The
General Pretreatment Regulations as promulgated by the US Environmental
Protection Agency in 40 CFR Part 403 require that TSSD develop and implement a
pretreatment program. The objectives of
the National Pretreatment Program are:
1. To prevent the introduction of
pollutants into publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) that interfere with the
operation of the facility, including the use or disposal of municipal sludge,
2. Prevent the introduction of pollutants
into POTWs that pass through, interfere, or are otherwise incompatible with the
treatment works, and
3. To improve opportunities to recycle and
reclaim municipal wastewaters and sludges.
To
meet the National objectives, this program was developed in accordance with the
pretreatment program requirements and the program submission requirements both
of which are found in 40 CFR Part 403.
Integral to these are the National Pretreatment Standards for prohibited
discharges and categorical industries.
The prohibited standards provide specific prohibitions of nondomestic
pollutants that shall not be discharged into the POTW. The standards for categorical industries
present limitations for specific pollutants which may be discharged into the
POTW by industrial users. TSSD is
responsible to identify industrial users subject to the current Categorical
Standards found in 40 CFR Chapter I Subchapter N and the National Prohibited
Discharge Standards. This pretreatment
program has been developed and will operate effectively to control these
discharges and identify such users.