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Chapter 1. Introduction

Korea has been controlling the discharge of pollution with a mediaoriented approach, where each component of the biosphere (i.e. air, water, and land) is managed by a separate law. The permit process is the primary interface between legislation and the actual environme

Chapter 1. Introduction

Korea has been controlling the discharge of pollution with a mediaoriented approach, where each component of the biosphere (i.e. air, water, and land) is managed by a separate law. The permit process is the primary interface between legislation and the actual environmental performance of polluters. Current permit systems are insufficient to motivate voluntary efforts that can reduce pollution discharge and difficult cross-media problems in a facility. Moreover, permanent permits of pollution discharge cannot reflect the needs of higher environmental quality at the regional and national level.

The purpose of this study is to suggest needed areas of improvement in the environmental pollution permit system after introducing the total water pollution load management system (TWPLMS). Such suggestions are made in order to meet appropriate regional environmental goals, considering the carrying capacity of the environment. In Korea, the permit for facility discharging pollutants is obtained by applying with a proposal, to the appropriate authorities, describing the permit process and specific conditions by pollution type, e.g., air, water, waste, hazardous materials, etc. The European Union has adopted the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) approach to control the pollution problem and have been preparing the Best Available Technique Reference (BREF).

In the view of permittee, there is no opportunity to attempt to approximate the total quantity of pollutants from the process and area of a facility. After reviewing the permit process of each law in Korea and related regulations of foreign countries, we recommend certain areas in need of improvement for the current environmental pollution permit system in the short and long term. We focus on issues related to water pollution because of the insufficiently available data and materials of other media-specific permits.

This report consists of 5 chapters. Chapter 2 describes the environmental permit system in Korea, recent changes on permit issuance and burdens of the permit issuance, monitoring and inspection system. Chapter 3 introduces recent environmental permit systems of OECD countries, BREF and IPPC of the EU, TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Loads) and NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System) of the USA. Chapter 4 explains the recommendations for the current environmental pollution permit system in the short and long term. The Chapter 5 includes the summary and conclusion of the study.

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목차 Contents

• COVER ... 1
• Foreword ... 4
• Contents ... 6
• List of Figures ... 6
• Chapter 1. Introduction ... 9
• Chapter 2. Environmental Permit System in Korea ... 11
• 1. Environmental Permit System in Current Regulations ... 11
• 2. Comparison of Media-specific Permit Issuance ... 11
• 3. Recent Change on Permit Issuance ... 11
• 4. Burden on Permit Issuance and Monitoring andInspection System ... 12
• Chapter 3. Environmental Permit System of Other Countries ... 13
• 1. OECD Countries ... 13
• 2. BREF and IPPC of EU1 ... 15
• 3. TMDL and NPDES of USA ... 19
• Chapter 4. Suggestions to Improve Environmental Permit System ... 21
• 1. Short-term Suggestions ... 21
• 2. Long-term Suggestions ... 21
• 3. Needs for the Improvement of Current Regulations ... 21
• Chapter 5. Conclusion ... 23
• Reference ... 24
• End of Page ... 24