Water discharges and stormwater management
Water discharges, regulated by Legislative Decree 152/2006 as amended, are defined as any discharge effected through a system that seamlessly connects the production cycle of the waste water with the receiving body (surface water, soil, subsoil and sewerage system). Water discharges can be of different types depending on the nature of the waste water: domestic, assimilated to domestic, industrial (i.e. from a production process), first rain, etc.
All discharges are regulated according to compliance with the quality objectives of the water bodies, prohibiting, where appropriate, discharge into certain receptors and imposing limit values for pollutants in emissions. Furthermore, pursuant to Article 124 of the aforementioned decree, 'all discharges must be authorised in advance'. This is with the ultimate aim of preventing and reducing pollution, protecting the soil and surface, sea and groundwater. This therefore applies regardless of the polluting nature of the effluent, even if it has previously undergone purification treatment.
Therefore, each entity that has water discharges, of whatever type, within its own reality must comply with the obligations provided for by current legislation (national and local) in order to avoid incurring administrative or criminal sanctions.
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