Delhi Water Board Septage Management Regulations 2018

(i) These Regulations may be called ‘Delhi Water Board Septage Management Regulations 2018’ (ii) These Regulations shall come into force on the date their publication in the Delhi Gazette.

(i) "Act" means the Delhi Water Board Act, 1998 (Act No. 4 of 1998); (ii) "Board" means the Board as defined in the Act; (iii) "CEO" means Chief Executive Officer of the Board; (iv) "Cleaning" means removal of septage; (v) "Committee" means the Septage Management Committee constituted in each district under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate; the members of the Committee can be included from Government departments, Public Sector Undertakings, Delhi Jal Board, Municipalities etc. by the District Magistrate; (vi) "Designated Officer" means an officer of the Delhi Jal Board authorized by the Chief Executive Officer for issuance of license or any other work; (vii) "Disposal" means transfer of septage at the designated location; (viii) "District Magistrate" means the District Magistrate of the district appointed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, who has been authorized to ensure compliance of these regulations along with enforcement. He will chair the Committee constituted for the enforcement and compliance of these regulations; (ix) "Drains" means as defined in the Act; (x) "License" means the written permission granted for this purpose under the hand of the authorized signatory of the Delhi Jal Board, mentioning the purpose, duration, name and address and form etc., to any person, Government department, Public Sector Undertaking, Local Body, Firm, company registered under the Indian Companies Act, society/association registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 etc. that intends to fulfill the services of septage management; (xi) "Licensee" means any person/department/agency/firm that is a licensee; (xii) "Licensed Vehicle" means a registered vehicle that holds a valid license for cleaning, disposal and transportation of septage; (xiii) "Manhole" means a passage through which a person can enter a sewer or other closed structure through a suitable cover for inspection, cleaning and other maintenance operations; (xiv) "Member Secretary" means the Secretary of the Committee nominated by the Chief Executive Officer, Delhi Jal Board; (xv) "Notified Location" means the place of delivery and disposal of septage, which has been defined and determined by the DJB; (xvi) "PEM Act 2013" means the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder; (xvii) "Penalty" means the financial penalty imposed for violation of these regulations; (xviii) "Registered Vehicle" means a vehicle duly registered by the State Transport Authority for the specified purpose; (xix) "Septage" means faecal sludge produced in a septic tank; (xx) "Septic-Tank" is an underground tank that treats waste-water by a combination of settling of solids and anaerobic digestion. The effluent can be passed into soak pits or small bore sewers and the solids are pumped out periodically; (xxi) "Sewer" means conduit built for the purpose of carrying community liquid waste called sewage or sludge; (xxii) "Sewage Pumping Station (SPS)" means the pump house of the Delhi Jal Board from where sewage is pumped to the desired location; (xxiii) "Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)" means the place where sewage is treated by the Delhi Jal Board; (xxiv) "Sludge" means solid substance settled in a semi-solid state; it is usually a mixture of solid and water settled at the bottom of a septic-tank, pond etc. The term sewage-sludge is usually used to describe residues that remain in centralized waste water treatment, whereas the term septage is used to describe the residue of a septic-tank; (xxv) "Transportation" means from the work site to the designated disposal location through a licensed vehicle; (xxvi) "Treatment" means any technical method or process meant to change the physical, chemical or biological and radiological character or to reduce or prevent pollution of waste or waste-water structure; (xxvii) "Vendor" means the person/agencies who has been given a license by the designated officer of the Delhi Jal Board; (xxviii) "Worker" means any person engaged by the Vendor for collection, transportation and disposal of septage. All other words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined herein but defined in the Act or any other law for the time being in force shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act or law. In the absence thereof it means what is generally understood in the water supply and sewage treatment/disposal industry. (xvi) ‘IN PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION Act-2013’ means Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavenger and their Rehabilitation Act-2013 and Rules made there under. (xvii) ‘Penalty’ means financial punishment imposed for violation of these Regulations. (xviii) “Registered Vehicle’ means a vehicle duly registered by the Transport Authority of the State to perform the designated purpose; (xix) “Septage” means fecal sludge produced in septic tanks; (xx) “Septic-Tank” An underground tank that treats wastewater by a combination of solids settling and anaerobic digestion. The effluents may be discharged into soak pits or small bore sewers and the solids have to be pumped out periodically. (xxi) “Sewers” means conduits provided for the purposes of carrying the liquid wastes of the community, otherwise known as sewage or sludge. (xxii) “Sewage Pumping Station (SPS)” means the pump-house of Delhi Jal Board from where Sewage is pumped to a desired location. (xxiii) “Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)” means the place where Sewage is treated by Delhi Jal Board. (xxiv) “Sludge” means the settled solid-matter in semi-solid condition, it is usually a mixture of solids and water deposited at the bottom of Septic-tank, ponds etc. The term sewage- sludge is generally used to describe residuals from centralized waste water treatment while the term Septage is used to describe the residual from septic tank. (xxv) ‘Transportation’ means safe transfer of septage through licensed vehicle from the place of work to the designated disposal location; (xxvi) “Treatment” means any Technical method or process Design to alter the physical, chemical or biological and radiological character or composition of any waste or waste water to reduced or prevent pollutions. (xxvii) ‘Vendor(s)’ means the person/entities that have been granted license by the Designated Officer of Delhi Jal Board. (xxviii) ‘Worker(s)’means any person engaged by the Vender(s) for removal, transportation and disposal of septage. All other words and expressions used in these Regulations and not defined in these regulations and not defined herein above but defined in the Act or any other law for the time being in force shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them under the Act or law and in absence thereof, the meaning as commonly understood in the water supply and sewage treatment / disposal industry.

Designated officer(s) of Delhi Jal Board will issue License for Collection and Transportation of Septage to notified locations. (i) License will be issued in the format, prescribed in Annexure –(1), of these Regulations and will be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue, unless revoked earlier, and shall be renewable on its expiry subject to fulfilment of terms and conditions by the Licensee and on payment of fee prescribed for renewable.

a. The eligible applicant for obtaining the license means the person/entities as defined in regulation-2 clause (x) of these Regulations. b. The applicant should own leak-proof, odour and spill proof transporting vehicle (s) with a proper vacuum/ suction and discharging arrangement. c. The vehicle will have a valid permit of the Transport Department to operate in Delhi. d. The applicant shall have workers adequately trained for this purpose. e. The workers shall be equipped with safety gears and other protective equipment required to safely collect, transport and dispose of the Septage at the notified locations.

The application for obtaining License for collection, transportation and disposal of Septage shall be submitted in prescribed format appended as annexure Annexure –(2) including Terms and Conditions and with such documents as prescribed by the Designated Officer (s) of Delhi Jal Board.

Delhi Jal Board through its website and through major newspapers and other print and electronic media will, from time to time, give wide publicity for widespread applicants to apply for the license.

Delhi Jal Board shall charge application fee as prescribed from time-to-time for processing the application to grant the License. The fee will be Non-refundable and the same can be paid electronically or by Demand Draft in favour of Delhi Jal Board.

The licensee shall deposit the prescribed guarantee amount, which will be notified from time to time as performance guarantee in the form of a Bank Guarantee, which shall be forfeited in case of any violation under the rules. No material shall be allowed to be stacked on the verge of the manhole which may fall inside the manhole and harm the worker.

The Delhi Jal Board will periodically give wide publicity to the Agencies on its website as well as through print and electronic media, who have been granted License under these Regulations to undertake the work of collections and transportation of Septage. The following Protective Gear and Safety Equipments shall be available at work site as mentioned in clause (d) of Sub-section(1) of Section (2) of PEMS Act-2013: - (i) Safety body clothing/safety body harness/Safety belt, (ii) Normal Face Mask, (iii) Safety Torch, (iv) Hand Gloves, (v) Safety Goggles, (vi) Safety Helmet, (vii) Emergency Medical Oxygen Resuscitator Kit, (viii) Gas Monitor, (ix) Head Lamp, (x) Reflecting Jacket, (xi) Guide Pipe Set, (xii) Safety Tripod Set, (xiii) Wadder Suit, (xiv) Chlorine Mask, (xv) Air Compressor and Blower, (xvi) Modular Airlines Supply Trolley System, (xvii) Full Face Mask, (xviii) Safety Gumboots, (xix) Raincoat.

The Delhi Jal Board will undertake an awareness campaign to make the people aware of these Regulations as well as the need to engage only the Licensed agencies for collection, transportation and disposal of Septage. As soon as, the worker is scaled down with the help of chain pulley or ladder, the supervisor shall observe the movement of the worker and if the worker is uncomfortable, he shall be taken out immediately. In case the worker is stepping down through foot-rests, it should be checked whether all the footrests are properly fixed and one standby ladder is lowered and fixed properly, besides chain pulley fixed on tripod over the manhole.

Septic tank waste (septage) shall be collected and transported only by a vendor holding a valid license for this purpose issued by the Delhi Jal Board in the format prescribed in Annexure-(1) of these regulations. (a) The Licensee shall dispose off Septage only at the locations notified by the Delhi Jal Board from time to time. (b) The Licensee shall submit duly signed Septage collection and disposal form prescribed at Annexure -3 of these Regulations duly filled-in to the official of the Delhi Jal Board deployed to receive the Septage at the notified locations. Sudden breeze may be considered as a warning of rise in water level and possible flooding. Thereafter, worker shall be immediately withdrawn from the work place.

(a) It shall be the duty of each owner/occupier of the building to engage the services of only those vendor(s) who has been issued License by the Delhi Jal Board for collection and transportation of Septage. (b) The owner/occupier shall confirm that the License issued to the vendor(s) is valid on the date of execution of work. She/he shall also append her/his signature to the collection of septage record form prescribed at Annexure-3 of these Regulations. The Licensee shall be responsible for periodic training of the worker(s) deployed in collection, transportation and disposal of the Septage. The oxygen cylinder shall be checked to ensure the gas is available at the required pressure and the availability of all required medicines in the first-aid box ensuring the expiry date thereof respectively.

(a) The fee for collection and transportation of septage up to notified locations at sewage pumping station/sewage treatment plant shall be notified by the designated officer of Delhi Jal Board from time to time. (b) The licensee shall not charge any amount of fee from the owner/occupier of the building in addition to the amount notified from time to time. (c) Any demand for fee for collection and transportation of septage in excess of the notified fee makes the licensee liable for cancellation of license and imposition of the prescribed penalty for violation of these regulations. The Licensee shall be responsible for ensuring that every worker(s) deployed under goes Health Check-up at least twice per year and submit record of the same to Delhi Jal Board failing which the licensee shall be liable to pay penalty as notified from time to time . The worker shall not be allowed inside the manhole more than 15 minutes at one stretch. In case of high temperature, this type of work should be avoided.

The septage shall be transported only in the vehicles approved for these purposes by the designated officer of Delhi Jal Board. The worker(s) deployed by the Licensee shall be insured to cover compensation to be paid to the victims /their legal heirs under IN PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION Act 2013 & APEX Courts order dated 27-03-2014 in Writ Petition No.583 of 2003 in the eventuality of accident during the process of Cleaning, Transportation and Disposal of Septage. It shall be ensured by the supervisor that the worker engaged for cleaning of septic tanks/ sewer has not consumed alcohol or is under influence of any other drug.

The Licensee shall ensure that there will be no leakage/spillage of the Septage during transportation from the collection point to the notified location for disposal. In case of violation of any of the provisions of IN PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION Act-2013 including these Regulations, the Licensee shall be liable to pay penalty as notified from time to time, including the Cancellation of license and forfeiture of performance guarantee as per the recommendation of Committee or Designated Officer (s) The two helpers standing at ground level near the manhole/work place shall be attentive, alert and shall continue talking with the worker(s) inside the manhole to ensure about their safety.

The vehicle carrying Septage shall be fitted with required equipments to avoid the pollution during the movement of the vehicle from Collection point to the notified disposal location. The Delhi Jal Board will identify and notify the Sewage Pumping Stations and Sewage Treatment Plants where the Septage shall be disposed of by the License vendor(s). After completion of the work, the worker shall take bath with antiseptic soap and massage with mustard oil.

The Licensee shall be fully and solely liable for any damage cause to any person, vehicles, property and environment in the eventuality of any accident or disaster and shall be liable on its own to pay any damage charges /compensation, if any imposed by the authority /court of law there to, to the victims/their legal heirs. The Board will create necessary infrastructure and provide necessary equipments at the notified locations, to facilitate the disposal of Septage brought by the License vendor(s). After completion of the work, all the manholes shall be covered properly and site shall be cleaned in all respect.

The Licensee shall be responsible for taking all the Safety Measures including provision of hand held Gas-Detectors, Gas-Masks, Protective-Gear, Oxygen-Mask with Oxygen- Cylinder and First Aid Box etc. and such other Measures as specified in Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act -2013 and Rules made there under including these Regulations. The Delhi Jal Board shall deploy sufficient staff at each notified locations, to receive the Septage and dispose it off through the Sewage Treatment Plants and Sewage Pumping Stations as the case may be. The worker deployed by the contractor for cleaning, removal of blockage of sewer, septic tank, drains etc. shall be insured by the contractor for minimum Rs. 10 lacs towards the compensation to be paid in the eventuality of an accident during the process of cleaning, transportation and disposal of septage as per ‘PEMS ACT- 2013’ and APEX Courts order Dated 27.03.2013 in writ petition No583 of 2003.

(a) The Licensee shall dispose off Septage only at the locations notified by the Delhi Jal Board from time to time. (b) The Licensee shall submit duly signed Septage collection and disposal form prescribed at Annexure -2 of these Regulations duly filled-in to the official of the Delhi Jal Board deployed to receive the Septage at the notified locations. The Septage will be received by the staff deployed by the Delhi Jal Board at each notified location during the hours as notified from time to time.

The Licensee shall be responsible for periodic training of the worker(s) deployed in collection, transportation and disposal of the Septage. The disposal of septage containing the Industrial waste shall not be permitted at the notified locations.

The Licensee shall be responsible for ensuring that every worker(s) deployed under goes Health Check-up at least twice per year and submit record of the same to Delhi Jal Board failing which the licensee shall be liable to pay penalty as notified from time to time . The staff deployed by Delhi Jal Board at the notified locations will be trained for receiving and disposal of Septage.

The worker(s) deployed by the Licensee shall be insured to cover compensation to be paid to the victims /their legal heirs under IN PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION Act 2013 & APEX Court’s order dated 27-03-2014 in Writ Petition No.583 of 2003 (Safai Karamchari Andolan and Ors. V/s Union of India & Ors.) in the eventuality of accident during the process of Cleaning, Transportation and Disposal of Septage. (a) A copy of License shall be prominently displayed on the vehicle used for transportation of Septage. (b) The vehicle/ container/tanker shall be painted with Yellow colour duly marked with (the precaution) in Red Colour “SEPTAGE TANK” (in English) and “ ” (in Hindi).

In case of violation of any of the provisions of IN PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION Act-2013 including these Regulations, the Licensee shall be liable to pay penalty as notified from time to time, including the Cancellation of license and forfeiture of performance guarantee as per the recommendation of Committee or Designated Officer (s). Each Vehicle used for Transportation of Septage shall be fitted with GPS Device and Access Rights of the same shall be given to the respective District Magistrates and the Agency Notified by District Magistrates for tracking of such vehicles.

The Delhi Jal Board will identify and notify the Sewage Pumping Stations and Sewage Treatment Plants where the Septage shall be disposed of by the License vendor(s). The application for obtaining License for collection, transportation and disposal of Septage shall be submitted in the format attached as Annexure-2 of the regulations along with the following documents:- i) Format available as above to be duly filled up. ii) List of number of vehicles with registration number and year of Manufacture. iii) Self-attested Copy of Valid Permits of vehicles(s) obtained from the Transport Authority. iv) Self-attested copy of proof of address for communication. v) List of worker(s)viz Vehicle Driver, Helper etc. vi) List of safely equipments with each vehicle vii) Application fee in the form of DD/ Pay Order amounting to Rs (As prescribed from time to time) per vehicle drawn in favour of Delhi Jal Board. viii) Performance Guarantee in form of Bank Guarantee in favour of Delhi Jal Board amounting to Rupees (As notified by designated officer)) only per vehicle. ix) Applicant to bring along Original Documents for verification of Permit of vehicles(s) and address proof for verification at the time of submission of the application. It is hereby undertaken that the above stated terms and conditions have been clearly understood and I/we fully agree to abide by the same.

The Board will create necessary infrastructure and provide necessary equipments at the notified locations, to facilitate the disposal of Septage brought by the License vendor(s).

The Delhi Jal Board shall deploy sufficient staff at each notified locations, to receive the Septage and dispose it off through the Sewage Treatment Plants and Sewage Pumping Stations as the case may be.

The Septage will be received by the staff deployed by the Delhi Jal Board at each notified location during the hours as notified from time to time.

The disposal of septage containing the Industrial waste shall not be permitted at the notified locations.

The staff deployed by Delhi Jal Board at the notified locations will be trained for receiving and disposal of Septage.

(a) A copy of License shall be prominently displayed on the vehicle used for transportation of Septage. (b) The vehicle/ container/tanker shall be painted with Yellow colour duly marked with (the precaution) in Red Colour “SEPTAGE TANK” (in English) and “ ” (in Hindi).

Each Vehicle used for Transportation of Septage shall be fitted with GPS Device and Access Rights of the same shall be given to the respective District Magistrates and the Agency Notified by District Magistrates for tracking of such vehicles.

Any dispute, arising out or in the connection with the operation of these regulations, shall be resolved under Indian Laws by competent Court of Law having jurisdiction of Delhi only.

Refer to Document Content for full form details. (See Regulation –3) In accordance with all the terms and conditions of the By-laws/ Regulations the special License conditions accompanying this License and applicable rules, laws of Government of N.C.T. of Delhi permission is hereby granted to: NAME OF LICENSEE…………………………………………………………………….. ADDRESS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………… For the disposal of Septage from Septic Tank at the ……………………………………………………SPS/ STP of DJB. This License is based on information provided in the Septage Transporter License application. This License is effective for the period set forth below, may be suspended or revoked for Condition of Non Compliance and is not transferable. The original License shall be kept on file in the Licensee’s office. A copy of this License shall be carried in every registered vehicle used by the Licensee. EFFECTIVE DATE:- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ EXPIRATION DATE :- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ License is liable to be cancelled in case of violation of any Acts, Rules and Regulations relating to the operation of Septage System or in cases of Safety protocols not being adhered to or in case of non-permitted disposals. Signature with Stamp

Refer to Document Content for full form details. (See Regulation –5) To, 1. Name of the applicant: Shri/Ms___________________________________ 2. Nationality: Indian______________________Other_______________ 3. Address: Regd. Office:_________________________________________ Head office:___________________________________________________ 4. Telephone No.: (O)_________Mobile No.____________Email ID________ 5. Registration No. of Vehicle:____________________________________ 6. Pollution Certificate of the Vehicle valid up to:_______________________ 7. Insurance of the Vehicle valid up to:_______________________________ 8. Fitness of the Vehicle valid up to:__________________________________ 9. Vehicle, whether fitted with GPS:_________________________________ 10. Details of the vehicles indicating leak proof, odour and spill proof having proper vacuum/ suction and discharging arrangement (Document proof of any may be enclosed). 11. Processing fee for License Rs. (As prescribed by Delhi Jal Board) D.D. No._____________Date_____________Bank____________________ I/We certify that information given by me/us in column 1 to 11 are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I also certify that I have read and understood the attached terms and conditions 1 to 13 and agree to abide by them. I agree that if any information given by me is found wrong the application for License will be liable for cancellation at any time. Signature(s) of applicant(s) Date: __________________ No. of document attached: _______________ PASTE PHOTO (SELF ATTESTED)

Refer to Document Content for full form details. (See Regulation –12-B) Sample Form to be filled by Licensee i. Identification of Waste: a) Volume b) Type:__________ Septic Tank______________Others c) Address ii. Details of Waste Generator: a) Name b) Phone Number c) Address d) Pin The undersigned being duly authorized does hereby certify the accuracy of the source and type of wastewater collected and transported Date___________________Signature (of the generator/owner/occupier) iii. Details of Transporter/Operator: a) Company Name b) Permit No. c) Vehicle License d) Pump out date The above described wastewater was collected and disposed by me to the disposal facility name below and was discharged. I certify that the foregoing is true and correct. e) Signature of authorized agent and title:____________________________ iv. Acceptance by__________________DJB’s authorized SPS/STP The above transporter delivered the described Septage to this disposal facility and it was accepted. Disposal Date_______________Amount Collected from Transporter________ Signature of authorized signatory and title___________________________ NOTE: SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DELHI WATER BOARD SEPTIC TANK WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2018 AND ORDERS/GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE BOARD UNDER THESE REGULATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. The licensee will engage only trained worker(s) having valid certificate of training from the recognized institution or the department. The Licensee shall be responsible for taking all the Safety Measures including provision of hand held Gas-Detectors, Gas-Masks, Protective-Gear, Oxygen-Mask with Oxygen- Cylinder and First Aid Box etc. and such other Measures as specified in IN PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION Act -2013 and Rules made thereunder including these Regulations. 2. License to be issued by the Delhi Jal Board. Designated officer(s) of Delhi Jal Board will issue License for Collection and Transportation of Septage to notified locations. License will be issued in the format, prescribed in Annexure –(1), of these Regulations and will be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue, unless revoked earlier. 3. Fee for Collection/Transportation of Septage. (a) The fee for collection and transportation of Septage up to notified locations at Sewage Pumping Station(s)/Sewage Treatment Plant(s) shall be as notified by the Designated officer of Delhi Jal Board from time to time. (b) Licensee shall not charge any amount from the Owner/Occupier of the Building in excess to the amount notified from time to time. (c) Any demand for fee for collection and transportation of Septage in excess of the notified fee shall make the Licensee liable for cancellation of License and imposition of penalty prescribed for violation of these Regulations. 4. Application Fee for the License Delhi Jal Board shall charge application fee per vehicle as prescribed from time-to-time for processing the application to grant the License. The fee will be Non-refundable and the same can be paid electronically or by Demand Draft in favour of Delhi Jal Board. 5. Performance Guarantee. The Licensee shall deposit prescribed amount per vehicle, notified from time-to-time as performance Guarantee, in the form of Bank Guarantee which will be forfeited in case of any violation under the Regulations. 6. Vehicles for Transportation of Septage. The Septage shall be transported only in the Vehicles approved for these purposes by the Designated Officer of Delhi Jal Board. 7. Precautions during Transportation. The Licensee shall ensure that there will be no leakage/spillage of the Septage during transportation from the collection point to the notified location for disposal. 8. Preventive measure in case of accident. The vehicle carrying Septage shall be fitted with required equipments to avoid the pollution during the movement of the vehicle from Collection point to the notified disposal location. 9. Liability of Licensee in the eventuality of accident. The Licensee shall be fully and solely liable for any damage cause to any person, vehicles, property and environment in the eventuality of any accident or disaster and shall be liable on its own to pay any damage charges /compensation, if any imposed by the authority /court of law there to, to the victims/their legal heirs. 10. Safety- Measure for the worker(s) deployed. The Licensee shall be responsible for taking all the Safety Measures including provision of hand held Gas-Detectors, Gas-Masks, Protective-Gear, Oxygen-Mask with Oxygen- Cylinder and First Aid Box etc. and such other Measures as specified in IN PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION Act -2013 and Rules made there under including these Regulations.

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The District Magistrate of the area will ensure that only license holders [vendor(s)] registered with Delhi Jal Board carry out the cleaning, transport and disposal of septage/sludge from the septic tanks, drains etc. in their respective area of jurisdiction. The enforcement of these Regulations will be controlled by the Committee headed by the area District Magistrate [Deputy Commissioner (Revenue)]; however, the District Magistrate may co-opt Committee Members from various Government/Municipalities/Public Undertakings. The member of Committee from Delhi Jal Board will act as Member Secretary of the above mentioned Committee.

The license vendor(s) will engage only trained workers having valid certificate of training from the recognized institution or the department. The vendor will also ensure that required Safety Gadgets as specified in PEMS Rules-2013 are available and used at work place. Further, Standard Operating Procedure as in Part – A above shall be applicable in case worker scales down for cleaning, removal of blockage etc.

It shall be mandatory for each owner/occupier of the building to engage the services of only those vendor(s) which possess valid license issued by the Delhi Jal Board.

The owner/occupier shall confirm that the license issued to the vendor(s) is valid on the date of execution of work. She/he shall also append her/his signature to the collection record and vendor(s) shall append his signature on transport record annexed as Annexure - 4.

The fee for collection and transportation of Septic Tank Waste (septage) upto notified locations at SPS/STP as well as locations for disposal of septage shall be notified by the Designated Officer of Delhi Jal Board from time to time.

The Licensee vendor(s), not having the safety gadgets as mentioned above or demanding fee for collection and transportation of septage in excess of the fee prescribed by the Designated Officer of Delhi Jal Board shall render the licensee liable for cancellation of license and imposition of penalty prescribed for violation of these Regulations.

The Septage shall be transported only in the vehicles approved for this purposes by the Designated Officer of Delhi Jal Board.

The licensee vendor(s) shall ensure that there is no leakage/spillage of the septage during transportation, from the collection point to the notified location for disposal.

The vehicle carrying septage shall be fitted with required equipments to take care of pollution due to any accident during the movement of the vehicle from Collection point to the notified disposal location.

The licensee vendor(s) shall be fully and completely liable for any damage to any person, vehicles, property and environment in case of any accident or disaster.

The licensee vendor(s) shall be responsible for taking all the safety measures including provision of hand held gas detectors, gas masks, protective gear, oxygen mask with oxygen cylinder and first aid box etc. and such other measures as prescribed by the Designated Officer of Delhi Jal Board for grant of licensee for the people deployed for cleaning, collection and transportation of septage.

The licensee vendor(s) shall dispose of septage only at the locations notified by the Designated Officer of Delhi Jal Board as per notified time.

It shall be ensured by the licensee vendor(s) that no industrial waste is disposed of at the notified locations.

Any licensee vendor(s) found dumping septage other than the notified locations shall be liable to pay the penalty of Rs. 50,000/- or as notified from time-to-time, per default. The license shall be cancelled for two defaults.

The licensee vendor(s) shall be responsible for periodical training of the staff deployed in collection, transportation and disposal of the septage, use of protective equipment for taking measures to minimize the damage to the environment.

The licensee vendor(s) shall be responsible for ensuring that every person deployed under goes health check-up at least twice every year and submit record of the same to the Designated Officer of Delhi Jal Board at the time of renewal of license.

The worker deployed by the licensee vendor(s) shall be insured for minimum Rs. 10 lacs towards the compensation to be paid in the eventuality of an accident during the process of cleaning, transportation and disposal of septage as per PEMS ACT 2013 and APEX Courts order Dated 27.03.2013 in writ petition No583 of 2003.

A copy of license shall be prominently displayed on the vehicle used for transportation of septage. The vehicle/ container/tanker shall be painted with Yellow color duly marked with (the precaution) in Red Color “SEPTIC TANK WASTE” (in English) and “मलकुंड” (in Hindi).

Sample Form to be filled by Licensee i. Identification of Waste: a) Volume b) Type:__________ Septic Tank______________Others c) Address ii. Details of Waste Generator: a) Name b) Phone Number c) Address d) Pin The undersigned being duly authorized does hereby certify the accuracy of the source and type of wastewater collected. Date___________________Signature of septage generator iii. Details of Transporter/Operator: a) Company Name b) Permit No. c) Vehicle License d) Pump out date The above described wastewater was collected and disposed by me to the disposal facility name below and was discharged. I certify that the foregoing is true and correct. e) Signature of authorized agent and title:____________________________ iv. Acceptance by__________________DJB’s authorized SPS/STP The above transporter delivered the described septage to this disposal facility and it was accepted. Disposal Date_______________Amount Collected from Transporter________ Signature of authorized signatory and title___________________________ NOTE: SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DELHI WATER BOARD SEPTIC TANK WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2015 AND ORDERS/GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE BOARD UNDER THESE REGULATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME.