If a customer asks a facility to begin making a new product, when must the control authority be notified and when can discharge begin?
The facility must notify their control/permitting authority if a change in discharge is occurring, implement the appropriate P2 practices, update their treatment system to include the appropriate or equivalent treatment if new pesticide active ingredients exist in the wastewater to be treated, and receive approval before discharging wastewater associated with the new product. A facility is allowed to begin production at any time; however, they may need to store the generated wastewater until discharge approval is received.
The facility must notify their control/permitting authority if a change in discharge is occurring, implement the appropriate P2 practices, update their treatment system to include the appropriate or equivalent treatment if new pesticide active ingredients exist in the wastewater to be treated, and receive approval before discharging wastewater associated with the new product. A facility is allowed to begin production at any time; however, they may need to store the generated wastewater until discharge approval is received. Click here for an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of this section of the Workshop Q and A. [390K PDF file, 17 pp] Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF documents. The most recent version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader is available as a free download. An Adobe Acrobat plug-in for assisted technologies is also available.
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- If the control authority or permitter is touring a facility and finds that the plant is obviously not following a specified Table 8 practice, is that cause for an enforcement action?
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- If a customer asks a facility to begin making a new product, when must the control authority be notified and when can discharge begin?
