LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON MALVESI REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED IN 2000 On April 10, 2000 a new prefectoral decree was signed. It had been worked out in close coordination with the services of Comurhex, which has accepted it. The project introduced adaptations or complements relating to: --the prevention of water pollution. It harmonizes the requirements imposed on Comurhex with those imposed on Micron-Couleurs; and it is anticipates ever stricter discharge norms for DBO5, DCO, ammonium, and total nitrogen in 2002 and 2004. --prevention of air pollution. Emphasizes the treatment of ammonia releases which have to be reduced by a factor of ten within three years; requires special monitoring of volatile organic compounds (The level of releases of ammonia into the atmosphere has never been mentioned in the data on releases regularly given to the Commission Locale Environnement Sécurité); --prevention of industrial risks. Tries to "limit the probability of a major accident" by adopting the proposals of an expert. For example, he emphasizes that it is necessary to "set up capture points for possible leaks" [DRILR 00]. |