Permit For Releasing Polluted and Wastewater
ໃບອະນຸຍາດປ່ອຍນ້ຳເປື້ອນ
| General information | ||
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| Type of formality | Other | |
| Date of last modification | 22.07.2020 | |
| Responsible Authorities | Pollution Control Department
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| LSIC | All sectors | |
| Who should complete this business formality? |
Any individual, legal entity, or organization intending to release polluted and wastewater into water sources that exceed the discharge standard must ensure the wastewater treatment before releasing or emitting. Moreover, they must request a permit for releasing it from the Pollution Control Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The phrase “discharge standard” refers to permitted levels of pollutants and waste. |
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| Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality |
Any individual, legal entity, and organization holding a business operating license. In order to comply with the laws and regulations of Lao PDR on the use of water and treatment of wastewater to meet the environmental standard before releasing it, it is required to have such permission. |
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| Additional Comment |
There is no legal act on the fee of releasing polluted and wastewater, no fee, and service charge for the permit either. This shall be considered to include it in the Decree, No. 003/PO. |
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| REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time | ||||
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| Name | Comment | |||
| Social and Environment Management Plan | ||||
| Environmental Certificate | ||||
| Water management and usage plan | ||||
| Drawings of Wastewater Treatment System and its Technology | ||||
| Result of Water Quality Analysis after the Treatment | ||||
| REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew | ||||
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| Name | Comment | |||
| Mean of presentation | ||
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| Means of presentation | At the Authority Offices | |
| Address of authority | Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment | |
| Processing Time (Day(s)) | 60 | 1. Review the request form and relevant documents, the quality of the released water monitoring report, the report on the total amount of used water together with the map, and the technology on water recycling documents (a desk review shall be done within 10 working days). 2. Liaise with the related agencies and the project owner to inspect the area as well as holding a consultancy meeting before the consideration (it shall be done within 20 working days). 3. Review all the documents once again and request comments from high ranking authorities about the implementation before issuing the permit. (this shall be done within 30 working days). |
| RENEWAL INFORMATION | ||
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| Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date? | YES | |
| How long will the formality be valid for? (in months) | 24 | |
| What is the process and conditions to renew the formality? | 3 months prior to the expiry date of the permit, they shall submit all relevant documents, particularly the application, protection plan, the quality of the released water monitoring report, and the summary of the implementation since the permit is granted. The pollution control authorities together with other related agencies and the owner shall conduct the inspection before the consideration of the renewal. | |
| ISSUING FEES | ||||
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| Has application fees? | Service fees | Certificate fees | Application fees | Total fees |
| YES | 3000000.00 | 500000.00 | 0.00 | 3500000.00 |
| Comments |
There is no legal act on the fee of releasing polluted and wastewater, no the fee, and service charge for the permit either. However, the act 4 on the fee and service charge on environmental service in the Ordinance, No. 03/PO, therefore this shall be considered to include it in the amended version. |
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| RENEWAL FEES | ||||
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| Has renewal fees? | Service fees | Certificate fees | Renewal fees | Total renewal fees |
| NO | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Comments | ||||
