On Jan 25, China MEE opened public consultation on the draft list of toxic and hazardous water pollutants (First Batch) (有毒有害水污染物名录(第一批)). The public consultation period will end on Feb 16, 2019. Feedback will be collected by the contact below:
Contact person 1: Mao Yan (毛岩)
Tel: (010) 84665472, 13621124979
Email: maoyan@mepscc.cn
The first batch in the draft list contains 9 water pollutants:
No. | Pollutants |
1 | Dichloromethane |
2 | Tri-chloromethane |
3 | Tri-chloroethylene |
4 | Tetra-chloroethylene |
5 | Cadmium and its compounds |
6 | Mercury and its compounds |
7 | Chromium VI and its compounds |
8 | Lead compounds |
9 | Arsenic and its compounds |
This is the first batch released since the implementation of the Water Pollution Prevention Law. According to the provisions in the water pollution prevention law, entities discharging pollutants shall implement risk management, including self-monitoring of emissions, data storage, pollutants information disclosure and practical environmental risk prevention. Any violation of risk management requirements will result in a fine of between 20,000RMB to 200,000RMB.