Bypass

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003874",
  "term": "Bypass",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The intentional diversion of a wastestream from any portion of a treatment (or pretreatment) facility.\n\n2. The intentional diversion of wastestreams from any portion of an industrial user’s treatment facility.\n\n3. Diverting a process vent or closed vent system stream to the atmosphere such that it does not first pass through an emission control device. [40 CFR 63.12005 (CFR 2013)]\n\n4. Defined at § 122.41(m).\n\n5. Any system that prevents all or a portion of the kiln or clinker cooler exhaust gases from entering the main control device and ducts the gases through a separate control device. This does not include emergency systems designed to duct exhaust gases directly to the atmosphere in the event of a malfunction of any control device controlling kiln or clinker cooler emissions.\n\n6. Intentional diversion of wastestreams from any portion of an industrial user’s treatment facility. [40 CFR 403.17(a) (CFR 2017)]\n\n7. The intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility. This definition applies to both direct and indirect discharges.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Glossary",
    "40 CFR 403.17(a)",
    "85 FR 41680; 40 CFR 63.7957 (CFR 2021)",
    "40 CFR 122.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 60.61 (CFR 2013)",
    "Pretreatment Acronyms and Glossary",
    "NPDES Permit Writers Glossary; NPDES Permit Writers Manual Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bypass/"
}