Sec. 3023. FEDERALLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS
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## SEC. 3023 FEDERALLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS ###
(a)In General For purposes of section 1004(27), the phrase “but does not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage” shall apply to any solid or dissolved material introduced by a source into a federally owned treatment works if— ####
(1)such solid or dissolved material is subject to a pretreatment standard under section 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317), and the source is in compliance with such standard; ####
(2)for a solid or dissolved material for which a pretreatment standard has not been promulgated pursuant to section 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317), the Administrator has promulgated a schedule for establishing such a pretreatment standard which would be applicable to such solid or dissolved material not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of this section, such standard is promulgated on or before the date established in the schedule, and after the effective date of such standard the source is in compliance with such standard; ####
(3)such solid or dissolved material is not covered by paragraph
(1)or
(2)and is not prohibited from land disposal under subsections23 (d), (e), (f), or
(g)of section 3004 because such material has been treated in accordance with section 3004(m); or 23So in law. Probably should be singular. ####
(4)notwithstanding paragraphs23 (1), (2), or (3), such solid or dissolved material is generated by a household or person which generates less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste per month unless such solid or dissolved material would otherwise be an acutely hazardous waste and subject to standards, regulations, or other requirements under this Act notwithstanding the quantity generated. ###
(b)Prohibition It is unlawful to introduce into a federally owned treatment works any pollutant that is a hazardous waste. ###
(c)Enforcement ####
(1)Actions taken to enforce this section shall not require closure of a treatment works if the hazardous waste is removed or decontaminated and such removal or decontamination is adequate, in the discretion of the Administrator or, in the case of an authorized State, of the State, to protect human health and the environment. ####
(2)Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the Administrator or an authorized State from ordering the closure of a treatment works if the Administrator or State determines such closure is necessary for protection of human health and the environment. ####
(3)Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect any other enforcement authorities available to the Administrator or a State under this subtitle. ###
(d)Definition For purposes of this section, the term “**federally owned treatment works**” means a facility that is owned and operated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government treating wastewater, a majority of which is domestic sewage, prior to discharge in accordance with a permit issued under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. ###
(e)Savings Clause Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting any agreement, permit, or administrative or judicial order, or any condition or requirement contained in such an agreement, permit, or order, that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this section and that requires corrective action or closure at a federally owned treatment works or solid waste management unit or facility related to such a treatment works. **[**[42 U.S.C. 6939e](/us/usc/t42/s6939e)**]**
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