Abstract
According to the RF Government direction, 47 sector BAT reference books are to be developed during the 2015–2017 period in order to support the Russian legislation requirements aimed at implementation of the norms of impact upon environment at the best available techniques (BAT) level. Ten of them were developed and approved in 2015. Analysis of the text of one of the reference books, namely «Waste water treatment with the use of centralized water disposal systems of inhabited locations and urban districts» backed the presence of significant gaps in the BAT application methodological support. Analysis of the current Russian normative and methodological support of the BAT reference books development and application of the technological norms for the nature use management practice, as well as the relevant European experience is given. The issues of comparative assessment of nature users’ impact upon water bodies when using various techniques are considered. The possibility of the use of wide-spread European models for assessment of impacts upon environment in assessment of a product life cycle is shown. A number of recommendations and proposals including the necessity of a detailed revision of the BAT reference books development methodical support have been given. The principal requirements to such kind of support have been listed. Upgrading of the methodical support carried out on the basis of the wide discussion by all stakeholders is to be aimed at improvement of the BAT validity in the process of future editions of the BAR reference books publication, stipulated by the legislation.
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