Environmental standards storm water

Wastewater standards are applied to process wastewater, storm water, and once through water, cooling tower and boiler blowdown. Wastewater standards set a standard (quality) for wastewater before it can leave the plant and be returned to rivers, streams, or bays. Water sources leaving the processing site to return to the environment are called outfalls. Outfall samples are collected to be analyzed prior to releasing wastewater back into the environment to ensure environmental compliance. Some plants have analyzers mounted on outfall piping or vessels because of the critical nature of environmental compliance. This places a great responsibility on analyzer technicians for environmental compliance. 

Other piping systems transport water, storm runoff, sanitary waste, and other wastes. Government standards for water and waste fall under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and state and local codes. 

Government. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the federal Clean Water Act, which requires protection of water quality. This act establishes water-quality standards, the foundation for storm-water management requirements and, through section 319, funds implementation projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of measures to control pollution from nonpoint sources. 

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