Environmental Concerns 639 of the quality of the effluent for industrial discharges of toxic pollutants into Publicly Owned Treatment Works(POTw). It also stated that federal financial assistance would be provided to construct publicly owned waste water treatment works It also established that the federal agencies, the state water pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, and the municipalities and industries involved, prepare or develop comprehensive programs for preventing, reduc ing or eliminating the pollution of navigable waters and ground waters and improving the sanitary condition of surface and underground waters. Due regard shall be given improvements which are necessary to conserve such waters for the protection and propagation of fish and aquatic life The Clean Water Act lays the basis for technology based effluent standards of conventional pollutants such as Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (tss), fecal coliform, oil and grease, pH toxic pollutants, and non-conventional pollutants such as active pesticides ingredients used in the pesticide manufacturing industry, etc A complete list of toxic pollutants can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR, Part 401.15 The CWA established requirements for setting standards for dis charges from new sources for specific industries. It also lists requirements for preventing and responding to accidental discharges of oil or hazardous substances into navigable waters with notification requirements for releases removal requirements, liability standards and civil penalties. Furthermore the CWa established permitting programs to control discharges and severe civil and criminal enforcement provisions for failure to comply with the law Compliance with the Cwa must be incorporated into the design and operation of every chemical process plant To summarize, the focus of the Cwa is the control of pollutants in effluent discharged from a facility through any conveyance to virtually any stream or significant body of water. These discharges are primarily controlled through the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) If the discharge is to a Publicly Owned Treatment Works, the plant needs to meet pretreatment standards to limit pollutants that cannot be readily removed by the POTW Discharges from the POTW are required to be in accordance with the ffluent limitations contained in the npdeS permit for the POtw. If the facility discharges directly into receiving waters, the facility must file for and obtain its own NPDES permitEnvironmental Concerns 639 of the quality of the effluent for industrial discharges of toxic pollutants into Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). It also stated that federal financial assistance would be provided to construct publicly owned waste water treatment works. It also established that the federal agencies, the state water pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, and the municipalities and industries involved, prepare or develop comprehensive programs for preventing, reduc￾ing or eliminating the pollution of navigable waters and ground waters and improving the sanitary condition of surface and underground waters. Due regard shall be given improvements which are necessary to conserve such waters for the protection and propagation of fish and aquatic life. The Clean Water Act lays the basis for technology based effluent standards of conventional pollutants such as Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), fecal coliform, oil and grease, pH, toxic pollutants, and non-conventional pollutants such as active pesticides, ingredients used in the pesticide manufacturing industry, etc. A complete list of toxic pollutants can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR, Part 40 1.15. The CWA established requirements for setting standards for dis￾charges from new sources for specific industries. It also lists requirements for preventing and responding to accidental discharges of oil or hazardous substances into navigable waters with notification requirements for releases, removal requirements, liability standards and civil penalties. Furthermore, the CWA established permitting programs to control discharges and severe civil and criminal enforcement provisions for failure to comply with the law. Compliance with the CWA must be incorporated into the design and operation of every chemical process plant. To summarize, the focus of the CWA is the control of pollutants in effluent discharged from a facility through any conveyance to virtually any stream or significant body of water. These discharges are primarily controlled through the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). If the discharge is to a Publicly Owned Treatment Works, the plant needs to meet pretreatment standards to limit pollutants that cannot be readily removed by the POTW. Discharges from the POTW are required to be in accordance with the effluent limitations contained in the NPDES permit for the POW. If the facility discharges directly into receiving waters, the facility must file for and obtain its own NPDES permit