§ 60a Discharge of drainage water and other oily water
Oily drainage water and other oily water may be discharged to sea subsequent to treatment.
The oil content in water as mentioned in the first subsection and discharged to sea, shall be as low as possible, cf. Chapter II of the Framework Regulations and Sections 7 and 8 of the Management Regulations. In any event, the oil content shall not exceed 30 mg oil per litre of water as a weighted average for one calendar month.
Treatment systems shall be operated such that the environmental strain from discharges to sea will be as low as possible
Chemicals that accompany water as mentioned in the first subsection to sea after cleaning, must be covered by a discharge permit, cf. Section 66, first subsection. Adding chemical residue or other waste to oily water that is discharged to sea pursuant to this section, is not allowed.
Oily drainage water and other oily water that are not handled in accordance with the first to fourth subsections or injected in accordance with the permit, cf. Section 71, shall be collected and sent as waste to a legal waste facility. It is not allowed to add drainage water and other oily water to the production stream ashore.
The operator shall carry out comprehensive assessments to ensure that the best environmental solution for handling drainage water and other oily water is selected.
The Norwegian Environment Agency can set additional requirements regarding discharges of drainage water and other oily water.
Section last changed:
01 January 2021