Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 5 - INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS AND NPDES
Rule 17 - Definitions; Pretreatment Rules
Section 17-11 - "Interference" defined
Universal Citation: 327 IN Admin Code 17-11
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-15-1-2; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-18-2; IC 13-18-3
Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-13-5-1; IC 13-18-4
Sec. 11.
(a) "Interference" means a discharge that, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the:
(1) treatment processes or
operations;
(2) sludge processes;
or
(3) selected sludge:
(A) use; or
(B) disposal methods;
of a POTW.
(b) The inhibition or disruption under subsection (a) must:
(1) cause a violation of
a requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit, including an increase in the
magnitude or duration of a violation; or
(2) prevent the use of the POTW's sewage
sludge or its sludge disposal method selected in compliance with the following
statutory provisions, regulations, or permits issued thereunder or more
stringent state or local regulations:
(A)
Section 405 of the Clean Water Act (
33 U.S.C.
1345) .
(B) The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) (
42 U.S.C.
6901) , including:
(i) Title II, more commonly referred to as
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); and
(ii) the rules contained in a state sludge
management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the SWDA (
42 U.S.C.
6941) .
(C) The Clean Air Act (
42 U.S.C.
7401) .
(D) The Toxic Substances Control Act (
15 U.S.C.
2601) .
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