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quantity and pretreatment requirements for dischargers to FOTWs.
The relationship between military FOTWs and each activity or
facility that discharges industrial process waste or other non-
domestic wastewater should be controlled by local installation
policies and instructions. Operating personnel should contact
the installation's environmental office if they find hazardous
waste or if a shop or other activity requests permission to
discharge a hazardous waste in the collection system.
Permitting Requirements. Permits are issued for
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the construction or modification of FOTWs, discharge of treated
effluent, discharge of stormwater runoff, and solids management
practices. These permits can be issued by Federal (EPA), state,
or local governments. Sometimes all three levels of government
issue separate permits. More often, the FOTW operating permits
are combined. This discussion focuses primarily on Federal
permits.
Plant operations staff should coordinate with the
environmental office in the permitting process. General
permitting requirements are discussed in the subparagraphs below
to alert operations staff to areas where they may assist the
environmental office.
FOTW Permits. The Code of Federal Regulations
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Section 40 (40 CFR) Part 122 describes the NPDES permitting
program used by the Federal Government to control pollution in
the environment. The NPDES permit program has separate
regulations found in 40 CFR Parts 125, 129, 133, 136, 400 through
460, and 503. Nothing in the Federal rules precludes individual
states from having more stringent requirements. The NPDES
program is managed by EPA, but many states have received
authorization to issue permits and administer the program on a
day-to-day basis. In these states, a single permit is issued
from the state and Federal governments. FOTW operators need to
know if their state has been delegated the operation of the NPDES
program.
Responsibility for the NPDES permit cannot be delegated
below the state level, so local governments may have separate
requirements. FOTW operators should check with their
installation's environmental office to determine what local
requirements may also pertain. Local governments are often
involved with emergency reporting requirements in permits.
Operating NPDES Permit. An NPDES operating permit
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is required before an FOTW can discharge any process water into
surface waters of the state. A valid NPDES permit will identify
the owner, describe the process, describe the discharge location
and frequency, and contain specific and general conditions.
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