Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 06/12/1995

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Application Requirements for Publicly Owned Treatment Works and Other Treatment Works Treating Domestic Sewage

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposes to amend permit application requirements and application forms for publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and other treatment works treating domestic sewage (TWTDS). TWTDS include facilities that generate sewage sludge, provide commercial treatment of sewage sludge, manufacture a product derived from sewage sludge, or provide disposal of sewage sludge. Today's notice solicits public comments on the proposed regulations, proposed forms and instructions. The proposed regulations and Form 2A would replace existing Standard Form A and Short Form A to account for changes in the NPDES program since the forms were issued in 1973. This proposal would consolidate POTW application requirements, including information regarding toxics monitoring, whole effluent toxicity (WET) testing, pretreatment facility and hazardous waste contributions, and combined sewer overflows (CSOs). The most significant proposed revisions would require toxic and WET monitoring by major and pretreatment POTWs and monitoring of 17 parameters by minor POTWs. EPA believes this information is needed in order for permitting authorities to issue permits that will ade