CEM India - Abstract

Abstract Information :

Real time pollution monitoring was in practice for quite some time now in major Indian industries like cement, steel, power etc. However, it was limited to the use of opacity monitor for dust monitoring purpose alone, not for reporting to the environmental regulators. It was February 2014, when a direction from central pollution control board of India was issued to the major industries to initiate real time monitoring and reporting of pollution in India industries. The seventeen categories of highly polluting industries were directed to install the Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) and Continuous Effluent Quality Monitoring System (CEQMS). Very soon, CEQMS installation was made mandatory also for potential water polluting industries called grossly polluting industries, located in the Ganga river basin area in put check on river pollution issue. Initial phase of installation saw multiple challenges due to lack of information and knowledge base on the technology, basic infrastructure and regulatory checks. Now after nearly five years from the date of the direction issued, nearly 3000 industries have adopted CEMS and CEQMS. With time, the regulators have developed and revised the guidelines to use, parameters to monitor and data reporting protocol etc. to deal with the initial issues of implementation. Industries have now experienced use of real time monitoring for quite some time now and, with this, a new set of challenges have emerged and which is related to proper operation and data accuracy. The presentation will share the information on current guidelines, data protocol, industrial and regulatory experience, challenges, services and solutions available and expected in the market and the future of compliance monitoring.