SISS regulates and monitors health companies and controls liquid industrial waste

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Reporting of Industrial Liquid Waste

Fiscalización de Riles y PTAS

The Superintendence of Health Services (SISS): a functionally decentralised system, with legal authority and its own assets, subject to the supervision of the President through Ministry of Public Works. (Art. 1 Law 18.902)

SISS regulates and monitors health companies and controls liquid industrial waste

Punitive Authority:•Industrial establishments: up to 1,000 UTA and possible closure in serious cases.•Treatment Plants: Up to 50 UTA quality of service and up to 10,000 UTA (Development Plans). Suspension of recovery.•Art. 64 of Law on Foundations (Ley de Bases)

Legal Framework


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DS SEGPRES Nº 90/00. Norm regulating discharges of waste water to marine and continental surfaces.

DS SEGPRES Nº 46/02. Norm regulating discharges of waste water through infiltration work.

DS MOP Nº 609/98. Controls discharges into public sewage systems.SISS supervises the monitoring that is carried out by health regional authorities

Emission standards monitored by SISS

Controls establishments that re-circulate or dispose in irrigation systems, in case of allegations of irregularities (Art. 11-B Law 19.802)


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How does SISS carry out monitoring?

Cadastre

Self-controls

On-site control

Direct controls

Complaints

Sanction procedure


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Cadastre of Industrial Facilities

Arica 0 0 28 28Tarapacá 0 0 54 54

Antofagasta 0 0 159 159Atacama 7 5 22 34

Coquimbo 13 5 117 135Valparaíso 38 12 179 229

Metropolitana 69 16 1.297 1.382O’Higgins 76 1 115 192

Maule 83 2 97 182Bio Bio 55 6 270 331

Araucanía 49 2 89 140Los Ríos 33 4 26 63

Los Lagos 115 21 88 224Aysén 24 1 2 27

Magallanes 5 2 13 20

Total general 567 77 2.556 3.200

REGION

Lugar de descarga 2008

Total general

Aguas Superficiales Continentales

Aguas Subterráneas Alcantarillado


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Declaration of self-controls

Nivel de respuesta a obligación de informar autocontrol

75,00%

80,00%

85,00%

90,00%

95,00%

100,00%

Sep

-06

Oct

-06

Oct

-06

Nov

-06

Dic

-06

Ene

-07

Feb

-07

Mar

-07

Abr

-07

May

-07

Jun-

07

Jul-0

7

Ago

-07

Sep

-07

Oct

-07

Nov

-07

Dic

-07

Ene

-08

Feb

-08

Mar

-08

Abr

-08

May

-08

Jun-

08

Jul-0

8

Ago

-08

Sep

-08

Oct

-08

Nov

-08

Dic

-08


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Regulatory compliance DS90-DS46Nivel de cumplimiento normativo respecto de parámetros informados en autocontrol

70,0%

75,0%

80,0%

85,0%

90,0%

95,0%

100,0%

Sep

-06

Oct

-06

Oct

-06

Nov

-06

Dic

-06

Ene

-07

Feb

-07

Mar

-07

Abr

-07

May

-07

Jun-

07

Jul-0

7

Ago

-07

Sep

-07

Oct

-07

Nov

-07

Dic

-07

Ene

-08

Feb

-08

Mar

-08

Abr

-08

May

-08

Jun-

08

Jul-0

8

Ago

-08

Sep

-08

Oct

-08

Nov

-08

Dic

-08


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Sanction Procedure- 121 cases closed and fined by SISS for a total of 2,035 UTA (MM$ 900)

- 91 cases which are in process and which correspond to facilities that have been given a deadline to appeal the sanctions imposed by SISS.

- 34 cases where the respective COREMAS have had to apply sanctions and where the total amount required amounts to 481 UTA (MM$ 213)

- 76 cases where the breaches were not punished, but which are considered as aggravating circumstances in the future.

- 68 cases acquitted.

- 7 cases referred to the Directorate General of Maritime Territory and Merchant Navy (Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo y Marina Mercante, DIRECTEMAR).


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Information published by SISS

Management Report:

1. General data related to the cadastre of facilities 2. Degree of compliance with DS609 per health company3. Degree of compliance with DS90 and DS46, by region 4. Sanctions

Website (www.siss.cl)

1. Cadastre of Industrial Facilities 2. Evaluation of compliance: detail by establishment 3. SISS Actions: disciplinary process, detail by facility

PRTR

http://www.siss.cl/


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Treatment of domestic waste water

Treatment of waste water in Chile

SISS monitoring tools

Compliance results DS90/00

Sanctions


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Estimated urban population: 14,418,943 inhabitants (Dec 2008)

Access to potable water: 99.8% (Dec 2008)

Sewer service: 95.3% (Dec 2008)

Urban population with waste water treatment 11,923,201 inhabitants (Dec.2008)

Waste water treatment service (Dec 2008)

82,7% (urban population)


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In 2000, we had 91 PTAS operating in the country, serving 2.7 million inhabitants with 20% coverage.

In December 2008, it increased to 257 Treatment Plants, reaching 11,9 million inhabitants, achieving 83 % coverage.

In almost eight years, 166 Treatment Plants have been constructed, increasing the coverage to 63 points.

Treatment of waste water is still lacking for 2,5 people in the country. Future task for health companies and of SISS in monitoring.

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Año 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

N° PTAS

10 21 27 29 33 42 53 60 74 81 91 115 141 170 190 205 236 252 257


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Technology Used

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Primary + Desinfection

5%

Others

Acitvated sludge

57%

Oxygenated ponds

21%

Submarine emissary

12%

Stabilizing ponds

3%


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SISS Monitoring Tools

Continuous and permanentAutocontrol of emissions Direct Controls Programmed monitoring

For eventsAudits of sampling and testing

proceduresOn-site inspection for complaintsSurveying and management of

information on infrastructure and operation of PTAS.

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Compliance results D.S. 90/00

During the period of validity of the rule, the percentage of compliance of the total population with services has been an average of 94.5%. There have been months in which compliance has reached almost 99% of the population receiving treatment.

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Level of compliance by periodSeptember-2006 to December 2008

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Compliance results for DS 90/00

MES-AÑO Total PTAS (1)

N° PTAS

Cumple (2)

N° PTAS No

Cumple (2)

N° PTAS No

Evaluadas (3)

% Cumplimiento en relación a POBLACI ÓN

(4) Sep-06 222 201 21 95,5% Oct-06 225 202 23 96,3% Nov-06 229 207 22 90,7% Dic-06 233 207 26 94,1% Ene-07 234 204 30 95,9% Feb-07 234 207 27 96,4% Mar-07 237 206 31 88,0% Abr-07 238 216 22 94,2% May-07 239 214 25 94,4% J un-07 240 226 14 96,5% J ul-07 246 226 20 96,2% Ago-07 248 236 12 95,3% Sep-07 248 220 28 93,0% Oct-07 250 229 21 96,0% Nov-07 251 229 22 92,8% Dic-07 252 233 19 98,5% Ene-08 254 235 19 84,8% Feb-08 254 237 17 98,6% Mar-08 255 234 21 95,2% Abr-08 256 236 20 94,5% May-08 256 235 19 2 95,7% J un-08 256 243 12 1 96,2% J ul-08 256 237 19 90,9% Ago-08 256 250 6 99,2% Sept-08 257 249 8 99,5% Oct-08 257 248 6 3 99,5% Nov-08 257 245 10 2 99,4% Dic-08 257 242 13 2 79,5%

MES-AÑO Total PTAS (1)

N° PTAS

Cumple (2)

N° PTAS No

Cumple (2)

N° PTAS No

Evaluadas (3)

% Cumplimiento en relación a POBLACI ÓN

(4) Sep-06 222 201 21 95,5% Oct-06 225 202 23 96,3% Nov-06 229 207 22 90,7% Dic-06 233 207 26 94,1% Ene-07 234 204 30 95,9% Feb-07 234 207 27 96,4% Mar-07 237 206 31 88,0% Abr-07 238 216 22 94,2% May-07 239 214 25 94,4% J un-07 240 226 14 96,5% J ul-07 246 226 20 96,2% Ago-07 248 236 12 95,3% Sep-07 248 220 28 93,0% Oct-07 250 229 21 96,0% Nov-07 251 229 22 92,8% Dic-07 252 233 19 98,5% Ene-08 254 235 19 84,8% Feb-08 254 237 17 98,6% Mar-08 255 234 21 95,2% Abr-08 256 236 20 94,5% May-08 256 235 19 2 95,7% J un-08 256 243 12 1 96,2% J ul-08 256 237 19 90,9% Ago-08 256 250 6 99,2% Sept-08 257 249 8 99,5% Oct-08 257 248 6 3 99,5% Nov-08 257 245 10 2 99,4% Dic-08 257 242 13 2 79,5%


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Compliance results DS 90/00 in PTAS


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Compliance results DS 90/00 in PTAS

Problems of non-compliance

Main parameters exceeded. DBO, fecal coliforms

Non-compliance with SST and DBO

Problems with organochlorine are not detected

There is always compliance from submarine emissions Table N°5 DS 90/00

Causes of non-compliance:

Problems related to PTAS Capacity (load and flow) Reception (DBO-AyG) For Coliforms: handling of samples, vulnerability, disinfection systems.

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Penalties issued, 2007 - 2008

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394 UTA ($ 174 millon)

The implementation of the tax was suspended at 29 plants due to permanent failure to deliver an adequate quality of treatment service.

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SISS regulates and monitors health companies and controls liquid industrial waste