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CPCB OCEMS Mandate: Which Industries Must Install Online Monitoring — and By When

Priya Nair

Priya Nair

Head of Environmental Compliance, Navbharat Water

CPCB OCEMS Mandate: Which Industries Must Install Online Monitoring — and By When

CPCB's Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System mandate requires Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) to install real-time effluent quality monitoring systems connected directly to the CPCB CEMS server.

Which Industries Must Install OCEMS?

  • Distilleries
  • Sugar mills
  • Pulp and paper mills
  • Textile dyeing/printing units
  • Tanneries
  • Fertilizer plants
  • Petrochemical complexes
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturers (Red category)

OCEMS Technical Requirements

ParameterSensor TypeAccuracy
pHElectrolytic±0.1 pH
CODUV-Vis Spectrophotometer±10% of reading
BODBiochemical sensor±15% of reading
TSSTurbidimetric±10% of reading
FlowElectromagnetic±2% of reading

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