A Review On Pollution Control And Ecology Water Pollution Control Permit: Effluent Limitations And Monitoring Requirements

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to review the effluent limitations and monitoring requirements authorized by the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology and proposes recomendations to enhance the improvement of the present requirements. The study is done at the city of Fayetteville and it concentrates on three main issues: 1. Sampling methods: Grab Versus Composite Sampling 2. Cost of the Sampling methods 3. Distinction between a fixed monthly average and a moving average. Explanations and suggestions made are based on information from relevant literatures compiled with respect to monitoring of water quality. With the recomendations forwarded, it is hoped to aid the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology to better understand the advantages and disadvantages of the Grab and Composite Sampling, realizing the cost involved and the distinction between using a fixed monthly average and a moving average measurement on the discharge limitation.