Industrial Regulations
Effluent guidelines are national standards for wastewater discharges to surface waters and publicly owned treatment works (sometimes called municipal sewage treatment plants). We issue effluent guidelines for categories of existing sources and new sources under Title III of the Clean Water Act. The standards are technology-based (i.e. they are based on the performance of treatment and control technologies); they are not based on risk or impacts upon receiving waters.
- Regulations Under Development
- Existing Regulations
- Other Publications Related to Effluent Guidelines
Regulations Under Development
- Drinking Water Treatment
- Airport Deicing
- Construction and Development
- Chlorine and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon (CCH)
Existing Regulations
The table below lists the effluent guidelines promulgated by EPA, sorted alphabetically by industry category. The links in the 'Industry Category' column provide an overview of the regulation and available EPA publications for the category. The links under '40 CFR' go directly to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
For many of the newer guidelines (especially those promulgated after 1995), we provide individual industry pp. with the Federal Register notices of proposed and final rules, supplemental notices, fact sheets and other background information. For older guidelines, individual pp. are being developed. We provide an interim link to an EPA staff contact.
Industry Category | 40 CFR Part | First Promulgated | Limitations and Standards |
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Aluminum Forming | 467 | 1983 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Asbestos Manufacturing | 427 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS |
Battery Manufacturing | 461 | 1984 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Canned and Preserved Fruits and Vegetable Processing | 407 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Canned and Preserved Seafood (Seafood Processing) |
408 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, NSPS |
Carbon Black Manufacturing | 458 | 1978 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS |
Cement Manufacturing | 411 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS |
Centralized Waste Treatment | 437 | 2000 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Coal Mining | 434 | 1985 | BPT, BAT, NSPS |
Coil Coating | 465 | 1983 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) |
412 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS |
Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production (Aquaculture) |
451 | 2004 | BPT, BAT, BCT, NSPS |
Copper Forming | 468 | 1983 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Dairy Products Processing | 405 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, NSPS |
Electrical and Electronic Components | 469 | 1983 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Electroplating | 413 | 1981 | PSES |
Explosives Manufacturing | 457 | 1976 | BPT |
Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 424 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS |
Fertilizer Manufacturing | 418 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS |
Glass Manufacturing | 426 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS |
Grain Mills Manufacturing | 406 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, NSPS, PSNS |
Gum and Wood Chemicals | 454 | 1976 | BPT |
Hospitals | 460 | 1976 | BPT |
Ink Formulating | 447 | 1975 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS |
Inorganic Chemicals | 415 | 1982 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Iron and Steel Manufacturing | 420 | 1982 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Landfills | 445 | 2000 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS |
Leather Tanning and Finishing | 425 | 1982 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Meat and Poultry Products | 432 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, |
Metal Finishing | 433 | 1983 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Metal Molding and Casting (Foundries) |
464 | 1985 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Metal Products and Machinery | 438 | 2003 | BPT, BCT, NSPS |
Mineral Mining and Processing | 436 | 1975 | BPT, NSPS |
Nonferrous Metals Forming and Metal Powders | 471 | 1985 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing | 421 | 1984 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Oil and Gas Extraction | 435 | 1979 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Ore Mining and Dressing (Hard Rock Mining) |
440 | 1982 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, BMP |
Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers (OCPSF) |
414 | 1987 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Paint Formulating | 446 | 1975 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS |
Paving and Roofing Materials (Tars and Asphalt) |
443 | 1975 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS |
Pesticide Chemicals Manufacturing, Formulating and Packaging |
455 | 1978 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Petroleum Refining | 419 | 1982 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | 439 | 1983 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Phosphate Manufacturing | 422 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS |
Photographic | 459 | 1976 | BPT |
Plastic Molding and Forming | 463 | 1984 | BPT, BCT, NSPS |
Porcelain Enameling | 466 | 1982 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Pulp, Paper and Paperboard | 430 | 1998 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS, BMP |
Rubber Manufacturing | 428 | 1974 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS |
Soaps and Detergents Manufacturing | 417 | 1974 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS |
Steam Electric Power Generation | 423 | 1982 | BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Sugar Processing | 409 | 1974 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS |
Textile Mills | 410 | 1982 | BPT, BAT, NSPS |
Timber Products Processing | 429 | 1981 | BPT, BAT, NSPS |
Transportation Equipment Cleaning | 442 | 2000 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Waste Combustors | 444 | 2000 | BPT, BCT, BAT, NSPS, PSES, PSNS |
Other Publications Related to Effluent Guidelines
Industry Category | EPA Publication Number |
Publication Date |
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Dental Amalgam | ||
Industrial Container and Drum Cleaning | EPA-821-R-02-011 | June 2002 |
Industrial Laundries | ||
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (PDF) (127 pp., 707 K, About PDF) (Section 7.12 of the Technical Support Document for the 2004 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan) |
EPA-821-R-04-014 | August 2004 |
Tobacco Products Processing (PDF) (86 pp., 1.0 MB, About PDF) |
EPA-821-R-06-017 | November 2006 |
Urban Stormwater Best Management Practices | EPA-821-R-99-012 | August 1999 |
Preliminary Studies
Preliminary Studies provide recent technical and economic information on a category of dischargers. The findings are published as "Preliminary Data Summaries", and are not used directly as a basis for rulemaking, but are used by EPA management to help select new rulemaking projects.
- Airport Deicing (8/2000)
- Feedlots (1/1999)