Effluent limitations definition

Effluent limitations means any restriction established by the state or by the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on quantities, rates and concentrations of chemical, physical, biological and other constituents which are discharged from point sources into waters of the state, including schedules of compliance.

Effluent limitations means any applicable state or federal quality or quantity limitation which imposes any restriction or prohibition on quantities, discharge rates, and concentrations of pollutants which are discharged into the waters of the state.

Effluent limitations means any restriction prescribed under section 39 on quantities, rates and concentrations of chemical, biological or other constituents which are discharged into the environment;

Examples of Effluent limitations in a sentence

• Effluent limitations assigned to this permit require the operator to utilize the best available technology to treat all discharges and to protect water quality.

• Effluent limitations for the toxicants listed below have been derived in a manner consistent with the Technical Support Document (TSD) for Water Quality-based Toxics Control (EPA, March 1991), the CPP, and 40 CFR Part 122.45(c).

• Effluent limitations derived and established in the below Effluent Limitations Table are based on current operations of the facility.

• Effluent limitations and/or conditions established in the draft permit are in compliance with applicable State WQS and applicable State water quality management plans to assure that surface WQS of the receiving waters are protected and maintained, or attained.

• Effluent limitations guidelines rep- resenting the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

More Definitions of Effluent limitations

Effluent limitations means any restriction imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency under Section 304(b) of the FWPCA (usually referred to as effluent limitation guidelines) on quantities, discharge rates, and concentration of pollutants which are discharged into waters of the state.

Effluent limitations means a specific, numeric, measurable set of limits on the amount of various pollutants that are placed on point source discharges through the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES). For a remining NPDES permit that uses non-numeric limitations, "effluent limitations" means the best management practice as required under that NPDES permit.

Effluent limitations means restrictions or prohibitions of chemical, physical, biological, and other constituents which are discharged from point sources into State waters, including schedules of compliance;

Effluent limitations means any restrictions, requirements, or prohibitions, including schedules of compliance established under this chapter, which apply to discharges.

Effluent limitations means any restriction imposed by the Secretary on the quantity, discharge rate and concentration of a pollutant discharged from a point source to State waters. Effluent limitations include, but are not limited to, standards of performance for new sources, best management practices or BMPs, effluent standards, discharge prohibitions, "zero discharge" standards and ocean discharge criteria.

Effluent limitations means any restrictions, requirements, or prohibitions,

Effluent limitations means any restrictions or prohibitions established under state law which include, but are not limited to, effluent limitations, standards of performance for new sources, and toxic effluent standards on quantities, rates, and concentrations of chemical, physical, biological, and other constituents which are discharged into waters;