| THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
| No: 04/2015/TT-BXD | Hanoi, April 03, 2015 |
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE DECREE NO. 80/2014/ND-CP DATE AUGUST 06, 2014 OF THE GOVERMENT ON THE WASTE DRAINAGE AND TREATMENT
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.80/2014/ND-CP dated August 06, 2014 on drainage and wastewater treatment;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.62/2013/ND-CP dated June 25, 2013 defining the functions, tasks, entitlements and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction;
At the request of Director General of Department of Technical Infrastructure;
The Minister of Construction promulgates the Circular providing guidance on a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 80/2014/ND-CP dated August 06, 2014 on drainage and wastewater treatment.
Article 1. Managing decentralized wastewater treatment
1. Entities applying decentralized wastewater treatment solutions must comply with provisions set out in Clause 1, Article 23 of the Government’s Decree No. 80/2014/ND-CP dated August 06, 2014 on drainage and wastewater treatment;
2. Decentralized wastewater treatment solutions:
a) On-site treatment: usually applied for private households with total amount of wastewater of less than 50m3/day night. Equipment/treatment station must be placed within the premises of the households.
b) Treatment by group: usually applied for adjacent households with total amount of wastewater combined from 50m3/day night to 200m3/day night; Depending on specific conditions, wastewater treatment station may be placed within the premises of the households or at a separate position convenient for collection of wastewater from the households;
c) Treatment by zone: usually applied within a specific administrative division with total amount of wastewater from 200m3/day night to 1,000m3/day night. Positions of the wastewater treatment station must conform to construction planning or drainage planning approved by competent authorities.
People’s committees of provinces shall decide choice of appropriate decentralized wastewater treatment solutions in reliance on sources of wastewater, receiving waters, economic conditions, topography, and capability of management and operation of wastewater treatment system in the locality.
