# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 08 — Water Pollution

### Chapter 08 — Pretreatment Requirements to Control Industrial Users of Publicly Owned Treatment Works

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 26.08.08.01*

The Department shall operate the State Pretreatment Program to:

A. Meet national pretreatment requirements; and

B. Eliminate contributions of pollutants discharged from industrial users into publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) which cause interference with or pass through the POTW, or contaminate the sludge.