Pretreatment Program

The General Pretreatment Regulations of the National Pretreatment Program require all large POTWs (those designed to treat flows of more than 5 million gallons per day) and smaller POTWs (that accept wastewater from IUs that could affect the treatment plant or its discharges) to establish local pretreatment programs. These local programs must enforce all national pretreatment standards and requirements in addition to any more stringent local requirements necessary to protect site-specific conditions at the POTW. Approximately 1,600 POTWs have developed and are implementing local pretreatment programs designed to control discharges from approximately 23,000 significant IUs.

Since the promulgation of the General Pretreatment Regulations in1983, the National Pretreatment Program has made great strides in reducing the introduction of toxic pollutants to sewer systems and to waters of the United States. In the eyes of many, the National Pretreatment Program—implemented as a partnership between EPA, states, and POTWs—is a notable success among efforts to reduce the effects of pollution on human health and the environment. Such strides can be attributed to the efforts of many federal, state, local, and industrial representatives who have been involved with developing and implementing the various aspects of the National Pretreatment Program.

The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility Pretreatment Department can be reached at (812) 426-2820.

Pretreatment and Lab Manager: Kevin Kolb, kjkolb@ewsu.com

Pretreatment Coordinator: Lloyd Lamberton, llamberton@ewsu.com

Introduction to the National Pretreatment Program Revised, 2011

2020 Annual Pretreatment Program Report