Tag: POTW


Pretreatment Program – Definition And Need For Pretreatment

Starting this year, I will be blogging on Pretreatment Program and different aspects involved in it; I hope these blogs will help you. First, I’ll explain what Pretreatment means and why we need Pretreatment. Pretreatment is a process used in reducing or eliminating the contaminants in non-domestic (industrial) wastewater before discharging into Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). […]


Local Limits Re-evaluation Submission Document

The Pretreatment section of KY Division of Water now has a Local Limits Re-evaluation Submission Document that needs to be submitted by the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) at the time of re-evaluation of local limits. The general Pretreatment Regulations establish responsibilities of Federal, State, and local government, industry and the public to implement Pretreatment […]