Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department

Overview of the Water Environment Standards andEffluent Standards and Its Implementation
MyanmarMu Mu ThanAssistant Director
Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department
28 ~ 29, July 2016

Overview of the Environmental Standards
Legal Framework-

Environmental Conservation Law, 2012-

Environmental Conservation Rules, 2014-

Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure, 2015-

Environmental Quality (Emissions) Guidelines, 2015

Environmental Quality (Emissions) Guidelines-Initiating 2013 by the assist of ADB-

Financial supporting by EU in 2014-

Based on International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Guideline

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Emission Guidelines

General Guidelines-Air Emission-Wastewater-Noise-Odor

Industrial-specific Guidelines-Energy Sector Development-

Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry Development
3-Manufacturing- Food and Beverages Manufacturing- Garments, Textile and Leather Product-

Wood Manufacturing
Chemicals Manufacturing
Manufacture of Glass and Ceramics
Manufacture of Construction Materials
Metal, Machinery and Electronics-Waste Management- Solid Waste Management Facilities- Wastewater Treatment Facilities- Biosolids and Sludge Disposal-Water Supply-

Portable Water Treatment Facilities

4-Infrastructure and Service Development- Shipping- Ports, Harbors and Terminals- Health Care Facilities--Tourism and Hospitality Development
Railways
Airports
Airlines
Roads

Mining- Construction Materials Extraction- Ore and Mineral Extraction
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Wastewater, Storm Water Runoff, Effluent andSanitary Discharges
Parameter

Unit

Guideline Value

5-day Biochemical oxygen demand

mg/ l

50

Ammonia

mg/ l

10Arsenic

mg/ l

0.1

Cadmium

mg/ l0.1

Chemical oxygen demand

mg/ l250

Chlorine (total residual)

mg/ l0.2

Chromium (hexavalent)

mg/ l

0.1

Chromium (total)

mg/ l

0.5

Coppermg/ l

0.5

Cyanide (free)

mg/ l

0.1
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Parameter

Unit

Guideline Value

Cyanide (total)

mg/ l

1

Fluoride

mg/ l

20

Heavy metals (total)

mg/ l

10

Iron

mg/ l

3.5

Lead

mg/ l

0.1

Mercury

mg/ l

0.01

Nickelmg/ l

0.5

Oil and grease

mg/ l

10

pH

S.U.a

6-9

Phenols

mg/ l

0.5

Selenium

mg/ l

0.1

Silver

mg/ l

0.5

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Unit

Guideline Value

Sulphide

mg/ l1

Temperature increase°C< 3bTotal coliform bacteria

100 ml400

Total phosphorus

mg/ l

2Total suspended solids

mg/ l50

Zinc

mg/ l28Site Runoff and Wastewater Discharges(Construction Phase)
UnitMaximum
Concentration

Biological oxygen demand

mg/ l

30

Chemical oxygen demand

mg/ l

125

Oil and grease

mg/ l

10

pH

S.U.a

6-9Total coliform bacteria

100 ml400

Total nitrogenmg/ l

10Total phosphorus

mg/ l

2Total suspended solids

mg/ l

50

Parameter

9Waste Management
Criteria for IEE
Type Economic
Activities

Criteria for EIA
Type Economic
Activities

Landfills < 10 t/dandtotal capacity < 25,000 t
Others < 50 t/d

Landfills ≥ 10 t/d
ortotal capacity ≥ 25,000 t
Others ≥ 50 t/d

Non-Hazardous Waste Incinerators< 3 t/h≥ 3 t/h3.

Non-Hazardous Waste Recycling,Recovery or Reuse Facilities< 50 t/d≥ 50 t/d

4.

Hazardous Waste Disposal Facilities-All sizes

5.

Hazardous Waste Recycling, Recovery or
Reuse Facilities< 10 t/d≥ 10 t/d

6.

Wastewater Treatment Plants (centralizedsystems)-All sizes

7.

Wastewater and Storm Water Collection
SystemsLength ≥ 1 km but < 10 km≥ 10 km

No.

Type ofEconomic Activity

1.

Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Facilities

2.

10Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater treatment plant (Conventional and oldsewage system)-Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw

Septic TankCities and other areas-

Some private housing estate, residence buildings andindustrial parks are using vacuum disposal trucks tocurry the disposal wastewater to the treatment plant. 11

Future Scenario
Yangon-5 Years Master Plans for Sanitation Project including
the new settlement areas.

Mandalay-Implementation a wastewater treatment plant inMandalay City by the assist of Asia Development
Bank (ADB).
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Industrial Wastewater Management-

Lack of the right technologies.

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Lack of appropriate monitoring facilities, proper andsystematic keeping of records.

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Lack of regular monitoring and surveillance data forwater quality control.

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Need proper industrial zone management strategy.

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Needtobegrownfor

good

water

treatment

technologies.
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Domestic Wastewater Management-

Need to construct a new sewer treatment plant tocover all people who are residing not only urban area
but also sub-urban area.

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Other cities are also dealing with similar issues.

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-Urban and Rural Sanitation-

In the urban area there exist several types of sanitationsuch as septic tank (Common and individual), pourflush system, fly proof (chute system), unsanitary
latrine and no latrine.

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In the rural areas only simple latrines are in use.

15Conclusion-

Myanmar will engage into a path of more industrialization.
Economic growth in developing countries often goes handin hand with a huge urbanization process.

-The region of Yangon with a currently estimated populationof 6 million people. But also other cities in Myanmar will
experience urbanization, and at the same time the watersupply in the rural areas need to be upgraded as well.

-Myanmar need to establish a lot of potential for drinking
water supply water purification, wastewater treatment,
urban

drainage

improvements

and

solid

wastemanagement.
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