Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 31 - VIRGINIA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (VPDES) PERMIT REGULATION
Part VII - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution
Section 9VAC25-31-740 - Objectives of general pretreatment regulations
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
By establishing the responsibilities of government and industry to implement national pretreatment standards and requirements this part fulfills three objectives:
A. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will interfere with the operation of a POTW, including interference with its use or disposal of municipal sludge;
B. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will pass through the treatment works or otherwise be incompatible with such works; and
C. To improve opportunities to recycle and reclaim municipal and industrial wastewaters and sludges.
Statutory Authority
§§ 62.1-44.15, 62.1-44.16, 62.1-44.17, 62.1-44.18, and 62.1-44.19 of the Code of Virginia.
