Effluent Limitations Guideline

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009024",
  "term": "Effluent Limitations Guideline",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A regulation published by the Administrator under Section 304(b) of CWA that establishes national technology-based effluent requirements for a specific industrial category.\n\n2. 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.",
  "abbreviation": "ELG",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Glossary",
    "Pretreatment Acronyms and Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/effluent-limitations-guideline/"
}