Minnesota Administrative Rules

7049.0360 DEFINITIONS FOR REMOVAL CREDITS.

For the purposes of parts 7049.0360 to 7049.0470:

A.

"removal" means a reduction in the amount of a pollutant in a POTW's effluent or alteration of the nature of a pollutant during treatment at the POTW. The reduction or alteration may be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological means and may be:

(1)

the result of specifically designed POTW capabilities; or

(2)

incidental to the operation of the treatment system.

Removal does not mean dilution of a pollutant in the POTW; and

B.

"sludge requirements" means the federal statutory provisions, regulations, and permits under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 403.7(a)(1)(ii), and provisions applicable to the use or disposal of solids from POTWs under chapters 7011, 7035, 7041, 7045, and 7050, and permits issued under those chapters.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03

History:

33 SR 696

Published Electronically:

November 6, 2008