Conventional Pollutant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006585",
  "term": "Conventional Pollutant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A pollutant typical of municipal sewage, and for which municipal secondary treatment plants are typically designed; defined by Federal Regulation [40 CFR 401.16] as BOD, TSS, fecal coliform bacteria, oil and grease, and pH.\n\n2. Pollutants typical of municipal sewage, and for which publicly owned treatment works typically are designed to remove; defined by Federal Regulation (§ 401.16) as BOD, TSS, fecal coliform bacteria, oil and grease, and pH.\n\n3. Pollutants typical of municipal sewage, and for which municipal secondary treatment plants are typically designed. EPA has, pursuant to section 304(a) of the CWA, identified 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), total suspended solids (TSS), fecal coliform bacteria, oil and grease, and pH as conventional pollutants. [40 CFR 401.16]",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Glossary",
    "NPDES Permit Writers Glossary",
    "Pretreatment Acronyms and Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/conventional-pollutant/"
}