Industrial waste water entering collecting systems and urban waste water treatment plants shall be subject to such pre-treatment as is required in order to—
— protect the health of staff working in collecting systems and treatment plants;
— ensure that collecting systems, waste water treatment plants and associated equipment are not damaged;
— ensure that the operation of the waste water treatment plant and the treatment of sludge are not impeded;
— ensure that discharges from the treatment plants do not adversely affect the environment, or prevent receiving water from complying with [F1retained EU law];
— ensure that sludge can be disposed of safely in an environmentally acceptable manner.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/558), regs. 1(1), 7(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)