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EPA/OW | RIN: 2040-AF81 | Publication ID: Spring 2018 |
Title: ●Updates to Wet Weather Treatment Regulations for POTWs | |
Abstract:
Wet weather events (e.g., rain, snowmelt) can impact publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) operations when excess water enters the wastewater collection system. The increased wet weather flows in the collection system can exceed the POTW treatment plant’s capacity to provide the same type of treatment for all of the incoming wastewater. The treatment plant’s secondary treatment units are the most likely to be adversely affected by wet weather because the biological systems can be damaged when too much water flows through them. POTWs employ a variety of operational practices to ensure the integrity of their secondary treatment units during wet weather, and this update to the regulations will clarify permitting procedures for POTW treatment plant options under wet weather operational conditions. These updates will ensure a consistent national approach for permitting POTWs that provides for efficient treatment plant operation while protecting the public from potential adverse health effects of inadequately treated sewage. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory | |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122 | |
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1311 33 U.S.C. 1314 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Christopher Kloss Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-1438 Email: kloss.christopher@epa.gov Jenelle Hill Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 4502T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1893 Email: hill.jenelle@epa.gov |