EGERTON
UNIVERSITY
DOCUMENT: Procedure for Handling and Disposal of Effluent
DEPT: Water and Sanitation
DOC NO. : EU/EMS/OP/05
DATE OF ISSUE: Feb 2015
ISSUE NO:
ISSUED BY: EMR
AUTHORIZED BY: DVC A&F
REV NO
26th February 2015
DOCUMENT: Procedure for Handling and Disposal of Effluent
DOC. NO. EU/EMS/OP/05
DEPARTMENT: Water and Sanitation
ISSUE NO: 01
REV. NO. 01
1.0 Purpose: To identify the levels of pollutants in the effluent from Egerton University
and to minimize significant impacts on the environment.
2.0 Scope: All Egerton University sections
3.0 References:
3.1 ISO 14004:2004 Environmental management system
3.2 EMCA 2006: Waste management regulation
3.3 Public Health Act 2012
4.0 Terms and Definitions:
4.1 EMS – Environmental management system
4.2 Effluent – Liquid waste flowing out of a institution, farm, commercial establishment, or
a household into a water body such as a river, lake, or lagoon, or a sewer system or
reservoir.
4.3 EMCA – Environmental Management and Coordination Act
4.4 Environmental aspects – Those elements of Egerton University’s activities, products or
services that are likely to interact with the environment.
4.5 Environmental impact – Environmental impacts are those changes to the environment,
adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from its activities, products or
services.
4.6 Environment – Surroundings in which Egerton University operates including Air,
Water, Land, Natural Resources, Flora and Fauna, Humans, and their inter-relation.
4.7 EMR – Environmental Management Representative
5.0 Responsibility
The Water Engineer shall ensure the procedure is implemented.
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DOCUMENT: Procedure for Handling and Disposal of Effluent
DOC. NO. EU/EMS/OP/05
DEPARTMENT: Water and Sanitation
ISSUE NO: 01
REV. NO. 01
6.0 Method:
6.1 The Water Engineer shall biennially evaluate the efficiency of the effluent system.
6.2 The Water Engineer shall biennially monitor the status of the effluent receptacle
(volume) and fill in the details in form EU/EMS/FM/12
6.3 The Water Engineer shall monitor the levels of pollutants in the effluent at the waste
treatment ponds/lagoons biennially.
6.4 The Water Engineer shall review the records and recommend remedial measures if
necessary
6.5 The Water Engineer shall ensure that annual Environmental Audits are undertaken for
the effluent system
6.6 After every five years, the Water Engineer shall evaluate the efficiency of the effluent
management system and perform the desludging.
6.7 In case of an emergency (over flow, clogging, bursting) remedial action should be taken
using work instruction EU/EMS/WI/02
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