Pharma, chemical, pesticide, paint and fertiliser units get the normal NOC conditions plus a few more, because a leak or effluent here can spoil an aquifer for years.
What CGWA will look at in your plant
🛢️Store rainwater, don't recharge itPolluting industries must collect roof rainwater in surface tanks and use it, instead of putting it into the ground.
🚫No effluent into the groundInjecting treated or untreated wastewater into the aquifer is banned. Fine: Rs 10 lakh plus the cost of cleaning the aquifer.
🧪Water quality every yearApril–May samples tested at an NABL lab for heavy metals and organic compounds, not just basic ions.
🛡️Well-head protectionProtect each borewell head so spills cannot run down the well casing.
📊Report and modelAbove 1 lakh litres a day in stressed blocks, an Impact Assessment Report with a 5 km model.
How we take you through it
Step 1Check
Block category, quantity, existing wells and any old contamination.
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Step 2Study
Water quality baseline, field survey and the model.
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Step 3File
Impact Assessment Report with the protection measures.
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Step 4Comply
Yearly quality testing, logbook and self-compliance report.
Our work in this sector
- Gujarat Impact Assessment Reports for API pharmaceutical plants
- Gujarat Groundwater contamination study for a chemical unit in Valsad
- Gujarat Hydrogeological study for a carbon black plant in Kutch
- Rajasthan Impact Assessment Reports for chlor-alkali and chemical units in Alwar
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Useful next steps
🧭NOC checkerDoes your project need a model? One minute.
📘NOC guideWhat to file, what to do after, what it costs to get it wrong.
🧮EC calculatorWhat pumping without a NOC would cost.
📨Got a notice?Free first review within one working day.
Rules summarised from the CGWA guidelines 2020 with the 2023 amendment. Some states regulate groundwater through their own authority; we confirm the position for your site.