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Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Waste_Water_Treatment_Directive)

The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (full title Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment) is a European Union directive concerning the "collection, treatment and discharge of urban waste water and the treatment and discharge of waste water from certain industrial sectors".[1] The directive was adopted on 21 May 1991. Its stated objective is "to protect the environment from the adverse effects of urban waste water discharges and discharges from certain industrial sectors". (Wikipedia)

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Environmental legislation
N/AWaste management
Wastewater

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26-Nov-2013

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