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Environmental legislation and policy:

Search and analysis of existing environmental regulations

Development of new regulations and policy

Different types of environmental regulations:

standards versus guidelines
limits to the discharge of pollutants to the environment based on:

the best available technology (BAT)
the best affordable technology(BAT)
environment quality objectives (environmental fate of pollutants, degradability and persistence, accumulation)
payment for pollutant loading to the environment

basic values versus specific limits based on risk analysis
numeric limits versus descriptive limits
limits to concentration versus limits to loading

Regulations applied to different sectors or activities:

discharge of industrial effluents to the municipal sewers
discharge of treated or reclaimed wastewater to:

rivers
lakes
coastal areas
drinking water sources
recreational areas and bathing beachs

guidelines for wastewater reuse in irrigation:

unrestricted agricultural irrigation
restricted agricultural irrigation
irrigation of golf courses y public parks
reuse in aquaculture
distinction between public health, environmental and agrotechnic parameters
aquifer protection
international regulations applicable to produce for export

Regulation enforcement:

fines
payment by pollution loading units
criminal responsibility
other punishments (e.g., reduced water supply to polluting factories)
fiscal incentives
press publication of lists of the polluting institutions (public opinion)
participation of the industry and environmental NGOs in the development of the regulations

International regulations

comparative studies on environmental regulations and policy in different countries
international treaties and conventions
applicability of foreign regulations to export products
environmental certification
"organic" certification
"green building" certification
"eco-friendly" tag

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Projects executed by the firm, related to Environmental Legislation and Policy

Water allocation, pollution control and water quality policy for 14 selected rivers in Israel.
Definition of river typology, present conditions and requirements for recovery. Determination of the required water allocations and policy for water quality control at the catchment basin framework level, including point and non-point sources of pollution. Development of a standard for effluents discharged to rivers, and another standard on water quality within the rivers.
Project commissioned by the Israel Rivers Restoration Administration.

Master Plan for the integrative rehabilitation and development of the catchment basin (watershed) of the Alexander river.
Our firm was responsible for the water section of the master plan and the overall view of the river's catchment basin. Our work covered water flows and qualities, sewage treatment and disposal criteria, pollution control, water allocations, alternative water sources management, etc. The project received the international prize "Thiess" on river recovery.
Project commissioned by the Israel Rivers Restoration Administration.

Master Plan for the integrative rehabilitation and development of the catchment basin of the Sorek river.
Our company was responsible for the water section of the project and the overall view of the river's catchment basin (watershed). This section included water flows and qualities, sewage treatment and disposal criteria, pollution control, water allocations, alternative water sources management, etc.
Project commissioned by the Israel Rivers Restoration Administration.

Master Plan for the integrative rehabilitation and development of the catchment basin of the Lachish river.
Our company was responsible for the water section of the project and the overall view of the river's catchment basin (watershed). This section included water flows and qualities, sewage treatment and disposal criteria, pollution control, water allocations, alternative water sources management, etc.
Project commissioned by the Administration for the Recovery of the Lachish River.

Master Plan for the integrative rehabilitation and development of the catchment basin of the Taninim river.
Our company was responsible for the water section of the project and the overall view of the river's catchment basin (watershed). This section included water flows and qualities, sewage treatment and disposal criteria, pollution control, salination problems, water allocations, alternative water sources management, etc.
Project commissioned by the Towns Association for Environmental Quality - Hadera.

Pollution of the Mediterranean sea from land based sources: municipal sewage, industrial effluents, diffuse pollution
Consultation to the WHO (World Health Organisation) within the framework of MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan) project.

Boron in Israel - Sources, disposal and its effect on agriculture via wastewater reuse.
Basis for changing the Israel standards on the production and use of detergents.
Survey requested by Procter & Gamble, Switzerland.

Alternatives for the separation, treatment and disposal of fat (organic oil & grease) in industrial effluents
Basis for a change in the Israeli standard regarding the release industrial effluents with FAT into municipal sewer network.
Study requested by the Ministry of the Environment, Israel

Organic pollutants in industrial effluents - Numerical limits.
Basis for a change in the Israel standards regarding the release of industrial effluents into municipal sewers networks.
Three differents standards were developed:

flash point, fire point and explosion level
VOCs
toxicity and degradability (different values by removal in treatment plant and final fate of treated effluents: discharge to river, sea or agricultural reuse)

Study requested by the Ministry of the Environment and The Manufacturers Association of Israel.

Organic pollutants in industrial effluents - Toxicity and inhibition tests.
Basis for a change in the Israel standards regarding the release of industrial effluents into municipal sewer network, according to their toxicity and inhibition on the sewage treatment plant.
Study requested by the Israel Ministry of the Environment.

Comparative analysis of the Israeli Environmental Laws and the Environmental Guidelines set by the World Bank.
Analysis requested by Apax - Leumi, Israel Growth Fund.

Development of Water Quality Objectives for the discharge of industrial effluents to the Mediterranean Sea - Israel.
Basis for the Marine (coastal area) Water Quality Objectives approved in Israel.
Study performed in partnership with Prof. Michal Green from Technion, requested by the Israel Ministry of the Environment.

Quality requirements for the discharge of industrial effluents to the North Sea and the Rhine.
A review of the European Union present and future policy regarding industrial effluents and hazardous compounds. Industrial and environmental requirements.
Study requested by The Manufacturers Association of Israel.

Quality requirements for the discharge of industrial effluents to the Mississippi River.
A review of the present and future policy regarding the discharge of industrial effluents and hazardous compounds. Industrial and environmental requirements.
Study requested by Makhteshim Chemical Works Ltd.

Molybdenum - Sources, disposal and its effect on agriculture via wastewater reuse.
Basis for a change in the Israel standards regarding the release of industrial effluents into municipal sewer network.
Study requested by the Ministry of the Environment and The Manufacturers Association of Israel.

Soil and water pollution with used mineral oil and related pollutants, industrial effluents.
Discharge, cleaning, separation, treatment, recycling methods and costs.
Basis for new Israeli standards for oil recycling and the prevention of soil and water pollution from:

auto repair shops
open working areas (oil deposits, open backyards in factories, working esplanades in ports and airports, parking areas for heavy equipment, etc.)
spread sources of pollution (maintenance of heavy equipment at the work place, domestic repair shops, etc.)

Study requested by the Industrial Effluent Division - Ministry of the Environment Israel.

Standardization Committee of pH values in Industrial effluents.
Low pH causes corrosion of sewers, high pH leads to precipitation problems in irrigation networks.
Personnel of our firm were nominated by the Israeli Ministry of the Environment to the above committee.

National Environmental Priorities - Effluents - Israel.
Members of the committee that recommends the national priorities regarding effluent treatment and reuse.
Project sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and NGOs.

National Environmental Priorities - Sea and coastal areas - Israel.
Members of the committee that recommends the national priorities regarding protection of the marine environment.
Project sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and NGOs.

Soil contamination – interim quality objectives for site remediation – Israel.
1 - Development of interim soil quality objectives to set the policy for site remediation (contaminated soil by industrial effluents and other sources).
2 - Development of a protocol to survey contaminated sites.
Study requested by the Industrial Effluent Division - Ministry of the Environment – Israel

General design for sewage treatment and disposal in 9 large-scale tourist resort centers and related towns in República Dominicana.
Each one of the nine centers contains numerous large-scale hotels for massive European tourism. Sewage treatment and disposal should maintain optimal environmental conditions in tropical beaches that are the main tourist attraction of the resorts. The project included the development of quality criteria (standards) and design of sewage treatment and disposal plants for the discharge of treated effluents to coral beach sea waters (marine outfalls), coastal marshes and mangroves, effluent storage and reuse in irrigation of golf courses and public gardens, and injection in groundwater.
World Bank project.

Wastewater reuse in aquaculture: build-up of heavy metals in fish grown in ponds feed with tertiary treated effluents.
A R&D project run by a research team from the Israel Water Workers Association, ARO - Agricultural Research Organization and our firm. The main objective of the project was to set the basis for a standard on heavy metals in reclaimed water used for fish farming.
Project sponsored by The Water Commission and The Ministry of Agriculture, Israel.