Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW): National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
Rule Summary
The primary hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emitted by these sources include xylenes, methylene chloride, toluene, ethyl benzene, chloroform, tetrachloroethylene, benzene, and naphthalene.
Each of these HAP can cause adverse health effects provided sufficient exposure.
Rule History
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files in this section. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.12/8/2016 – Proposed Amendments; Risk and Technology Review (PDF)
10/21/2002 – Final Rule; Amendments (PDF)
03/22/2002 – Proposed Amendments (PDF)
03/23/2001 – Final Rule; Corrections (PDF)
10/26/1999 – Final Rule (PDF)
12/01/1998 – Proposed Rule (PDF)
Additional Resources
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files in this section. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW): Proposed Risk and Technology Review Fact Sheet
Publicly Owned Treatment Works Regulatory Text Redline Showing Proposed Changes
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW): Final Air Toxics Rule Fact Sheets
Submitting Data Corrections to the RTR Emissions Risk Modeling File