Guidance Documents, Tools, and Checklists for Approved Pretreatment Programs

Some documents on this page are available in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  Other documents are in Microsoft Word format and Microsoft Excel format. 

Sewer Use Ordinance

• Checklist (in Microsoft Word) [DOC 121K]
• Checklist [PDF 36K]
• Example Ordinance (in Microsoft Word) [DOC 280K]
• EPA Model Pretreatment Ordinance - U.S. EPA, January 2007 [PDF 400K]

Permits Issued by Approved Programs

• Checklist (in Microsoft Word) [DOC 76K]
• Checklist [PDF 15K]
• Example Permit (in Microsoft Word) [DOC 127K]

Local Limts

• Ohio EPA Local Limits Guidance [PDF 132K]
• Local Limits Determination (using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet application) [XLS 57K]
• Local Limits Development Guidance - U.S. EPA, July 2004 [PDF 2,323K]
• Local Limits Development Guidance Appendices - U.S. EPA, July 2004 [PDF 1,973K]
• Use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) as Local Limits [PDF 20K]

Enforcement Response Plan

• Checklist (in Microsoft Word) [DOC 41K]
• Checklist [PDF 12K]

Program Implementation Procedures

• Checklist (in Microsoft Word) [DOC 89K]
• Checklist [PDF 17K]

Program Resources Checklist

• Checklist (in Microsoft Word) [DOC 73K]
• Checklist [PDF 15K]

Streamlining

• Pretreatment Streamlining Rule [PDF 56K]

Other Pretreatment Guidance

• Additional U.S. EPA Guidance Documents - U.S. EPA website
• Guidance Manual for Multi-Jurisdictional Pretreatment Programs - U.S. EPA, June 1994 [PDF 179K]
• Introduction to the National Pretreatment Program - U.S. EPA, February 1999 [PDF 521K]

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