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works in integrity and to decide on the implementations to be made within the framework of
the action plan.
Circular on Restriction in Discharge Standards within the Scope of Marmara Sea Action Plan
(2021/13): Since one of the most important factors causing the formation of mucilage is the dis-
charges to the Marmara Sea from point sources, with the Marmara Sea Action Plan, it is envisa-
ged that “the discharge standards of wastewater treatment plants discharging to the Marmara
Sea will be updated and implemented within 3 months”.

In this context, it has been decided that “Within 15 days, the General Directorate of Environmen-
tal Management of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change will publish
legislation on the restriction of the Chemical Oxygen Demand discharge standard of the was-
tewater treatment plants in the Marmara Sea Basin by the General Directorate of Environmental
Management within 15 days” in Article 6 of the decision minutes of the Marmara Sea Action
Plan Coordination Board meeting dated 15 June 2021 and numbered 2021/1, which was estab-
lished with the Presidential Circular No. 2021/10.” In accordance with the provision, the Circular
on Restriction of Discharge Standards within the Scope of Marmara Sea Action Plan No. 2021/13
was published on 22/06/2021 by the MoEUCC on 22/06/2021 for the restriction of the Chemical
Oxygen Demand (COD) discharge standard of the wastewater treatment plants located in the
Marmara Sea Basin, including the Straits and Susurluk Basin.
Circular on “Real Time Monitoring of Waste Water Treatment Plants in Marmara Region”
(2021/14): The “Marmara Sea Action Plan” prepared under the coordination of the MoEUCC on
the measures to be taken and works to be carried out to eliminate the pollution caused by mu-
cilage in the Marmara Sea was shared with the public on 06 June 2021.
Within the framework of the Marmara Sea Action Plan activities carried out by the Marmara
Sea Action Plan Coordination Board established by the Presidential Circular No. 2021/10, it was
decided by the Board to “carry out legislative work for on-line monitoring of all treatment plants
regardless of treatment method and flow rate in order to control all point sources of pollution to the
Marmara Sea” and “carry out legislative work for on-line monitoring of cooling waters at the entrance
of the facilities”.
In this framework, legislative work was completed and the Circular No. 2021/14 on “Real-Ti-
me Monitoring of Waste Water Treatment Plants in the Marmara Region” was published on
02/07/2021. With the Circular, treatment plants with an installed capacity of 1,000 m /day and
3
above in the Marmara Region are monitored in terms of inlet and outlet flow rates and sampling.
In addition, facilities with an installed capacity of 1,000 m /day and above that discharge water
3
to the receiving environment by using water for heat transfer (cooling water) convey the mea-
surements of inlet and outlet water flow and temperature values to the Continuous Monitoring
Centre.
Communiqué on Technical Procedures for Wastewater Treatment Plants: The “Criteria for Reuse
of Treated Wastewater as Irrigation Water” section in Annex-7 of the Communiqué on Technical
Procedures of Wastewater Treatment Plants (AATTUT) for the reuse of treated wastewater in
order to expand the usage areas of treated wastewater, to facilitate and popularise the appli-
cations, is prepared for the reuse of treated wastewater as environmental, industrial and other
(fire water, dust control / field irrigation water, reuse of grey water as urinal and flush water) and
the By-law entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 25/10/2022 and
numbered 31994.
Clean Production Practices in Textile Sector: The first step in the sectoral practices of cleaner
production was taken in the textile sector, where water consumption is the most intensive, and
the “Communiqué on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control in the Textile Sector” was

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