Abu Dhabi launches wastewater regulations

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Abu Dhabi’s Regulation and Supervision Bureau (RSB) has launched two new regulations, which will affect the region’s wastewater sector, it has been announced.

The independent regulatory body for water and electricity has implemented the Trade Effluent Control Regulations 2010, which will govern all non-domestic discharges into the emirate’s sewerage system, and the Recycled Water and Biosolids Regulations 2010, set to create standards for wastewater treatment.

Both laws came into effect on June 1.

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“These two regulations are among the most important the Bureau has issued since we were established over ten years ago. Abu Dhabi now has a mechanism in place to ensure the highest international standards of recycled water and biosolids. This is helped, in part, by a check for the first time on what businesses are putting into the sewerage system,” said RSB director general Nick Carter.

Under the trade effluent regulations, wastewater operating companies, including ADSSC and ZonesCorp, are empowered to require companies to obtain consent for their wastewater before discharging it into the sewerage system.

Meanwhile, the recycled water regulations require sewerage services companies to guarantee the quality of the wastewater delivered to users.

“With input from such a broad range of interested parties we have strong support from within the sector for the new legal framework. We look forward to working closely with all wastewater licencees to ensure effective compliance,”added Carter.