Regulation of the Obligation of Industrial Business Actors in Making Wastewater Treatment Plants (IPAL) According to Indonesian Legislation
Fajar Khaify Rizky, Khalida Syahputri, Jelly Leviza, Riadhi Alhayyan

Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia

Abstract

Wastewater is the residue of a processing process from business activities that has the potential for pollution and destruction and negative impacts on the environment. Therefore, every business actor, especially industrial business actors, is required to make a wastewater treatment plant (IPAL) and must comply with the provisions of regulations governing wastewater treatment in the environment. The problems of this research are the obligations of business actors in wastewater treatment and the regulation of the obligations of industrial business actors in making wastewater treatment plants (IPAL) according to laws and regulations. The purpose of the research is to find out the obligations of business actors in wastewater treatment and the regulation of the obligations of industrial business actors in making wastewater treatment plants (IPAL) according to laws and regulations. This research method uses normative legal research. The data collection technique uses literature study. The result of this research is that the obligation of business actors in wastewater treatment is regulated in Article 130 paragraph (1) of Government Regulation Number 22 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Environmental Protection and Management which states that the person in charge of businesses and/or activities that produce wastewater must treat wastewater. Wastewater Treatment Plant (IPAL) management is an obligation for every industrial business in Indonesia in accordance with the governing regulations, namely Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management, Law Number 6 of 2023 concerning Job Creation, Government Regulation Number 22 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Environmental Protection and Management and other implementing regulations.

Keywords: wastewater, industrial business, wastewater treatment plant (IPAL), environment

Topic: Law