Effluent limitation guideline

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009021",
  "term": "Effluent limitation guideline",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Effluent Limitation Guideline",
  "definition": "1. Regulation published by the Administrator under section 304(b) of CWA to adopt or revise “effluent limitations.”\n\n2. Any effluent limitations guidelines issued by the Administrator pursuant to section 304(b) of the Act.\n\n3. Any effluent limitations regulation issued by EPA pursuant to CWA section 304(b). These regulations are published to adopt or revise a national standard prescribing restrictions on quantities, rates, and concentrations of chemical, physical, biological, and other constituents that are discharged from point sources, in specific industrial categories (e.g., metal finishing, metal molding and casting). ELGs are sometimes referred to as effluent guidelines.\n\n4. A regulation published by the Administrator under CWA section 304(b) to adopt or revise effluent limitations.\n\n5. A regulation published by EPA under section 304(b) of the Clean Water Act that establishes national technology-based effluent requirements for a specific industrial category.",
  "abbreviation": "ELG",
  "subject": "Regulatory activities",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 122.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 401.11 (CFR 2017)",
    "Pretreatment Acronyms and Glossary",
    "NPDES Permit Writers Glossary",
    "Water Quality Toolkit Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/effluent-limitation-guideline/"
}