Malaysia
Malaysia’s Department of Environment proposed a draft for the Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulations 2009 on October 20, 2023, and asked for public comment. The draft amendment proposes new sewage standards …
China
On Sept. 4, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Anhui province, China, published a mandatory local standard called the Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard for Nansi Lake Basin (DB34/4542-2023). …
China
On Sept. 22, 2023, the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress of Tianjin, China, published municipal regulations on urban drainage and recycled water use, which will come into effect …
China
On Sept. 7, 2023, China’s Standardization Administration published a recommended national standard called the General Principles of Drafting Norm of Water Intake for Industry (GB/T 18820-2023). This is a revision …
China
On Aug. 18, 2023, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Shanghai, China, issued “implementation opinions” on the long-term management of pollution outlets into the Yangtze River based on …
Singapore
Singapore’s Public Utilities (Amendment) Bill was passed by Parliament on August 3, 2023. This bill partially revises the “Public Utilities Act 2001” and legislates the policy announced by the Public …
China
On June 7, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website a mandatory industry standard called the Technical Specification for Quality Inspection of Pollutant Discharge Permit (HJ …
China
On May 26, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website a mandatory industry standard called the Technical Specification for Two-dimensional Code Identification of Pollutant Discharge Outlet …
River basins cover approximately 1.8 million square kilometers of land in China, with the 7 Major River Basins being those of the Yangtze, the Yellow, the Pearl, the Songhua, the …
Indonesia
In Indonesia, “Presidential Regulation No. 37 of 2023 on the National Policy on Water Resources” was promulgated on June 16, 2023. This Presidential Regulation establishes the National Water Resources Policy …
Vietnam
On June 7, 2023, the Vietnam Office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), together with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry …
China
On June 7, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a national ecology and environment standard called the Guideline on Available Techniques of Water Pollution Prevention and Control for …
Singapore
On June 5, 2023, the Public Utilities Board of Singapore (PUB) announced that it would strengthen a series of support measures and incentives for companies to manage their water resources …
Vietnam
On May 8, 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) issued official document No. 3176/BTNMT-TNN on Urgent Solutions to Minimize the Risk of Water Shortage in the …
India
On June 26, 2023, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the draft of “Green Credit Programme Implementation Rules, 2023”. The draft aims to establish and implement …
Bangladesh
On March 5, 2023, Environmental Conservation Rules 2023 has been enacted by the Bangladesh’s Department of Environment, under Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995. The Rules are effective immediately by repealing …
South Korea
On April 18, 2023, the government of South Korea announced the promulgation of the revised Act on Liability for Environmental Damage and Relief thereof (hereinafter “the Act”).
China
On May 25, 2023, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council of China released an outline of the national river network development plan. The …
South Korea
On April 4, 2023, the government of South Korea promulgated the revised version of the Presidential Decree of Water Environment Conservation Act, which was enforced on the same date.
China
In April 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Water Resources and National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced a program …
China
On March 30, 2023, the Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau of Beijing, China, published a municipal standard, “Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment—Integrated Circuit Manufacturing” (DB11/T 2080-2023), which will come …
China
On April 1, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a circular on the Yellow River Protection Law1 for its dissemination and rigorous enforcement. The law, which came into …
Singapore
On April 17, 2023, Singapore’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) reported that 3 local companies have been fined for illegal discharge of toxic and hazardous substances into public sewers, under the …
India
On April 23, 2023, India’s Ministry of Jal Shakti released a report of India’s first ever census on water bodies.
Malaysia
On February 16, 2023, Malaysia’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) issued a press release on the discussion of amendments to the Water Services Industry Act 2006 …
Vietnam
On March 13, 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) promulgated the Circular No. 01/2023/TT-BTNMT (hereinafter “the Circular”), establishing new National Technical Regulations (QCVN) on different environmental …
Philippines
On February 1, 2023, President Marcos of the Philippines approved the establishment of the Water Resource Management Office (WRMO) as the central agency for managing the country’s water resources and …
Vietnam
On February 1, 2023, the Vietnamese government promulgated the Decree No. 02/2023/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of Law on Water Resources (hereinafter “the Decree”). The Decree came into effect …
China
On March 16, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website the “Technical Guidelines for Discharge Outlet Measurement Site Setting of Stationary Pollution Sources.” The ministry is …
China
On Feb. 17, 2023, China’s National Technical Committee for the Standardization of Water Conservation1 published draft national standards for water-saving companies in the paper, fermented food and construction materials industries. …
Singapore
In Singapore, a policy was introduced to make wastewater recycling at factories mandatory for industries such as semiconductors and the bio-industry.
‘River and Marine Sewage Outlets’ is the collective term for outlets where sewage is discharged into natural bodies of water directly or indirectly via pipes, ditches, or canals, etc. Their …
China
On February 16, 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission published revised evaluation indicator systems for the clean production of electrolytic manganese as well as sodium hydroxide and polyvinyl chloride. …
China
On Jan. 16, 2023, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment of Shandong province, China, announced a program for ecological protection in the Yellow River basin.
Vietnam
On December 27, 2022, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam promulgated the Decision No. 1622/QD-TTg Approving the Master Plan on Water Resources up to 2030 with Vision up to …
*Taiwan
On January 6, 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced the “Measures for Water Consumption Levy Collection” (The water consumption levy is introduced to conserve water resources, and …
China
On Jan. 10, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, announced the enforcement of pollutant discharge limits in key areas. This announcement aims to promote soil …
India
On January 4, 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of India announced a draft of the Regulation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants Rules, 2022, which regulates …
China
According to a report published Dec. 2, 2022, by the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu province, China, Jiangsu Siyang Strait Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. (江苏泗阳海峡环保有限公司) sold the right …
China
On Dec. 12, 2022, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Ministry of Water Resources jointly issued “Guiding …
China
On Dec. 21, 2022, the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress passed Municipal Regulations on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, and published them Dec. 28. These regulations …
China
On Nov. 11, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued measures to manage the list of entities subject to special oversight (“key oversight”) for environmental management. The new measures, …
India
China
On Nov. 25, 2022, the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Congress issued Municipal Regulations on Water Conservation, which will come into effect March 1, 2023. These regulations set out …
China
On Nov. 25, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published draft experimental measures for the oversight of wastewater outlets into the sea to seek public comments, which were accepted …
South Korea
On November 30, 2022, the South Korean Ministry of Environment announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Samsung Electronics to activate sewage water recycling. Under the …
Figure 1. A part of Marilao River, part of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS) and one of the world’s most polluted river. Photo from the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism …
China
On Sept. 30, 2022, the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Zhejiang province, China, released a local standard to evaluate “sponge cities”. A sponge city is a city that …
India
On November 11, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India issued a draft regulation “Environment (Protection) (Amendment) Rules, 2022” amending the water quality standards for treated …
China
On September 8, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, and 15 other administrative agencies of China promulgated the “In-depth action plan for the …
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