С.16. Polluted (non-treated) wastewaters

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Brief description:

Wastewater discharge into surface water bodies by degree of treatment (without / with exceeding the standards for the permissible discharges of chemical and other substances both after and without treatment at wastewater treatment plants).


Wastewater discharge with exceeding the standards for the permissible discharges of chemical and other substances as percent of total wastewater discharge
(percent)



Methodology:

Wastewater discharge without exceeding the standards for the permissible discharges of chemical and other substances includes the volume of wastewater discharged into surface water bodies according to standards the content of pollutants in which does not exceed the standards for the permissible discharges of chemical and other substances in the wastewater established in permits for special water use or integrated environmental permits both after and without treatment at wastewater treatment plants;

Wastewater discharge with exceeding the standards for the permissible discharges of chemical and other substances includes the volume of wastewater discharged into surface water bodies with violation, including as a result of accidents (incidents), or the content of pollutants in which exceeds the standards for the permissible discharges of chemical and other substances in the wastewater established in permits for special water use or integrated environmental permits both after and without treatment at wastewater treatment plants.



Data source:

Official statistics on the data of the state statistical report 1-вода (Минприроды) «Отчет об использовании вод» (Report on water use);

The data producer is the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus.



Relevance of the indicator:

The indicator defines the level of the pressure on water bodies through wastewaters with exceeding the standards for the permissible discharges of chemical and other substances.