
Existing sources which become Industrial Users subsequent to promulgation of an applicable categorical Pretreatment Standard shall be considered existing Industrial Users except where such sources meet the definition of a New Source as defined in § 403.3(m). Direct dischargers with NPDES Permits modified or reissued to provide a variance pursuant to section 301(i)(2) of the Act shall be required to meet compliance dates set in any applicable categorical Pretreatment Standard. Compliance by existing sources with categorical Pretreatment Standards shall be within 3 years of the date the Standard is effective unless a shorter compliance time is specified in the appropriate subpart of 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N. (b ) Deadline for compliance with categorical standards. The Industrial User may provide written comments on the POTW submission to the Water Management Division Director or Director, as appropriate, within 30 days of notification. Where a request for certification is submitted by a POTW, the POTW shall notify any affected Industrial User of such submission. A New Source must request this certification prior to commencing discharge. If an existing Industrial User adds or changes a process or operation which may be included in a subcategory, the existing Industrial User must request this certification prior to commencing discharge from the added or changed processes or operation. Within 60 days after the effective date of a Pretreatment Standard for a subcategory under which an Industrial User may be included, the Industrial User or POTW may request that the Water Management Division Director or Director, as appropriate, provide written certification on whether the Industrial User falls within that particular subcategory. Selected Industrial Subcategories Considered Dilute for Purposes of the Combined Wastestream Formula Pretreatment Program Reinvention Pilot Projects Under Project XL. Provisions of specific applicability to the Owatonna Waste Water Treatment Facility.

Modification of POTW pretreatment programs. Variances from categorical pretreatment standards for fundamentally different factors. Reporting requirements for POTW's and industrial users.


POTW pretreatment programs and/or authorization to revise pretreatment standards: Submission for approval.ĭevelopment and submission of NPDES State pretreatment programs.Īpproval procedures for POTW pretreatment programs and POTW granting of removal credits. Pretreatment Program Requirements: Development and Implementation by POTW. National pretreatment standards: Categorical standards. National pretreatment standards: Prohibited discharges. Objectives of general pretreatment regulations. General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution
