Variable Flow Waste Load Allocation In Support Of N.P.D.E.S. Permit Application

Hosseinipour, E. Zia; Heefner, Scott N.; Neal, Larry A.; Olson, Robert W.

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Variable Flow Waste Load Allocation In Support Of N.P.D.E.S. Permit Application

dc.contributor.author	Hosseinipour, E. Zia
dc.contributor.author	Heefner, Scott N.
dc.contributor.author	Neal, Larry A.
dc.contributor.author	Olson, Robert W.
dc.contributor.corporatename	Law Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.
dc.contributor.editor	Hatcher, Kathryn J.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-17T02:31:22Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-17T02:31:22Z
dc.date.issued	1995-04
dc.description	Proceedings of the 1995 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 11 and 12, 1995, Athens, Georgia.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Industrial effluent discharges to receiving waters are regulated by federal and state Environmental Protection Agencies. To discharge treated effluent, industrial facilities must obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit that specifies discharge limits for specific chemical constituents. These limits depend on constituent type, receiving water flow regime and assimilative capacity, tolerance of aquatic species within the water body, background water quality, etc. The goal of the project was to determine the appropriate waste load allocations to meet the EPA guidelines for "best practicable control technology currently available" (BPT) and maintain the dissolved oxygen (DO) standard within the river during dry season, while remaining cost effective. A water quality modeling package was developed to assess the waste load assimilative capacity of the receiving water as a function of flow and temperature. The model was applied to develop tables of permissible discharges based on previous day flow and today's temperature to be submitted in support of NPDES permit application.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	This book was published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of the University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors.
dc.identifier.isbn	0-935835-04-0
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43997
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.publisher.original	Carl Vinson Institute of Government
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GWRI1995. Water Quality Management	en_US
dc.subject	Water resources management	en_US
dc.subject	Water quality	en_US
dc.subject	Water quality models	en_US
dc.subject	Water quality assessment	en_US
dc.title	Variable Flow Waste Load Allocation In Support Of N.P.D.E.S. Permit Application	en_US
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dc.type.genre	Proceedings
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