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1 MINISTERIAL ORDER NO.2 OF 2001 WITH RESPECT TO AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ORDER NO.10 OF 1999 WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS (AIR AND WATER) The Minister of Municipalities and Environmental Affairs, having examined Legislative Decree No.21 of 1996 with respect to the Environment, as amended by Legislative Decree No. 8 of 1997, and Decree No.14 of 2001 with respect to Ministerial Appointments, and Ministerial Order No.10 of 1999 with respect to Environmental Standards (Air and Water), and upon the submission of the Director General of Environmental Affairs, HEREBY ORDERS: Article 1 For the provisions of Article (1) of Ministerial Order No.10 of 1999 with respect to the Environmental Standards (Air and Water) there shall be added Paragraphs (M and N) as follows: (M) Territorial Waters: They shall mean the areas of sea which follow the coastal waters of the State of Bahrain and extend towards the sea for an area of 12 nautical miles measuring from the base line which is measured from the width of the territorial waters in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Treaty of the Law of the Sea of (N) Exclusive Economic Area: Article 2 It shall mean the marine area that extends beyond the territorial waters for an area of two hundred nautical miles measured by the base line. The provisions of Paragraphs (I, J and K) of Article (1) of Order No.10 of 1999 with respect to Environmental Standards (Air and Water) shall be amended as follows: (I) RECEIVING WATERS They shall be the coastal waters of the State with a depth of its territorial waters and their exclusive economic area, which extends beyond the territorial waters and in which hazardous or contaminated materials are voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly discharged and contain the following:

2 (1) Mixing Area: It shall mean the water receiving area adjacent to the discharge point and extends around or beyond it for a circular or semi-circular area with a diameter of (100) metres, increases or decreases than that according to the discharge point of the location, type and characteristics of the discharged waste water. In this area the primary concentration reduction of such water in a natural form whether certain changes occur or excesses arise in the quality of receiving water or in the measurements of this quality or does not take effect provided the temperature of the receiving water shall not exceed or fall at the touching point with the outside boundaries of the mixing area in all cases below 3 degrees Celsius (+ or 3 0 ) compared to seawater temperature, unless sensitive environmental systems are placed in that area as estimated by the Environmental Authority. (2) Discharge Point It shall mean the meeting point of the waste water with the received water at the centre of a circle or the middle of the mixing area. (J) WASTE WATER: Any contaminated water having a pollutant environmental effect resulting from industrial, chemical or radioactive operations and having an environmental pollution effect and whether these waters were or were not discharged in the receiving water. (K) DISCHARGING: It shall mean the direct or indirect dumping, leaking, emission, pumping, discharging or spilling of any hazardous and contaminated substances or disposal thereof in the surrounding air or the receiving water and is voluntary or involuntary, directly or indirectly discharged and subject to the substance levels determined in Tables No. (3 and 4). Article 3 For the provisions of Articles (13 and 24) of Order No. 10 of 1999 with respect to Environmental Standards (Air and Water) there shall be substituted the following: Article (13) Upon using boilers using fossil fuels (oil or gas), furnaces, power generating units, the specifications of fuel used and the concentrations of harmful gases and fumes resulting from the fuel burning in these boilers, furnaces and units shall be within the permitted limits listed in Schedule (3) which is attached to this Order. In all cases, the boilers should be cleaned and gases removed from them using amino washers or any other operation by another suitable equipment approved by the Environment Authority. Suitable air cleaners approved by the Environment Authority should be used to limit the quantity of leaking gases and particles. Article (24) The Environmental Authority may, upon a request from the concerned party, approve an extension of the fixed period to modify the status for another period if such matter requires action if it was apparent to the Environment Authority that the measures adopted for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Order were serious. The parties concerned shall submit applications for extension to the Environment Authority

3 six months prior to the expiry of the three year period indicated in the previous Article, provided that the application shall contain the justifications for such extension and the procedures adopted to implement this Order. Article 4 For the provisions of Ministerial Order No.10 of 1999 with respect to Environmental Standards (Air and Water), there shall be added a new Article under No. (22 bis) which follows Article (22) to read as follows: Article 22 (bis) The Environment Authority may define the mixing area of certain projects with more or less than a circle or semi-circle with a diameter of one hundred (100) metres, as the case may be, and in view of the location, type and characteristics of the discharged waste water. The Environment Authority may compel the projects which do not accept such definition or wishes to modify their mixing area or have been defined before, to carry out such task and at their own expenses to conduct a study or more by a specialized firm of consultants approved by the Environment Authority to define the mixing point for such projects and determine the effect of discharging the waste water on such area. The definition resulting from this study shall be final. Article 5 The following chemical compounds and particles shall be added to the group of chemical compounds and particles indicated in Addendum No.(1) to determine the Group of Air Quality Indicators attached to Order No.10 of 1999 with respect to Environmental Standards (Air and Water), under No.(5). (5) Carbon Monoxide (Co): Article 6 A gas that has no colour, taste or odor and results from the incomplete burning of carbons. It forms a stable compound when united with the haemoglobin in the blood and is considered as a poisonous gas if it exists in quantities, which exceed the permitted level. For Tables No. (3) related to the Maximum Limits of Certain Gases and Fumes Leaking when Burning Fuel and No. (4) related to the Measurement of Materials Discharged in the Air from certain Industries, which are attached to Order No. 10 of 1999 with respect to Environmental Standards (Air and Water), there shall be substituted Table No. (3) which is attached to this Order. The serial numbers of the Tables indicated in the Articles of the aforesaid Order shall be amended accordingly. Article 7 For Table No. (5) concerning Standards for Water Discharged from Factories attached to Order No. 10 of 1999 with respect to Environmental Standards (Air and Water), there shall be substituted Table No. (4) which is attached to this Order. The serial number of Tables indicated in the Articles of the said Order shall be amended accordingly. Article 8

4 The Director General of Environment Affairs shall implement this Order, which shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Affairs. Signed: Jawad Salem Al Arrayed, Minister of State for Municipalities and Environmental Issued on: 20 th Rabie Awwal, 1422 Hijra, corresponding to: 12 th June 2001.

5 Table No. (3) Standards of Emissions into the Air from Various Sources Sector/ Industry Source Pollutants Units Measurements Combustion Units (1) Oil Refining Aluminium smelting All fuel combusti on processe s All Operatio ns Pending Molecules(PM) (2) Milligram/ M 3 50 for the units which form the energy of 50 megawatts. 100 for the units which form the energy of less than 50 megawatts. (for Units operating with Oil Fuel) Sulfide hydrogen in Parts per 600 Gas fuel fuel Million (5.3) Sulfur Dioxide Milligram/ m Oil fuel Nitrogen Oxide Milligram/ m Gas fuel (4.3) Nitrogen Oxide Milligram/ m Oil fuel Carbon Monoxide Milligram/ m Sulfide Hydrogen Milligram/ m Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 50 Sulfide Monoxide Milligram/ m Evaporated Organic % Withdraw % Compounds Sulfide Dioxide Milligram/ m Sulfide Extraction Operation Other Combustion Sulfide Dioxide Milligram/ m Operation (4) FCCU Carbon Monoxide Milligram/ m Reduction Cells Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 30 (Total discharges not exceeding 3kg/ ton Fluorides Kg/ ton of 1.25 aluminium Sulfate Dioxide Kg/ ton of 32 aluminium Heating Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 30 operations for Units withpositive electrodes(anode) Sulfate Dioxide Milligram/ m Nitrogen Oxides Milligram/ m Fluorides Kg/ metric 0.05 ton of aluminium Organic Volatile Milligram/ m 3 20 Compounds

6 Casting and metal industry operations (other than iron) Iron Industry Fertilizers Industry Cement Industry Petrochemi cals and Ammonia Industry Textile Industry Coke calcination Extract, mine, refine and smelt metals (casting lead, zinc, copper and rest of metal) Phosphate compounds Milligram/ m 3 10 Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 50 Copper and compounds Milligram/ m 3 5 Chrome Milligram/ m 3 2 Lead Milligram/ m 3 5 Hydrogen Chloride Milligram/ m 3 50 Fluorides Milligram/ m 3 10 Chlore Milligram/ m 3 30 Cadmium Milligram/ m 3 1 Sintering Sulfate Dioxide Milligram/ m Nitrogen Oxides Milligram/ m Palletizing Sulfate Dioxide Milligram/ m Nitrogen Oxides Milligram/ m All operations including Furnaces Voltaic Electrical Furnaces Fluorides Milligram/ m 3 5 Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 50 Lead Milligram/ m 3 1 Chrome Milligram/ m 3 2 Nickel Milligram/ m 3 1 Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 10 All processes Volatile Organic % recovery 99% Compounds Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 30 Ammonia Milligram/ m 3 50 Furnaces, Coal Sulfate Dioxide Milligram/ m or metal waste, Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 50 chillers, Nitrogen Oxides Milligram/ m grinding units and remaining operations All Operations Ammonia Milligram/ m 3 15 (Petrochemical industry). (30 Ammonia Industry) Scented Benzene Milligram/ m 3 5 Carbon Monoxide Milligram/ m Hydrogen Chloride Milligram/ m 3 10 Vinyl Chloride Milligram/ m 3 5 1, 2- Dichlroethan Milligram/ m 3 5 Sulfate Dioxide Milligram/ m Nitrogen Oxide Milligram/ m Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 20 Volatile Organic Milligram/ m 3 20 Compounds Refinement, Volatile Compounds Milligram/ m 3 20 drying and Solvents usage operations Furnaces Pending Molecules Milligram/ m 3 50 Sulfate Dioxide Milligram/ m 3 500

7 (1) The discharging standards for SO 2 and NO x shall be applicable to all combustion units in all factories and the discharging standards for the SO 2 and NO x from the different sources for any process other than the combustion have been determined. (2) The standards of Pending Molecules (PM) for other applications are 50milligram /Metre 2. (3) The combustion gases shall be under the temperature of 273 Kelvin, pressure of Kilo Pascal and the amended percentage of oxygen content shall be 15% (Oxygen volume/ Total Size) (Dry). (4) For the units which do not use natural gas as fuel and use other gas fuel. (5) If the percentage of hydrogen sulfate content H 2 S in the gas is higher than this percentage, a system for removing the Sulfate dioxide SO 2 shall be used to bring it to this percentage. Table No. 4 Standards of Discharge Water From Factories The standards in the following table shall apply to discharge water at the end of the outlet prior to release into the receiving waters: Characteristics Unit Monthly Average Maximum 1. Physiochemical a. Floating materials nil b. Hydrogen Concentration (PH) 6-9 c. Total floating solids mg/liters d. Temperature Centigrade 3 (T )Receiving water - e. Turbidity Level N.T.U Organic Chemistry a. Bio-Chemical need for oxygen ml/litre b. Chemical need for oxygen ml/liter c. Total organic carbon ml/liter 50 - d. Total nitrogen by Calligal ml/liter 5 10 method e. Oils and lubricants ml/liter 8 15 f. Fluorescent Petroleum ml/liter Materials g. Phenols ml/liter Non-Organic Chemicals mg/litre a. Ammonia mg/litre 1 3 B Remaining Chlorine mg/litre C Total Cyanide mg/litre d. Nitrate mg/litre 10 e. Nitrite mg/litre 1 f. Total Phosphate (phosphorus) mg/litre 1 2 g. Arsenic mg/litre h. Cadmium mg/litre i. Total Chrome mg/litre 0.1 1

8 j. Copper mg/litre k. Total Cyanide mg/litre l. Lead mg/litre 0.2 1

9 Table No. 4 (continued) Standards of Discharge Water From Factories m. Mercury mg/litre n. Nickel mg/litre o. Sulphide mg/litre p. Aluminium mg/litre q. Iron mg/litre 5 10 r. Zinc mg/litre 2 5 s. Silver mg/litre t. Biological - Total Choleiform (Most probable 1000 MPN number) / 100 Millilitre Average decisions within 30 days. ** The Reading, at any time of the month, shall not exceed any of the maximum limits.

having examined Legislative Decree No.21 of 1996 with respect to the and Ministerial Order No.10 of 1999 with respect to the Environmental

having examined Legislative Decree No.21 of 1996 with respect to the and Ministerial Order No.10 of 1999 with respect to the Environmental MINISTERIAL ORDER NO.3 OF 2001 WITH RESPECT TO AMENDING CERTAIN SCHEDULES ATTACHED TO MINISTERIAL ORDER NO.10 OF 1999 WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS (AIR AND WATER) AS AMENDED BY MINISTERIAL ORDER