Ministry of Environment and Forestry:

Regulation on Water Pollution Control

CHAPTER ONE

Purpose, Scope, Legal Basis and Definitions

Purpose and Scope Article 1- The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate the required legal and technical principles in order to

prevent water pollution in harmony with the sustainable development goals for the purpose of protecting the

potential of ground and surface water resources of the Country and ensuring such resources to be used in an

optimal fashion. This Regulation covers quality classifications and intended uses of aquatic environments, planning principles

and prohibitions regarding the protection of water quality, discharge principles of wastewaters and principles of

discharge permission, principles with regard to wastewater treatment facilities and monitoring and auditing

procedures and principles to be conducted in order to prevent water pollution.

Legal Basis Article 2- This Regulation has been prepared on the basis of 8

th and 11

th articles of the Environmental Law No.

2872, dated 8/9/1983 and 9th

article of the Law No. 4856, dated 1/5/2003 on the Organization and Duties of the

Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

Definitions Article 3- The following terms appearing in this regulation have been used as they have been defined as

described below; Ministry: Shall mean the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Receiving water environment: Shall mean the close or distant environment such as lake, river, coastal and sea

water and groundwater, where wastewater is discharged or indirectly combined, Waste: Shall mean all sorts of substances in liquid or gas form and waste energy, which directly or indirectly

may cause damages and affect usage potential of the environment by causing the receiving environments they

combine to change natural composition and features with their physical, chemical and bacteriological properties

at the end of all sorts of production and consumption activities, Wastewater: Waters, which have been polluted or the properties of which partially or completely have changed

in consequence of domestic, industrial, agricultural and other uses, and waters originating from mines and ore

dressing facilities and waters coming as a result of downfalls turned into surface or sub-surface runoff from

streets, parking lots and similar areas from built-up covered or non-covered city regions, Wastewater treatment facilities: Shall mean the whole of the system or facilities, where wastewaters are treated

through sewer system collecting domestic and/or industrial wastewaters and by which the final destruction of

treated wastewaters is made, Wastewater treatment facilities administration: Shall mean metropolitan municipalities, water and sewer system

divisions in metropolitans, which are responsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of wastewater

treatment facilities under the supervision of information, inspection and supervision of the top administrative

chief of the locale; municipalities within the boundaries of municipality and adjacent area, organized industrial

region administration in organized industrial regions, head of cooperatives in small industrial estates; district

offices in free and/or industrial regions; Department of Culture and Tourism or departments authorized by that,

in tourism centers, cultural and tourism protection and development regions, holiday villages, holiday site

severally constructed as separate from the existing residential areas, and site administrations or facility operators

in tourism facility areas, Wastewater treatment: Shall mean one or several of physical, chemical and biological treatment processes

applied in order to recover a part or all of the physical, chemical and bacteriological properties of waters, which

lost their properties and turned into wastewater at the end of various uses, and/or in order to turn them into a

status by which they will not change the natural physical, chemical, bacteriological and ecological properties of

the receiving environment they run into, Wastewater sources: Shall mean the dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial establishments, mines, ore

washing and dressing facilities, urban regions, agricultural areas, industrial regions, repair shops, workshops,

hospitals and similar agencies, establishments and operations and areas, which cause the formation of

wastewater due to their activities and productions. Of those; a) In each wastewater basin, the industrial wastewater sources, of which wastewater flow rate or pollutant load in

respect of any pollution parameter (kg/day) or expressed in terms of another proper unit is higher than 1% of the

total flow rate or pollutant load of sewer system in that basin or of which daily flow rate in industrial

wastewaters is higher than 50 m3 or which includes hazardous or dangerous wastes shall mean significant

pollutant wastewater sources, b) And wastewater sources, of which wastewater flow rate is lower than 50m

3 and which does not have the

quality of a significant pollutant resource in terms of the type and amount of any pollutant parameter it includes

shall mean small wastewater sources, Wastewater total basin: Shall mean all of the areas, where wastewaters are gathered within the limits specified in

the relevant engineering studies before running them into receiving environments, Link channel: Shall mean the channel, which transmits wastewaters of wastewater source into sewer system and

is located between parcel funnel and wastewater channel, Fish bio-experiment: Shall mean a standard experiment, which enables the toxicity to be expressed in relation

with dilution rate by determining the survival percentages of fish at the end of specific periods such as 48 hours,

72 hours and 96 hours in different dilutions of wastewaters, which also helps determine the toxicity influence of

wastewaters on the fish in types used as indicator organism, Flow rate: Shall mean the volume of the water flowing through a flow section within a unit time, Discharge: Shall mean the discharging of wastewaters- whether treated or not- directly or indirectly into the

receiving environment (excluding the practice of leaking drainage water returning from irrigation into the earth

through offshore or by using proper engineering structures) or discharging of wastewater into the underground in

a systematic way, Deep sea discharge: Shall mean the practice of discharging wastewaters into the bottom of the sea in specific

distances from the coasts by using pipes or diffusers for the purpose of benefiting from the dilution or natural

treatment processes of sea in receiving environments, which are determined to have sufficient treatment capacity

by means of engineering works, Diffuser: Shall mean a special equipment- in deep sea discharges, which is affixed to the end of wastewater pipe

and enables the first dilution (S1) to obtain anticipated 40-100 or bigger values by enabling a multiple stream

and ensures stream properties in a controlled way during the outflow of wastewaters into the receiving

environment, Advanced treatment technologies with proven economic feasibility: Shall mean advanced technological methods

within country conditions, mechanisms, operation forms and treatment methods, which are sure of success in

continuous operation, can be controlled via comparable methods, mechanisms and operation forms, which makes

practical the measures enabling discharge limitations to wastewater treatment facilities and which make them

user friendly, Industrial wastewater: Shall mean cauldron and cooling waters, which are processed and moved away separately

without mixing them with all sorts of process and washing wastewaters, process waters originating from

industrial establishments, manufacturing plants, workshops, repair shops, small industrial sites and organized

industrial regions, Domestic wastewater: Shall mean wastewaters formed due to daily normal living activities and uses of people,

which originate from small establishments such as houses and schools, hospitals, hotels, Fecal wastes: Shall mean urine, fecal matters and remnants of people or animals, which cause the pollution of

any water mass in bacteriological terms, Estuary: Shall mean the transition region between fresh water at the mouth of a river and sea coast water, Basin: Shall mean the entire region, where ground and surface waters feeding a water resource such as a river,

lake, dam reservoir or groundwater reservoir, will gather, Basin protection plans: Shall mean water quality protection plan including all activities and works conducted

with the purpose of protecting water resource potential for the purpose of all sorts of uses, ensuring them to be

used in an optimal fashion, preventing their pollution and of bettering the water quality of polluted water

resources, Basin plans: Shall mean water usage plan including all activities conducted for taking advantage of water

resources effectively, and for purposes such as irrigation, flood control, river navigation, supply of potable and

utility water, generation of hydroelectric energy, drainage, river basin improvement and for similar purposes of

such resources, Potable and utility water: Shall mean the water presented for the common use of a number of consumers via a

collective water supply system, the required properties of which have been determined with TS 266 and used for

drinking and other needs of people such as bathing, cleaning etc., Potable and utility water reservoirs: Shall mean natural lakes, from where potable and utility waters are supplied,

or dam reservoirs created for this purpose, Work plan: Shall mean the plan indicating the schedule of works such as site selection, project, tender,

construction and commissioning involved in the process of realizing treatment facilities such as wastewater

treatment facility and/or sewer system, which are required to be carried in order for wastewater sources to meet

receiving environment discharge standards specified in the regulation, Administration: Shall mean the administration specified under the regulation,

a) shall mean the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in the monitoring and inspection of all sorts of activities,

which have negative effect on the environment and in the inspection related with the treatment, removal and

disposal of waste, remnant and fuels pursuant to sub-paragraph (d) and (j) of the 2nd

article of Law No. 4856 on

Organization and Duties of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and to 12th

article of the Environmental

Law No. 2872, b) shall mean the Ministry of Health in accordance with the 268-275 articles of Public Health Law No. 1593, the

Ministry of Culture and Tourism in accordance with the Law No. 1593 for the Encouragement of Tourism, the

Ministry of Commerce and Industry in accordance with the Law No. 3143 on the Organization and Duties of the

Ministry of Industry and Commerce and other agencies and institutions, shall mean administrative chief,

metropolitan and city municipalities in the direction of authorities given by the Municipality Law No. 1580,

Metropolitan Municipality No. 5216, Provincial Administration Law No. 5442 for the purpose of being

authorized in granting the permission and inspection duty for the operation and usage to agencies and

institutions, c) shall mean the wastewater treatment facilities administration, which grant and control connection permission

and connection quality control permission at the regions/locations of wastewater treatment facilities, d) shall mean the top civilian authority of the locale with the proper opinion of local environmental board for the

discharge permission to receiving water environments, e) shall mean the top civilian authority of the locale with the proper opinion of local environmental board for the

discharge permission to deep seas, f) shall mean the Directorate for State Hydraulic Works pursuant to Law No. 6200 on Organization and Duties of

the State Hydraulic Works Department of Treasury and the Law No. 167 on Groundwaters in the use and

protection of groundwaters, g) shall mean the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the top civilian authorities in

cases of discontinuation of said activities in the 15th

and 16th articles of the Environmental Law No. 2872,

h) shall mean public agencies and institutions, which are authorized in the 24th

Article of above-cited Law in the

imposing administrative punishments specified under 20th

, 21st, 22

nd and 23

rd articles of the Environmental Law

No. 2872, i) shall mean the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in case an environment plan is formed within a basin

including multiple civil administrations, Sewer system: Shall mean the system composed of inter-connected pipes or channels, which are used for

collecting, removing away and transmitting to treatment facilities in the combined system, and for collecting

domestic and/or industrial wastewaters separately and rainfalls separately, Polluted ballast: Shall mean ballast water, which causes the appearance of petroleum, petroleum derivates or oil

tracts on the water or adjacent shore line or which creates color change under or over the water or causes the

formation of suspended solid matters or or/matters in emulsion form, Inland water resource: Shall mean all human-made and natural ground and surface waters overland, and waters

up to fresh water limit in water resources connected with sea, Shore line: Shall mean the line, composed by the combination of points where water touches the land other than

sea, natural, human-made lake, dam reservoirs and flood cases in rivers, Shore protection region, Shall mean the parts and sections of sea and lake shore waters which are to be protected

when they will be used for beach or for similar purposes, Composite sample: Shall mean the mixed sample, which is taken from domestic and industrial wastewaters in

proportion with wastewater flow rate in specific time intervals, Bay and gulfs: Shall mean the sections of the sea where shore lines is concave and where mass water circulation

with the open sea is limited because of a pass or a larger space, Diagonal channel: Shall mean the wastewater channel that is constructed in order to protect dams, lakes and

gulfs and that collects the wastewaters of the surrounding, Sampling point: Wastewater sampling point shall mean the discharge point of the collected wastewaters to the

city wastewater system or receiving environments; receiving environment sampling point shall mean the point of

sampling after the wastewater is discharged to the receiving environment and mixed totally within the receiving

environment, Amount of wastewater formed: Shall mean the amount of wastewater determined with the calculation of water

consumption or with the measurements of a certain formation period, Organic waste: Shall mean the organic matters which decompose and consume oxygen in the environment they

are mixed to, Pre-treatment facility is; Due to the properties of wastewaters; a) to provide the limits of acceptability to this system for the wastewaters collected by the help of sewer system, b) to comply with the limit values anticipated for input waters of such operations for the wastewater treatment

and destruction facility belonging to single, common organized industrial region or to public by means of any

other transportation vehicle of wastewaters,

c) to enable treatment up to limit values anticipated in relation with this subject before the discharge of

wastewaters constructed to directly deep sea discharges and receiving environments, Treatment facilities to be constructed with the above purposes, Eutrophication: Shall mean the negative change of ecological balance with the carriage of nutrients such as

carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus to the lake or closed or half-closed bays, gulfs, estuaries, lagoon and similar

water environments, where lake, where water movements are limited, Special Environment protection region: Shall mean the special areas, which are allocated for the protection of the

existing ecological balance and transferring them to the next generations in the best way in special regions of the

country famous for natural richness and determined pursuant to amended 9th

article of the Law No. 3416, dated

3/3/1988 of the Environmental Law No. 2872, Parcel funnel: Shall mean funnels, which is accessible and special types of which are determined by the

Provincial Bank for taking samples, making measurements, monitoring wastewater at the beginning of the parcel

connection, Parcel wastewater drainage facility: Shall mean the system, which enables the collection of wastewaters in the

parcel, pre-treatment, control and city sewer, Reservoir: Shall mean the water volume formed in the natural lakes or by the accumulation of water behind a

seawall/bank structure, Industrial zone/region: Shall mean the regions and zones, where wastewaters are collected with a common

system and where there are various small and big industrial organizations/agencies covering organized industrial

zones working in a specific area, merchants and craftsmen sites, small industrial regions and similar agencies

with legal entity engaged in production like a cooperative, Dilution: Shall mean the decrease in the concentration of a contaminant parameter of wastewater as a result of

physical and hydrodynamic events or various physical, chemical and biochemical reactions after the discharge,

and shall mean this value calculated according to the discharge type of wastewater to the receiving environment

and the characteristics that the receiving environment has, Sludge: Shall mean the waste part of the fuel in the engine room of ships or remaining at the end of the

decomposition of oil, (fuel/oil mud), Slop: Shall mean the remnant part (load mud) remaining after the discharge of load on the tankers, Bilge water: Shall mean leakage and escape water and oils that may be at the engine rooms accumulating in the

bilge part of the ships, Characteristic value of water quality: Shall mean the percentage value of 90% which belong to the

measurements that are performed for any parameter in the water samples in order to determine the environment

quality, Water quality criteria: Shall mean the chemical and biological characteristics expected from the water resources

in terms of compatibility with the classes of use on the basis of protection of all water resources as balanced and

healthy environments and which will form a basis for the protection and planning for use, Water pollution: Shall mean the discharge of matters or energy remnants to the water resources in a way to

deteriorate directly or indirectly the chemical, physical, bacteriological, radioactive and ecological characteristics

of the water resource or to deteriorate the biological resources, human health, water quality, its use in fisher and

for other purposes, Control standards for water quality: Shall mean the limit values in order to perform quality control on the water

masses planned to be used for certain purposes and to prevent a further loss in quality, and of these limit values; a) the receiving environment standards, the ones that are determined to prevent the quality deterioration of water

masses that are accepted as receiving environments due to the wastewater discharge, b) discharge standards, the ones limiting the quality characteristics of wastewaters discharged with the same

objective, Water collecting basin: Shall mean the whole area in which the ground and surface waters feeding the lakes and

reservoirs are collected, and shall mean a section of spring feeding a certain part in the runoffs, T90- value: Shall refer the period until when the fecal based indicator micro organisms decrease to 10% of their

first concentrations under the conditions of sea and coastal waters, provided that hydrodynamic and dispersive

dilution conditions are kept constant, Stratification: Shall mean the formation of water masses more than one because the difference in temperature,

salinity and (dependent to these) density in coastal and open sea sections, especially in estuaries, bays and gulfs, Full mixture point: Shall mean the nearest point to the discharge point where the wastewaters are dispersed and

reach a single concentration, Fresh water limit point: Shall mean the point where salinity value increases considerably in the inland water

resources and where the concentration of chloride ions are accepted as 250 mg/lt in its determination, Hazardous and dangerous substances: Shall mean the substances which cause respiration, digestion or skin

absorption, acute toxicity and chronic toxicity in the long term, which cause to the carcinogen effects, which

resist to biological treatment, which require special processing in order to prevent the pollution of the ground and

surface waters and which require special disposal methods as per the Directorate which will be issued as per this

Regulation, Productivity: Gross initial productivity shall mean the amount of inorganic carbon which is transformed into

organic products per unit time and surface area in the water masses like seas and lakes and which is then

included in the structure of the organism and net initial productivity shall mean the remaining productivity

amount after inner respiration and other energy losses are subtracted, Rain water channel: Shall mean the channels, which carry rain waters, surface waters and drainage waters in the

separate system sewage structures, Under/groundwater (UGW): Shall mean all waters- still or moving- under the surface, Toxicity: Shall mean the toxic feature of a substance existing in the water environment in an amount more than a

certain concentration and threats the health of man and various indicator organisms and the balance of the

ecosystem and causes acute or chronic diseases and teratogenic, genetic deteriorations and deceases, TDF (Toxicity Dilution Factor): Shall mean the unit used to determine the level of toxicity of wastewaters.

CHAPTER TWO Principles

Principles regarding the Protection of Waters ARTICLE 4- In the protection of water and in the prevention of water pollution; a) In terms of water pollution control, it is essential that all sorts of contaminant resources shall be subject to a

certificate of permission, b) For the domestic wastewaters, the amount of fresh water input to the house must be equal to the wastewater

output, c) The regions with the highest water pollution must be determined, the works for enabling the optimal use of

water resources must be conducted and the priority of the measures to be taken must be determined within the

framework of water quality criteria, which will enable the classification inland waters, groundwaters and sea

waters in accordance with their intended usages, d) A technological production shall be performed, which will minimize wastewater amount and waste

concentration in the wastewater and will prevent the pollution at its source, e) Proper treatment and treatment methods shall be selected in technical and economical terms in the wastewater

treatment, f) Common wastewater treatment facility shall be established for industries and settlements producing similar-

quality wastewaters, g) The wastewater facilities to discharge to sensitive receiving water environments such as lake, ponds, bays and

gulfs with eutrophication risk must be designed in a way to remove nitrogen and phosphorus when necessary, h) Required measures shall be taken for the protection of aquaculture production areas, i) While separate receiving environment standard has not been provided in the standard list for the special

environment protection areas, which are defined under this Regulation, it shall be complied with the quality

parameters of highest quality waters and special measures shall be taken as separately for each group in the

water environment quality classification lists provided in this Regulation. Basin Plan, Basin Protection Plan ARTICLE 5- It is essential to determine the compliance of existing quality of inland waters with the quality

criteria for the utility areas and basin planning shall be conducted by the General Directorate for State Hydraulic

Works by consulting to the opinions of relevant agencies. A basin planning must be made, in which the properties of the basin are taken into consideration for the purpose

of protection of inland water resources for all usage purposes, of preventing the pollution and improving the

water quality of polluted water resources. In consequence of the prepared basin protection plan, a long-term

protection program and protection measures shall be determined. It is essential to comply with and obey to the

protective plan to be prepared in this way. Basin protection plan shall be made by the Ministry or any other organization to be authorized by the Ministry

by consulting to opinions of General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works and relevant institutions.

The Contaminant Effects that waters shall be kept away from Article 6- The major factors and problems causing pollution in the receiving environments due to the domestic,

industrial and agricultural resources, sea traffic and etc. have provided below: a) Fecal wastes, b) Organic wastes, c) Chemical Wastes,

d) The over-discharge of nutrients that cause excessive production in a way to damage the balance of the

receiving environment, e) Waste heat, f) Radioactive wastes, g) discharge of materials scanned down the sea, mud, garbage and excavation wastes and similar wastes, h) solid and liquid wastes with petroleum derivatives originating from ship and other sea vehicles (bilge water,

contaminated ballast, sludge, slop, oil and similar wastes), i) Aside from the wastes mentioned above, substances to which limit values are brought in the Hazardous and

Dangerous Substances Directorates.

CHAPTER THREE Quality Classification of Water Environments

Classification of Inland Surface Waters Article 7- The classification made according to the quality of inland surface water is provided below: Class I: High quality water, Class II: Less polluted water, Class III: Polluted water, Class IV: Over-polluted water. The quality parameters valid for the classification and limit values pertaining to them have been provided

separately for Class I, II, III and IV in Table 1. In order for a water resource to be included in these classes, all

parameter values must be in compliance with the parameter values given for that class. Waters corresponding to the above listed quality classes are accepted to be proper and in compliance with the

following water utilization areas: a) Class I – High quality water; 1) Supply of potable water with only disinfection, 2) Recreational purposes (including those requiring body contact like swimming), 3) Trout production, 4) Animal production and farming needs, 5) Other purposes. b) Class II – Less polluted water; 1) Supply of potable water with advanced or proper treatment, 2) Recreational purposes, 3) Fish production other than trout, 4) As irrigation water provided that it shall meet irrigation water quality criteria provided in Technical

Procedures Directorate, 5) All other utility purposes other than Class I. c) Class III- Polluted water can be used in the supply of industrial water after a proper treatment, excluding

industries that required quality water such as food and textile. d) Class IV – Over-polluted waters are surface waters that are lower quality than quality parameters given for

Class III and which can be used by improving to upper quality class.

Determination of Water Quality Class Article 8- Separate quality class shall be determined for each parameter group (A, B, C, and D) as indicated in

Table 1 according to results of the analysis conducted on the samples taken from the water resource. Besides, it

shall be determined according to each parameter in that group. The lowest quality class pertaining to one group

shall determine the class of that group. In order to find the characteristic value from the value of measured

pollution parameters, average, standard deviation and required statistical parameters shall be calculated. The

parameter giving standardized variable equal to variable value corresponding to 0.90 probability value in the

proper probability distribution table shall indicate the characteristic value. In the determination of characteristic

value, the results which reflect the accidental situations and which arise from clear analysis errors shall not be

taken into consideration. In case the characteristic value of the comparing parameter which is measured at a

point of any mass of water is lower than a certain water quality class, according to upper limits provided in Table

1, sampling point belongs to that class. Comparison is done regarding that interval shall be preserved within the interval of that class for pH value and

the numbers given in that class shall be the lower limit value for dissolved oxygen concentration and saturation

percentage.

Quality Classification of Lake Waters

Article 9 – The quality characteristics and classification of lakes, ponds and dam reservoirs used for various

purposes are performed as explained in Articles 7 and 8 and as per Table 1. However, the dissolved oxygen

concentrations and oxygen saturation percentages provided in Table 1 shall not be taken as a basis.

Eutrophication Controls in Lakes Article 10- It is mandatory to comply with the receiving environment standards contained in Table 2 in terms of

eutrophication control of lakes, ponds and dam reservoirs. If aquaculture production will be made in such kinds

of inland surface waters with a risk of eutrophication, it shall be carried out in coordination with the Ministry, the

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

Planning Principles Regarding Inland Surface Water Quality Article 11- Determination of inland surface water quality class is performed after the following procedures. a) The branch connections and wastewater discharge points must be marked. Sampling points are determined

based on these points. During the determination of the sampling points, the geographical and hydraulic facts

which deteriorate the continuity in the flow conditions are taken into consideration. b) Sampling frequency, minimum frequency and the analyses that shall be performed on the samples are

determined as per the “Regulation on Water Pollution Control, Sampling and Methods of Analysis Directorate”. c) The characteristic values that will represent the sample are determined as a result of the analyses performed. d) The analyses performed in the water samples taken are classified according to the parameter groups of “A, B,

C and D”. e) The characteristic values of the sample found according to the groups “A, B, C and D” are compared to the

limit values provided in Table 1, “A, B, C and D” groups. After these comparisons, the class of the point (I, II,

III, and IV) that the sample is taken from shall be determined. f) The quality classes determined for various sampling points of a surface water environment are indicated in the

form of tables or on maps or plans. From these markings, the quality classes of the areas of runoff sections or

static water are determined. g) In order to preserve the water quality potential, within the water basins of Class I waters, the precautions

specified in sub-paragraph (b) of the 20th

article of this Regulation shall be taken into account regardless of

whether potable water is supplied from that water resource at that time. In no way the discharge of waste or

wastewater is allowed to the receiving water spring of the Class II waters for which the possibility of potable

water supply exists. For the purposes aside from these, it is essential to preserve the present quality in Class II

waters and to rehabilitate the quality of Class II waters if it is consistent economically and technically. The

intention shall be to develop the quality of Class IV waters within the framework of a long-term basin protection

plan. h) As the studies of quality determination specified up to this point will take time, the Administration may

request the opinion of the General Directorate or Regional Directorates of State Hydraulic Works and request the

scientific institutions and/or experts for a determination within this period in case it decides the goals intended in

sub-paragraph (g) are negatively affected with waste or treated waters or those subject to direct wastewater

discharge. i) In the surface water basins planned for supplying potable and utility water, the provisions of this Regulation

shall start to be applicable together with the admission of water supply project into investment program.

Classification of Groundwaters Article 12- The classes defined according to the quality of the ground wastewaters are given below: Class GW I: High quality groundwaters, Class GW II: Average quality groundwaters, Class GW III: Low quality groundwaters, a) Class GW I – High quality groundwaters; Class GW I waters are groundwaters that may be used as potable water and in food industry. The waters

included in this class are suitable to any other kind of use. Class GW I waters may be used as potable water after

an appropriate disinfection process. The groundwaters which comply with the quality parameters of Class I

surface waters are accepted as Class GW I waters with the condition of supplying required oxygen only with

aeration. b) Class GW II – Average quality groundwaters; Class GW II waters may be used as potable water after a treatment process. These waters may be used for

agricultural purposes, water source for animals and as cooling water for industrial purposes without treatment.

The waters that comply with the quality parameters of Class II surface waters are accepted as Class GW II

waters. However, it is not required for these waters to meet the standard limits for iron, ammonium, manganese

and dissolved oxygen. c) Class GW III – Low quality groundwaters;

Class GW II waters are waters not meeting the quality parameters specified in sub-paragraph (a) and (b). The

place of use of for these waters shall be determined with the level of treatment that is available economically,

technologically and in terms of health.

Determination of Groundwater Classes Article 13- Determination of sampling points is carried out as follows: a) Sampling points for the groundwater classification is selected. Until this task is performed, all the wells from

which groundwater is supplied are accepted as sampling points. Sampling frequency, minimum time, the

analyses that shall be performed and the determination of characteristic value are performed in accordance with

the “Sampling and Methods of Analysis Directorate”. b) Only three classes (GW I, GW II and GW III) are considered in the classification of sampling points.

Classification of Sea and Coastal Waters Article 14- Sea and coastal waters shall be subject to the following classification in terms of the intended use, Class S I: Aquaculture production areas, Class S II: Recreational areas, Class S III: Areas influenced as a result of commercial, industrial and other uses. According to the classification provided above, the areas of use and characteristics of sea water are provided

below: a) Class S I – Aquaculture operations; 1) Open seas where intensive commercial fishery and aquaculture hunting is performed, 2) Intensive coastal fishing and shellfish rearing habitats, 3) Fishery areas, For the sea and coastal water quality expected from such areas and sections, the receiving environment standards

specified by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. b) Class S II – Recreation areas; In this field, the standard values required for the sea and coastal waters used for sports and for aesthetic

considerations are provided in Table 3 without taking into consideration the requirement of contact with the

coastal waters. c) Class S III – Areas influenced by ships and sea vehicles and commercial, industrial and other uses; In these waters, if the quality criteria specified in Table 4 are required of, even if these quality standards are not

met, the opportunity of being considered under this class is not jeopardized. Along with that, even those causing

the decrease of quality in these waters shall be monitored due to pollution restrictions and shall be subject to

sanctions listed under Environmental Law No. 2872.

Quality Criteria of Sea and Coastal Waters Article 15- It is essential to comply with the general quality criteria of sea and coastal waters in order to preserve

them as a healthy environment whether they are included in the classification for any purpose of use. These

criteria are provided in Table 4. Receiving environment standards of sea and coastal waters, where there are

aquaculture activities, must be in compliance with the standards determined by the Ministry of Agriculture and

Rural Affairs. The standard values required to be met by the sea and coastal waters for recreational purposes are

provided under Table 3. Sanctions shall be imposed on the activities causing the deterioration of aquaculture production areas per

receiving environment standards and the values specified under Table 3 and in accordance with the provisions of

Law No. 2872.

CHAPTER FOUR

Planning Principles and Prohibitions About Water Quality

The Pollution Prohibitions Regarding Inland Surface Waters from which Potable and Utility Water are

Supplied Article 16- The following general principles and conservation areas shall be valid until special provisions for

each resource and basin are imposed for the protection of reservoirs of potable water and utility water and

similar water resources by evaluating the characteristics of the resource and basin via scientific studies. Special

provisions shall be applied by the Ministry or relevant governorate in coordination with the Ministry. It is

essential that special provisions shall exactly be included in the development and environmental plans and be

implemented by the Administration. a) No wastewater can be discharged to the reservoir of potable and utility water. No wastewater can be

discharged to rivers and dry basins feeding the water resource in a way to change the water quality.

b) It is prohibited to discharge any solid waste and other waste to such water resources. c) Motor boats or barges and other fuel operated watercrafts are forbidden. Sailboats, rowboats or crafts

operating on electric motors and rafts are permitted. However, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works has the authority to allow watercrafts operating on fuel

provided that they shall not operate within 300 meters of water inlet structure for the sole purpose of meeting the

required needs of the locals such as safety, mass transportation and aquaculture if the lake surface area is very

large. All sorts of wastewater and/or bilge water to be formed on these crafts to be used for this purpose shall not

be discharged to potable water or utility water reservoir even after treatment. d) The lands which are within the water collection basins for potable and utility water and belong to the state,

municipalities or public lands shall be subject to the restrictions imposed for the conservation areas. However, such restrictions for military facilities shall be determined separately by the Ministry together with the

Ministry of National Defense. e) Swimming, fishing, hunting and picnic areas cannot be permitted at a distance closer than 300 meters from the

water collecting basin. f) Bid contract fishery operations, harvesting and rearing aquaculture are forbidden in the reservoirs from which

potable water is supplied. However, in reservoirs within designated economically feasible areas, the General

Directorate of State Hydraulic Works has the authority to allow bid contract fishery operations or aquaculture

harvesting under the condition of favorable recommendation by the Ministry and Ministry of Agriculture and

Rural Affairs. g) Sand, river wash stone and gravel pit operations at creeks shall not be permitted.

Absolute Conservation Zone Article 17- The area with 100 meter width, starting at the maximum water elevation level of potable and utility

water reservoir is considered absolute conservation zone. In case the border of the area in question exceeds the

border of collecting basin, the absolute conservation zone ends at the border of the basin. The following

measures shall be taken in these areas, a) The area within the conservation zone is expropriated by the related authorized Administration. For natural

lakes, it will expropriated by the administration(s) using the water. Expropriation of the absolute conservation

zones of human-made and natural lakes with existing potable and utility water purposes shall be performed by

the administration or administrations utilizing the water. b) No building construction can occur in this area apart from obligatory technical facilities required for the

project of potable and utility water and for the rehabilitation of present sewer systems. The existing constructions

in the area are hereby frozen/suspended. c) In compliance with the environmental plans, designated lake access areas for picnicking, swimming, fishing

and hunting activities shall be provided. These areas cannot be located within 300 meters of the water supply

collection structure. d) The areas that are considered necessary by the Administration of expropriation shall be fenced in or declared

as conservation zones.

Short Distance Conservation Zone Article 18- Short distance conservation zone constitutes a band of 900 meters beginning from the border of

absolute conservation zone for potable and utility water. In case the border of the area in question exceeds the

border of water collecting basin, the short distance conservation zone ends at the border of the basin of

conservation area. The following rules shall be applicable within the boundaries of the short distance

conservation zone: a) Tourism, housing and industrial developments are forbidden. b) Discharge or storage of all sorts of solid waste and refuse shall not be permitted. c) Earth excavations are prohibited except for the obligatory technical facilities mentioned in the sub-paragraph

(b) of 17th

article of this Regulation and activities within the scope of Law No. 2863 on the Protection of the

Cultural and Natural Heritage. d) Liquid and solid fuel storages shall not be permitted. The existing constructions in the area have been

frozen/suspended. Required modifications and maintenance activities may be carried out provided that no

changes shall be made to change its intended use and no architectural changes shall be made in the facade of the

existing buildings. e) Temporary coffee houses or food vendor constructions composed of mountable elements for (day-trip)

tourism for recreational and picnicking purposes in accordance with the environmental plan and implementation

plan and planning decisions approved by the Administration utilizing the water. f) Each parcel to be obtained after the allotments in this area cannot be smaller than 10,000 m

2. Total area of the

enclosed parts of the structures specified in sub-paragraph (e) shall not exceed 100 m2 on each parcel.

g) The sanitary installations of the constructions provided in sub-paragraph (e) are arranged as per the provisions

of “the Regulations on the Excavating Ditches in Non-Sewered Areas” imposed by the Ministry of Health

published in the Official Gazette No. 13783 and dated 3/13/1971. h) Controlled grazing and agricultural activities except husbandry shall be permitted provided that no artificial

fertilizers and pesticides are used under the control and inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural

Affairs. Also, it is essential to implement the erosion control methods. i) In compulsory cases, the sections of highways that shall pass through this area pursuant to the development

plan, only those sections which are related with transportation are permitted provided that required measures are

taken. No recreation, fuelling station and similar facilities can be constructed in these areas. j) It is essential to remove any wastewater generated from settlements or industrial facilities within this area,

which existed before 9/4/1988 or the date when the resource is taken into the scope of potable and utility water, to outside of the basin.

Medium Distance Conservation Zone Article 19- Medium distance conservation zone constitutes a band of 1 kilometer beginning from the border of

the short-distance conservation zone for potable and utility water. In case the border of the area in question

exceeds the border of water collecting basin, the medium distance conservation zone ends at the border of the

basin of conservation area. Conservation measures in these areas are provided below: a) No industrial establishments and housings are permitted in this area. b) Each parcel to be obtained after the allotments in this area cannot be smaller than 5,000 m

2. These parcels

shall have front sides of at least 25 meters to the present highways or those present in the land register and land

survey and land registration maps. c) In case there are no sanitary and aesthetic restrictions in this area, residential summer and garden houses,

recreational and touristic facilities and their premises may be permitted provided that they do not occupy more

than 5% of the parcel surfaces, the total of the construction areas do not exceed 250 m2 with 2 floors, the level of

the house overhang do not exceed 6.50 meters in height and they do not approach to the road or the parcel

boundaries any more than 5 meters. Apart from these, constructions except for housings like dairy farms, poultry buildings, water and animal feed

warehouses, grain storage units, manure or silage holes, beehives and flour mills may be allowed by the

Administration utilizing the water provided that they do not approach the highways any more than 10 meters and

not more than 5 meters to the parcel boundaries and the construction site coefficients do not exceed 40% and the

height of the construction does not exceed 6.50 meters. Concrete foundations and steel greenhouses shall not be

subject to the construction site coefficient provided that the approaching distances are complied with. Apart from the concrete foundations and steel roofs, the greenhouses which have the characteristics of simple

covering are not subject to above-specified distances and construction site coefficient restrictions. The facility

owners shall submit a written commitment to the Governorate that these facilities shall not be utilized for other

purposes and opinion of the governorate shall be seeked. The constructions mentioned in this Article must be

prepared on a scale of 1:50 or 1:100. Furthermore, all the buildings shall be constructed in accordance with the

reconstruction legislation. d) Wastewaters facilities specified under sub-paragraph (c) shall be used in irrigation after treatment in

accordance with the irrigation water quality criteria provided in the technical procedures circular. e) Explosions, crushing, screening, washing, ore dressing operations cannot be performed with the gallery

method. Mine extraction may be permitted by the Ministry provided that the operators’ shall provide a notarized

written commitment that these operations shall not be harmful to human health, shall not negatively impact water

quantity and quality and shall not constitute wastewater discharge to the receiving environment, that the land

shall be environmentally reclaimed at the end of the activity. f) No artificial fertilizers and agricultural pesticides are permitted to be used in this area. g) Discharge or storage of all sorts of solid waste and refuse shall not be permitted. h) In the sections of highways which will pass through this area pursuant to construction plan, only sections

related with transportation shall be permitted. No fueling stations allowed. i) It is essential to remove any wastewater generated from settlements or industrial facilities within this area,

which existed before 9/4/1988 or the date when the resource is taken into the scope of potable and utility water, to outside of the basin.

Long Distance Conservation Zone Article 20 – The whole area outside the boundaries of the conservation area of potable and utility water reservoir

is considered as the long distance conservation zone. The following measures shall be taken in these areas: a) Industrial establishments that does not generate hazardous wastes and discharge industrial wastewaters and

operate as “dry” facility may be allowed in the zone with a width of 3 kilometers horizontally beginning from the

border of medium distance conservation zone. It is essential to properly dispose/treat of any solid waste and the

air emissions generated from such facilities in a way such that it has no effect to the quality of the reservoir.

Landfills and disposal facilities shall not be permitted in this area. Tourism and housing permitted as specified in

19th

article. Explosions, chemical and metallurgical enrichment operations cannot be performed with the gallery method.

Mine extraction may be permitted by the Ministry provided that the operators’ shall provide a notarized written

commitment that these operations shall not be harmful to human health, shall not negatively impact water

quality, that the land shall be environmentally reclaimed at the end of the activity. Any wastewaters generated from activities in this area shall be removed away from the basin given that it shall

meet the receiving environment discharge standards of the relevant sector in this Regulation or shall be used in a

recycled. However, if this cannot be accomplished technically or economically, the discharge of the wastewater

within the basin can be permitted upon approval by the Ministry provided that advanced treatment technologies

are utilized to bring the discharge water quality to Class I standards. b) Activities in the area defined as from the border of the area specified under sub-paragraph (a) to the border of

the water basin, may be permitted provided that wastewaters generated from this area shall be removed away

from the basin or recycled by meeting the discharge standards listed under Table 5 to Table 21 of this regulation. Landfills and waste disposal areas may be established in this area upon positive recommendation by the

Ministry. However, the wastewaters generated from settlements within the long-distance conservation zone

existed prior to 9/4/1988 or before the date when the resource is taken into the scope of potable and utility water, may be permitted for discharging into the basin provided that the discharge is improved to Class II quality by

using advanced treatment technologies. Long distance conservation area borders may be restricted by the Ministry due to appropriate reasons such as

water basins of the potable and utility water resources are too large or there is another dam upstream.

Pollution Prohibitions Related to the Lakes Article 21- Untreated domestic and industrial wastewaters cannot be discharged into the reservoirs established

with purposes other than supplying potable and utility water or into the lakes and ponds used for similar

purposes. In addition, regarding the wastewater discharge into lakes, the deep sea discharge criteria are not applicable in

accordance with the Articles 33, 34 and 35 of this Regulation. The discharge standards of the treated wastewaters from full treatment processes are provided in Article 32 of

this Regulation. The total coliform count, nitrogen and phosphorus causing eutrophication shall be in

compliance with the limits tolerable in the receiving lake environment. The Ministry requires, all domestic and

industrial wastewaters to be discharged into lakes following treatment at an advanced treatment facility with the

purpose of meeting the required discharge standards pursuant to 31st and 32

nd articles of this Regulation in order

to prevent pollution and eutrophication. In case the investments on the treatment process are excessively costly,

upon an economic cost comparison, these wastewaters may be discharged to outside the collection basin of the

lake in question. If the quality of the lake waters does not reach the levels specified in Table 2 in spite of all

measures taken, a basin conservation plan shall be prepared with the purpose of regulating water quality. It is

essential to comply with and obey to the protective plan to be prepared in this way.

Pollution Prohibitions and Regulations on Groundwaters Article 22- Reserving all powers and responsibilities granted to the General Directorate of State Hydraulic

Works with the Law No. 167 on Protection of Groundwaters, dated December 16, 1960, in regards to the use and

protection of groundwaters, the following obligations shall be undertaken until special planning principles are

imposed about the protection of groundwaters: a) Regardless of the groundwater classification, in changes or deteriorations in its quality, the contaminant

source shall be determined and penal actions shall be taken against those polluting in accordance with 20th

, 21st

and 23rd

articles of the law No. 2872. b) It is necessary to provide gravitational separation structures that will prevent salt waters getting into fresh

water resources in order to protect the quality of groundwaters in all coastal areas. If the gravitational separation

values are exceeded due to unauthorized wells, these wells shall be located and closed by the Administration.

The acts of the real and legal persons responsible for these wells are subject to the pollution prohibition

regulations.

c) It is likely that permanent contaminants may seep into wells and drains over time, any operations using

prohibited substances specified in the “Hazardous and Toxic Substances Directorate” of the Water Pollution

Control Regulations are not allowed to operate within these areas. d) No constructions, solid or liquid waste discharges and access are permitted at a distance closer than 50 meters

to the wells, springs and infiltration galleries of groundwater sources of Class GW I and Class GW II. In order

to implement the protection measures, the groundwater resource is fenced in with a barbed wire within a

perimeter of 50 meters. e) The size of the conservation area can be increased or decreased by the Administration through taking the local

conditions into consideration. When necessary, a second protection band is established and permission may be

given for its use with recreational purposes and for access only without any structural construction. f) In case the current situation in establishing protection bands do not permit the practice of the measures

provided in the sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) above, expropriation of these structures may be initiated.

If this is not possible, measures that prevent waste discharges in the conservation area shall be taken. g) The substances that may be mixed to groundwater by dissolving into wastewaters or rain waters cannot be

stored directly on the ground within the feeding basin. h) Waste substances classified as class STS3 and STS 4 as referenced in the “Hazardous and Toxic Substances

Directorate” may be stored by taking the special measures specified in the Directorate. i) In order to prevent potential groundwater pollution, storage tanks for all kinds of chemical substances, process

and treatment sludges, waste digestion tanks and tanks for storing similar substances shall be made leak proof. j) In case of using wastewaters for irrigational purposes, the amount and schedule of irrigation shall be arranged

so as to minimize the possibility of the wastewaters causing pollution by seeping into groundwaters. k) Especially in areas where the groundwaters are used as potable water, the pesticides of use shall be

biodegradable easily in the natural environment and shall not bio-accumulate in bodies of living beings in the

long term. Regarding the usage of these pesticides, it is necessary to receive permission from relevant units of

the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. l) For fertilization, relevant departments of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shall determine in detail

the necessary quantities by scientific calculations and shall oversee relevant controls in order to prevent

excessive usage. m) If it is necessary to use radioactive tracers, the tracers that do not cause water pollution shall be utilized. n) Required preventative measures shall be taken for the operations in which hazardous and toxic substances are

being used, in order to prevent groundwater pollution by considering the possibility of accidents. For example,

materials such as perlite, shavings, etc., shall be readily available in the stock to be used for absorption of the

spilled substances in case of an accident. o) It is prohibited to supply material from all sorts of formation in water bearing characteristics in the

groundwater reservoirs. However, the supply of materials from ground feeding basins may be permitted by

requesting positive opinion of the General Directorate of the State Hydraulic Works. p) Direct wastewater discharges into groundwaters are not allowed even if they are treated. Artificial feeding into

groundwater shall be conducted in accordance with the Legislation on Groundwaters.

Pollution Prohibitions Related to Seas Article 23 – All sorts of marine and coastal water usages and discharges which also generate the contaminant

factors set forth in the 6th

article of this Regulation are completely forbidden or limited. The prohibitive

provisions on the direct discharges and waste (chum) drainages into the territorial waters of Turkey without

permission also include the indirect external effects on the waters which Turkey has the right to use in economic

way. In such circumstances, the administration shall take the necessary measures against the current or potential

effects or threads. Accordingly; a) It is prohibited to discharge or dispose substances, whether they are originated in Turkey or from abroad,

which are banned or restricted (subject to permits) into the waters or the immediate waters which may affect the

waters in question without getting the necessary permissions. b) It is prohibited for the ships cruising on the seas which fall within the sovereignty of Turkey or for the

airplanes which fly over the seas in question to discharge bilge, ballast, garbage and domestic or industrial

wastewaters into the seas in question. c) In order to prevent the coastal waters from being polluted by the septic tanks built on or near the sand bars of

the shores, septic tanks must be leak proof and must be discharge into a wastewater treatment facility or a sewer

system. d) The operators processing, loading/unloading, storing petroleum and its derivatives are obligated to make and

keep available all sorts of equipments and materials for petroleum contamination response organizations by

considering the possibility of discharge of petroleum into water environments due to accidents or unexpected

conditions. e) Except for the circumstances that constitute an immediate fire hazard following an accident, it is prohibited to

use a chemical dispersant for dilution of settlement purposes of petroleum contamination dispersed on the waters

without requesting the positive opinion of the Ministry. f) It is prohibited to discharge to sea and coastal waters with the purpose of disposing all types of construction

and demolition wastes, debris, treatment and process waste sludges or similar solid wastes.

g) For fishery purposes, it is prohibited to discharge any wastes of aquaculture and fish, sponge and other water

produce and similar operations into ports, bays and gulfs without the positive opinion of the Ministry. h) It is obligatory to request the opinion of the Ministry with respect to the aquaculture operations at coastal

waters/open seas and related site determination studies.

Control of Sea Bottom Dredging Activities Article 24- It is obligatory to obtain permission from the Ministry by considering the type, amount and the

location to discharge of any dredging material generated from the sea bottoms.

CHAPTER FIVE Principles for the Wastewater Discharges

Discharge into the Sewer Systems Article 25- The basic principles for discharge of wastewaters into the sewer systems are specified as follows: a) In principle, it is a right and liability to connect all kinds of wastewaters to the sewer system when one exists. b) The sewer systems shall not be damaged and shall not be used for other than their very purposes. c) The real and legal persons whom generate wastewaters are responsible for all expenses incurred due to their

utilization of the sewer system and from the treatment and discharge systems which are established with the

purposes of treatment and/or disposal. d) For wastewater quantity determinations, those who use potable water supplies other than the water

distribution network are obligated to document the amounts of water supplied to their treatment facilities that are

connected to the sewer system and in return for their cost determination of the sewer system. e) For industrial wastewaters to be connected directly to the sewer system or to be discharged into the sewer

system via transportation with tankers or similar vehicles; they 1) shall not do any harm to the structure and operation of the sewer system and shall not cause any hindrance to

the operation of sewer system, 2) shall not pose any health concerns to their personnel or the population in the area, 3) shall not adversely affect the operation and efficiency of the treatment plant that their sewer system is

connected to, 4) shall not include substances that are not suitable for biological treatment operations, 5) shall not render difficult to dispose or use the sludge or similar residues generated as a result of wastewater

treatment operations or shall not cause these wastes to acquire hazardous characteristics. Principles for Direct Discharge into Receiving Water Environments Article 26- Wastewater quality and quantity assurance, minimizing the pollution and its treatment, compliance

monitoring and documentation in regular intervals with the wastewater discharge standards, shall fall within the

responsibility and liability of those who cause the pollution. With regards to monitoring compliance with the

standards, any analysis related to compliance conducted by the generator shall be kept for a period of three years.

The administration may inspect whether this obligation is met or not, and if necessary collects its own samples.

Any analytical expense accrued by the administration for compliance monitoring shall be covered by the

generator. The following general principles shall be observed in order to prevent pollution in the receiving water bodies: a) In regions where there is a wastewater collection system and a treatment plant, the industrial enterprises may

discharge their wastewaters into the urban sewage system provided that they comply with the requirements for

connection to the sewer system. Individual or combined package wastewater treatment plants are required for

sources which are outside the urban boundaries and discharge directly into the receiving environment. For the

industries which are within or outside the urban boundaries and which produce similar characteristic

wastewaters, the possibility of a combined treatment plant can be investigated and evaluated. b) It is strictly forbidden to dilute wastewaters with rainwater, cooling water, spent washing waters with low

pollution and similarly less polluted waters for the sole purpose of meeting discharge standards. c) For the substances which are specified in the "Hazardous and Toxic Substances Directorate" of the Regulation

on Water Pollution Control, if they are present in the wastewaters and for their conditional discharges to

receiving environments, the standards and limit values provided with this Directorate shall be applicable. d) It is prohibited to discharge all types of solid wastes and residue, treatment plant and septic sludges into the

receiving environments. e) The real or legal persons shall be responsible for compliance with the standards set forth in Table 5 through

Table 21 (based on their operation types) for the wastewaters they discharge into the receiving environment.

With respect to the hazardous and toxic substances, it is imperative to comply with the provisions of the sub-

paragraph (c) and to provide the necessary documents pursuant to the “Hazardous and Toxic Substances

Directorate” of the Regulation on Water Pollution Control. f) If there are multiple sectors within the same industrial enterprise, in order to determine the parameter limit

values for discharge standards into the receiving environment, the highest industrial wastewater flow rate shall

be taken as basis. However, for the sector with the low wastewater flow rate, if some of the parameters provided

in the Regulation are not listed on the standards table, the non-listed parameters shall also be taken into

consideration. If industrial wastewaters of industrial establishments are discharged combined with domestic wastewaters

generated at these plants, discharge standards provided for the industrial establishment in question shall be

applicable regardless of the quantity of domestic wastewater input. g) For the discharge of treated wastewaters into irrigation and drainage channels, the provisions applicable in

direct discharges to the receiving water environment shall be strictly applicable. However, in order for allowing

treated wastewater discharges into irrigation channels, the opinion of the General Directorate of State Hydraulic

Works must be sought.

Direct Discharge into Receiving Water Environment Article 27- The standards have been set individually on the basis of industry by taking into consideration of

industry types, small industrial regions, organized industrial zones and other small scale enterprises established

in Turkey. The mixture of various industrial wastewaters is governed by group standards for that industrial

sector. The standard values to be observed with regard to the discharge of domestic wastewaters into the receiving

environment are provided in Table 21. The institutions, organizations and enterprises which certify and document that they discharge the water they

receive from any water environment as mineral or hot water and return it to the same environment after usage

without changing its quality in any way, do not violate the discharge standards for the quantity of water within

this scope. Yet, if these institutions, organizations and enterprises use a water resource or produce wastewaters

except for those set forth above, this reservation shall not be valid for the amount of water discharged after being

altered qualitatively. The institutions, organizations and enterprises shall be responsible for not discharging more polluted

wastewaters than the waters they receive for their usage, when they utilize waters that are lower quality in

comparison to their industrial group discharge standards. If the flow rate of geothermal mineral waters brought out from the underground for various purposes such as

power generation and heating is 50 L/sec or more, it is obligatory to dispose these waters back into the source

formation by re-injection. those who do not dispose it by way of re-injection shall not be provided with

operating license. If it is scientifically proven that these mineral waters cannot be disposed by re-injection, an

environmental impact assessment shall be conducted for potential disposal methods.

Use of Wastewaters in Irrigation Article 28- In regions where water for irrigation is scarce or has an economic value, the wastewaters, which are

treated so as to comply with the quality criteria for the irrigation water specified in the “Technical Procedures

Directorate” of the Regulation on Water Pollution Control, are encouraged to be used as irrigation water. The

pre-treatment operations and necessary monitoring shall be carried out in accordance with the Technical

Procedures Directorate. Whether large amounts of wastewater is in compliance with such purposes shall be

determined by a commission to be composed of representatives of the governorate General Directorate of

Environment and Forestry, provincial Agriculture Directorate and Regional Directorate of State Hydraulic

Works.

Principles for Taking and Assessing Composite Samples Article 29- The standard values which are imposed in this Regulation with regard to discharge of wastewaters

into the receiving and water environments, represent the limit values which are not to be exceeded in the

composite wastewater samples. They are obligated to monitor outlets of treatment facilities by way of measurements and samples, analyticals to

determine the information related to wastewater properties and quantities, to document and produce them during

inspections, to take samples in intervals specified in the discharge permit document in order to meet the required

discharge standards. Administration may inspect whether this obligation is met, and if necessary, take its own

samples and measurements. Any expense incurred by the administration for this purpose shall be covered by the

generators. Three separate limits have been provided for the wastewater discharge standards into the receiving water

environments. These values shall represent the concentrations obtained from the outlet samples of

instantaneous, 2-hour and 24-hour composites.

During the inspections, 2-hour composite samples under normal operating conditions and their limit values are

taken as basis. However, in wastewater treatment facilities where it is impossible to take a 2-hour composite

sample, which discharge the treated wastewaters into the receiving environment within a time less than two

hours, the maximum duration for the composite sample collection shall be compared with the 2-hour composite

sample value and the compliance inspection shall be conducted in this way. During inspections to be conducted by the administration with regard to the sectors, which do not have an

instantaneous sample parameter provided in the table where the receiving environment discharge standards are

specified, the instantaneous samples to be taken can be used for controlling purposes. In such case, if the

instantaneous sample analytical value is over 20% of the two-hour composite sample standard value, a two-hour

composite sample shall be collected at the enterprise within the following five days and this analytical shall be

taken into evaluation as to be the basis for violation. The administration may, if necessary inspect whether or not

the results of the twenty four-hour composite samples exceed the limit values specified in this Regulation. The

generator shall be responsible for monitoring and documenting both limit values during its operations. During the inspections, a fish bio-test (ZSF) parameter shall be collected and reviewed by the relevant

administration if deemed necessary. Design of wastewater treatment facilities, shall take BOD5 parameter into consideration. Especially in the design and operation of the treatment plants to be built and permitted for discharge, the

standards specified for two or twenty-four hour composite samples shall be taken as the basis. In facilities, where

there are no two-hour long operations, the composite sample taken during the discharge duration shall be

compared with standards provided for two-hour composite. The enterprises, whose wastewater flow rate if over 500 m

3/day shall be obligated to keep sample collection port,

automatic sampling and flow rate measurement devices available at the outlet points of the wastewater facility. Sample collection from wastewaters or treated waters shall be conducted in accordance with the Sampling and

Analysis Methods Directorate.

Measures For Minimizing Quantity and Harm of Wastewater Article 30- Generally accepted methods applicable for wastewater treatment are defined in the “Technical

Procedure Directorate” of Regulation on Water Pollution Control. When selecting the methods of the wastewater

treatment, necessary precautions shall be taken in order not to lead to environmental problems outside the

receiving water environment such as air pollution, soil contamination, solid waste generation etc.

Standards for Discharge of Industrial Wastewaters Article 31- Industries are grouped according to the type of production, and sixteen sectors are formed. For the

plants operating completely on dry-type among the plants considered part of any of these sectors, the wastewater

standards provided in Table 5 to 20 are not applicable. These industrial types include the following: a) Food industry; Flour mills, pasta production plants, yeast industry, milk and dairy products industry, industry

of oil extraction from oil seeds and refinery of liquid oil, production of olive oil and soap, refinery of solid oil,

slaughterhouses and integrated meat plants, production of fish and bone meal, by-products of meat processing,

washing and processing of vegetables and fruits, processing of plants, sugar industry, salt plants, field fisheries,

evaluation of aquaculture products and similar industrial enterprises. b) Beverage industry; Non-alcoholic beverages (soft drinks) industry, alcohol and alcoholic beverages industry,

production of beer and malt, production of molasses alcohol. c) Mining industry; Ferrous and non-ferrous metal ores, production and transportation of coal, boron ore,

ceramic and crockery industry, industries of cement, stone crushing and earthenware and similar industrial

establishments. d) Glassware industry; Manufacturing of glass objects, flat glass and window pane, preparation of glass wool,

and silver coated or uncoated mirror industry. e) The sector of coal preparation, processing and power generation; preparation of anthracite and lignite,

production of coke and coal gas, thermal power stations, nuclear power stations, geothermal power stations,

cooling water and similar liquids, close circuit industrial cooling waters, steam boiler operating on fuel oil and

coal, and similar facilities. f) Textile industry; Production and treatment of open fibers and threads, treatment of woven fabric, cotton textile

and alike, cotton wear industry, washing, treatment and weaving wool and alike, treatment of knitted fabric and

alike, treatment of carpet and alike, treatment of synthetic textiles and alike. g) Petroleum industry; Petroleum refinery, petroleum products filling facilities and alike. h) Leather and leather products industry. i) Cellulose, paper and paperboard industry; Production of semi-cellulose, production of unbleached cellulose,

production of bleached cellulose, production of pure cellulose, production of unstarched paper, production of

starched paper, production of highly fine textured paper from pure cellulose, production of surface-coated and

loaded paper, production of paper containing low levels of recycled paper, production of paper from recycled

paper, production of parchment paper and alike. j) Chemical industry; Industry of chlorine alkali, industry of perborate and other boron products, production of

orpiment and alike, industry of dye and ink, industry of dyeing raw materials and auxiliary materials, medicine

industry, fertilizer industry, plastic industry, industry of pipe, film, hose and rubber, production of vehicle tires

and tire coating, medical and agricultural preparations industry (laboratories, tannic substances, cosmetic

materials), detergent industry, petrochemicals and hydrocarbon production facilities, production of soda,

production of carbide, production of barium compounds, production of dispersed oxides and alike. k) Metals industry; Iron and steel processing facilities, in general the metal preparation and processing,

galvanizing, cauterizing, electrolytic coating, metal coloring, zinc coating, hardening- quenching, production of

conductive plate, production of accumulator, enameling, glazing facilities, metal grinding and sandpapering

facilities, metal finishing and varnishing plants, polishing-dyeing, production of metals other than iron,

aluminum oxide and aluminum melting, iron and non-iron metal casting and molding and alike. l) Wooden products and furniture industry; Timber and lumber, particleboard, box case, packaging, hardboard

and alike. m) Mass manufacturing of machinery, electrical machinery and equipments, spare parts industry. n) Industry of vehicle manufacturing and repair shops; motorized and unmotorized vehicle repair shops, factories

of automobiles, trucks, tractors, buses, bicycles, motorcycles and similar vehicles, shipyards and ship

dismantling plants. o) Mixed industries; Large and small organized industrial regions and other industries which cannot be grouped

into any sector. p) Other facilities producing industrial wastewaters; Potable water filter backwash waters, industrial cooling

waters, air pollution filter residue and wastewaters, wastewaters from car wash operations and gas stations,

wastewaters from solid waste recycling and disposal operations, wastewaters from treatment facilities,

wastewaters from the glue and adhesive production plants, discharges from water softening, demineralization

and regeneration, active carbon washing and regeneration facilities. The wastewater discharge standards specified for the above mentioned industrial wastewater sources are

provided in Table 5 to Table 20. For the industry types not included in this Regulation, discharge parameters of

similar sectors and Table 19 shall be taken as a basis and specific discharge standards shall be determined by the

relevant Administration by considering the type of process, raw materials used, chemicals used and similar

issues upon positive recommendation of the Ministry.

Discharge Standards for Domestic Wastewaters Article 32- The standard values specified for the discharge of domestic wastewater into receiving water

environments directly and/or after being treated in the urban treatment plants, are provided in Table 21. The domestic wastewaters are grouped as follows according to pollution loads: a) The pollution loads are between 5-60 kg/day as raw BOD5 (equivalent population in between 84-1,000). b)) The pollution loads are between 60-600 kg/day as raw BOD5 (equivalent population in between 1,000-

10,000). c) The pollution loads are between 600-6,000 kg/day as raw BOD5 (equivalent population in between 10,000-

100,000). d) The pollution loads are greater than 6,000 kg/day as raw BOD5 (equivalent population is 100,000 or more). For settlements without a sewer system, in the areas which are required to be protected against pollution by the

Governorate, if the population is under eighty-four, the domestic wastewaters shall be collected in leak proof

septic tanks which are to be constructed in accordance with the “Regulations on Wells to be Constructed at

Locations not feasible for a Sewer System” and transported to a wastewater treatment plant. Apart from such

areas, in regions with a population up to five hundred, the above-specified Regulation provisions can be

applicable. Wastewater sources that collect domestic wastewaters in leak proof septic tanks and transfer to treatment plants

by means of sewage tanker trucks are obligated to store the transportation and disposal documents they received

for a period of three years and to present them to the public officers during the inspection.

Deep Sea Discharge into Receiving Environments by Article 33 – In the event that it has been proven through detailed engineering works that the diluting capacity of

the receiving environment is sufficient for the coastal settlements and coastal industries, the discharge of

wastewaters and cooling waters into the sea shall be allowed. In such cases, the discharge standards specified

for the discharge of domestic and industrial wastewaters into the receiving environment shall not be applicable.

Due to the geographic conditions, if it is in inevitable to discharge the untreated wastewater and cooling waters

by means of deep sea discharge into semi-closed bays and gulfs, which have low capacities for distribution and

dilution, such a discharge shall be allowed pursuant to the 42nd

article of this Regulation, provided, that it has

been proved through an environmental impact assessment that such a discharge would not disrupt the ecological

balances of the receiving environment and there would be no accumulation of the heavy metals, nutrients and

other substances specified in the “Hazardous and Toxic Substances Directorate."

Characteristics of Wastewaters Allowed for Discharge into Deep Sea Article 34- As limited treatment is performed only before the deep sea discharge, with the purpose of protecting

the sea environment, the properties and characteristics of wastewater to be discharged into the receiving

environment with deep sea discharge have been restricted. These restrictions have been specified below; a) For discharge into deep sea, the levels of the substances specified in the “Hazardous and Toxic Substances

Directorate” shall not exceed those set forth in the same Directorate. b) The characteristics of the wastewater allowed to be discharged by way of deep sea discharge pursuant to

Article 33 are provided in Table 22. Any wastewaters above the standard limits provided on this table are

prohibited from discharge into the sea.

Criteria for Deep Sea Discharge Article 35 – In case of disposal of wastewaters by means of deep sea discharge, the criteria for deep sea

discharge to be applied for the receiving environments have been specified in Table 23. The following points

shall be taken into consideration in the design of discharge systems: a) For the discharge of wastewaters into the sea as permitted in this Regulation, the initial dilution factor in the

project S1 shall be lower than 40, S1= 1000 preferably. The determination of these dilution factors shall be

performed in accordance with “the Technical Procedure Directorate” of the Regulation on Water Pollution

Control. b) The minimum discharge depth shall be 20 meters, but if it is not economically feasible to reach 20 meters of

depth, the average discharge pipe length as measured from the coastal line except the length of diffuser shall not

be shorter than the values set forth in Table 24. The discharge pipe length for those settlements, enterprises and

industries which have values higher than those set forth in this table and which are called "the Significant

Pollutant Sources" shall be determined by taking into consideration of the pre-treatment and full treatment

alternatives. c) In summer months, the T90 value may be taken as at least 1.5 hours in the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean

Sea and 2 hours in the Black Sea. For winter months, the T90 values would be higher and must be considered to

be in between 3-5 hours on average.

Exceptional Provisions Article 36- Considering other wastewater sources' negative impact on the sea water quality, where discharge or

potential discharge may occur into a specific sea environment, striker criteria and measures specified in the 35th

article may be required along with permission of the Local Environmental board and with the approval of the top

civilian authority. Characteristics of the wastewater allowed to be discharged by deep sea discharge pursuant to Article 33 are

provided in Table 22. Any discharge into sea of wastewaters with contaminant characteristics other than the

parameters provided in this Table may be permitted provided that it has been proved through detailed scientific

studies that the discharge shall not disturb the ecological balances.

CHAPTER SIX Principles for Discharge Permission

Permission for the Discharge into Receiving Water Environment Article 37- It is required to receive permission from the Administration for the direct discharge of all sorts of

domestic and/or industrial wastewaters into the receiving water environments in accordance with the principles

set forth in this Regulation. For each discharge of wastewater, it is necessary to comply with the conditions and

requirements for the outlet water quality and other conditions set forth by the Administration within the

framework of this Regulation. For each permission for discharges into receiving water environment, the top

civilian authority shall be authorized to act after receiving proper opinion of the local environmental board. In areas and regions, where receiving water environment has been highly polluted, the discharge standards of

receiving water environment, locations and boundary determinations, and other operations to be implemented

shall be determined with a basin conservation plan. The following are the principles for the discharge permission; a) The permission granted by the Administration for discharge of wastewater shall be valid for a period of five

years.

b) Ministry may impose restrictions for receiving water environment beyond the restrictions and limitations

specified in this Regulation in the existing wastewater discharges by considering the minimum flow rates and

pollution levels of the water resources in the receiving environment until the Basin Conservation Plan study,

which is created after scientific works, is carried out with the purpose of preventing the negative impact on the

existing usage purposes. Other restrictions shall be applicable on the wastewater discharge limits as a result of

the calculations to be made by considering the limit values in Table 1. These restrictions imposed shall be

implemented by the operator within twelve months of issuance. c) If the color parameter in the receiving water environment is measured above 300 unit (Pt-Co), analyses listed

in the sector tables of the relevant operators conducting discharge shall be conducted one more time. If limits for

these parameters are not met at the end of these analyses, further action shall be required.

Continuation of Liability of Taking Measures Against Pollution Article 38- The administrations of wastewater treatment plants and the institutions, organizations and enterprises

which have received permission for discharges shall be liable for not discharging the pollutants in amounts more

than those specified in the permit document and not exceeding the standards for the discharge of wastewaters,

even after constructing their plants and start operations. Receiving a permit cannot be construed as an exemption

from penal and legal sanctions.

Discharge Permit Restrictions and Termination Article 39- The following shall be applicable in restrictions and termination of discharge permits: a) The discharge limits provided in the permits shall be restricted when determined that it had a negative impact

on receiving water environment for the existing or propose usage purposes. b) Operators that do not comply with the provisions of their discharge permits issued by the Administration and

subjected to administrative sanctions twice within a year, shall have their operations halted for a specific period

of time and if the required compliance conditions are not met within this period, the Administration

shall terminate these discharge permits.

Discharge Permit Procedures Article 40 – Individuals and enterprises that request permission for discharge into the receiving water

environment shall be obligated to accurately fill the application and discharge permit forms provided in the

Administrative Procedures Directorate of Regulation on Water Pollution Control for a permit application. For binding an industrial wastewater source to a permit, the following information shall be provided to the

Administration by the industrial establishment; information about the type of the industry, generation amounts,

raw materials utilized, number of employees, water and energy consumption rates, production flow diagrams and

wastewater sources produced during the manufacturing, solid and liquid waste generation amounts and their

characteristics and whether there are classified as hazardous wastes. If the discharge permit application is found to be complete and wastewater analyses taken meet the standards

specified in this Regulation, the discharge permit application shall be issued within two months from the

application date. Permit documents shall be renewed periodically. During this renewal process, Administration shall inspect

whether there are any changes in the properties and characteristics of the facility, whether the wastewater

amounts and/or pollution loads have been changed, whether the measures requested prior were taken, whether

there is a need for new measures, whether sampling programs are carried out regularly. If it has been determined

that any of the above listed issues have not been realized, the applicant shall re-initiate the permit process and

shall be obligated to re-obtain the permission certificate in accordance with the principles specified in the 26th

and 27th

articles of this Regulation.

Appeals to Discharge permits Article 41- In the event that several adverse effects have been observed in a receiving water environment due to

the discharge of wastewaters or any third party who is subject to immediate or potential harms arising from such

discharges has the right to appeal to the Administration that has given the permission. The appellant must make

their objections with proofs for the discharge permits. If these legal objections are found to be justified, the

permitees are obligated to take the necessary measures for improvements.

Permission for Deep Sea Discharge Article 42 – The permission for deep sea discharge shall be granted within the framework of the following

principles; a) It is mandatory to obtain a deep sea discharge certificate prior to any deep sea discharges. Following the approval of

the deep sea discharge projects by the Ministry, which are prepared on the basis of the principles explained in

34th

and 35th

articles, the deep sea discharge permit shall be issued within six months at the latest with the

approval of the top civilian authority with the appropriate opinion of the Local Environmental board. The permit

application shall include the copy of the deep discharge project plan, the proposed and foreseen sea water

quality, the economical, topographic, bathymetric, aquaculture and other features of the marine region in which

the plants will be constructed, the measures against emergencies and power interruptions and the future

improvements, expansions and alterations in the project. Persons and enterprises that request permission for discharge into the deep sea shall be obligated to accurately

fill the application and discharge permit forms provided in the Administrative Procedures Directorate of

Regulation on Water Pollution Control for a permit application. b) These permits shall be valid for a period of five (5) years. If it has been observed that within this period the

obligations are not fulfilled, the permission for the deep sea discharge granted previously shall be voided by the

Ministry if deemed necessary or with the approval of top civilian authority. The agencies, institutions and

establishments, which received permissions in conjunction with their wastewater treatment plants, shall be

obligated to not discharge contaminants beyond what is anticipated in the project and not to exceed both

discharge standards and receiving environment standards even after constructing their plants and start operations.

CHAPTER SEVEN Practices in Wastewater Treatment Plants

Principles of Wastewater Collection and Disposal Article 43 – The administrations of the wastewater treatment plants shall be responsible for the collection,

transmission and disposal of the wastewaters which are produced in regions for which they are responsible in

accordance with sub-paragraph three of 11th

Article of the Law No. 2872. These administrations shall be

responsible for the disposal of the wastewaters collected within their network based on the principles set forth in

this Regulation. If wastewater treatment facility administrations desire to remove the wastewaters collected within their sewer

systems without any treatment until such a time that their wastewater treatment and disposal facilities are

established and operational, they are obligated to inform the Ministry in this respect and to obtain appropriate

decision of the Ministry. The applicant must be the appropriate civil service authority and shall present a work

plan for the wastewater treatment facility. If the municipalities do not fulfill the commitments provided in the

work plan of the wastewater treatment facility other than force majeure, the mayors shall be deemed to have

neglected their duty. For connections to the sewer systems of municipalities, which do not fulfill its commitments under the work plan

or which did not submit a work plan for their wastewater treatment facility, the Ministry may impose restrictions

specified under sub-paragraph (h) and (i) of the 45th

article of this Regulation. It is a right and liability for the owners of the real estates within the jurisdiction of these administrations to

connect their wastewaters to a combined treatment plant and to utilize from these plants.

Wastewater Connection Permits and Documents Article 44 – Connection by parcels, institutions, organizations and enterprises in an urban and/or industrial

region of their wastewaters to the wastewater treatment plants shall be subject to the permission for connection

to wastewater treatment plants by the administrations of the wastewater treatment plants. The permission for

connection to wastewater treatment plants is a permission granted by the administration in return for a written

document for domestic wastewaters; and for the industrial and combined wastewaters after compliance with the

conditions set forth in the quality control document. The quality control permission for connection is issued by

the administration of the wastewater treatment plants upon receipt of the quality control document which

specifies the conditions for the connection of the industrial wastewaters to the sewer system. These documents

and permissions are subject to the provisions of the Articles 45, 46, 47 and 48.

Restrictions on the Connection to the Sewer System Article 45 – The connections to the sewer systems which are built and operated within the scope of the

wastewater treatment plants shall be subject to the following restrictions; a) If the sewer system is a separate system, rain waters and other non-polluted drainage waters shall not be

connected to the sewer system. b) In the combined and separate systems, the amount and quality of the wastewaters to be permitted shall be

determined during dry weather conditions. c) The enterprises that operate intermittently shall be obligated to build a balancing tank/pond regardless of

whether a pre-treatment is required prior to connecting to the sewer system. Wastewater flow rates and

characteristics shall be determined at the outlet of this balancing tank/pond. For the plants without balancing

pools, the wastewater amounts and pollution loads that act as a basis for permits shall be determined by taking

into consideration the maximum wastewater quantity and quality leaving the plant. d) It is prohibited to connect the cooling waters which do not contain any pollutants to the sewer system without

the special approval by the authorized administrations of the wastewater treatment plants. e) It shall be prohibited to discharge the industrial waters into the sewer system after diluting them with non-

polluted wastewaters for the purpose of avoiding pre-treatment. f) The wastewaters discharged into the wastewater treatment plants shall not be used for any purpose other than

treatment without a written permission by the administrations of the wastewater treatment plants. g) Domestic wastewaters may be connected to the sewer systems with the permission of the municipality

regardless of the sewer system has treatment or not. h) The local environmental board may decide upon connection of small wastewater sources connection to the

sewer systems that do not have treatment facilities by meeting the standard values specified in Table 25 or; the

decision on their direct or indirect connections shall be with the local environmental board by considering the

total pollution loads and receiving environment characteristics. i) Industrial wastewater sources, which do not include hazardous materials but, of which total flow rate and

pollutant load is over 1% of the total sewer system flow rates/loads, these shall be connected to the sewer

systems without treatment facilities by meeting the standard values specified in Table 25 or receiving

environment discharge standards shall be decided by the local environmental board by considering the total

pollution loads and receiving environment features.

Substances That Cannot be Discharged into the Wastewater Collection System Article 46- It shall be prohibited to discharge the substances, which adversely affect the operation/productivity

of the treatment facility, operation of sludge facilities, sludge disposal or sludge re-use, which damage

wastewater facilities, which prevent, obstruct, endanger its functions and its maintenance works or which may

harm the personnel employed at such facilities. It is prohibited to use in-sink garbage disposal units, which

enable the disposal of garbage and solid materials and transfer to the sewer system. It is prohibited to discharge

vegetable and mineral waste oils used in homes, workplaces and industrial facilities into the sewer system.

Characteristics of Wastewaters That Can be Connected to the Wastewater Treatment Plants Article 47 – The wastewaters for the industries which are defined as the Significant Pollutant Wastewater

Source shall comply with the standard values specified in Table 25 in order to be discharged into the wastewater

treatment plants. The direct connection industrial wastewaters defined under small wastewater source and which exceed the

standard values specified under Table 25 shall be subject to the permission of the wastewater treatment

administrations.

Pre-Treatment Plants Article 48- The institutions, organizations and enterprises whose applications for direct connection to the

wastewater treatment plants are rejected by the administrations of wastewater treatment plants due to the

characteristics of their wastewaters, shall be obligated to build and operate a pre-treatment system as defined in

this Regulation and to cover all the related expenses for the construction, operation, maintenance, inspection and

documentation of such a system. Moreover, those applicants shall be obligated to build and operate a special treatment plant with technical

specifications stated in the document of permission for connection quality control and within the framework of

the principles defined in Article 11 of the Environmental Law No. 2872, if with regard to any wastewater

collection basin, the wastewater flow rates or the pollution loads related to the industry sector in question

pursuant to each parameter specified in the groups standards provided in Table 5 to Table 20, are higher than 10

percent of the total flow rates and/or pollution loads of the sewer system in question. In such a case, the

principle of direct discharge into the receiving water environment and the wastewater standards shall be

applicable and also the owner of the real estate shall obtain permission from the relevant Administration

pursuant to Article 37 of this Regulation.

Control Procedure of the Connection and Discharge into Sewer System Article 49- A control panel which is easily accessible and suitable for sampling shall be constructed at the

connection points or at the outlet of the pre-treatment plants of the institutions, organizations and enterprises

which produce the wastewaters and which connect their wastewaters to the sewer systems. The project and type

of the control outlet shall be indicated on a plan and shall be submitted to the relevant administrations of the

wastewater treatment plants for information. Wastewater characteristics determination at the connection points

or at the outlets of the pre-treatment plants of the institutions, organizations and enterprises as required by the

administration, shall be conducted as defined under 29th

Article of this Regulation. For sudden spillages and

discharges which cannot be detected by the control system, the administrations of the wastewater treatment

plants shall specify additional measures. The detailed information about these measures is provided in the

"Permit Document for Connection Quality Controls”.

Behaviors Defined as Breach of Regulation within the Framework of Wastewater Treatment Plant

Utilization Article 50 –The actions and behaviors defined as Breach of the Regulation within the framework of wastewater

treatment plant utilization are provided as follows; a) Owner of the real estate does not make connection to the urban wastewater collection system within the time

period provided, in spite of his obligations specified under Article 43 on the conditions for wastewater treatment

plant utilization; b) Contrary to provisions in Articles 44, 45 and 46 on the restrictions on connection and related prohibitions, the

wastewaters or substances which are prohibited to be connected are discharged into the wastewater system or the

limit values specified in the document of connection quality control to the wastewater system are exceeded; c) Wastewaters are discharged into the wastewater collection system without a pre-treatment contrary to Articles

47 and 48 on the restrictions about connection, d) Groundwaters or waters for which no treatment is needed or required are discharged into the wastewater

treatment plant without approval contrary to the sub-paragraph (d) of Article 45 which specifies the restrictions

on connection, e) Contrary to Article 49 related to the obligation for inspect and document, the sampling mechanisms and the

control panels for detecting the quantity and quality of the wastewaters are not assembled at the outlets of the

plants or not placed properly, or cannot be operated, or cannot be maintained, or a person responsible for them is

not assigned, or the logbook registry is not maintained, or it is not presented to the public official responsible for

inspection upon his request; f) Contrary to the Article 49 related with the control procedures, the inspection of the parcel wastewater system

or the discharge wastewater is not allowed. If any of the above mentioned actions or behaviors are detected, the real or legal persons shall be subject to

criminal procedures pursuant to Articles 20, 21, 22 and 23 of the Environmental Law No. 2872 as amended by

the Law No. 3301 according to the written report by the administrations of the wastewater treatment plants.

CHAPTER EIGHT Miscellaneous Provisions

Inspection Article 51 – During all sorts of wastewater discharge inspections to be conducted at sewer systems and receiving

environments pursuant to this Regulation and granting discharge permits, the Ministry shall be authorized

pursuant to law No. 2872. However, the top civilian authorities, metropolitan municipalities’ water and sewer

departments shall inspect wastewater treatment facilities within the framework of procedures and principles

specified in the legislations for the respective provinces and district municipalities. In this scope, the following

are authorized; a) In all sorts of wastewater discharge inspections to be conducted inland receiving wastewater environment; 1) metropolitan municipality water and sewer system department shall be authorized within the boundaries of

metropolitan municipality areas and in water basins supplying potable and utility water for the larger city, 2) The top civilian authority shall be authorized beyond the boundaries of the metropolitan, province and district

municipality areas, 3) The municipality shall be authorized within the boundaries of province and district municipality areas, 4) The top civilian authority of the relevant location shall be authorized in water basins supplying potable and

utility water to settlements beyond the boundaries of the metropolitan municipality, b) For the inspection of central wastewater treatment facilities of metropolitan, province and district municipality

and for granting discharge permits, the top civilian authority shall be authorized, c) During the inspections for compliance with the provisions provided in the deep sea discharge permit

document, the top civilian authority shall be authorized, d) In the control of compliance with the provisions specified in the sewer system connection permits and

connection quality control permit document, wastewater treatment facility administrations shall be authorized, e) For the activities listed in Articles 15 and 16 of the Law No. 2872, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry and

top civilian authority shall be authorized. Obligation for Notifications

Article 52- Wastewater sources shall be obligated to establish independently or jointly a treatment facility or a

system required by the legislation and to treat the wastewaters in a way to meet the discharge standards. Those,

which lack a treatment facility, whose treatment facility is non-operational, which operates but do not meet the

discharge standards, which attempts to increase its capacity, which interrupted their operations temporarily or

permanently shall be obligated to communicate such cases to the relevant administration.

Project Approval for Wastewater Treatment Facility Article 53- Within the framework of this Regulation, the Ministry shall be authorized in the approval of

wastewater treatment facilities to be established. The principles and procedures with regard to the approval of

wastewater treatment facility projects shall be determined by the Ministry. Wastewater treatment facility projects proposing a deep sea discharge shall be approved by the Ministry. If the

treatment system proposes a deep sea discharge, the relevant agencies, establishments and institutions shall be

obligated to submit their study and construction drawings to the Ministry by considering the characteristics of

wastewaters to be proposed with a permission for deep sea discharge specified in Articles 34 and 35 and deep

sea discharge criteria and the points specified under sub-paragraph (a) of Article 42.

Monitoring Article 54 – The operators of wastewater facilities shall be responsible for monitoring and recording that

treatment facilities are operating in a productive way. The qualities and quantities of the wastewaters shall be

regularly recorded in a format to be determined by the Ministry and in the digital environment. The enterprises

shall be obligated to take samples of the outlets of wastewaters in intervals specified in the discharge permit, to

control it by means of measurement analyses, to provide information regarding the qualities and quantities of the

wastewaters, to document and to present them during inspections. The results of the measurements and analyses

performed by the operators/enterprises must be stored in a digital environment together with the original reports

for a period of at least three years. Agencies, institutions and enterprises that obtained deep sea discharge permits shall be obligated to perform the

monitoring related with the sea water quality criteria provided in Table 4 in periods of at least (4) months and to

report to the top civilian authority. When deemed necessary by the top civilian authority, the monitoring period

may be extended. Real and legal persons to produce water products in lakes, coastal and open seas shall be obligated to perform

the measurements related to the water quality before the establishment of the facility. Such enterprises, as of the

operation phase, shall be obligated to report to the top civilian authority the results of the analyses carried out for

the purpose of monitoring pollution in 6-month periods at a minimum. When deemed necessary, the monitoring

period may be extended by the top civilian authority.

Sanctions Article 55 – For those who act in contradiction with the prohibitions in this Regulation and who do not fulfill the

obligations presented, an additional time period may be offered and if they do not fulfill their obligations or

correct the deficiencies within the specified time, their activities may be halted temporarily or permanently by

the authorities specified under Article 16 and 15 of Law No. 2872 and the authorities specified under the 24th

article of the same Law may impose administrative sanctions as specified in the Articles, 20, 21, 22 and 23 of the

same Law.

Rescinded Provisions Article 56- The Regulation on Water Pollution Control published in the Official Gazette No. 19919, dated

9/4/1988 is hereby rescinded.

Provisional Article 1 –The following directorates issued based on the Regulation on Water Pollution Control

effective on issuance in the Official Gazette No 19919, dated 9/4/1988 shall continue to apply until replaced by

the following new directorates: a) Regulation on Water Pollution Control, Sampling and Analysis Methods Directorate b) Regulation on Water Pollution Control, Technical Procedures Directorate b) Regulation on Water Pollution Control, Administrative Procedures Directorate d) Regulation on Water Pollution Control, Hazardous and Toxic Substances in Water Directorate

Provisional Article 2 – The operators with a wastewater flow rate of over 500 m3/day shall be obligated to

provide a sampling access panel, automatic sampling and flow measurement devices at the outlet point of the

wastewater treatment facility specified in Article 29 within twelve months from the effective date of this

Regulation.

Provisional Article 3 – The operators with a wastewater flow rate of over 1000 m3/day shall be obligated to

provide a sampling access panel, automatic sampling and flow measurement devices at the outlet point of the

wastewater treatment facility with a deep sea discharge within twelve months from the effective date of this

Regulation.

Provisional Article 4 – Municipalities and organized industrial regions’ treatment administrations must prepare

their wastewater treatment facility work plans within one year from the effective date of this Regulation and

submit to the Ministry by means of the civilian authority. The existing industrial regions’ treatment

administrations, which do not have any treatment facility and which have not started to install one, shall be

obligated to bid tender for their combined treatment facility construction within one year at the latest from the

approval date of the work plan and to commission treatment facilities within the following three years at the

latest. The facilities which discharge wastewaters containing hazardous and toxic substances within the

organized industrial region shall be obligated to immediately take the required measures. The terms within which the municipalities without a wastewater treatment facility and which have not started to

install one, shall be obligated to prepare and implement a work plan and commission wastewater treatment

facilities from the effective date of this Regulation are provided below. The terms with regard to the preparation of work plan and commissioning of wastewater treatment facility: Population Preparation of work plan Commissioning of

Wastewater Treatment

facility

Total Time

> 100,000 1 year 3 years 4 years

100,000 – 50,000 1 year 4 years 5 years

50,000 – 10,000 1 year 5 years 6 years

10,000 – 2,000 1 year 6 years 7 years

Enforcement Article 57- This Regulation becomes effective on its issue date.

Execution Article 58 – The provisions of the hereby Regulation shall be executed by the Ministry of Environment and

Forestry.