According to Environmental Law of Maldives: Environmental Protection and Preservation Act of Maldives, the Maldives only have a very brief Standard for the Discharge of sewage Effluents as follows:
Quality Criteria for sewage treatment and disposal systems serving more than 500 people
| Population Size | Effluent Quality Requirements |
| 0-1000 | Substantial removal of grease, oil, fats, and suspended solids |
| 1000-2000 |
Removal of grease, oil, fats, and suspended solids. Maximum concentration of suspended solids not to exceed 100 mg/l |
| 2000-5000 |
Maximum concentrations of BOD (5-day) and suspended solids not to exceed 50 mg/l |
| Over 5000 |
BOD (5-day) concentration of not more than 20 mg/l and a suspended solids concentration of not more than 30 mg/l |
Notes:
(1) The above effluent quality criteria are applicable to situations where effluent is disposed off to ground, or lagoons with an initial dilution ratio of less than 20 to 1
Where the initial dilution ratio at the point of discharge exceeds 20 to 1, the effluent quality requirement shall be as for populations in the range 2000- 5000, i.e. removal of grease oil, fats and sedimentation with a maximum concentration of suspended solids not to exceed 50 mg/l
(2) The authority may specify additional or alternative quality criteria as the case may require
Download the Maldives Environmental Laws related to Effluent Discharge Standards documents in pdf format:
1. 
Maldives
Sewage Disposal Regulations 1996 (File size: 109 Kb)
2. 
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION ACT OF MALDIVES(File size: 28.5 Kb)
Related links:
1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION ACT OF MALDIVES
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mdv19574E.pdf
2. Maldives Sewage Disposal Regulations 1996. http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mdv19574E.pdf