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Pretreatment standards are derived from a variety of sources. The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate pretreatment standards and requirements with the purpose of reducing the level of pollutants discharged by industry and other nondomestic wastewater sources into municipal storm sewer systems. The EPA has established general and specific prohibited discharge standards that are applicable to all nondomestic users and categorical general pretreatment regulations that require publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) to develop local limits when necessary to implement the prohibited discharge standards. Limits may be met by industrial sources through pollution prevention techniques (product substitution, recycling, and reuse of materials), best management practices, or treatment of the wastewater. States and POTWs have the option of establishing more stringent requirements.

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Questions & Answers	Are there any prescribed national standards for pretreatment?	12/07/1999	National
Notices	Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, City of Grand Rapids, Michigan	02/13/2014	National
Checklists	Fats, Oils, and Grease Management Plan Checklist		National
Questions & Answers	Hi - can a lab or any other industry, not subject to categorical pretreatment standards, not exceeding discharge quantities requiring a state or local permit, not discharging hazardous wastes, not discharging any prohibited wastes as stipulated in state	08/06/2013	National
Checklists	POTW Pretreatment Checklists		National
Regulatory Analysis	Pretreatment Standards		National
Guidance Documents	Pretreatment Standards Applicability		National
Notices	Proposed Information Collection Request; Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements for Discharges Into Marine Waters	09/26/2013	National
Questions & Answers	What are categorical pretreatment standards?	12/07/1999	National
Questions & Answers	What are prohibited discharge standards?	12/07/1999	National
Questions & Answers	What are the new federal regulations pertaining to dental offices and their disposal and handling of amalgam waste?	07/10/2018	National
Questions & Answers	What are the typical ways that a state or locality might differ in the regulation of wastewater?	12/07/1999	National
Questions & Answers	What exactly is a total toxic organic (TTO) or solvent management plan, and when does it apply?	12/07/1999	National
Questions & Answers	What is the National Pretreatment Program?	12/07/1999	National
Questions & Answers	When were the federal regulations governing pretreatment program requirements first promulgated and where can I find them?	12/07/1999	National