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--Facility Inspection--Industrial Pretreatment

  • Facility contact information
     
  • Number of employees & distribution, work shifts and days per week
     
  • Applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes
     
  • Multiple sewer account numbers
     
  • Description of operations and associated wastewater
     
  • Cleanup and washdown of facility and equipment
     
  •  Pretreatment of wastewater
     
  • Water used for dilution
     
  • Changes in processes or raw materials, or types of products produced
     
  • Changes in wastewater quality or quantity
     
  • How water is used for cooling
     
  • Cooling towers and boilers
     
  • Air pollution control devices that use water
     
  • Roof-based devices or fans that could discharge pollutants
     
  • Grease traps and oil interceptors
     
  • Solvents and solvent management plans
     
  • Infectious materials
     
  • Radioactive materials
     
  • X-ray or photo or film processing operations
     
  • Wastes generated which are not disposed to the sewer
     
  • Wastes discharged to sewer that would otherwise be hazardous
     
  • Underground storage tanks and above ground storage tanks
     
  • Potential for spills or leaks to reach sewers or storm drains
     
  • Spill prevention, contingency, pollution prevention, waste minimization, slug discharge control, etc. plans
     
  • Emergency notification procedures
     
  • Processes subject to EPA categorical pretreatment standards
     
  • Categorical wastewater that is subject to production or mass based standards
     
  • How categorical wastewater combines with noncategorical wastewater
     
  • Problem discharges and discharge limit violations
     
  • Self-monitoring requirements, procedures and analytical methods
     
  • Record keeping requirements
     
  • Environmental enforcement orders and compliance schedules
     
  • Special discharge and hauled waste approvals
     
  • Discharges to rivers and other watercourses
     
  • Sampling points