QCVN 08:2023/BTNMT

NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON SURFACE WATER QUALITY

Foreword

QCVN 08:2023/BTNMT is developed by the Pollution Control Department, submitted by the Department of Science and Technology and Department of Legislation for approval; appraised by the Ministry of Science and Technology and promulgated together with the Circular No. 01/2023/TT-BTNMT dated March 13, 2023 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.

QCVN 08:2023/BTNMT supersedes QCVN 08-MT:2015/BTNMT.

NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON SURFACE WATER QUALITY

1. GENERAL

1.1. Scope

1.1.1. This Regulation provides for maximum permissible limits of surface water quality parameters.

1.1.2. This Regulation is applied to manage, assess and classify surface water quality as a basis for the protection and use of water sources and implementation of relevant regulations of law on environment.

1.2. Regulated entities

This Regulation applies to environment authorities, organizations, residential communities, households and individuals whose activities involve surface water quality within Vietnam’s territory.

1.3. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the terms below shall be construed as follows:

1.3.1. “surface water” specified in this Regulation means water that exists on the surface of a continent or island, including rivers, streams, canals, ditches, lakes, ponds, and lagoons.

1.3.2. “parameters for protection of underwater habitats” specified in this Regulation means basic parameters that directly affect aquatic life and underwater ecosystem. These parameters are intended for regular and continuous monitoring to assess and classify of surface water quality.

1.3.3. “parameters affecting human health” specified in this Regulation means parameters that are likely to cause harm to health when surface water is used directly by humans (without treatment) for different purposes.

2. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Table 1. Maximum permissible limits of parameters affecting human health