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Dewatering discharge permits

We prepare the technical study, test the water and file the NCEC application, so pumped groundwater leaves your site legally.

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Overview

Pumped groundwater may not be released untreated into any environmental medium. Sending it to the sea, land or surface water needs an NCEC permit to discharge water, backed by a technical study of the need, the quantity, the quality, the location, sensitive receptors and impacts.

We sample and test the water, write the study, file the application and keep the discharge within its permit conditions.

In brief, from our library

Discharging water into the environment, including the sea, land or ground wells, needs an NCEC permit under the Executive Regulations for the Protection of Aqueous Media from Pollution. The application includes a technical study on the need, quantity, quality, location, sensitive receptors and impacts. NCEC decides within 30 working days of a complete application, and the permit is valid for up to 6 months.Executive Regulations for the Protection of Aqueous Media from Pollution, English edition. An amended Arabic edition exists and prevails.

Read the full guide: How is a dewatering discharge permit issued?

When you need it

  • You will discharge dewatering water to the sea, land, ground wells or surface water.Aqueous reg. Art. 8
  • Your permit is about to run out. It lasts up to 6 months, and NCEC may extend it by 4 months.Aqueous reg. Art. 8
  • You plan to use the public sewer instead. That route needs a separate licence under the treated sewage regulation and has its own limits.TSE reg.

What we deliver

  • Water sampling and testingBy our field teams, analysed by a licensed laboratory.
  • Technical studyNeed, quantity, quality, location, sensitive receptors and impacts.
  • NCEC applicationFiled complete, so the review clock starts straight away.
  • Discharge monitoringTesting during discharge to show you stay within the permit.
  • ExtensionsApplications when works run longer than planned.

How we work

  1. Test the water

    We sample the groundwater early, because its quality decides the treatment and the route.

  2. Write the study

    The study sets out the need, quantity, quality, location, receptors and impacts.

  3. Apply

    NCEC decides within 30 working days of a complete application, and may extend this by 10 working days.Aqueous reg. Art. 8, First (2)

  4. Discharge and monitor

    We test during discharge and prepare any extension.

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References

Show all 4 references
  1. Aqueous reg. Art. 8
  2. TSE reg.
  3. Aqueous reg. Art. 8, First (2)
  4. Executive Regulations for the Protection of Aqueous Media from Pollution, English edition. An amended Arabic edition exists and prevails.
How to read these references 2 texts cited
  • Art. 7(4)(b) means Article 7, paragraph 4, item (b).
  • First, Second and Third are the numbered parts some articles are divided into. The Arabic texts write them أولاً، ثانياً، ثالثاً (meaning first, second, third).

Every text we cite is listed on our regulations page.

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