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Discharge

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Addition of any pollutant to waters of the US

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Pollutant

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anything having an adverse affect

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point source

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any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance

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Waters of US

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navigable waters, tributaries, interstate waters, lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands

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CWA- Regulation major elements

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WQS, NPDES, stormwater permits, dredge and fill permit program, municipal wastewater treatment program, oil pollution prevention

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Water Quality Standards

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the states designate uses per body of water, states classify each body of water, states create wqs, wqs form basis for npdes permits, subject to EPA approval

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NPDES (overview)

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any point discharger of pollutants to waters must obtain a permit, includes point sources of stormwater associated with industrial activity

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Stormwater permits

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large sewer systems>250,000, medium >100,000 but less than 250,000
2003 small have to also comply
stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity
discharges from small construction sites btw 1 and 5 acres

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Dredge and Fill

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40 CFR 231-233 contains procedures for denying a new permit or withdrawing an existing one

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Municipal Waste water treatment

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era establishes tech-based EFFLUENT STANDARDS for POTW’s

POTW’s implement PRE-TREATMANT STANDARDS to industry discharges to its plant

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Oil Pollution Prevention

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Applies to non transportation facilities that could discharge to surface waters
total above ground capacity is >1320 gal
must create spcc plan

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WQS

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40 CFR 131
serves as basis for strategies beyond technology based controls(watershed planning)
WQS’ cover BOD, TSS, bacteria, toxics, thermal
- must ensure highest statutory and regulatory requirements for new/existing point sources

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TMDL

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allowable pollutant load (cap)
margin of safety
allocation of cap among sources

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NPDES

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Primary mechanism to keep pollution out of waters and meet was’s

  • imposes limitations on discharges
  • state enforces permit
  • Regulates:conventional pollutants (BOD, pH, TSS) non conventional (phosphorous) and toxic (organics and metals)
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BPT

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Best predictable control technology

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BAT

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Best available control technology

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BCT

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for POTW’s usually secondary treatment

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Phase 1 stromwater

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Addressed sources of storm water runoff that had the greatest potential to negatively impact water quality

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Phase 2 Stormwater

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requires operators of small MS4s in urbanized areas to develop and implement a storm water management program which addresses six minimum control measures or BMP’s

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BMP’s (Six minimum control measures)

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  • Public education and outreach on storm water impacts
  • public involvement/participation
  • illicit discharge detection and elimination
  • post-constuction storm water management in new development and redevelopment
  • pollution prevention/good housekeeping for municipal operation
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Public Participation

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should inform individuals about the steps they can take to reduce storm water pollution

  • septic system maintenance
  • use and disposal of landscape chemicals
  • properly disposing of household hazardous waste
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Illicit discharge connection

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this BMP (best management practice) involves identifying and eliminating illegal or inappropriate connections of industrial and business wastewater sources to the storm drain system

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Pretreatment program

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3 objectives

  • protect operating POTW’s from upsets
  • Prevent “pass through” of pollutants
  • Improve opportunities for recycling/reclamation
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POTW’s (Public Owned Treatment Works)

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Handle domestic, commercial and industrial discharges

  • harmful discharges
  • metals from electro plating and metal finishing
  • organics from pharmaceuticals, petroleum refineries, chemical facilities (cleaning solvents)
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SPCC (Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure)

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  • requirements to prevent discharges of oil to the nations waters
  • facilities with greater than 42,000 gal buried capacity
  • not applicable to facilities under DOT
  • Must include description of facility
  • type of oil and container
  • secondary containment-
  • spill cleanup procedures and cleanup plan
  • must be amended when change in design
  • must be reviewed every 5 years
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SDWA 1974

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Goal: to provide safe drinking water to the public

  • set safe standards of purity for drinking water
  • require owners of water systems to comply with health-based standards
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Threats to Drinking water

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improper disposal of chemicals

  • animal wastes
  • pesticides
  • human wastes
  • wasyed injected deep underground
  • naturally occurring substance
  • imporper treatment of water
  • inadequate disinfection
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Drinking water standards (DWS)

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primary and secondary, establishes maximum containment levels (MCL’s)
- public water supplies bus periodically test and report

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Underground Injection Control

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regulates/restricts/prohibits underground disposal of wastes vis Class I-V system

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Sole Source Aquifer Protection

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extra protection and limited development in designated area

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Wellhead Protection Program

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developed at local level

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1996 amendment to SDWA

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source water protection requirements

  • operator training requirements
  • funding for water system improvements
  • enhancement of public information
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SDWA rules and regulation

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every public water system in the us must comply with this stature
-EPA, states, tribes, water systems, and the public work together to implement requirements

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Public Water Systems

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systems that have at least 15 service connections or serve atlas 25 ppl per day for 60 days out of the year

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Community water system

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public water system that serves the same people year round (55,000)

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Non-transient system

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public water system that serves the same people more than 6 months per year but not year round (20,000)

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Transient water system

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public water system that does not serve the same people for more than six months per year

38
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Primary Standards

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enforceable maximum contaminant levels for
particular contaminants in drinking water…treatment required if
exceeded. Health based, and enforceable. (protect against health risk, considering available technology and cost).

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Secondary Standards

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Aesthetic, non enforceable

no reporting except for fluoride exceedance

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SDWA Critical components

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-States/water suppliers must assess water supplies - Voluntary adoption of wellhead protection programs
- States must certify water system operators and ensure that new water systems have technical financial and managerial
capacity to provide safe drinking water.
-  Underground Injection Control addresses the injection of wastes into ground water.

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National Groundwater Policy

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sound science and data collection

  • risk based priorities
  • community based programs
42
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Laws that protect groundwater

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SDWA, CWA, RCRA (has waste and UST’s), CERCLA, and pollution prevention

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Subtitle 1 of RCRA(resource conservation and recovery act)

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regulated UST’s that stope petroleum products and also and substance defined as hazardous under SUPERFUND

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What are UST’s

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  • any tank that has atlas 10% of its volume buried below ground
  • includes the piping attached to the tank
  • can be made of steel, stainless steel or fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP)
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UST’s that aren’t regulated

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  • farm and residential under 1,100 gallons or less
  • holding heating oil
  • tanks on or above the floor of underground areas, basements or tunnels
  • septic tanks and storm wastewater
  • tanks of 110 gallons or less capacity
  • emergency spill and overfill tanks
46
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3 Sections of the Federal UST Program

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  • Technical: prevent releases from spills, overfills or leaking UST’s to protect human health and the environment
  • Financial: correct and clean up leaking UST’s
  • State Program: development of strict state UST programs
47
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Leak Detection

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  • secondary containment with interstitial monitoring
  • automatic tank gauging
  • monitoring for vapors in the soil
  • monitoring for liquids on the groundwater
  • statistical inventory reconsiliation
48
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overfill protection

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  • catch basins or spill buckets
  • Automatic shutoff
  • ball float thing
49
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Corrosion Protection

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Applies to steel ust’s

  • cathodic protection system
  • interior lining
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Reporting and Recordkeeping

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  • when installing a UST you have to fill out a notification form and submit it to your state or local agency
  • new installations need a certificate of installation
  • suspected releases need to be reported to the regulatory authority
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Corrective action

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a recovery well is an example of a way to capture leaking contaminants and removing them from groundwater for treatment

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More Recordkeeping

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  • Inventory records
  • leak detection system testing
  • corrosion protection system testing
  • records of any UST repair
  • records of proper UST closure
53
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UST CLosure

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  • must follow strict guidelines to prevent product from leaking out and contaminating the ground
  • excavation must be examined and tested for signs of contamination
54
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EPA’s priorities today(ust)

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  • using ustfields projects to clean up and potentially revitalize abandoned just sites
  • improving compliance with just requirements
  • improving cleanup pace and activities
  • evaluating ust system performance

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