| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Categorical Pretreatment Standards Applicability | wastewater | These technology-based standards apply regardless of whether or not the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) has an approved pretreatment program or whether or not the nondomestic discharger has been issued a control mechanism or permit. | Applies regardless of POTW pretreatment program approval or non-domestic discharger control mechanism issuance. | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | unknown | guidance | Variances from Pretreatment Standards | wastewater | Under certain circumstances, the control authority might grant variances to IUs from individual pretreatment standards. | Under certain circumstances | high |
| #Q003 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of Cesspools | wastewater | Fact sheet on the prohibition against and hazards of using cesspools for the disposal of sewage. | Applies to the disposal of sewage. | high |
| #Q004 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Sewage Sludge and Domestic Septage Disposal Requirements | wastewater | establishes requirements for the final use or disposal of sewage sludge (biosolids) and domestic septage. | Applies to final use or disposal of sewage sludge (biosolids) and domestic septage under 40 CFR Part 503. | high |
| #Q005 | operational | health | mandatory | Large Capacity Septic System Compliance | wastewater | Large capacity septic systems are regulated under EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Well program, large capacity septic systems requirements. | Applies to large capacity septic systems (LCSS). | high |
| #Q006 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Surface Water Discharge Regulation | wastewater | Systems discharging to surface waters are regulated under EPA’s Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program. | Applies to septic systems discharging to surface waters. | high |
| #Q007 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Abandoned Septic System Management | wastewater | A property owner may be required to properly remove the abandoned septic tank or drainfield, depending on your state or county rules and regulations. | Applies to property owners with abandoned septic systems; specific requirements determined by state or local rules. | high |
| #Q008 | design | health | mandatory | Septic System Setback Requirements | wastewater | These programs ensure that ground water resources will not be threatened, and stipulate appropriate setback distances from buildings, driveways, property lines, and surface waters. | Under most regulatory programs. | high |
| #Q009 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Soil Treatment Site Assessment | wastewater | Under most regulatory programs, the local permitting agency conducts a site assessment to determine whether the soils can provide adequate treatment. | Prior to permit issuance under most regulatory programs. | high |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | guidance | Reporting Environmental Violations | wastewater | If you have witnessed or are aware of an environmental violation, you can file a complaint with your state or local health department. | | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | guidance | Abandoned Septic System Consultation | wastewater | Contact your local permitting authority (i.e., local health or environmental department) about regulations regarding when and how to properly handle an abandoned septic system in your area. | Applies when dealing with an abandoned septic system. | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Federal Chesapeake Bay Restoration Lead | wastewater | The program implements a 2009 presidential executive order recognizing the Chesapeake Bay as a national treasure and requiring the federal government to lead an effort to restore and protect the nation's largest estuary and its watershed. | Applies to the federal government regarding the Chesapeake Bay watershed. | high |
| #Q013 | reporting | health | recommended | Urgent Health Department Notification | wastewater | It is imperative to contact your state or local health department as soon as possible to avoid public and/or environmental health risks. | When an individual has witnessed or is aware of an environmental violation resulting from the neglect of a septic system. | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Septic System Installation Permits | wastewater | In most states, local health departments issue construction and operating permits to install septic systems under state laws that govern public health protection and abatement of public nuisances. | Applies to the installation of septic systems in states or localities with governing laws. | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | PSES and PSNS Applicability Definitions | wastewater | pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES): Categorical standards and requirements applicable to industrial sources that began construction before the publication of the proposed pretreatment standards for that industrial category (see individual standards at 40 CFR Parts 405–471) or on a date specifically provided in promulgation of the pretreatment standard. pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS): Categorical standards and requirements applicable to industrial sources that began construction after the publication of the proposed pretreatment standards for that industrial category (see individual standards at 40 CFR Parts 405–471) or on a date specifically provided in promulgation of the pretreatment standard. | Applies to industrial sources based on construction date relative to publication of proposed standards; EPA implements these for 35 industrial categories. | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Categorical Industrial User (CIU) Classification | wastewater | Nondomestic dischargers subject to categorical pretreatment standards are categorical industrial users (CIUs). | Applies to nondomestic dischargers subject to categorical pretreatment standards. | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | treatment | mandatory | Basis for Pretreatment Standard Development | wastewater | EPA bases these standards on the greatest pollutant reductions economically achievable for each industry. | Mandatory criteria for EPA during the development of uniform national standards for industrial categories. | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Federal Agency Consistency Determination | other | A federal agency provides a state with a consistency determination for federal agency activities affecting coastal uses or resources. | Applies to federal agency activities affecting coastal uses or resources. | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Non-Federal Applicant Consistency Certification | other | A non-federal applicant for a federal license or permit provides a state with a consistency certification if the state has identified the federal license or permit on a list of activities subject to federal consistency review in its federally approved coastal management program. | State must have identified the federal license or permit on a list of activities subject to federal consistency review. | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Lead State Agency Review Duty | other | A lead state agency performs federal consistency reviews and is usually the same agency that implements or coordinates the state’s coastal management program. | | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | NOAA Consistency Appeals Processing | other | NOAA’s Office of the General Counsel, Ocean and Coasts Section, processes federal consistency appeals to the Secretary of Commerce. | Applies to appeals regarding federal consistency. | high |