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Updates
Jodi L. Peace
Pretreatment Coordinator
Water Resources Division
586-601-7985
Roadmap
PFOS
Cybersecurity
News from EPA
EPA Dental Rule
IPP Annual Report
30 Year Certificates
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PFCs
PFCs = Perfluorinated Compounds
(PFAS – Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances)
Emerging Pollutants of Concern
Commonly used
Household Products
Industrial Processes
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PFOS
PFOS = Perfluorooctane Sulfonate
Primary PFC of concern in Surface Water
Persistent
Bioaccumulative
Toxic
Fish Consumption Advisories
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PFOS
Commonly used by electroplaters as a demister since mid-1990s
Banned for some uses since 2015
Manufacture largely phased out
Appear to:
Pass through conventional WWTP processes
Accumulate in biosolids
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Next StepsDEQ Study Continues
Determine extent of PFC contamination
Identify potential sources.
Sampling
Response to significant levels in effluent
Identify sources
Eliminate or minimize
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Cybersecurity
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40 CFR Part 136 Update Rule
Steam Electric ELG
CROMERR
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Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule
Published – August 28, 2017
Effective – September 27, 2017
Changes to 40 CFR Part 136
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What’s changed?
New versions of previously approved methods
Methods incorporated by reference
Changes to Table II – required containers, preservation and holding times
Changes to ATP procedures and allowed modifications
Changes to MDL requirements
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Steam Electric ELG 40 CFR Part 423
Monday, September 18, 2017
Postpones certain compliance dates in the November 3, 2015 rule by 2 years
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-09-18/html/2017-19821.htm
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CROMERR
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule
https://www.epa.gov/cromerr/cromerr-compliance-publicly-owned-treatment-works-pretreatment-program
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CROMERR Approval
POTW submits CROMERR application to EPA
POTW notifies DEQ of the intent to modify program to receive electronic reports
EPA CROMERR workgroup reviews CROMERR application and recommends program modification
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CROMERR Approval
POTW submits program modification request.
CROMERR package
Legal authority
Modified Procedures/ERP
DEQ approves program modification
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EPA Dental Rule
Published June 14, 2017
Effective July 14, 2017
New Source after July 14, 2017
Existing Source compliance by July 14, 2020
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EPA Dental Rule Dental dischargers are not SIUs
Dental offices that place or remove amalgam: Must operate and maintain an amalgam separator Must not discharge scrap amalgam Must not use certain kinds of line cleaners. Must submit a One-Time Compliance Report.
Dental offices that discharge to POTWs and do not place or remove amalgam need only submit a one-time certification.
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MDEQ Dental Rule Compliance Plan
MDEQ IPP Web Page
Michigan Dental Association
Michigan Department of Labor and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)
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IPP Annual Report
NPDES E-Reporting Rule
FIPPs and MIPPs
SIU Inventory
https://miwaters.deq.state.mi.us/miwaters/#/external/home
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Questions?
In commemoration of 30 years of collaboration and partnership in protecting the environment through
implementation of the
Industrial Pretreatment Program
Certificates of Appreciation
are awarded today to:
Dexter WWTP
Saginaw TownshipWWTP
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