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Decreto Nº 39316-S — Reglamento para el manejo y disposición final de lodos y biosólidos ordinarios y especiales

Decree No. 39316-S — Regulation for the management and final disposal of ordinary and special sludge and biosolids

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Summary

This Decree approves the Regulation for the management and final disposal of ordinary and special sludge and biosolids, which does not include wastewater from sanitary huts or mobile latrines, which must be treated and comply with the provisions of the Regulation on Discharge and Wastewater Reuse. This Regulation has the following objectives: 1) protect public health and the environment; 2) regulate the final disposal of biosolids from activities.

Source
Issuer

Costa Rica

Year

2015

Region

South America

Issuer (type)

Government of Costa Rica; Ministry of Health (Government)

Instrument type

Decree

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Very High 1.37%
    • Low 0.00%
    • E focus: energy, environment, hazardous waste, soil, waste, water, conservation
    • S focus: human rights
    • Agriculture, Management, Manufacturing, Transportation