Consolidated Consent & Authorisation (CCA)

CCA is GPCB's combined "consent to operate". Gujarat consolidates three permissions into one instrument:

1. Consent to Operate under the Water Act 1974 (effluent discharge)
2. Consent to Operate under the Air Act 1981 (air emissions)
3. Authorisation under the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016

Instead of three separate applications, a Gujarat unit files one CCA application on the XGN portal.

When you need it

After your CTE is granted and you have installed the pollution-control systems (ETP, scrubbers, stacks, hazardous-waste storage) — and before starting commercial production. Operating without a valid CCA is an offence.

Typical process

1. Complete construction and erect all pollution control equipment per CTE conditions.
2. Apply for CCA on xgn.gpcb.gov.in with as-built details: final products and capacities, actual water consumption and effluent quantity, treatment units installed, stack and APC details, hazardous waste streams with disposal tie-ups (TSDF / common incinerator / recyclers), CETP membership where applicable.
3. GPCB inspection/verification of the installed systems.
4. Grant of CCA with conditions: discharge norms (GPCB/CPCB standards), monitoring and reporting obligations, waste manifest requirements, environment audit obligations for specified categories.

Validity & renewal

CCA validity varies by category — longer for cleaner categories (commonly around 5 years for Red, 10 for Orange and 15 for Green, with Blue category facilities given extended validity). Renewal applications must be filed before expiry on XGN; fees again scale with capital investment.

Ongoing obligations after CCA

• Operate and maintain ETP/APC continuously; meet discharge/emission norms
• Submit returns: environmental statement (Form V) annually, hazardous waste returns (Form 4)
• Maintain manifests for every hazardous-waste movement (Form 10)
• Display consent and monitoring data as directed; allow GPCB sampling
• Schedule II environment audit (for specified Red category units in Gujarat): annual audit by a GPCB-empanelled auditor
• Inform GPCB of any change in products, capacity or process — usually requires a CCA amendment

CCA vs CTE at a glance

| | CTE (NOC) | CCA | |---|---|---| | When | Before construction | Before production (after CTE compliance) | | Covers | Permission to set up | Water Act + Air Act consent + HW authorisation | | Validity | ~5 years (to commission) | 5–15 years by category | | Portal | XGN | XGN |