EPA Publishes Effluent Guidelines Program Plans

The U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing its Final 2012 and Preliminary 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan for review and comment by the public. Under Clean Water Act section 304(m), EPA develops biennial plans for issuing new regulations or revising existing regulations to control industrial wastewater discharges. While EPA's final 2012 plan and preliminary 2014 plan do not propose any new effluent guidelines for industry, EPA is announcing initiation of detailed studies of the petroleum refining industry and centralized waste treatment facilities, and continuation of its preliminary review of the metal finishing industry. EPA will accept public comments on the preliminary 2014 plan through Nov. 17. 

Source: EPA