EXTRA ORDINARY ISSUE
‘The Pun} Gazette
ORE MONDAY AUGUST 15, 2016
GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB
LAW AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT’
NOTIFICATION
(124 of 2016)
12” August 2016.
The following’ Notification No. SO(G)/EPD/7-26/2013, dated
05.08.2016 regarding the Punjab Environmental Quality
Standards for Drinking Water is published for general
information:
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
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Government of the Punjab
Law and Parliamentary Affairs
Department
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“THE PUNJAB GAZETTE (EXTRAORDINARY) AUGUST 15, 2016
Government of the Punjab
Environment Protection Department
NOTIFICATION: No. SO(GYEPD/ 2-26 2013.
powers conferred under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Punjab
Environmental Protection Act, 1997 (XXXIV of'1997), the Environmental
Protection Council has approved the following as the Punjab Environmental
Quality Standards for Drinking Water:
In exercise of the
Punjab Environmental Quality Standards for Drinking Water
PropertieuParameters | Standard Values | WHOStandards | __ Remarks
= +
‘All water intended for | Mustnotbe | Mustnotbe | Most Asian
drinking (E. Coli or detectable in any | detectable in any | countries also
‘Thermo-iolerant Coliform | 100 ml sample | 100ml sample | follow WHO
bacteria) standards
“Treated water entering the | Mustnotbe | Mustnotbe | Most Asian
distribution system (E. | detectable in any | detectable in any | countries also
Coliorthermotolerant | 100 mlsample | 100ml sample | follow WHO
‘coliform and total standards
coliform bacteria) nae
“Treated water the Must notbe | Mustnotbe | Most asian™-* |
distribution system (E. | detectable in any | detectable in any | countries atso |
Coli orthermo tolerant | 100 mi sample | 100ml sample follow WHO
coliform and total Incase of age | Incase of large | standards
coliform bacteria) ‘supplies, where | supplies, where i
sufficient sufficient |
samples dre samples are
examined, must_| examined, must
not be preset in |
55% ofthe
samples taken
throughout any
12+ month
period.
at
Colour asTCu zis Tu
‘Taste Non Non
cobjectionable/ | objectionable!
“Acceptable Acceptable
Odour Non ‘Non
objectionable | objectionable! |
Acceptable Acceptable
‘Turbidity