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Document ID us-dppeg-2026-05-08 Title Dairy Products Processing Effluent Guidelines URL https://www.epa.gov/eg/dairy-products-processing-effluent-guidelines Jurisdiction /us Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 04:23:05.806503+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

Q Qualitative Requirements (3)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001administrativeunknownmandatoryPermit IncorporationwastewaterThe Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers, and permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargersApplies to direct and indirect dischargers covered under the Dairy Products Processing Effluent Guidelines.low
#Q002administrativeunknownguidanceApplicability VerificationwastewaterFor precise definitions of coverage, see the applicability sections in 40 CFR Part 405.When determining precise definitions of coverage for the Dairy Products Processing category.medium
#Q003administrativeunknownmandatoryRegulatory Requirement IncorporationwastewaterThe regulatory requirements are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers and permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargers (see Pretreatment Program).Applies to facilities in the leather tanning and finishing industry discharging pollutants directly to waters of the United States or indirectly to a publicly owned treatment works.high

P Quantitative Requirements (5)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#R001operationaloperationalmandatoryDaily process wastewater flow threshold for large facilities (Metric)wastewaterrequirement>= 38000 liters per dayFor plants with a daily flow of 38,000 liters (10,000 gallons) per day or more, the pretreatment standards specifically limit indirect discharges of cyanide and specific metals.Large indirect discharger facilityhigh
#R002operationaloperationalmandatoryDaily process wastewater flow threshold for large facilities (US Customary)wastewaterrequirement>= 10000 gallons per dayFor plants with a daily flow of 38,000 liters (10,000 gallons) per day or more, the pretreatment standards specifically limit indirect discharges of cyanide and specific metals.Large indirect discharger facilityhigh
#R003operationaloperationalmandatoryDaily process wastewater flow threshold for small facilities (Metric)wastewaterrequirement< 38000 liters per dayFor plants with a daily process wastewater flow of less than 38,000 liters (10,000 gallons), these standards limit only lead, cadmium, and cyanide.Small indirect discharger facilityhigh
#R004operationaloperationalmandatoryDaily process wastewater flow threshold for small facilities (US Customary)wastewaterrequirement< 10000 gallons per dayFor plants with a daily process wastewater flow of less than 38,000 liters (10,000 gallons), these standards limit only lead, cadmium, and cyanide.Small indirect discharger facilityhigh
#R005designoperationalmandatoryDesign cooling water withdrawal thresholdaquatic life, otherrequirement>= 2000000 gallons per dayRegulated facilities have NPDES permits and are designed to withdraw at least 2 million gallons per day from waters of the U.S.Facilities with NPDES permits withdrawing from waters of the U.S.high

D Definitions (11)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001direct dischargersA point source that discharges pollutants to waters of the United States, such as streams, lakes, or oceans.high
#D002indirect dischargersA facility that discharges pollutants to a publicly owned treatment works (municipal sewage treatment plant).high
#D003NPDESNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systemhigh
#D004Metal finishingthe process of changing the surface of an object, for the purpose of improving its appearance and/or durability.high
#D005electroplatingthe production of a thin surface coating of the metal upon another by electrodeposition.high
#D006chrome finishing facilitiesfacilities performing certain chromium operations, hereafter referred to as “chrome finishing facilities,” including chromium plating, chromium anodizing, chromic acid etching, and chromate conversion coating operationshigh
#D007job shop electroplatersthose which in a calendar year do not own more than 50 percent of the material undergoing metal finishinghigh
#D008POTWspublicly owned treatment workshigh
#D009SICStandard Industrial Classificationhigh
#D010PFASper- and polyfluoroalkyl substanceshigh
#D011TTOTotal Toxic Organicshigh