Industrial Discharges to Industrial Discharges to Wastewater - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Industrial Discharges to Industrial Discharges to Wastewater Treatment Plants Wastewater Treatment Plants Presented by Presented by Jodi Peace Jodi Peace Senior EQA, Water Bureau Senior EQA, Water Bureau Southeast Michigan District Office Southeast Michigan District Office

Regulatory Programs Regulatory Programs Wastewater Destinations (3.1) Wastewater Destinations (3.1) LIQUID / WASTEWATER (INCLUDING STORMWATER) DISCHARCHES DIRECT DISCHARGE INDIRECT DISCHARGE 3.4 and 3.5 3.4 NPDES PERMIT STATE PERMIT POTW PUMP and HAUL (Surface Water Discharge) (Ground Water Discharge) 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 INDIVIDUAL GENERAL PERMIT-BY-RULE 3.2.3.a 3.2.3.c 3.2.3.b STORM WATER NON-STORM WATER 3.2.3.d 3.2.3.c

Wastewater Disposal Options Wastewater Disposal Options DIRECT DIRECT DISCHARGE DISCHARGE to Waters of the State to Waters of the State

Wastewater Disposal Options Wastewater Disposal Options INDIRECT DISCHARGE INDIRECT DISCHARGE POTW Public sewer Public sewer Waters of the State Waters of the State

What do I need to know about What do I need to know about discharging to a WWTP? discharging to a WWTP?

Industrial Pretreatment Program Industrial Pretreatment Program A water pollution control program A water pollution control program to prevent: to prevent: � Interference Interference � � Pass through Pass through � � Contamination of biosolids Contamination of biosolids � � Damage to WWTP and collection Damage to WWTP and collection � system system � Protect worker health and safety Protect worker health and safety �

Industrial Pretreatment Program Industrial Pretreatment Program Regulations Regulations � Part 403 of Title 40 of the Code of Part 403 of Title 40 of the Code of � Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 403) 403) � Categorical Pretreatment Standards Categorical Pretreatment Standards � � Rule 323.23 of the Michigan Rule 323.23 of the Michigan � Administrative Code (Part 23 Rules) Administrative Code (Part 23 Rules) � Local Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO) Local Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO) �

Categorical Pretreatment Categorical Pretreatment Standards Standards � Title 40 of the Code of Title 40 of the Code of � Federal Regulations, Federal Regulations, Parts 405 – – 471 471 Parts 405 � EPA Guidance Materials EPA Guidance Materials � on Categories, etc., on Categories, etc., available from EPA available from EPA online online http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/industry.html www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/industry.html http://

Categorical Standards Categorical Standards 40 CFR Parts 404 - - 471 471 40 CFR Parts 404 � Metal Finishing Metal Finishing � � Electroplating Electroplating � � Organic Chemical Formulation Organic Chemical Formulation � � Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals � � Metal Molding and Casting Metal Molding and Casting � � Iron & Steel Iron & Steel � � Leather Tanning Leather Tanning � http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/industry.html www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/industry.html http://

What to expect from an IPP What to expect from an IPP municipality municipality � Sewer Use Ordinance Sewer Use Ordinance � � Wastewater discharge permit Wastewater discharge permit � � Monitoring and inspections Monitoring and inspections � � Compliance assistance Compliance assistance � � Enforcement Enforcement � � Protection of the local environment Protection of the local environment � � Fair treatment Fair treatment �

IPP Sewer Use Ordinance IPP Sewer Use Ordinance � Establishes legal authority for the Establishes legal authority for the � municipality to: municipality to: � issue permits issue permits � � setting discharge limits setting discharge limits � � conducting inspections and monitoring conducting inspections and monitoring � � Enforce the IPP Enforce the IPP… … � � Local Limits Local Limits � � Approved by the DNRE Approved by the DNRE �

What to expect from an IPP What to expect from an IPP municipality municipality � Sewer Use Ordinance Sewer Use Ordinance � � Wastewater discharge permit Wastewater discharge permit � � Monitoring and inspections Monitoring and inspections � � Compliance assistance Compliance assistance � � Enforcement Enforcement � � Protection of the local environment Protection of the local environment � � Fair treatment Fair treatment �

Industrial User Permits Industrial User Permits � Discharge Authorization Discharge Authorization � � Effluent limits Effluent limits � � Monitoring and Reporting requirements Monitoring and Reporting requirements � � Test methods Test methods - - 40 CFR 136 40 CFR 136 � � Sample type and location Sample type and location � � Best Management Practices ( Best Management Practices (BMP BMP’ ’s s) ) � � Notification requirements Notification requirements � � Records retention requirements Records retention requirements �

What to expect from an IPP What to expect from an IPP municipality municipality � Sewer Use Ordinance Sewer Use Ordinance � � Wastewater discharge permit Wastewater discharge permit � � Monitoring and inspections Monitoring and inspections � � Compliance assistance Compliance assistance � � Enforcement Enforcement � � Protection of the local environment Protection of the local environment � � Fair treatment Fair treatment �

Monitoring Monitoring � At least once per year At least once per year � � All regulated pollutants All regulated pollutants �

IPP Inspection IPP Inspection � Process areas where Process areas where � wastewater is generated wastewater is generated � Chemical storage areas Chemical storage areas � � Pretreatment system Pretreatment system � � Monitoring location Monitoring location � � Records review Records review �

What to expect from an IPP What to expect from an IPP municipality municipality � Sewer Use Ordinance Sewer Use Ordinance � � Wastewater discharge permit Wastewater discharge permit � � Monitoring and inspections Monitoring and inspections � � Compliance assistance Compliance assistance � � Enforcement Enforcement � � Protection of the local environment Protection of the local environment � � Fair treatment Fair treatment �

Compliance Assistance Compliance Assistance � POTW IPP staff POTW IPP staff � � Local requirements Local requirements � � EPA and DNRE EPA and DNRE � requirements requirements � Treatment systems Treatment systems � � Pollution prevention Pollution prevention � � DNRE and EPA staff DNRE and EPA staff � � State and federal State and federal � regulations regulations � Categorical standards Categorical standards �

What to expect from an IPP What to expect from an IPP municipality municipality � Sewer Use Ordinance Sewer Use Ordinance � � Wastewater discharge permit Wastewater discharge permit � � Monitoring and inspections Monitoring and inspections � � Compliance assistance Compliance assistance � � Enforcement Enforcement � � Protection of the local environment Protection of the local environment � � Fair treatment Fair treatment �

ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT � Violations Violations � � discharge limits discharge limits � � late reports late reports � � Compliance schedules Compliance schedules � � Other IPP requirements Other IPP requirements � � Enforcement tools: Enforcement tools: � � Phone call/e Phone call/e- -mail mail � � Notice of Violation Notice of Violation � � Administrative Consent Order/Agreement Administrative Consent Order/Agreement � � Fines Fines � � Termination of service Termination of service �

What to expect from an IPP What to expect from an IPP municipality municipality � Sewer Use Ordinance Sewer Use Ordinance � � Wastewater discharge permit Wastewater discharge permit � � Monitoring and inspections Monitoring and inspections � � Enforcement Enforcement � � Compliance assistance Compliance assistance � � Protection of the local environment Protection of the local environment � � Fair treatment Fair treatment �

Environmental Protection Environmental Protection � Water quality Water quality � � Beneficial reuse of biosolids Beneficial reuse of biosolids � � Pollution emergencies Pollution emergencies �

What to expect from an IPP What to expect from an IPP municipality municipality � Sewer Use Ordinance Sewer Use Ordinance � � Wastewater discharge permit Wastewater discharge permit � � Monitoring and inspections Monitoring and inspections � � Enforcement Enforcement � � Compliance assistance Compliance assistance � � Protection of the local environment Protection of the local environment � � Fair treatment Fair treatment �

Fair Treatment Fair Treatment � Categorical standards Categorical standards � � Local Limits Local Limits � � Procedures Procedures � � Enforcement Response Enforcement Response � Plan Plan

What can be discharged to a What can be discharged to a WWTP? WWTP?

Prohibited Discharges Prohibited Discharges