Water Quality/Revised Regulations Facilitate Efficient Use of Water Resources

摘要

Dedicated to protecting water resources and increasing the applicability of regulations, the EPA is concentrating efforts on reevaluating water pollution control policies. Eleven regulations related to water pollution control have been earmarked for revision. Some of the changes include allowing reuse of treated wastewater that has passed the Effluent Standards, expanding the parameters for entrusting wastewater treatment, and charging fees based on the number of accumulated days after the inspection, excluding days required for analysis. These revisions are anticipated to impact over 16,000 enterprises. This year's United Nations Environmental Plan (UNEP) report indicated that within fifty years over half the earth's population will feel the impact of depleted water resources, attributing poor management as the primary cause of water resource depletion. Taking into consideration the feasibility of implementation as well as water conservation, major adjustments have been made to the EPA's water pollution control policies. Updated revisions to 11 items related to water pollution control regulations will be completed by the end of July. The EPA estimates that these changes will impact a total of 16,000 factories, livestock operations, and other enterprises contributing to wastewater problems.