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Document ID us-tppeg-2026-03-17 Title Timber Products Processing Effluent Guidelines URL https://www.epa.gov/eg/timber-products-processing-effluent-guidelines Jurisdiction /us Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 04:33:32.291974+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

Q Qualitative Requirements (6)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001administrativeoperationalmandatoryPermit Incorporation for DischargerswastewaterThe Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers, and permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargersApplies to both direct and indirect dischargers in the timber products processing industryhigh
#Q002prohibitiontreatmentmandatoryZero Discharge ProhibitionwastewaterPortions of 15 subcategories are subject to zero discharge requirements.Applicable to specific portions of 15 subcategorieshigh
#Q003operationaloperationalmandatoryAlternative Quality Control Proceduresdrinking waterSuch procedures shall be treated as an alternative for public water systems to the quality control and testing procedures listed in the regulation.Applicable when the Administrator adds equally effective quality control and testing procedures by guidance in the Federal Register.high
#Q004administrativereportingmandatorySeparate Budget Identificationdrinking waterThe Administrator shall identify in the agency's annual budget all funding and full-time equivalents administering such title XIV separately from funding and staffing for the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.high
#Q005reportingreportingrecommendedConsumer Information and Notificationdrinking waterconsumers served by public water systems should be provided with information on the source of the water they are drinking and its quality and safety, as well as prompt notification of any violation of drinking water regulations.high
#Q006operationaloperationalmandatoryIrrigation District Compliance for PWS Exclusiondrinking water, agricultural waterAn irrigation district in existence prior to May 18, 1994, that provides primarily agricultural service through a piped water system with only incidental residential or similar use shall not be considered to be a public water system if the system or the residential or similar users of the system comply with subclause (II) or (III) of clause (i).System or users must comply with subclause (II) or (III) of clause (i) regarding alternative water or point of entry treatment.high

P Quantitative Requirements (6)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#R001operationaltreatmentmandatoryZero Discharge Requirementwastewaterrequirement0 dischargePortions of 15 subcategories are subject to zero discharge requirements.Applicable to portions of 15 subcategorieshigh
#R002designhealthmandatoryPublic Water System Service Connection Thresholddrinking waterrequirement>= 15 service connectionsDefinition of a public water system for provision of water for human consumption.System provides water for human consumption through pipes or constructed conveyances.high
#R003designhealthmandatoryPublic Water System Individual Service Thresholddrinking waterrequirement>= 25 individualsDefinition of a public water system based on regular service population.System regularly serves the specified number of individuals.high
#R004operationalreportingmandatorySafe Drinking Water Act 1996 Transition Perioddrinking waterrequirement2 yearsTransition period for water suppliers that became public water systems due to 1996 modifications.Period begins after August 6, 1996.high
#R005designhealthmandatoryCommunity Water System Service Connection Thresholddrinking waterrequirement>= 15 service connectionsDefinition of a community water system serving year-round residents.Connections are used by year-round residents of the area.high
#R006designhealthmandatoryCommunity Water System Resident Thresholddrinking waterrequirement>= 25 year-round residentsDefinition of a community water system based on resident population.System regularly serves the specified number of year-round residents.high

D Definitions (16)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001direct dischargersA point source that discharges pollutants to waters of the United States, such as streams, lakes, or oceans.high
#D002indirect dischargersA facility that discharges pollutants to a publicly owned treatment works (municipal sewage treatment plant).high
#D003Approved jurisdictional determinationa document provided by the Corps stating the presence or absence of “waters of the United States” on a parcel or a written statement and map identifying the limits of “waters of the United States” on a parcel.high
#D004Waters of the United Statesmeans: (1) Waters which are: (i) Currently used, or were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; (ii) The territorial seas; or (iii) Interstate waters; (2) Impoundments of waters otherwise defined as waters of the United States under this definition, other than impoundments of waters identified under paragraph (a)(5) of this section; (3) Tributaries of waters identified in paragraph (a)(1) or (2) of this section that are relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water; (4) Wetlands adjacent to the following waters: (i) Waters identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; or (ii) Relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water identified in paragraph (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section and with a continuous surface connection to those waters; (5) Intrastate lakes and ponds not identified in paragraphs (a)(1) through (4) of this section that are relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water with a continuous surface connection to the waters identified in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section.high
#D005Adjacenthaving a continuous surface connection.high
#D006continuous surface connectionto mean “abutting (or touching)” under both regulatory regimes that are currently operative across the country.high
#D007timber products processing industryconsists of a diverse group of manufacturing plants whose primary raw material is wood and whose products range from finished lumber and other wood building products to hardboard and preserved wood.high
#D008NAICSNorth American Industrial Classification Systemhigh
#D009PSESPretreatment Standards for Existing Sourceshigh
#D010BPTBest Practicable Pollutant Control Technology Currently Availablehigh
#D011BATBest Available Technology Economically Achievablehigh
#D012NSPSNew Source Performance Standardshigh
#D013PSNSPretreatment Standards for New Sourceshigh
#D014BEACH ActBeaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Acthigh
#D015CWAClean Water Acthigh
#D016RWQCRecreational Water Quality Criteriahigh