Best Practical Wastewater Treatment Technology

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003065",
  "term": "Best Practical Wastewater Treatment Technology",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The technology in which the EPA has set effluent limitations for conventional,toxic, and non-conventional pollutants based on the average of the best performance of facilities within the industry of various ages, sizes, processes or other common characteristics.\n\n2. Cost-effective technology that can treat wastewater, combined sewer overflows and nonexcessive infiltration and inflow in publicly owned or individual wastewater treatment works, to meet the applicable provisions of: (i) 40 CFR part 133 - secondary treatment of wastewater; rine discharge waivers; (iii) 40 CFR 122.44(d) - more stringent water quality standards and State standards; or (iv) 41 FR 6190 (February 11, 1976) - Alternative Waste Management Techniques for Best Practicable Waste Treatment (treatment and discharge, land application techniques and utilization practices, and reuse).",
  "abbreviation": "BPWTT",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from EPA Water: Industry Effluent Guidelines, Frequent Questions at http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/questions_index.cfm",
    "40 CFR 35.2005 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/best-practical-wastewater-treatment-technology/"
}