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About the Industrial Wastewater Management Program
NOTE: Regulations governing industrial wastewater discharges to sewers were revised in January 2007. Learn more.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) regulates the discharge, treatment and storage of industrial wastewater to preserve and protect inland and coastal surface waters, groundwater, and sewer systems.
MassDEP Industrial Wastewater regulations can be found at 310 CMR 70.00 and 314 CMR 2.00 to 314 CMR 12.00 and apply to businesses and facilities with the following Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes:
| SIC Code |
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Description |
| 1000-1399 |
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Metal Mining, Coal Mining, Oil & Gas Exploration |
| 1474-1499 |
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Chemical/Fertilizer Mining, Nonmetallic Minerals |
| 2000-3999 |
|
Manufacturing |
| 4231 |
|
Maintenance Facilities for Motor Freight Transport |
| 4581 |
|
Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Service |
| 4911-4939 |
|
Electric and Gas Production |
| 4953 |
|
Refuse Systems |
| 7216 |
|
Drycleaning (except rug cleaning) |
| 7217 |
|
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning |
| 7218 |
|
Industrial Laundries |
| 7384 |
|
Photofinishing Laboratories |
| 7532-7539 |
|
Automotive Repair Shops & Paint Shops |
| 7549 |
|
Automotive Services |
| 7819 |
|
Motion Picture Developing /Printing/Film Processing |
| 8062-8069 |
|
Hospitals |
| 8071 |
|
Medical Laboratories |
| 8072 |
|
Dental Laboratories |
| 8731 |
|
Commercial Physical & Biological Research |
Industrial wastewater may not be discharged to conventional septic systems, innovative/alternative (I/A) systems or cesspools. See 310 CMR 15.004 for additional information. On-site discharges of industrial wastewater must be to industrial wastewater holding tanks and containers.
If a discharge of industrial wastewater to an on-site system is being discontinued, the owner must not only comply with MassDEP requirements for holding tank and containers, but also must notify the agency's Underground Injection Control Program of the closure. |
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