GUIDELINES FOR POLLUTION CONTROL STUDY
[AS AT JAN 2023]
1. SCOPE
1.1 The guidelines serve to provide a general reference for trained personnel to
conduct pollution control study. Under Section 36 of the Environmental
Protection and Management Act (EPMA) 1999, anyone intending to carry out any
activity, which could cause substantial pollution of the environment or increase
the level of such pollution, may be required to conduct a Pollution Control Study
(PCS).
1.2 The PCS shall:
(a) Identify the sources of emission of air pollutants, discharge of trade
effluent, generation of wastes and emission of noise.
(b) Quantify and evaluate the impacts of such pollutive emissions.
(c) Recommend the measures to be incorporated in the design and operation
of the plant to reduce the pollutive emissions to acceptable levels that
would not pose nuisance or harm to the people and the environment.
2. PCS REPORT
2.1 The PCS Report shall include the following parts:
(a) Introduction
i Purpose of study.
ii Description of the approved/proposed industrial activities of the
facility and site plan showing the layout of the process units and
storage areas.
iii Description of the processes and the main pollution problems
expected, including process flow diagrams.
(b) Air Pollution Control
i Sources of air pollution and sources of odour (if applicable).
ii Quality, rates and quantities of air and odour emissions.
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iii Assessment of the impacts of the air and odour emissions by using
dispersion modelling. For odour emissions, the report shall include
assessment of the impact from odorous gases or volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) that may be emitted from the plant operations.
iv Measures to control air pollution and ensure compliance with
emission standards and requirements in the Singapore Standard on
Code of Practice for Pollution Control (i.e. SS593:2013), the
EPMA 1999 and its Regulations.
v Measures, including the use of best available technologies
referenced from similar projects in other countries, to be put in
place at the plant to control and prevent air emissions and odour
nuisance.
vi Management plans to ensure effectiveness of control measures for
air and odour emissions and to manage contingencies such as when
plant facilities are not able to treat the air and odour emissions.
vii Monitoring programme – Air / odour impurities monitored, type of
monitoring equipment/test carried out (e.g. United States (US)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved or designated
reference and equivalent methods), and frequency of monitoring.
(c) Water Pollution Control
i Sources of trade effluent.
ii Quality, rates and quantities of all wastewater streams and final
trade effluent discharges.
iii Measures to treat all trade effluent and ensure compliance with
emission standards and requirements in the Singapore Standard on
Code of Practice for Pollution Control (i.e. SS593:2013), the
EPMA 1999, the Sewerage and Drainage Act (SDA) 1999 and
their Regulations.
iv For premises storing large quantities of oils and chemicals,
measures for containment of spills, leakages and fire-fighting
water.
v Monitoring programme - Parameters monitored, type of
monitoring equipment/test carried out, frequency of monitoring.
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(d) Noise Pollution Control
i Sources of noise pollution.
ii Estimates of noise levels emitted.
iii Impacts of the noise emissions i.e. the noise levels at the receptors
surrounding the plant especially residential housing.
iv Measures to control noise pollution and ensure compliance with
noise emission standards and requirements in the Singapore
Standard on Code of Practice for Pollution Control (i.e.
SS593:2013), the EPMA 1999 and its Regulations.
v Monitoring programme - Type of monitoring equipment/test
carried out, frequency of monitoring.
(e) Management of Hazardous Chemicals
i Inventory and storage of hazardous chemicals.
ii Evaluation of the acute and chronic (e.g. carcinogen, endocrine
disruptor, etc.) hazardous impacts of each hazardous chemical
and/or byproducts to the environment and public health.
iii Measures for safe storage and handling of hazardous substances to
ensure compliance with requirements in the Singapore Standard on
Code of Practice for Pollution Control (i.e. SS593:2013), EPMA
1999 and its Regulations and to safeguard the environment and
public health.
iv Policy and procedure to ensure all necessary measures to prevent
accidents involving hazardous chemicals would be adopted.
v Monitoring programme - Type of monitoring equipment to detect
any leakage of hazardous substances, frequency of checks.
(f) Toxic Wastes Management
i Inventory and storage of toxic industrial wastes, including waste
oil, solvent and other solid wastes.
ii Measures for safe storage and handling of toxic industrial wastes to
ensure compliance with requirements in the Singapore Standard on
Code of Practice for Pollution Control (i.e. SS593:2013), the
EPMA 1999 and its Regulations.
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iii System of checks on the safe storage and handling of toxic
industrial wastes.
(g) Recycling and Resources Conservation
i Study the feasibility and recommend measures to reduce, reuse and
recycle wastes generated from the plant.
ii Study the feasibility and recommend measures to conserve energy
and water use in the plant.
(h) Prevention of Land Contamination
i Sources of potential land contamination.
ii Estimates of impacts from such sources on land contamination.
iii Measures to prevent land contamination.
iv Monitoring programme, if appropriate.
(i) Conclusion
i Whether the proposed measures in parts (b) to (h) are adequate to
ensure compliance with statutory requirements and the Singapore
Standard on Code of Practice for Pollution Control (i.e.
SS593:2013).
ii Whether the plant/proposed plant and its operations would pose
any significant pollution impact on the environment and on
developments in its vicinity, including odour, noise and dust
nuisances.
(j) Annexes
i Safety Data Sheet (SDS) of each chemical.
ii All supporting calculations and documentations including detailed
results of dispersion/computer modelling/charts.
2.2 For clarification on these guidelines, please contact our relevant officers listed on
our website available at: www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/development-
control/consultation.
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LIST OF PCS CONSULTANTS
Aecom Singapore Pte Ltd Asia Infrastructure Solutions Pte Ltd
300 Beach Road #23-00 1 Magazine Road #05-01
The Concourse Singapore 199555 Central Mall Singapore 059567
Tel: 6299 2466 Tel: 6239 8525
Fax: 6299 0297 Contact: Mr Benedict Chow
Contact: Ms Jagriti Dawra DID: 6239 8589
Mobile: 9712 2984 Email:
[email protected]Email:
[email protected] Contact: Ms Merryana Thong
DID: 6239 8231
Email:
[email protected]CH2MHILL Singapore Pte Ltd DHI Water & Environment (S) Pte Ltd
150 Beach Road 2 Venture Drive, #18-18 Vision Exchange
Gateway West 34th Floor Singapore Singapore 608526
189720 Tel: 6777 6330
Contact: Dr Joan Julia Fax: 6777 3537
DID: 6307 6623 Contact: Mr George Foulsham (Director
Email:
[email protected] Environment)
Contact: Dr Wang Xiaohui DID: 6777 6330
DID: 6349 1970 Email:
[email protected]Email:
[email protected]Enviro Pro Green Innovation (S) Pte Ltd Environmental Resources Management (S)
(EPGI) / Environmental Professionals Pte Ltd (ERM)
Pte Ltd (Enviro Pro) 88 Market Street #40-16
18, Boon Lay Way, #10-114 Trade Hub 21 CapitaSpring, Singapore 048948
Singapore 609966 Tel: 6324 9636
Tel: 6465 1187 Fax: 6722 0749
Fax: 6465 1186 Contact: Mr Mark Eisenegger
Contact: Mr Carsten Huttche DID: 6645 4409
Email:
[email protected] Email:
[email protected]EnviroSolutions & Consulting Pte Ltd Golder Associates Singapore Pte Ltd
133 Cecil Street #08-01A/01B 18 Ah Hood Road #10-51
Keck Seng Tower Hiap Hoe Building, Zhong Shan Park Singapore
Singapore 069535 329983
Tel: 6243 1174 Tel: 6546 6318
Contact: Mr Andrew Young Fax: 6546 6319
Email:
[email protected] Contact: Ms Benica Pasaporte
Mobile: 9155 0870
Email:
[email protected] Contact: Mr Andrew Health
Mobile: 9721 3329
Email:
[email protected] 5
Greencorpllc (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mott MacDonald Singapore Pte Ltd
10 Anson Road #10-11 152 Beach Road #35-00
International Plaza, Singapore 079903 Gateway East Singapore 189721
Contact: Mr David Turberfield Tel: 6293 1900
Mobile: 8328 4249 Contact: Mr You Fookhin
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Ramboll Singapore Worley Pte Ltd
20 Harbour Drive #02-01 438B Alexandra Road, #04-09
Singapore 117612 Alexandra Technopark, Singapore 119968
Tel: 6469 9918 Contact: Mr Alan Jiao (Primary)
Contact: Ms Cara Quinn DID: 6517 6576
Email: [email protected] Mobile: 9099 8750
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Mr Behrooz Zareikar (Secondary)
DID: 6517 7782
Mobile: 8699 9294
Email: [email protected]
