Water Quality Protection

The Pretreatment Program is a cooperative effort of State, Federal, and local regulatory agencies established to protect water quality. Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 403 provides the regulatory basis to require non-domestic discharges to comply with pretreatment standards.

Purpose

To protect the City’s sanitary sewer collection system and wastewater treatment plants from adverse impacts resulting from the discharge of untreated commercial and industrial wastewater.

• Protect health and safety
• Prevent non-compliance with permits
• Protect receiving waters
• Improve opportunities for wastewater and bio solids reuse

F-O-G

Ordinance