WorldSteel Air Quality Project July 2011

The Russian Perspective: Environmental

Legislation, Requirements and Performance
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 Environmental control in Russia

Constitution

CO
SU
S Codes

NT
EN

RO
Federal Laws
NS

L
CO

National and International Standards

Regulatory (normative) acts

Corporative Codes and Standards

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 Environment in Russia – principal laws
Environmental Protection Act,
Act, 2002

RF Water Code, 2006

RF Land Code, 2001

State (National) Environmental Expertise, 1995

Production and Residential Waste, 1998

Atmospheric air protection, 1999

Licensing of specific types of business, 2001

Natural Areas of Preferential Protection,

Protection, 1995

Protection of the Baikal Lake, 2001

Total: more than 20 environmental laws!

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 Environment in Russia – regulatory acts

Standard fee for emissions …..»,, 2003 and the following editions in 2005, 2009
«Standard

Fee for water body use»,

«Fee use , 2001

Minimum and maximum water body use tariffs»,

«Minimum tariffs , 2001

Federal Waste Classifier,

Classifier, 2002

State (National) Standards («Water

Water and Water Treatment»,
Treatment , 2004; «Potable
Potable
Water»,
Water , 2003; «Environmental
Environmental Pollution Control»,
Control , 2001, etc.)
etc.)
Sanitary Norms and Rules («Potable
Potable water: sanitary requirements»,
requirements , 2003;
«Admissible areas»,, 2003 etc.»
Admissible level of air pollutants in residential areas etc.

Total: up to 200 environmental normative documents!

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 The main pollutants – potable water

mg/l (ppm
(ppm)
ppm) RUS EU WHO USA

1,5 1,5
Fluorides

500 25-
25-250 250
Sulphates

0,5 0,2 0,2 0,05-

0,05-0,2
Aluminium

0,03 0,01 0,01 0,05

Lead

0,000005 n.d.
n.d. n.d.
n.d. n.d.
n.d.
Benzapyr
enzapyrene
yrene

Russian normatives are close to European and American

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 The main pollutants – air
mg/m3 RUS WHO
Single Daily Single Daily
Concentration

0,02 0,005 0,6 -

Gaseous Fluorides

0,2 0,03 0,6 -

Particulate Fluorides

0,03 0,01 0,6 -

Soluble Fluorides

0,5 0,05 0,5 0,125

Sulphur dioxide

0,000001 n.d. 0,000087 -

Benzapyrene

0,5 0,15 - -
Dust

Russian regulations are more severe than International

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 Dust Emissions
PM10 and PM2.5 emission values are not measured and not reported in Russia

Dust is classified depending on origin:

- coke dust
- coal dust
- wooden dust
- cement dust, cotton dust, lime dust etc.

Inorganic dust is divided into 3 group depending on SiO2 content:

- SiO2 content less than 20%

- SiO2 content more than 20% and less than 70%
- SiO2 content more than 70%
Dust emissions also can be specified as:
- technological dust, i.e. sintering dust
- particular matter: total dust as solid particles

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 Environmental payments
Budget Non-Tax Revenue (Russian Budget Code)
Federal Budget Subject of the Local Budget
Environmental
Federation Budget
payments (Article 51) (Article 62)
(Article 57)

Percentage 20% 40% 40%

AP (annual payment) for air emissions calculation:

AP = Σ PSSE (payments for single substances emission)

PSSE = (M x T x K1 x K2 x K3) + (M* x T x K1 x K2 x K3 x K4), where

M – emission annual tonnage of the corresponding single substance (not exceeding permit);
T – fee for emission of the corresponding single substance;
K1 – deflator (determined annually by the Federal Budget Act);
K2 = 1,2 for emissions in cities and towns atmosphere, otherwise K2 = 1
K3 – regional index (1 ≤ K3 ≤ 2)
K4 = 5 or 25 depending on permit terms and applied to exceeding permit tonnage M* only

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 Environmental Fees for Air Emissions
Annual Emission Fees, USD per ton
Substance
Standard Fee Extra Fee (K4 = 5)
NO2, NH3 1,85 9,25
SO2, SO3, H2SO4 0,75 3,75
Naphtalene 24,4 122
CO 0,02 0,10
H2S 9,18 45,90
Inorganic Dust:
SiO2 content < 20% 0,49 2,45
20% < SiO2 content < 70% 0,75 3,75
SiO2 content > 20% 1,46 7,30

Environmental Fees for Emissions are defined by the

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 Environmental impact – Legal Liability

Violation of emission permit terms results to:

Temporary approved permit conditions – extra payment for environmental

special
impact is 5 times higher than the standard payment, no fines, sp ecial control
of mitigation plans
Extra payment for environmental impact is 25 times higher than standard
standard
payment, fines, operation stop up to 90 days
Civil liability

Criminal liability

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 The future environment
Environmental legislation development
↓
Tightened inspection requirements
↓
Modern technologies implementation
↓
Corporate environmental programs,
ISO 14001, corporate standards
↓
Emission decrease
↓
Environmental data – public disclosure

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 The Russian Perspective:
Sustainable development and safe expansion

• Existing operations – huge potential for

growth
• Health Safety Environment + Social
Responsibility
• Corporate environmental programmes
• Public disclosure and consultation

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 Thank you for your attention!

Contact person: Kirill Kovalskiy

E-mail: kirill.kovalskiy@evraz.com
Also visit: www.evraz.com

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