314 CMR, § 16.03

Current through Register 1536, December 6, 2024
Section 16.03 - Events Requiring Notification
(1) A Permittee must issue a public advisory notification for the following events:
(a) any Combined Sewer Overflow;
(b) any discharge of partially treated wastewater, including blended wastewater;
(c) any Sanitary Sewer Overflow that discharges through a wastewater outfall, either directly or indirectly, to a surface water of the Commonwealth;
(d) any SSO that flows into a surface water of the Commonwealth and is the result of the sanitary sewer system surcharging under high flow conditions when peak flows cannot be conveyed to a POTW due to capacity constraints; and
(e) any SSO that flows into a surface water of the Commonwealth and is the result of a failure of a wastewater pump station or associated force main designed to convey peak flows of one million gallons per day or greater.
(2) A permittee is not required to issue a public advisory notification for SSOs that are regulated under 314 CMR 12.00: Operation and Maintenance and Pretreatment Standards for Wastewater Treatment Works and Indirect Dischargers, except for the SSO events specified in 314 CMR 16.03(1)(c) through (e).

314 CMR, § 16.03

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1460, eff. 1/7/2022.
Amended by Mass Register Issue 1461, eff. 1/7/2022.