Wastewater treatment definition

Wastewater treatment means any method, technique or process used to remove pollutants from wastewater or sludge to the extent that the wastewater or sludge may be reused, discharged into waters of the state or otherwise disposed and includes, but is not limited to, the utilization of mechanized works, surface impoundments and lagoons, aeration, evaporation, best management practices (BMPs), buffer strips, crop removal or trapping, constructed wetlands, digesters or other devices or methods. “Treatment” also means any method, technique or process used in the purification of drinking water;

Wastewater treatment means any method, technique or

Wastewater treatment means any method, technique, process, or operation used by or on behalf of the POTW to reduce the amount of pollutants, eliminate pollutants, or alter the nature of pollutant properties from discharges to the POTW before the POTW discharges the pollutants into the waters of the state or otherwise disposes of them, as determined necessary by the POTW Superintendent to comply with the purposes and intent of this Ordinance, the POTW’s NPDES Permit, and other applicable local, state, or and federal laws and regulations. The reduction, elimination, or alteration of pollutants may be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological processes; process changes; or any other means.

Examples of Wastewater treatment in a sentence

• Wastewater treatment plants are applicable industries under the storm water program and are obligated to comply with the federal regulations.

• Wastewater treatment ponds (Lagoons) April 25, 1979 (Amended May 20, 1986 andMay 20, 1987)19.

• Wastewater treatment works March 22, 1984 (Amended May 20, 1987)15.

• Junk yard/dump Pig/chicken farm Salvage yard Processing plants Wastewater treatment facility Industrial Distribution facilities (all) Airports Electrical utility substations Liquor Store Prisons Solid waste disposal Adult entertainment/video/ Bar, Club or Lounge Theater Total Negative Points *The Market Study for every project must include a separate section that evidences whether the Project satisfies the positive points listed or incurs the negative points listed above.

• Wastewater treatment facilities are vulnerable to disaster-related interruptions and their unavailability can have a major impact on the community’s health and well-being.

More Definitions of Wastewater treatment

Wastewater treatment means any biological, physical/chemical, or settling processes which remove pollutants from industrial or domestic wastewaters prior to discharge to a stream, sewer or land. It includes only those processes permitted by the Division or an approved local government under the Georgia Water Quality Control Act or its successor. It excludes those processes that consist solely of one or more of the following: screening, pH adjustment, sedimentation processes without mechanical solids removal, septic tanks, grease traps or oil-water separators, unless specifically required in a permit.

Wastewater treatment means any method, technique or process used to remove waste, pollutants from wastewater or sludge to the extent that the wastewater or sludge may be reused, discharged into waters of the state or otherwise disposed and

Wastewater treatment means treatment works as defined by W.S. 35-11-

Wastewater treatment means any biological, physical/chemical, or settling processes which removes pollutants from industrial or domestic wastewaters prior to discharge to a stream, sewer, or land. It excludes those processes that consist solely of one or more of the following: screening, pH adjustment, sedimentation processes without mechanical solids removal, septic tanks, grease traps or oil-water separators

Wastewater treatment means a process to improve and purify the water, removing some or all of the contaminants, making it fit for reuse or discharge back to the environment

Wastewater treatment means the treatment of

Wastewater treatment means treatment works as defined by W.S. 35-11-103(c)(iv).