Jakarta Industrial Wastewater Standards

The Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (“Governor”) has issued Regulation No. 69 of 2013 on Wastewater Quality Standards for Industries (“2013 Regulation”).

The 2013 Regulation is an effort by the Jakarta Regional Government to maintain the quality of Jakarta’s ground water from the effects of industrial wastewater. To do so, the 2013 Regulation sets outs restrictions on maximum levels of chemical substances that can be released by industries into the environment.

Prior the 2013 Regulation, wastewater quality standards were regulated under Governor Decree No. 582 of 1995 on Designation and Determination of Water Quality in River/River Basins as well as Liquid Waste Quality Standards (“1995 Decree”).

The 2013 Regulation is relevant to all industries located in Jakarta that produce industrial wastewater.

Wastewater Quality Standards

Businesses are prohibited from producing any wastewater that exceeds the chemical substance limitation standards prescribed in Appendix I and Appendix II of the 2013 Regulation (Art. 5, 2013 Regulation). Substances listed in the Appendices are extensive and include, amongst others, chrome, cyanide (CN), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb) etc. 

The chemical substance limitation standards set out in Appendix I of the 2013 Regulation specifically apply to the following industries (Art. 2 (2), 2013 Regulation):