Categorical Pretreatment Standard

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004356",
  "term": "Categorical Pretreatment Standard",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A limitation on pollutant discharges to publicly owned treatment works promulgated by EPA in accordance with Section 307 of the Clean Water Act that apply to specified process wastewaters of particular industrial categories.\n\n2. A technology-based effluent limitation for an industrial facility discharging into a municipal sewer system. Analogous in stringency to Best Availability Technology (BAT) for direct discharges.\n\n3. A technology-based effluent limitation for an industrial facility discharging into a municipal sewer system. Analogous in stringency to Best Availability Technology (BAT) for direct dischargers.\n\n4. National pretreatment standards , expressed as Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources (PSES) or Pretreatment Standards for New Sources (PSNS), specifying quantities or concentrations of pollutants or pollutant properties that may be discharged to a POTW by existing or new industrial users in specific industrial subcategories established as separate regulations under the appropriate subpart of 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N.\n\n5. Standard promulgated by EPA under 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N.\n\n6. Standards specifying the quantity, concentration, or pollutant properties of pollutants that may be discharged to POTWs. EPA promulgates pretreatment standards for specific industry categories in accordance with CWA section 307. These standards are codified in 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N, Parts 405-471. [paraphrased from 40 CFR 403.6]",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 403.6 and Parts 405-471",
    "Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "NPDES Permit Writers Glossary",
    "40 CFR 125.58 (CFR 2013)",
    "Pretreatment Acronyms and Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/categorical-pretreatment-standard/"
}