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| European Union directive | |
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| Title | Urban Waste Water Directive |
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| Made by | European Council |
| Made under | Article 130 S |
| Journal reference | L 135 , 30 May 1991 P. 40 – 52 |
| History | |
| Date made | 21 May 1991 |
| Current legislation | |
The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 1991 (91/271/EEC) European Union directive concerning urban waste water "collection, treatment and discharge of urban waste water and the treatment and discharge of waste water from certain industrial sectors". It aims "to protect the environment from adverse effects of waste water discharges from cities and "certain industrial sectors". Council Directive 91/271/EEC on Urban Wastewater Treatment was adopted on 21 May 1991,[1] amended by the Commission Directive 98/15/EC.[2]
It prescribes the waste water collection and treatment in urban agglomerations with a population equivalent of over 2000, and more advanced treatment in places with a population equivalent greater than 10,000 in "sensitive areas".
- ^ "EUR-Lex – 31991L0271 – EN – EUR-Lex". 21 May 1991.
- ^ "EUR-Lex – 31998L0015 – EN – EUR-Lex". 27 February 1998.