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TERC contains information on the following topics related to water and wastewater treatment:

Airport Deicing Rule Summary Full Text
Cleaning, Parts Cleaners (Water-based)
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Cleaning, Tank Interiors Summary Full Text
Cleaning, Vehicle Washing
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Floor Drains
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Spills and Leaks, Reporting Summary Full Text
Stormwater
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Airport Deicing Rule
Applies to: All airports that conduct aircraft deicing operations, and have 1,000 or more annual jet departures and 10,000 or more total annual departures
Requires: Collection of a specified percentage of runoff from deicing operations, and treatment if necessary before release (proposed rule)
See also:
  • Antifreeze
  • Cleaning, Parts Cleaners (Water-based)
    Applies to: Any business that generates wastewater from water-based parts cleaning operations
    Requires: Permit required for wastewater discharge to environment or to municipal sewage system
    See also:
  • Cleaning, Vehicle Washing
  • Cleaning, Solvent 
  • Cleaning, Tank Interiors
  • Cleaning, Tank Interiors
    Applies to: Any business that generates wastewater that has come into direct contact with a tank or container interior, including tanks on trucks, railcars, barges, and ships
    Requires: Permit required for wastewater discharge to environment or to municipal sewage system
    See also:
  • Cleaning, Parts Cleaners (Water-based)
  • Floor Drains
  • Cleaning, Vehicle Washing
    Applies to: Any business that generates wastewater by any type of vehicle washing operation
    Requires: Permit required for wastewater discharge to environment or to municipal sewage system
    See also:
  • Cleaning, Parts Cleaners (Water-based)
  • Cleaning, Tank Interiors
  • Floor Drains
  • Floor Drains
    Applies to: Any facility with floor drains
    Requires: Facilities must obtain either a permit for direct discharge to the environment or a permit for discharge to a sewage treatment system
    See also:
  • Cleaning, Tank Interiors
  • Cleaning, Vehicle Washing
  • Spills and Leaks, Prevention (SPCC Rule)
    Applies to: Any facility with aboveground oil storage capacity greater than 1,320 U.S. gallons, or completely buried oil storage capacity greater than 42,000 gallons. Oils covered under the rule include diesel fuel, gasoline, lubricating oils, water soluble machining oils, oil-filled electrical equipment, etc.
    Requires: Facilities are required to develop and implement a spill control plan
    See also:
  • Diesel Fuel Storage Tanks
  • Spills and Leaks, Reporting
  • Tanks, Underground
  • Stormwater
    Applies to: All industrial facilities that discharge stormwater, including runoff from rooftops, parking lots, and other impervious areas.
    Requires: Facilities must either obtain a permit or submit a no exposure certification form.
    See also:
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