Foreword
The objective of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 19 wholesomeness of the Water. It provides fora consent system by which cor emanation prior to dischargemto the environment can be administrativelyeffec Board for the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution has embarked upon the I source namely the industries and urban domestic sources. At the outset it beca quality of discharge commonly referred as effluent ~tandards, have tobe tailorec also became apparent that information on the status of each type of industry in units, their locations, capacity, type of produc~ processes adopted. wastewat methods presently adopted, was not readily available to the Water Potlution Control Board created under the act.

Against the above bi\ckground it was decjded to prepare a Comprehensive'lnc The primary objective of thp dorumentis to evolve standards for wastewater disci the treatment formed the important component of the development.