1. Standards for Pollution Parameters

2. Table : BIS (IS: 10500) and WHO Drinking Water Standards
Element/ substance
Symbol/ formula
Normally found in fresh water/surface water/ground water
Health based guideline by the WHO
BIS (IS: 10500) Standard
Requirement (Desirable Limit)
Permissible Limit in the absence of Alternate source
Aluminum Al
0,2 mg/l
0.03
0.2
Alkalinity mg/L, Max
200
600
Ammonia
NH4
< 0,2 mg/l (up to 0,3 mg/l in anaerobic waters)
No guideline
Anionic detergents (as MBAS) mg/L, Max
Given separately
1.0
Antimony Sb
< 4 μg/l
0.005 mg/l
Arsenic As
0,01 mg/l
0.01
No relaxation
Asbestos
Barium Ba
0,3 mg/l
Beryllium Be
< 1 μg/l
Boron B
< 1 mg/l 1 5
Cadmium Cd
0,003 mg/l
Calcium (as Ca) mg/L, Max 75
Chloride Cl
250 mg/l
250
1000
Residual Free Chlorine --
Chromium
Cr+3, Cr+6
< 2 μg/l
0,05 mg/l
0.05 ( Cr6+)

3. Colour (in Hazen units) Max
Not mentioned 5 25
Copper Cu
2 mg/l
0.05
1.5
Cyanide
CN-
0,07 mg/l
No relaxation
Dissolved oxygen O2
No guideline
Dissolved solids (mg/L)
500
2000
E Coli
Absent
Fluoride F
< 1,5 mg/l (up to 10)
1,5 mg/l
1.0
Hardness
mg/l CaCO3
Hydrogen sulfide
H2S
Iron Fe
0, mg/l
0.3
Lead Pb
0,01 mg/l
Magnesium (as mg) mg/L, Max 30
100
Manganese Mn
0,5 mg/l
0.10
Mercury Hg
< 0,5 μg/l
0,001 mg/l
0.001
Mineral Oil mg/L, Max
0.01
0.03
Molybdenum Mb
< 0,01 mg/l
Nickel Ni
< 0,02 mg/l
0,02 mg/l
Nitrate and nitrite
NO3, NO2
50 mg/l total nitrogen 45
No Relaxation
Odour
Unobjectionable -- pH
6.5 to 8.5
Pesticides
Given separately
Phenolic Compounds (as C6H5OH) mg/L, Max
0.002
Radioactive Materials

4. i. Alpha emitters Bq/L, Max
0.1
ii. Beta emitters pci/L, Max
1.0
Selenium Se
< < 0,01 mg/l
0,01 mg/l
0.01
No relaxation
Silver Ag
5 – 50 μg/l
No guideline
Sodium Na
< 20 mg/l
200 mg/l
Sulfate
SO4
500 mg/l
200
400
Inorganic tin Sn
Taste
Agreeable --
Total Hardness (as CaCO3) mg/L, Max
300
600
Turbidity (NTU ) Max
Not mentioned 5 10
TDS
500
Uranium U
1,4 mg/l
Zinc Zn
3 mg/l 15

5. Wastewater Effluent standards
Sl. No
Parameters
Concentration not to exceed ( mg/l, except pH & temperature) 1 pH
6.0 to 9.0 2
Temperature
Shall not exceed 5 0 c above the ambient temperature of the receiving body 3
Oil & Grease 10 4
Suspended Solids
100 5
Cyanides (as CN)
0.2 6
Ammonical Nitrogen (as N) 50 7
Total Residual Chlorine (as Cl)
1.0 8
Cadmium (as Cd)
2.0 9
Nickel (as Ni)
3.0
Zinc (as Zn)
5.0 11
Hexavalent Chromium (as Cr)
0.1 12
Total Chromium (as Cr) 13
Copper (as Cu) 14
Lead (as Pb) 15
Iron (as Fe) 16
Total Metal
10.0

8. Designated-Best-Use
Class of water
Criteria
Drinking Water Source without conventional treatment but after disinfection A
Total Coliforms Organism MPN/100ml shall be 50 or less
pH between 6.5 and 8.5
Dissolved Oxygen 6mg/l or more
Biochemical Oxygen Demand 5 days 20°C 2mg/l or less
Outdoor bathing (Organised) B
Total Coliforms Organism MPN/100ml shall be 500 or less
Dissolved Oxygen 5mg/l or more
Biochemical Oxygen Demand 5 days 20°C 3mg/l or less
Drinking water source after conventional treatment and disinfection C
Total Coliforms Organism MPN/100ml shall be 5000 or less
pH between 6 to 9
Dissolved Oxygen 4mg/l or more
Propagation of Wild life and Fisheries D
pH between 6.5 to 8.5
Free Ammonia (as N) 1.2 mg/l or less
Irrigation, Industrial Cooling, Controlled Waste disposal E
pH betwwn 6.0 to 8.5
Electrical Conductivity at 25°C micro mhos/cm Max.2250
Sodium absorption Ratio Max. 26
Boron Max. 2mg/l

9. The Rule contains four Schedules name
Schedule-I
Relates to implementation Schedule
Schedule-II
Specifications relating to collection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW).
Schedule-III
Specifications for landfilling indicating; site selection, facilities at the site, specifications for landfilling, Pollution prevention, water quality monitoring, ambient air quality monitoring, Plantation at landfill site, closure of landfill site and post care. *
Schedule-IV
Indicate waste processing options including; standards for composting, treated leachates and incinerations.