Natural Resources Conservation (Wastewater and Sludge) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 69A of 2013).

These Regulations of the Minister, made under section 38 of the National Resources Conservation Authority Act, concern the discharge of wastewater and sludge. The issuing of the Regulations forms part of Jamaica’s compliance to the Cartagena Convention concerning Pollution from Land Based Sources and its Protocol. The Regulations provide the framework for the operation of treatment facilities, their monitoring and the reporting mechanisms that are be required, as well as issues related to compliance and a discharge fee system. The Regulations apply to all wastewater treatment facilities that collect and treat wastewater using natural or man-made means to generate an effluent with a quality that satisfies one of three specific limits for Effluent Standards set out in the Schedules to these Regulations. Waters shall be classified in accordance with the Convention in Class I and Class II waters. Licences for wastewater treatment plants must be obtained from the National Resources Conservation Authority. The Regulations set out rules relative to the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants. The Authority may issue a Control Order in respect of breach of conditions of a licence. The Authority shall maintain a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register.