elecrronic system within 45 days as from the day when being informed via electronic system; the law specified the details as follows: ·        Specify the type of factory that must report, as well form and method of preparation of report, type and quantity of pollutant drained out of the factory (RorWor. 1, RorWor. 2, and RowWor. 3) to be under academic principle, including both air pollution and air pollution. ·        Specify the method in obtaining data on the preparation for report of type and quantity of pollutant that is drained out of the factory, divided into 2 groups including data from analysis and examination by suign standard method as specified in the Announcement of the Minsitry of Industry and data from calculation by using internationally accepted calculation method. ·        Specify condition in collecting water sample and parameter in collecting sample of wastewater or drainage water and storing air sample and parameter in collecting air sample that is drained out of air ventilator chimney of the factory for use in preparing for report on type and quantity of pollutant (RorWor. 1, RorWor. 2, and RowWor. 3) Specify the report on type and quantity of pollutant (RorWor. 1, RorWor. 2, and RowWor. 3), method of sending report on type and quantity of pollutant to the Department of Industiral Works through electronic system, keeping report on type and quantity of pollutant at the factory, and the entrepreneur of factory business or the authorized and the controller system that prevents toxic environment shall sign to certify in the report. " [1],[10][1],[10],[11],[12],[13][1],[15][1],[7],[8],[20][1],[9][1],[9][1],[9][1],[4][1],[18][1],[18][1],[18][1],[19][1],[19]
Relavant Laws
No. List of Laws Laws
1 Factory Act, B.E.2535 (1992)
2 The Enhancement And Conservation Of National Environmental Quality Act, B.E.2535 (1992)
3 Ministerial Regulation The Criteria, Method, Forms Of Statistics And Data Collection, Details And Operation Report Of Sewerage System, B.E.2555 (2012)
4 Ministerial Regulations No.2, B.E.2535 (1992) Issued In Accordance With The Factory Act B.E.2535 (1992)
5 Notification Of The Ministry Of Natural Resources And Environment: The Type Of Building As A Source Of Pollution Which The Effluent Must Be Controlled Before Releasing To Public Water Resources Or The Environment (No.2)
6 Notification Of Ministry Of Natural Resources And Environment: The Specification Of Effluent Standard For A Factory, Industrial Estate And Operating Factory Area
7 Notification Of The Ministry Of Science, Technology And Environment No.3, B.E.2539 (1996): The Effluent Standard For Industry And Industrial Estate
8 Notification Of The Ministry Of Science, Technology And Environment No.4, B.E.2539 (1996): The Industry And Industrial Estate As A Source Of Pollution Which The Effluent Must Be Controlled Before Releasing To Public Water Resources Or The Environment
9 Notification Of Ministry Of Industry: Reporting On Type And Amount Of Pollutant Discharged From A Factory, B.E.2558 (2015)
10 Notification Of Ministry Of Industry: The Factory With A Wastewater Treatment System Requiring To Installation Of Special Equipment Or Tools And Additional Equipment Or Tools, B.E.2547 (2004)
11 Notification Of Ministry Of Industry: The Factory With A Wastewater Treatment System Requiring To Installation Of Special Equipment Or Tools And Additional Equipment Or Tools (No.2), B.E.2548 (2005)
12 Notification Of Ministry Of Industry: The Factory With A Wastewater Treatment System Requiring To Installation Of Special Equipment Or Tools And Additional Equipment Or Tools (No.3), B.E.2549 (2006)
13 Notification Of Ministry Of Industry: The Factory With A Wastewater Treatment System Requiring To Installation Of Special Equipment Or Tools And Additional Equipment Or Tools (No.4), B.E.2552 (2009)
14 Notification Of Department Of Industrial Works: The Specification of Wastewater Discharged From A Factory Must Follow Different Effluent Standard From Notification Of Ministry Of Industry No. 2, B.E.2539 (1996)
15 Notification Of Ministry Of Industry: The Control Measures On Industrial Effluent Quality For Chao Phraya River Restoration, B.E.2551 (2008)
16 Notification Of Ministry Of Industry: The Criteria, Method And Condition For Consideration On Factory License Permission Regarding To Recycle Factory's Wastewater For Usage In An Agricultural Area During A Drought Period B.E.2559 (2016)
17 Notification Of Ministry Of Industry No.2, B.E.2539 (1996), Issued In Accordance With The Factory Act, B.E.2535 (1992): The Characteristics Of Wastewater Discharged From Factory
18 Notification Of Industrial Estate Authority Of Thailand No.103 /2556 (2013): Development Of Land For Business Operations in An Industrial Estate
19 Notification Of Industrial Estate Authority Of Thailand No.78 /2554 (2011): The General Criteria For Discharging Wastewater Into A Central Wastewater Treatment System In An Industrial Estate
20 Notification Of Department Of Industrial Works: Reporting Form For Type And Amount Of Pollutants Released From A Factory B.E.2559 (2016)
21 Notification Of Department Of Industrial Works: The Criteria For The Approval Of A Factory With A Wastewater Treatment System Requiring To Installation Of Special Equipment Or Tools And Additional Equipment Or Tools, B.E.2550 (2007)
22 Notification Of Pollution Control Department: The Criteria Of Designing System For Compiling Waste Water And Community Water Treatment
23 Notification Of Pollution Control Department: Calculating A Useful Space, A Number Of Building And The Amount Of The Building Or A Group Of The Building, The Method To Collect The Water Sample, Frequency And Period Of The Water Sample
24 Notification Of Pollution Control Department: The Collecting Method Of Waste Water Sampling, Frequency, Time Period For Collecting Waste Water Sampling From Industry And Industrial Estate
25 Notification Of Pollution Control Department: Type Of Factory Which Have Been Allowed To Drain Sewage, Must Follow Different Effluent Standard From The Notification Of The Ministry Of Science, Technology And Environment, No.3, B.E.2539 (1996): Effluent Standard For Industry And Industrial Estate
26 Notification Of Department Of Industrial Works: Type Or Categories Of Factory Requiring To Prepare A Report Of Type And Quantity Of Pollutants Discharged From A Factory, B.E.2553 (2010)
Forms
No. List of Forms Forms
1 The report of type and quantity of pollutant which is released from the factory (the form of Ror Wor 1)
2 The report of type and quantity of pollutant which is released from the factory (the form of Ror Wor 2)
3 The report of type and quantity of pollutant which is released from the factory (the form of Ror Wor 2/1)
4 The report of studying the protecting and amending measure of the effect to environmantal quality and safety
5 The account of factory type which is tended to release water pollution in the form of BOD, the hazardous substance in the chemical type (Toxic) and heavy metal
6 The recording form of statistic detail and information showing the achievement result of waste water treatment system of the pollution source (Tor Sor 1)
7 The recording form of statistic detail and information showing the achievement result of waste water treatment system of the pollution source (Tor Sor 1)