Industrial Pretreatment
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For current approval actions open for public comment see the NPDES page listing draft permits.
For current compliance actions open for public comments see the "What's New" section of the Office of Water page.
General information on pretreatment is available on the Industrial Pretreatment page of the EPA National Web Site.
Pretreatment Streamlining Rule: EPA finalized changes to the pretreatment rules (66pp,407k,pdf) at 40 CFR 403, effective 11/14/05.
A fact sheet (7pp,97k,pdf) summarizes the required changes for states and local pretreatment programs. For more information, see the national pretreatment homepage.
For information on Categorical Standards applicable to some industrial discharges, follow the link to the Guidelines page of the EPA National Web Site.
EPA Region 10 pretreatment guidance:
1. Annual Report Guidance (2pp,76k,pdf)
2. Region 10 Model Pretreatment Ordinance (PDF) (45 pp. 226KB) - updated February 2008
The Pretreatment Program is delegated to the states of Oregon and Washington.
OREGON: For questions in Oregon, please contact Denise Healy at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality at (503) 229-5034, Denise.Healy@deq.state.or.us.
WASHINGTON: In Washington, you need to contact the Department of Ecology pretreatment coordinator in the region where the facility is located:
IDAHO & ALASKA: For Idaho and Alaska, EPA Region 10 retains direct oversight for pretreatment programs and issues. For questions, please contact at le.michael@epa.gov or call 206-553-1099.