The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on July 03, 2024, issued an SOP for Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) verification of distilleries.
The following has been stated: -
•CPCB issued this SOP for ZLD verification of distilleries under the “Scheme for extending financial assistance to project proponents for enhancement of their ethanol distillation capacity or to set up distilleries for producing 1st Generation (1G) ethanol from feedstocks such as cereals (rice, wheat, barley, corn & sorghum), sugarcane, sugar beet, etc. and The main objective of the current SOP is to streamline & strengthen the mechanism of issuing Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system certificates to the applicant entrepreneur/sugar mill/distillery unit.
This will help the units to produce the requisite documents for issuance of ZLD certificate which is mandatory for availing the scheme. SOP will maintain uniformity in the assessment process, save time, and also expedite the certification process.
•It is mandatory for all the concerned entrepreneurs/sugar mills/distilleries to fulfill the given conditions before applying for the review process.
•The applications submitted for the ZLD certification shall consider the following rules and regulations:
(i)Application for fully commissioned units will be reviewed only.
(ii) The unit has to provide a minimum of one month of operational data for review along with other requisite documents.
(iii) The certificate provided will only be utilized for availing the financial assistance scheme and can’t be produced for other purposes.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
