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Effluent Guidelines (also referred to as Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs)) are U.S. national standards for wastewater discharges to surface waters and publicly owned treatment works (POTW) (also called municipal sewage treatment plants). The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues Effluent Guideline regulations for categories of industrial sources of water pollution under Title III of the Clean Water Act (CWA).〔CWA section 301(b), ; sec. 304(b), ; sec. 306, ; sec. 307(b), , sec. 307(c), .〕 The standards are technology-based, i.e. they are based on the performance of treatment and control technologies (e.g., Best Available Technology). Effluent Guidelines are not based on risk or impacts of pollutants upon receiving waters.〔U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, D.C. (2015). ("Industrial Effluent Guidelines." )〕 Regulated pollutants range from acenaphthene to zinc, with maximum allowed contamination levels in discharge water (wastewater) varying by industry. The regulations cover pollutants for which there are approved analytical testing methods. EPA has published many methods in its regulations,〔EPA. "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants." ''Code of Federal Regulations.''〕 and has approved the use of other methods published by peer-reviewed sources, such as ''Standard Methods.'' In the early years of the program (1970s-1980s) the agency published methods for a list of 126 "priority pollutants," consisting of various toxic pollutants.〔EPA (2015). ("Toxic and Priority Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act." )〕 Subsequently the agency has issued methods and regulated pollutants beyond those in the initial priority list.〔EPA (2015). ("Clean Water Act Analytical Methods." )〕 Since the mid-1970s, the EPA has promulgated ELGs for 58 industrial categories, with over 450 subcategories. Effluent Guidelines currently control pollution from close to 60,000 industrial facilities and annually prohibit the discharge of 700 billion pounds of pollutants into U.S. surface waters.〔U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C. (September 2012). ("EPA Has Improved Its Review of Effluent Guidelines but Could Benefit from More Information on Treatment Technologies." ) Report No. GAO-12-845.〕 Effluent Guidelines are implemented in water discharge permits issued to facilities through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).〔EPA (2015). ("Learn About Effluent Guidelines." )〕 ==See also== *Industrial wastewater treatment *New Source Performance Standard *Water Quality Standards Program (Risk-based standards) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Effluent guidelines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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