Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 25. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
PART I. Department of Environmental Protection |
Subpart C. Protection of Natural Resources |
Article II. Water Resources |
Chapter 92a. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permitting, Monitoring and Compliance |
SubChapter A. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS…92a.1 |
Section 92a.10. Pollution prevention
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(a) The Department will encourage pollution prevention by providing assistance to the permittee and users of the permittees facilities in the consideration of pollution prevention measures such as process changes, materials substitution, reduction in volume of water use, in-process recycling and reuse of water and general measures of good housekeeping within the plant or facility.
(b) The Department will encourage consideration of the following measures, in descending order of preference, for environmental management of wastes:
(1) Process change.
(2) Materials substitution.
(3) Reuse.
(4) Recycling.
(5) Treatment.
(6) Disposal.