Environment Engineering
Email: ceci@atira.in
Highlights summarizing various services provided to the Industries in the area of Environmental Engineering by ATIRA:
1. Environment Audit:
The environmental Audit includes following steps towards better compliance of norms stipulated by the State pollution control board leading to preservation of environment. The broad steps of Environment Audit are:
- Industrial Visit
- Monthly Data Collection
- Sampling & Monitoring
- Analysis of collected Samples
- Compliance report
- Adequacy certification
- Final Report Preparation
Environment Audit is mandatory as per guidelines stipulated by the Hon’ble High court of Gujarat. As per prevailing guidelines, every polluting industry has to get Environment Audit to be conducted by the Environment Auditor, recognised by both the Hon’ble High court of Gujarat and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). As per prevailing policy, the Environment Audit clients are assigned to each recognised Auditors by the GPCB. Charges are also decided by the GPCB, including other terms and conditions. Number of clients assigned to each Auditors are also decided keeping in mind the quality and integrity aspects. Under the circumstances, we, as Auditors, have no freedom to or change any terms and conditions pertaining to Environment Audits.
We have two teams for Environment Audit work recognized by GPCB, Each team have mandatory require four members have following qualification:
Names, addresses and technical qualifications of members of each Team of Auditors (As per GPCB Audit Scheme)
- A person processing a degree in Environmental Engineering awarded by a University recognized in India or abroad
- A person possessing a degree in Chemical Engineering awarded by a University recognized in India or abroad.
- A person possessing a degree in Chemistry awarded by a University recognized in India or abroad.
- A person possessing a degree in Micro Biology/Bio-Chemistry, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Zoology, Environment Science, Climate Change, Forensic Science, Life Science or other similar degree, awarded by a recognized university or institute in India or
2. Treatability Study to evolve design data essential to design Effluent Treatment Plant: Number of industries approach ATIRA for such work, depending on the need of the client. Treatability Study as a step leading to improving efficiency of the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), ETP Designs & ETP Up-gradation
3. Environment Management System Adequacy Certification is yet another area where industries avail services from ATIRA. Such certification is required, as per stipulations of the GPCB, in case the industry is desirous of any change in product mix/production capacity/production pattern.
Area in Adequacy Certification:
- Proposed Product
- Product Change
- Product Mix
- ETP Upgradation
- APCM upgradation
- Proposed (New) Plant
- EMS System adequate for Existing Plant
The broad steps of Adequacy Certification are:
- Industrial Visit
- Data Collection
- Sampling & Monitoring
- Analysis of collected Samples
- Final Report Preparation
4. Sampling, Monitoring and analysis of Water, Waste water, Gaseous Emissions and Process as well as Flue Gases, Hazardous Waste, is another area where Industries avail services from ATIRA. While a number of industries avail such monitoring services on respective need basis. Here, sampling and analysis of water/waste water/flue/stack gases, gaseous emissions and solid wastes are carried out and analysis reports are submitted.
5. Soil and Ground water Study: methodology for assessment of extent of soil and groundwater contamination
6. Monthly Monitoring as well as Industrial Survey for different Industries
7. Training given to Industrial Operators for ETP up gradation & modification.
8. Environment legal Clearances
- No Objection Certificate (NOC) i.e. Consent to Establish (CTE)
- Consent to Operate (CTO)
- Consent under Water Act, 1974
- Consent under Air Act, 1981
- Authorization for Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling Rules – 1989)