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Document ID us-deefgu-2026-03-31 Title Dental Effluent Guidelines URL https://www.epa.gov/eg/dental-effluent-guidelines Jurisdiction /us Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 04:23:24.031797+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

10 Qualitative 0 Quantitative 15 Definitions

Q Qualitative Requirements (10)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	treatment	treatment	mandatory	Amalgam Separator Operation and Maintenance	wastewater	Dental offices that place or remove amalgam must operate and maintain an amalgam separator and must not discharge scrap amalgam or use certain kinds of line cleaners.	Applicable to dental offices that place or remove amalgam	high
#Q002	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Scrap Amalgam Discharge Prohibition	wastewater	Dental offices that place or remove amalgam must operate and maintain an amalgam separator and must not discharge scrap amalgam or use certain kinds of line cleaners.	Applicable to dental offices that place or remove amalgam	high
#Q003	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Line Cleaners Restriction	wastewater	Dental offices that place or remove amalgam must operate and maintain an amalgam separator and must not discharge scrap amalgam or use certain kinds of line cleaners.	Applicable to dental offices that place or remove amalgam	high
#Q004	reporting	reporting	mandatory	One-Time Compliance Report Submission	wastewater	Existing and new sources must submit a one-time compliance report to their pretreatment Control Authority.	Applicable to existing and new sources	high
#Q005	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Compliance Form Verification	wastewater	Contact your Control Authority to determine which form to use.		high
#Q006	administrative	operational	mandatory	Incorporation of Standards into Permits	wastewater	The E&EC Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers, and permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargers (see Pretreatment Program).	Applicable to direct and indirect dischargers	high
#Q007	administrative	operational	mandatory	Applicability to Specific Subcategories	wastewater	The regulation applies to facilities organized into four subcategories: Semiconductor (Subpart A), Electronic Crystals (Subpart B), Cathode Ray Tube (Subpart C), Luminescent Materials (Subpart D)		high
#Q008	administrative	unknown	mandatory	Verification of Precise Coverage	wastewater	For precise definitions of coverage, see the applicability sections in 40 CFR Part 469.	NAICS listing is provided as a guide only and does not define coverage	high
#Q009	prohibition	treatment	mandatory	Subpart A Zero Discharge Requirement	wastewater	Subpart A has a zero discharge requirement.	Applicable to Subpart A (Char and Charcoal Briquets)	high
#Q010	administrative	operational	mandatory	Incorporation into NPDES Permits	wastewater	The Effluent Guidelines are incorporated into NPDES permits.	Applicable to direct dischargers	high

P Quantitative Requirements (0)

No quantitative requirements.

D Definitions (15)

Req ID	Category	Name	Context	Confidence
#D001		direct dischargers	A point source that discharges pollutants to waters of the United States, such as streams, lakes, or oceans.	high
#D002		NPDES	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System	high
#D003		BOD5	biochemical oxygen demand	high
#D004		TSS	total suspended solids	high
#D005		PFOA	Perfluorooctanoic Acid	high
#D006		PFOS	Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid	high
#D007		monofill	a sewage sludge-only landfill	high
#D008		.gov	A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.	high
#D009		Part 503	EPA’s sewage sludge regulations, 40 CFR Part 503	high
#D010		BAR	Biosolids Annual Report	high
#D011		major publicly owned treatment works	POTWs with a design flow rate greater than or equal to one million gallons per day	high
#D012		Class I sludge management facilities	treatment works that have an approved pretreatment program or have been classified as Class I sludge management facilities by the EPA or state	high
#D013		Clean Water Act	the primary federal law governing water pollution	high
#D014		POTWs	publicly owned treatment works	high
#D015		CDX	Central Data Exchange	high