Categorical pretreatment standards

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004357",
  "term": "Categorical pretreatment standards",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. 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.\n\n2. 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.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "paraphrased from 40 CFR 403.6",
    "NPDES Permit Writers Manual Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/categorical-pretreatment-standards/"
}