Ministerial Order determining the List of Water Pollutants

Citation
Ministerial Order 4 of 2013
Date
30 May 2013
Language
English
Type
Legislation
Rwanda

Ministerial Order determining the List of Water Pollutants

Ministerial Order 4 of 2013

The Minister of Natural Resources;Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 04 June 2003 as amended to date, especially in Articles 120, 121 and 201;Pursuant to Organic Law nº 04/2005 of 08/04/2005 establishing the Modalities of Protection, Conservation and Promotion of the Environment, especially in Articles 81, 86, 87, 103;Pursuant to Law nº 62/2008 of 10/09/2008 putting in place the use, conservation, protection and management of water resources regulations, especially in Article 83;After consideration and approval by the Cabinet, in its session of 14/11/2012;HEREBY ORDERS:

Article One – Purpose of this Order

This Order determines the list of water pollutants.

Article 2 – Definition of a water pollutant

A water pollutant is any substance that may contaminate a water body which is directly or indirectly discharged into such a water body and produces harmful effects to aquatic life.Water pollutants referred to in this Order shall be determined in accordance with the national standards established by a competent authority.

Article 3 – List of water pollutants

The list of water pollutants is annexed to this Order and may be modified whenever considered necessary by a competent authority.

Article 4 – Repealing provision

All prior provisions contrary to this Order are hereby repealed.

Article 5 – Commencement

This Order shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.

Annex

Physico-chemical pollutants

Inorganic pollutants

1.Cadmium,2.Selenium,3.Lead,4.Chromium,5.Mercury,6.Antimony,7.Arsenic,8.Nickel,9.Copper,10.Silver,11.Barium,12.Mercury metal,13.Thallium,14.Cyanic groups,15.Asbestos,16.Beryllium,17.Magnesium,18.Calcium,19.Vanadium,20.Molybdenum,21.Lithium,22.Cobalt,23.Nitrate,24.Nitrite,25.Ammonia,26.Aluminium,27.Chloride,28.Fluoride,29.Iron,30.Manganese,31.Sulfate,32.Zinc,33.Sodium,34.Bromate,35.Chlorite,36.Chloramines(asc12)37.Chlorine (asc12)38.Chlorine dioxide (ascl2)39.Phosphorus,40.Phosphate,41.Potassium,42.Carbonates,43.Boron.

Organoleptic pollutants

Solid material

Organic pollutant

1.Orano metallic (Me, Se, Tin, Lead,)2.Aerylamide,3.Alachlor,4.Atrazine,5.Benzene and derivatives (benzopyrène, carbofuron,),6.Carbon tetrachloride,7.Chlordane,8.Chrolobenzène,9.2,4-D (dichlorophenoxyacetic acid),10.Dolapon,11.1,2 dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)12.0-dichlorobenzene,13.p-dichloroethane,14.1,2-dichloroethylene,15.1,1-dichloroethylene,16.Cis-dichloroethylene,17.Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene,18.Dichloromethane,19.1,2-dichloromethane,20.Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate,21.Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate,22.Dinoseb23.Dioxin,24.Diquat,25.Endothal,26.Endrin,27.Epichlorohydrin,28.Ethylbenzene,29.Ethylene dibromide,30.Glyphosate,31.Heptachlor,32.Heptachlor epoxide,33.Hexachlorobenzene,34.Hexachlorocyclope ntadiene,35.Lindane,36.Methoxychlor,37.Oxamyl Vydate,38.Polychlorimated biphenyls,39.Pentachlorophenol,40.Picloram,41.Simazine,42.Styrene,43.Tetrachloroethylene,44.Tolvene,45.Taxaphene,46.2,4,5-TP Silvex,47.1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene,48.1,1,1-trichloroethane,49.1,1,2-trichloroethane,50.Trichloroethylene,51.Vinyl chloride,52.Total Xylenes,53.Foaming agents,54.Total trihalomethans,55.Haloacetic acids,56.Oil57.Greases,58.Chlorophends,59.Chloroform,60.Aldriore,61.Dreldrine,62.Trichlorophend,63.Methoxychlor,64.2,4,6 Tri chloroethylene,65.DDT,66.Benzo-a-pyrene,

Radionuclides

1. Alpha particles,2. Beta particles,3. Photon emitters,4. Radium 2265. Radium 228 combined,6. Uranium

Biological pollutants

1. Total coliforms2. Harmful bacteria3. Viruses,4. Parasites,5. Water hyacinth6. Invading weeds.
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History of this document

30 May 2013 this version
Commenced
24 May 2013
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