Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) The purpose of this chapter is to
establish as part of a state pretreatment program under Chapter 6111. of the
Revised Code, enforceable state requirements and standards regulating the
introduction of pollutants into POTWs by industrial users.
(B) This chapter has the following
objectives:
(1) To prevent the introduction of
pollutants into POTWs that will do either of the following:
(a) Interfere with the operation of a POTW,
including interference with the use or disposal of the POTW's sludge.
(b) Pass through the POTW or otherwise be
incompatible with such works.
(2) To improve opportunities to recycle and
reclaim municipal and industrial wastewaters and sludges.
(C) The provisions of this chapter apply to
all of the following:
(1) Pollutants from
non-domestic sources covered by pretreatment standards that are indirectly
discharged into, or transported by truck or rail or otherwise introduced into a
POTW administering an approved pretreatment program. Pollutants introduced into
a POTW that is not administering an approved pretreatment program are regulated
under Chapter 3745-36 of the Administrative Code.
(2) POTWs that receive wastewater from
sources subject to pretreatment standards.
(3) Any new or existing source subject to
pretreatment standards discharging to a POTW administering an approved
pretreatment program. Any new or existing source subject to pretreatment
standards discharging to a POTW that is not administering an approved
pretreatment program is regulated under Chapter 3745-36 of the Administrative
Code. Pretreatment standards do not apply to sources connected to a sewer that
is neither connected to a POTW, nor discharging directly into a POTW.
(D) In accordance with section
6111.032 of the Revised Code,
nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prevent the director or a POTW
from imposing additional or more stringent requirements or standards on any
industrial user pursuant to applicable provisions of law. All local laws,
regulations, and ordinances shall apply as long as these requirements are as
stringent as, or more stringent than, any requirement set forth in this
chapter.
