| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Permit Incorporation | wastewater | The Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers, and permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargers | Applies to direct and indirect dischargers covered under the Dairy Products Processing Effluent Guidelines. | low |
| #Q002 | administrative | unknown | guidance | Applicability Verification | wastewater | For precise definitions of coverage, see the applicability sections in 40 CFR Part 405. | When determining precise definitions of coverage for the Dairy Products Processing category. | medium |
| #Q003 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Regulatory Requirement Incorporation | wastewater | The regulatory requirements are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers and permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargers (see Pretreatment Program). | Applies to facilities in the leather tanning and finishing industry discharging pollutants directly to waters of the United States or indirectly to a publicly owned treatment works. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | operational | operational | mandatory | Daily process wastewater flow threshold for large facilities (Metric) | wastewater | requirement | >= 38000 liters per day | For plants with a daily flow of 38,000 liters (10,000 gallons) per day or more, the pretreatment standards specifically limit indirect discharges of cyanide and specific metals. | Large indirect discharger facility | high |
| #R002 | operational | operational | mandatory | Daily process wastewater flow threshold for large facilities (US Customary) | wastewater | requirement | >= 10000 gallons per day | For plants with a daily flow of 38,000 liters (10,000 gallons) per day or more, the pretreatment standards specifically limit indirect discharges of cyanide and specific metals. | Large indirect discharger facility | high |
| #R003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Daily process wastewater flow threshold for small facilities (Metric) | wastewater | requirement | < 38000 liters per day | For plants with a daily process wastewater flow of less than 38,000 liters (10,000 gallons), these standards limit only lead, cadmium, and cyanide. | Small indirect discharger facility | high |
| #R004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Daily process wastewater flow threshold for small facilities (US Customary) | wastewater | requirement | < 10000 gallons per day | For plants with a daily process wastewater flow of less than 38,000 liters (10,000 gallons), these standards limit only lead, cadmium, and cyanide. | Small indirect discharger facility | high |
| #R005 | design | operational | mandatory | Design cooling water withdrawal threshold | aquatic life, other | requirement | >= 2000000 gallons per day | Regulated facilities have NPDES permits and are designed to withdraw at least 2 million gallons per day from waters of the U.S. | Facilities with NPDES permits withdrawing from waters of the U.S. | high |
| 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 | indirect dischargers | A facility that discharges pollutants to a publicly owned treatment works (municipal sewage treatment plant). | high | |
| #D003 | NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | high | |
| #D004 | Metal finishing | the process of changing the surface of an object, for the purpose of improving its appearance and/or durability. | high | |
| #D005 | electroplating | the production of a thin surface coating of the metal upon another by electrodeposition. | high | |
| #D006 | chrome finishing facilities | facilities performing certain chromium operations, hereafter referred to as “chrome finishing facilities,” including chromium plating, chromium anodizing, chromic acid etching, and chromate conversion coating operations | high | |
| #D007 | job shop electroplaters | those which in a calendar year do not own more than 50 percent of the material undergoing metal finishing | high | |
| #D008 | POTWs | publicly owned treatment works | high | |
| #D009 | SIC | Standard Industrial Classification | high | |
| #D010 | PFAS | per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances | high | |
| #D011 | TTO | Total Toxic Organics | high |