| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Total Toxic Organics (TTO) Monitoring | wastewater | also a bulk parameter (oil and grease) for monitoring total toxic organics (TTO) in all subcategories for indirect dischargers (see 40 CFR 464.03(a)). | Applicable to indirect dischargers in all subcategories. | high |
| #R002 | prohibition | treatment | mandatory | Zero Discharge Prohibition | wastewater | For three of the process segments, the technology basis of the regulations is "no discharge of process wastewater pollutants." | Applicable to three specific process segments within the MMC regulation. | high |
| #R003 | administrative | reporting | guidance | POTW Standard Election | wastewater | For indirect dischargers, which is the larger number of plants, POTWs may elect to establish mass-based or concentration-based standards based on the limitations or standards established in the regulations. | Applicable to POTWs regulating indirect dischargers. | high |
| #R004 | administrative | operational | guidance | Overlap Applicability Check | wastewater | Special care needs to be given to potential for overlap of applicability to Metal Molding and Casting facilities with other categories, such as Metal Finishing (note particularly the presence or absence of six "core operations" that must be present for operations to be covered by the Metal Finishing regulations (40 CFR Part 433), Aluminum Forming (40 CFR Part 467), and Copper Forming (40 CFR Part 468)). | When determining regulatory coverage for Metal Molding and Casting facilities. | high |
| #R005 | administrative | operational | guidance | Development Document Review | wastewater | Please review the MMC Development Document regarding process operations and associated wastewaters covered in each subcategory (Sections 3 and 5) and the Appendices, notably Appendix C. | For detailed information on process operations and associated wastewaters. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | operational | operational | mandatory | Meat further processors production threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 6000 pounds per day | Meat further processors that generate more than 6,000 pounds per day of finished products (examples: bacon or sausage) | Applies to direct dischargers (existing and new sources) | high |
| #P002 | operational | operational | mandatory | Independent renderers raw material threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 10 million pounds per year | Independent renderers of meat and poultry products that use more than 10 million pounds per year of raw material | Applies to direct dischargers (existing and new sources) | high |
| #P003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Poultry first processors slaughter threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 100 million pounds per year | Poultry first processors (slaughterhouses) that slaughter more than 100 million pounds per year | Applies to direct dischargers (existing and new sources) | high |
| #P004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Poultry further processors production threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 7 million pounds per year | Poultry further processors that generate more than 7 million pounds per year of finished products (examples: ready-to-cook chicken cutlets or ground turkey) | Applies to direct dischargers (existing and new sources) | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | MPP | Meat and Poultry Products | high | |
| #D002 | directly discharged | A point source that discharges pollutants to waters of the United States, such as streams, lakes, or oceans. | high | |
| #D003 | NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | high | |
| #D004 | MP&M | Metal Products and Machinery | high | |
| #D005 | direct dischargers | A point source that discharges a pollutant(s) to waters of the United States, such as streams, lakes, or oceans. These sources are subject to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program regulations. Municipal and industrial facilities that introduce pollution through a defined conveyance or system such as outlet pipes are direct dischargers. | high | |
| #D006 | total suspended solids | A measure of the filterable solids present in a sample, as determined by the method specified in 40 CFR Part 136. | high | |
| #D007 | BPT | best practicable control technology | high | |
| #D008 | Metal Finishing | Direct or indirect dischargers which perform any of the following: electroplating (except indirect discharging "job shops"), electroless plating, anodizing, coating, chemical etching and milling, printed circuit board manufacture (captive facilities only) | high | |
| #D009 | Electroplating | "Job shop" electroplaters and independent printed circuit board manufacturers which are indirect dischargers | high |