Andhra Pradesh Pollution Board NOC

In accordance with the 1974 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, the State Board for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution was established on January 24, 1976. The Board's name was changed to Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board following the passage of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981. The Board was first established to carry out the 1974 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act's provisions. The Board was then charged with carrying out several additional environmental Acts and Rules. The Board has been instrumental in the development of frameworks to more effectively manage wastes and natural resources, as well as in the implementation of environmental policies, laws, and regulations.

• To achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which represent a balance between economic growth, environmental protection, and the promotion of fairness for clean air, water, and an environment for the people of Andhra Pradesh.
• Create comprehensive plans for the State's air and water pollution prevention, control, and reduction.
• Advise the state government of the relevant state regarding the prevention, control, or reduction of water and air pollution. This advice may include telling the state government of the relevant state where any industries that are likely to contribute to water and air pollution are located.
• Establish, alter, or set aside emission standards that govern the quality of receiving waters, sewage, and trade effluents as well as classify State waterways.
• Create dependable, affordable techniques for treating sewage and trade effluents, using them in agriculture, and disposing of them on land.
• To compile and disseminate knowledge about water and air pollution, as well as methods for preventing, controlling, or reducing it.
• To inspire, oversee, and take part in inquiries and research on issues related to water pollution.
• To advance in the sewage treatment works and plants inspection process for trade effluents and sewage.
• To establish effluent standards that must be met by people who cause sewage or sullage discharge, or both, and to establish, modify, or repeal effluent standards for waste water and trade effluents.
• To create reliable, affordable ways for treating trade and sewage effluents, taking into account local variations in soil, climate, and water availability, as well as the typical characteristics of water flow in streams and wells that make even the most basic dilution unfeasible.
• To develop cost-effective and dependable methods of treating sewage and trade effluents, taking into account the unique soil, climate, and water resource conditions of different regions, as well as the prevailing flow properties of water in streams and wells, which make achieving even the bare minimum of dilution impossible.
• To examine plans, specifications, or other information pertaining to facilities set up for water treatment, purification works, sewage or trade effluent disposal systems, or in connection with the granting of any necessary consent.
• To work together with the Central Board to arrange mass educational programs there as well as to conduct training for those participating in or to be involved in programs connected to the reduction, control, and eradication of water and air pollution.

The Central Pollution Control Board ordered the APPCB to implement new criteria for categorizing industrial sectors in accordance with the instructions on March 7, 2016, in accordance with Sections 18 (1) (b) of the Water Act, 1974, and Section 18 (1) (b) of the Air Act, 1981. The APPCB shall utilize a category of industrial sectors to manage consent and inventory industries under the R/O/G/W categories. The categorization of the industries is done after rigorous scrutiny based on their Pollution Index

• Red Category: Industries having a pollution index higher of 60 or higher
• Orange Category: Industries having a pollution index between the range of 41 to 59
• Green Category: Industries with a pollution index between 21 to 40
• White Category: Industries with a pollution index of 20 or below

Inspection by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) NOC

• Red Category (High Risk): Ports, CETPs, TSDF, CBMWTFs, Ferro alloy, and sponge iron industries, as designated by the CPCB, are among the category industries. Once every six months must be inspected: The software-based instrument for random risk-based inspections has been released.
• Orange category (Medium Risk): The Board assigned reputable institutions, including Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, JNTU in Kakinada, Nagarjuna University in Guntur, and SV University in Tirupathi, to monitor environmental compliance for the identified medium risk industries while allocating districts, inspection procedures, terms, and conditions.
• Green category (Low Risk): Exemption from physical inspection of Green category industries which are in satisfactory compliance are exempt from physical inspection (i.e., those that are not served with closure or halt production orders by the Board or issued with any prohibit or orders by the Courts).

• Consent to Establish/Consent for Establishment (CTE/CFE)

No person shall establish or operate any industrial plant, operation, process, or treatment or disposal system without the prior consent of the Board, according to Section 25 of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and amendments thereto, and Section 21 of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and amendments thereto. The CFE order is site-specific and is issued by the APPCB only for a certain site. As a result, during the inspection, the representative must display the actual project site.

• Consent to Operate/ Consent for Operation (CTO/CFO)

According to Sections 25/26 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974 and its amendments as well as Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1981 and its amendments, industries are required to obtain Consent for Operation (CFO) from the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) before operating their units. Consent for Operation (CFO) is being issued together by the APPCB. The owner of the business/project/industry uploads the CFO (new) application along with the stipulated fee and necessary paperwork shall apply for the same.

What Is The Time Taken To Issue Consent?

The time taken for the APPCB to issue CTE/CFE and CTO/CFO to new and existing industries-

• Red Category: 21 Days
• Orange Category: 15 days
• Green Category: 7 Days

The industries that are categorized under the White Category need not apply for Consent.

Environment Clearance (EC)

Depending on the type of project, certain projects and activities listed in the EIA Notification of 2006 are required to obtain Environmental Clearance (EC) from the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, GoI (MoEF & CC, GOI) or State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA, AP).

The procedure for obtaining Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) in the State of Andhra Pradesh dealt with the Prevention of Water Pollution Act,1969. Also, the provisions of the Board were formed in accordance with the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and Section 5 of the Air (P &CP) Act, 1981. The Project Proponent and Start-ups who are willing to run their business project must have to obtain consent before the establishment of the Project anywhere in the State of Telangana. All the Projects, Industries, Non-industries units have been categorized under four categories that are Red, Orange, Green, and White according to the range under which it comes in the Pollution Index and Pollution Potential for Consent management. Since the given date of the project which is already in Operation needs to obtain Consent to operate and there is no need to obtain Consent to Establish permission as such Projects are already established and might be in operation.

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Restrictions on the Establishment of Project at a certain Location

The Project/Industries shall only be able to operate at a certain location such as in Ecologically Fragile areas/Protected areas/residential areas or colonies.

What Are The Documents Required To Obtain Consent Under The APPCB?

• Map showing the location of the site with the approach road, adjacent areas on all four sides, and duly noting nearby villages, water tanks (cheruvus / kuntas), forests, and other sensitive areas like hospitals, schools, and temples, among others. The map may also be a topographic plan, Google map, IP/IE/IDA layout, or another map with the industry's location appropriately marked on it.
• A scaled-down site layout concept that prominently displays the greenbelt provision.
• A thorough process description that includes a flow chart outlining the sources for hazardous waste creation and disposal, air emissions and control systems, and wastewater generation, treatment, and disposal.
• No objection or license from the local EFS&T Department, Government of AP body is required for brick kiln units.
• Copies of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Clearance (EC) for the Projects and Industries Listed in the EIA Notification of 2006.
• In the event of an expansion, the most recent analytical reports of the existing unit's stack emissions, air quality, intake, and outflow of the ETP, as well as condition-by-condition compliance status with the conditions outlined in the CFO and HWA order.
• Status of the CFE conditions' compliance. (while applying for CFO) 

What Is The Validity Of The Consent Issued By The APPCB?

If the occupier pays the required fee, the CFO (new) order's validity is as follows-

• Red Category: 5 Years
• Orange Category: 10 Years
• Green Category: 15 Years

If the fee is not paid for the entire time of validity, which is 5/10/15 years as appropriate, the occupier must justify it.

For CTE, the validity as per industries is for 7 Years.

• Renewal of CTE/CFE

The CFE orders are typically issued to complete the industry's building. A few project supporters are contacting the APPCB to request an extension of the CFE order for various reasons, including finishing the project's construction.

In these situations, the project proponent is instructed to send a requisition letter in the form prescribed directly to the Issuing Authority who issued the relevant CFE order, duly mentioning the progress of the project's construction, the justification for the extension of validity, and the additional time needed to complete the project. The letter should also include a copy of the CFE order as well as photographs of the site that show the project site's current condition. For the telecom businesses, the information technology sector, and the information technology infrastructure. There is no need for the industry to request periodic renewal of consent until a unit modifies/changes its line of business and/or expands the current DG set capacity, in which case the APPCB will provide acknowledgment, which would fulfil the objective of consent.

The industry must submit a request letter for an extension of validity along with a copy of the CFE order, photographs showing the condition of the site, and a statement outlining the justification for the extension.

Validity of Renewal

The validity of CFE orders is equivalent to that of issued environmental clearances. It has recently been extended to 7 Years.

• Renewal of CTO/CFO

A CFO authorization can be renewed in two different methods. They are as follows:

Auto-renewal System

• In the "Green Channel" auto-renewal system, CFO is renewed based on self-certification to all industry sectors and projects. activities that must meet the following requirements 
• Status of the CFE conditions' compliance.
• Request renewal within the allotted time.
• Since the past three months, there have been no new instructions issued under section 33(A) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act or section 31(A) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act.
• There are no outstanding orders from courts, appellate authorities, the National Green Tribunal, or other judicial bodies, and no unresolved new cases during the previous three months.
• Production and/or pollution load have not increased.
• The industry must incur an additional CFE and CFO fee on increased investment in the event of an increase in capital investment.

The Occupier must provide the necessary documents online in order for the CFO to automatically renew:

• Fee for Prescribed Consent
• A certified by a chartered accountant latest capital investment in the form of a most recent annual report or audited balance sheet
• Auto-Renewal Form and Self Certification 

Regular Renewal System

Applications for consent must be made online in cases of renewal. The RO / Board Officials verify and assess the applications on a case-by-case basis at the field level for particular compliance status. According to the delegation of authority from RO, ZO, and HO, all applications with verification reports are submitted to the relevant CFO Committees, where they are reviewed for conformity, and a decision is made on whether to approve or reject the applications. The Occupier may not do business without the Board's lawful consent.

Documents That Need to Be Attached with CFO applications

• Most recent publications on analysis (Effluent and Emission).
• Reports on ambient air quality.
• Status of Consent Conditions Compliance