| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Permit Incorporation for Dischargers | wastewater | The Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers, and permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargers | Applies to both direct and indirect dischargers in the timber products processing industry | high |
| #Q002 | prohibition | treatment | mandatory | Zero Discharge Prohibition | wastewater | Portions of 15 subcategories are subject to zero discharge requirements. | Applicable to specific portions of 15 subcategories | high |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Alternative Quality Control Procedures | drinking water | Such procedures shall be treated as an alternative for public water systems to the quality control and testing procedures listed in the regulation. | Applicable when the Administrator adds equally effective quality control and testing procedures by guidance in the Federal Register. | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Separate Budget Identification | drinking water | The Administrator shall identify in the agency's annual budget all funding and full-time equivalents administering such title XIV separately from funding and staffing for the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | high | |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | recommended | Consumer Information and Notification | drinking water | consumers served by public water systems should be provided with information on the source of the water they are drinking and its quality and safety, as well as prompt notification of any violation of drinking water regulations. | high | |
| #Q006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Irrigation District Compliance for PWS Exclusion | drinking water, agricultural water | An irrigation district in existence prior to May 18, 1994, that provides primarily agricultural service through a piped water system with only incidental residential or similar use shall not be considered to be a public water system if the system or the residential or similar users of the system comply with subclause (II) or (III) of clause (i). | System or users must comply with subclause (II) or (III) of clause (i) regarding alternative water or point of entry treatment. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Zero Discharge Requirement | wastewater | requirement | 0 discharge | Portions of 15 subcategories are subject to zero discharge requirements. | Applicable to portions of 15 subcategories | high |
| #R002 | design | health | mandatory | Public Water System Service Connection Threshold | drinking water | requirement | >= 15 service connections | Definition of a public water system for provision of water for human consumption. | System provides water for human consumption through pipes or constructed conveyances. | high |
| #R003 | design | health | mandatory | Public Water System Individual Service Threshold | drinking water | requirement | >= 25 individuals | Definition of a public water system based on regular service population. | System regularly serves the specified number of individuals. | high |
| #R004 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Safe Drinking Water Act 1996 Transition Period | drinking water | requirement | 2 years | Transition period for water suppliers that became public water systems due to 1996 modifications. | Period begins after August 6, 1996. | high |
| #R005 | design | health | mandatory | Community Water System Service Connection Threshold | drinking water | requirement | >= 15 service connections | Definition of a community water system serving year-round residents. | Connections are used by year-round residents of the area. | high |
| #R006 | design | health | mandatory | Community Water System Resident Threshold | drinking water | requirement | >= 25 year-round residents | Definition of a community water system based on resident population. | System regularly serves the specified number of year-round residents. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | direct dischargers | A point source that discharges pollutants to waters of the United States, such as streams, lakes, or oceans. | high | |
| #D002 | indirect dischargers | A facility that discharges pollutants to a publicly owned treatment works (municipal sewage treatment plant). | high | |
| #D003 | Approved jurisdictional determination | a document provided by the Corps stating the presence or absence of “waters of the United States” on a parcel or a written statement and map identifying the limits of “waters of the United States” on a parcel. | high | |
| #D004 | Waters of the United States | means: (1) Waters which are: (i) Currently used, or were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; (ii) The territorial seas; or (iii) Interstate waters; (2) Impoundments of waters otherwise defined as waters of the United States under this definition, other than impoundments of waters identified under paragraph (a)(5) of this section; (3) Tributaries of waters identified in paragraph (a)(1) or (2) of this section that are relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water; (4) Wetlands adjacent to the following waters: (i) Waters identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; or (ii) Relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water identified in paragraph (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section and with a continuous surface connection to those waters; (5) Intrastate lakes and ponds not identified in paragraphs (a)(1) through (4) of this section that are relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water with a continuous surface connection to the waters identified in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section. | high | |
| #D005 | Adjacent | having a continuous surface connection. | high | |
| #D006 | continuous surface connection | to mean “abutting (or touching)” under both regulatory regimes that are currently operative across the country. | high | |
| #D007 | timber products processing industry | consists of a diverse group of manufacturing plants whose primary raw material is wood and whose products range from finished lumber and other wood building products to hardboard and preserved wood. | high | |
| #D008 | NAICS | North American Industrial Classification System | high | |
| #D009 | PSES | Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources | high | |
| #D010 | BPT | Best Practicable Pollutant Control Technology Currently Available | high | |
| #D011 | BAT | Best Available Technology Economically Achievable | high | |
| #D012 | NSPS | New Source Performance Standards | high | |
| #D013 | PSNS | Pretreatment Standards for New Sources | high | |
| #D014 | BEACH Act | Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act | high | |
| #D015 | CWA | Clean Water Act | high | |
| #D016 | RWQC | Recreational Water Quality Criteria | high |