6100-074 MPP Detailed Questionnaire

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DETAILED QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE MEAT AND POULTRY
PRODUCTS EFFLUENT GUIDELINES
DRAFT

Form Approved
OMB Control No. 2040-NEW
Approval Expires [Date]
The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 24 hours
per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This estimate includes the time
needed to review instructions, develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and
requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete
and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose information. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
To comment on the Agency’s need for this collection, the accuracy of the provided burden estimate, and any
suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA
has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736, which is available
for public viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566-2426. An electronic
version of the public docket is available through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at
http://www.regulations.gov. Use FDMS to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the
contents of the public docket, and access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically.
Once in the system, select “search”, then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please include the EPA
Docket ID No. (EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736) and OMB control number (2040-NEW) in any correspondence.

November 5, 2021

NOTE: This questionnaire will be administered as an electronic questionnaire; therefore, this
paper copy may not accurately reflect final formatting and spacing.
NOTE: For the purposes of this draft paper copy, all tables include minimal rows for data
entry, these tables are intended to show the types of data EPA is requesting. In the final
format, electronic or hardcopy, all tables will come prepopulated with additional rows.
NOTE: This questionnaire will include confidential business information (CBI) checkboxes for
each question, allowing the respondent to indicate if a response contains CBI. This paper copy
does not include these CBI checkboxes.
NOTE: Questions identified in this draft in blue text identify the subset of questions that will
be included in the Census Questionnaire.
INTRODUCTION, PURPOSE, AND AUTHORITY
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting a survey of the Meat and Poultry
Products (MPP) industry as part of its effort to review and revise, as appropriate, effluent
limitations guidelines and standards for this industry (40 CFR Part 423). This questionnaire
requests data from sites engaged in MPP operations for human consumption and/or animal
food and feeds. EPA will use the data collected in this questionnaire to determine rates and
characteristics of wastewater generated by the MPP industry, to develop treatment technology
options, and to evaluate incremental costs and benefits associated with different regulatory
options.
This questionnaire is being conducted under the authority of Section 308 of the Clean Water
Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1318). All facilities that receive this
questionnaire must respond within 60 days of receipt. Failure to respond, late filing, or failure
to comply with the instructions may result in fines, civil penalties, and other sanctions, as
provided by law.
For detailed information on how EPA plans to use these data obtained from each question, see
the document titled “Supporting Statement – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Meat and
Poultry Products Industry Data Collection” at EPA Docket ID No. (EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736).
OVERVIEW OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE
The questionnaire is divided into the following sections:
SECTION 1: Contact Information
SECTION 2: Eligibility Confirmation
SECTION 3: Facility Information
SECTION 4: Production Information
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SECTION 5: Process Flow Diagrams
SECTION 6: Wastewater Generation Information
SECTION 7: Wastewater Treatment Information
SECTION 8: Monitoring Data Collected
SECTION 9: Environmental Management and Pollution Prevention Practices
SECTION 10: Environmental Assessment Information
SECTION 11: Financial Information
EPA’s Office of Water will administer the Census Questionnaire to all facilities engaged in Meat
and Poultry production. The Census questions are a subset of the questions included in the
Detailed Questionnaire and are identified in this file in blue text. EPA requests information for
calendar year 2021.
EPA’s Office of Water will administer the Detailed Questionnaire to a statistically sampled
subset of facilities engaged in Meat and Poultry production. The questionnaire consists of
multiple sections; the questionnaire must be completed before submittal. EPA requests
information for calendar year 2021, unless otherwise noted.
Respondents will be required to complete and submit an electronic version of the
questionnaire unless internet access is not available at the facility. Facilities without access to
internet should refer to QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE for contact information for the Helpline.
Duplicate questionnaires. If you received multiple notifications to complete questionnaires for
the same facility, please contact the Helpline; refer to QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE for contact
information for the Helpline.
Multiple facilities. If you received too few questionnaire notifications for your facilities, decide
which of your facilities is missing a request. Refer to QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE for contact
information for the Helpline from which you may receive direction on how to complete multiple
questionnaires.
Incorrectly identified. If you received a questionnaire notification and you do not operate an
MPP facility or this facility is no longer operating, select the appropriate responses in Section 1
for that questionnaire, then certify and submit your response.
DATA CONFIDENTIALITY
If no business confidentiality claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA,
EPA may make the information available to the public without further notice.
Regulations governing the confidentiality of business information are contained in 40 CFR Part
2, Subpart B. You may assert a business confidentiality claim covering part or all information
you submit, other than effluent data and information or data that is otherwise publicly
available, as described in 40 CFR 2.203(b):
“(b) Method and time of asserting business confidentiality claim. A business
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which is submitting information to EPA may assert a business confidentiality
claim covering the information by placing on (or attaching to) the information, at
the time it is submitted to EPA, a cover sheet, stamped or typed legend, or other
suitable form of notice complying language such as ‘trade secret,’ ‘proprietary,’
or ‘company confidential.’ Allegedly confidential portions of otherwise
nonconfidential documents should be clearly identified by the business and may
be submitted separately to facilitate identification and handling by EPA. If the
business desires confidential treatment only until a certain date or until the
occurrence of a certain event, the notice should so state.”
You may claim as confidential all information included in the response to a question by
checking the Confidential Business Information (CBI) box next to each question for which
responses contain CBI. If you do not check this box, any individual response where "CBI" is NOT
checked will be considered nonconfidential. Note that you may be required to justify any claim
of confidentiality made after questionnaire submission. Note also that plant effluent data are
not eligible for confidential treatment, pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Clean Water Act, and
thus will be treated as nonconfidential even if the CBI boxes are checked for those questions.
If you claim any questionnaire response or other data as CBI, you must specify the portion of
the response or document for which you assert a claim of confidentiality by reference to page
numbers, paragraphs, and lines, or specify entire document. In addition, you must provide
information to identify and justify the basis of your CBI claim. This information must be
provided as part of the submission of the completed questionnaire. If you believe that facts
and documents necessary to substantiate confidentiality are themselves confidential, please
identify them as such so that EPA may maintain their confidentiality pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part
2, Subpart B.
Information covered by a claim of confidentiality will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent of,
and by means of, the procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. In general, submitted
information protected by a business confidentiality claim may be disclosed to other employees.
officers, or authorized representatives of the United States concerned with implementing the
Clean Water Act.
Information covered by a claim of confidentiality will be made available to EPA contractors to
enable the contractors to perform the work required by their contracts with EPA. All EPA
contracts provide that contractor employees use the information only for the purpose of
performing the work required by their contracts and will not disclose any CBI to anyone other
than EPA without prior written approval from each affected business or from EPA’s legal office.
Any comments you may wish to make on this issue must be submitted in writing along with
your completed survey.
HOW TO NAVIGATE AND COMPLETE THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE
EPA intends to create an electronic web-based questionnaire to minimize burden. This
questionnaire will be available in electronic format via a web address and facility-specific entry
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code, and respondents will be required to submit the completed questionnaire to EPA in
electronic format. The electronic questionnaire has been developed to meet the 1998
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA).
EPA designed the electronic questionnaire to include burden-reducing features. For example, it
contains “screening” questions that direct respondents to skip specific questions or sections
that are not relevant. The questionnaire is also designed with drop down choices to simplify
responses, minimizing the number of text responses.
Each facility required to complete this questionnaire will be notified in writing. In this
notification, EPA will include a web address and facility-specific entry code that should be used
to access the electronic questionnaire. This facility-specific entry code is a unique facility
identifier (ID) for each MPP facility that will be used within this questionnaire and on any
supplementary documents (e.g., process flow diagrams, environmental assessment reports,
permits) submitted along with responses to the questions. These entry codes should not be
used to access a questionnaire for another facility.
This questionnaire should be completed by personnel most knowledgeable about the
operations of the facility. Please read each question carefully and provide the appropriate
response(s).
Each facility must have the corporate official or designee responsible for directing or
supervising the questionnaire response sign the Certification Statement (located on page 71) to
verify and validate the information provided, or to certify that this site does not engage in MPP
processes.
EPA is not requesting you perform non-routine tests or measurements solely for the purpose of
responding to this questionnaire. In the event exact data or information are not available,
provide responses using your best professional judgement. Please note the basis for any
estimates in the COMMENTS section located at the end of the questionnaire. You may also
provide any clarifying notes in the COMMENTS section. For example, you may indicate if
information provided for calendar year 2021 is not representative of normal operations.
Key terms are defined in the GLOSSARY and acronyms are described in the ACRONYMS section
on page viii. Additional information needed to respond to questions throughout the
questionnaire are found in the REFERENCES section on page xiv.
If your facility lacks electronic access or you are unable to submit an electronic questionnaire,
please contact the Helpline to request an official hardcopy be mailed to you; refer to
QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE for contact information for the Helpline. Only official paper
copies requested from the Helpline will be accepted as hardcopy submission; submissions of
the draft copy available for printing on the MPP ELG website will not be accepted.
[Specific instructions on electronic navigating the questionnaire to be completed at a later
date.]
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QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE
If you have any questions about completing this questionnaire, you can request assistance
using the e-mail and telephone Helplines provided below.
EPA MPP Questionnaire Helplines
Eastern Research Group, Inc
E-mail

Local: 703-633-xxxx or Toll-free: 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx
TBD

WHEN TO RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE
The response to this questionnaire is due 60 days after receipt. If you wish to request an
extension, you must do so in writing within xx days of receipt of this questionnaire. Written
requests may be e-mailed (preferred) or mailed to:
E-mail address TBD
OR
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
c/o Eastern Research Group, Inc.
MPP Industry Questionnaire
14555 Avion Pkwy, Suite 200
Chantilly, VA 20151-1102
Extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Submittal of an extension request
to EPA does not alter the due date of your questionnaire unless and until EPA agrees to the
extension and establishes a new date.

WHERE TO RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE
EPA intends to create an electronic web-based questionnaire to minimize burden and allow for
electronic submittal. However, EPA also recognizes there may be cases where facilities may lack
electronic access and require a format that can be mailed to EPA.
If you request a hardcopy questionnaire from the Helpline: after completing the entire
questionnaire and certifying the information that it contains, use the enclosed mailing label to
mail the completed questionnaire to:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
c/o Eastern Research Group, Inc.
MPP Industry Questionnaire
14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200
Chantilly, VA 20151-1102

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Read all question-specific instructions (throughout the questionnaire). Refer to the
ACRONYMS section and GLOSSARY for terms which are used in this questionnaire. Refer to the
REFERENCES section for codes and other information required to respond to specific questions.
Complete this questionnaire for your entire facility. A facility is one contiguous physical
location at which processing of meat or poultry products occurs. In some instances, a facility
may include properties located within separate fence lines but located close to each other.
Enter responses for each question. Fill in the appropriate response(s) to each question. If the
space allowed for the answer to any free-response question is inadequate for your complete
response, continue the response in the COMMENTS section at the end of the questionnaire,
cross-referencing the appropriate section and question number.
[Specific instructions for submitting supplemental files to the electronic format to be completed
at a later date.]
Answer all questions to which you are directed. The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather
necessary information pertinent to meat and poultry processing. Report only whole numbers,
unless instructed otherwise. Enter zero where appropriate; do not leave an entry blank if the
answer is zero. You are required to provide best professional judgements when data are not
readily available. If you provide an estimate, note the basis for the estimate in the COMMENTS
section at the end of the questionnaire. EPA does not intend for facilities to conduct detailed
studies to obtain the data. If you feel you need to conduct a detailed study, please call the
Helpline noted in the QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE section.
Pay close attention to the measurement units requested. Be careful to provide data in the
requested units, where available, or note where alternate units are used.
Retain a copy of the completed questionnaire for your records. EPA recommends those
submitting a hardcopy make a copy of your completed questionnaire and keep it for two years.
Those responding through the electronic format will be provided a copy of their responses via
e-mail after submission, and EPA also recommends keeping this e-mail for two years. EPA will
review the information submitted and may request, if necessary, your cooperation in answering
follow-up clarification questions to complete the data collection effort. Retain a copy of your
responses, including attachments, in case you (i.e., the contact identified in Question 3) are
contacted to clarify your responses. Also, please maintain a record of sources used to complete
your response.
If you have any comments or clarifications on a question, use the COMMENTS section at the
end of the questionnaire. Be sure to cross-reference your comments by section and question
numbers.
Indicate atypical data in the COMMENTS section at the end of the questionnaire. Year-to-year
operations are expected to fluctuate but note in the COMMENTS section if any information is
not representative of normal operations and why.
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Indicate information which should be treated as confidential by checking the CBI check box
next to each question with responses containing CBI. Any response where "CBI" is not
individually checked will be considered nonconfidential. Refer to the instructions given in the
DATA CONFIDENTIALITY section for additional information regarding EPA's confidentiality
procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart S. While not present in this draft paper copy
questionnaire, CBI check boxes will be included in the final electronic format and in the
hardcopy questionnaire.
[Specific instruction on how the electronic survey functions to be completed at a later date.

Details include the following:
The electronic questionnaire will include automatic checks of the responses to ensure
completeness. These checks will require respondents to complete all required questions before
responses can be submitted.
Skipped questions and sections will be automatically programmed as part of the electronic
survey. Skipped questions or sections are noted in this draft paper copy but respondents will
automatically be directed to the next applicable question in the electronic format.
EPA does NOT intend for facilities to complete the questionnaire in one sitting. The electronic
format will allow facilities to complete portions of the questionnaire, save responses, and
return to complete remaining questions.]

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ACRONYMS
BOD5
CBI
CFR
COD
CBOD
CY
DAF
ELWK
EPA
FRS
FSIS
FTE
GPD
LWK
MPP
NAICS
NPDES
PFD
POTW
PrOTW
SBA
TDS
TKN
TOC
TSS
USDA

5-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Confidential Business Information
Code of Federal Regulations
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Calendar Year
Dissolved Air Flotation
Equivalent Live Weight Killed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Facility Registry Service
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Full-Time Equivalent
Gallons per day
Live Weight Killed
Meat and Poultry Products
North American Industry Classification System
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Process Flow Diagram
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
Privately Owned Treatment Works
Small Business Administration
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
Total Organic Carbon
Total Suspended Solids
United States Department of Agriculture

GLOSSARY
Batch Discharge: Discharge only occurs at certain times or during certain times of the year. Also
referred to as controlled or intermittent discharge.
Biological Treatment: Wastewater treatment intended to degrade and reduce organic matter
in wastewater, primarily in the form of soluble organic compounds.
Blood Processing: Activities include but are not limited to blood healing through coagulation to
the albumin, albumin and fibrin separation (e.g., with a screen or centrifuge), further blood
processing, and blood water or serum processing.
Canned Meat Processor: An operation which prepares and cans meats (such as stew, sandwich
spreads, or similar products) alone or in combination with other finished.
Complex Slaughterhouse: A slaughterhouse that accomplishes extensive byproduct processing,
usually at least three such operations as rendering, paunch and viscera handling, blood
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processing, hide processing, or hair processing.
Continuous Discharge: Discharge occurs non-stop throughout the year or processing day.
Deep-Well Injection: Long-term or permanent disposal of untreated, partially treated, or
treated wastewaters by pumping the wastewater into underground formations of suitable
character through a bored, drilled, or driven well.
Disinfection: Destruction of pathogenic microorganisms in wastewater, typically achieved
through chemical and/or physical treatment.
Dry Rendering: The process of cooking animal byproducts by dry heat in open steam-jacketed
tanks.
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards: Regulations promulgated by U.S. EPA under
authority of Sections 301, 304, 306, and 307 of the Clean Water Act that set out minimum,
national technology-based standards of performance for point source wastewater discharges
from specific industrial categories (e.g., iron and steel manufacturing plants). Effluent
limitations guidelines and standards regulations are implemented through the NPDES permit
and national pretreatment programs and include the following:
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Best Practicable Control Technology Currently Available (BPT)

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Best Available Technology Economically Achievable (BAT)

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Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology (BCT)

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New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

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Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources (PSES)

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Pretreatment Standards for New Sources (PSNS)

The pretreatment standards (PSES, PSNS) are applicable to industrial facilities with process
wastewater discharges to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). The effluent limitations
guidelines and new source performance standards (BPT, BAT, BCT, and NSPS) are applicable to
industrial facilities with direct discharges of process wastewaters to waters of the United States.
Facility: A facility is generally one contiguous physical location at which manufacturing
operations related to the meat products industry occur. This includes, but is not limited to,
slaughtering, processing, and rendering. In some instances, a facility may include properties
located within separate fence lines but located close to each other.
Facility Registry Services (FRS): A centrally managed database that identifies facilities, sites, or
places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest using a unique
identifier (e.g., 110012345678).
Finished Product: The final manufactured product produced onsite, including products
intended for consumption with no additional processing as well as products intended for
further processing, when applicable.
First Processing: Operations which receive live meat animals and produce a raw, dressed meat
product, either whole or in parts.
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Further Processing: Operations that utilize whole carcasses or cut-up meat or poultry products
for the production of fresh or frozen products and may include the following types of
processing: Cutting and deboning, cooking, seasoning, smoking, canning, grinding, chopping,
dicing, forming, breading, breaking, trimming, skinning, tenderizing, marinating, curing, pickling,
extruding, and/or linking.
Ground Water: Water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the surface of land or water.
Ham Processor: An operation which manufactures hams alone or in combination with other
finished products.
Hide Processing: Wet or dry hide processing. Includes demanuring, washing, and defleshing,
followed by curing.
High-Processing Packinghouse: A packinghouse which processes both animals slaughtered
onsite and additional carcasses from outside sources (Definition for 40 CFR 432, Subpart D).
Live Weight Killed (LWK): The total weight of the total number of animals slaughtered during
the time to which the effluent limitations apply (i.e., during any one day or any period of thirty
consecutive days).
Low-Processing Packinghouse: A packinghouse that processes no more than the total animals
killed at that plant, normally processing less than the total kill.
Meat and/or poultry products: Include meat and poultry from cattle, hogs, sheep, chickens,
turkeys, ducks and other fowl, as well as sausages, luncheon meats, and cured, smoked or
canned or other prepared meat and poultry products from purchased carcasses and other
materials intended for human consumption. Meat and poultry products for animal food and
feeds include animal oils, meat meal and facilities that render grease and tallow from animal
fat, bones, and meat scraps.
Meat: Includes all animal products from cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, and lambs, etc., except
those defined as Poultry.
Meat Cutter: An operation which fabricates, cuts, or otherwise produces fresh meat cuts and
related finished products from livestock carcasses.
Meat Operations/Meat Product Operations: Includes meat slaughtering operations, byproduct
operations, rendering, and further processing.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): The national program authorized by
Sections 307, 318, 402, and 405 of the Clean Water Act for issuing, modifying, revoking and
reissuing, terminating, monitoring and enforcing permits, and imposing and enforcing
pretreatment requirements under the Clean Water Act. The NPDES permit number is assigned
by the respective state or EPA Region and generally includes the state abbreviation in the
number.
Nitrogen Removal: The biological removal of nitrogen from wastewater in a two-step process,
beginning with nitrification and followed by denitrification.
Noncontact Cooling Water: Water used for cooling in process and non-process applications
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which does not come into contact with any raw material, intermediate product, byproduct,
waste product (including air emissions), or finished product.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): The standard used by Federal
statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting,
analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. Each facility is
categorized within a NAICS code based on the type of operations conducted at the facility (e.g.,
NAICS code 311611 is for Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering).
Nutrient Removal: Wastewater treatment that is engineered or operated to remove the
nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus in amounts greater than the basic metabolic needs of the
biological treatment system. Nutrient removal may be accomplished through biological or
chemical means or a combination thereof.
Packinghouse: A plant that both slaughters animals and subsequently processes carcasses into
cured, smoked, canned, or other prepared meat products.
Phosphorus Removal: The removal of phosphorus from wastewater through either biological or
chemical means or a combination thereof.
Poultry: Products derived from the slaughter and processing of broilers, other young chickens,
mature chickens, hens, turkeys, capons, geese, ducks, small game fowl such as quail or
pheasants, and small game such as rabbits.
Poultry Operations: Includes poultry slaughtering operations, byproduct operations, rendering,
and further processing.
Primary Treatment: An initial wastewater treatment stage that is intended to remove floating
and settleable solids.
Privately Owned Treatment Works (PrOTWs): Any device or system owned and operated by a
private entity and used for storage, treatment, recycling, or reclamation of liquid industrial
wastes.
Process Wastewater: Any water which, during meat or poultry operations, comes into direct
contact with or results from the storage, production, or use of any raw material, intermediate
product, finished product, byproduct, or waste product. Wastewater from equipment cleaning,
direct-contact air pollution control devices, rinse water, storm water associated with industrial
activity, and contaminated cooling water are considered process wastewater. Process
wastewater may also include wastewater that is contract hauled for offsite disposal. Sanitary
wastewater, uncontaminated noncontact cooling water, and storm water not associated with
industrial activity are not considered process wastewater.
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs): Any device or system owned and operated by a
public entity and used in the storage, treatment, recycling, or reclamation of liquid municipal
sewage and/or liquid industrial wastes. The sewerage system that conveys wastewaters to
treatment works is considered part of the POTW.
Raw Material: The basic input materials to a renderer composed of animal and poultry
trimmings, bones, meat scraps, dead animals, feathers, and related usable byproducts.
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Renderer: An independent or offsite rendering operation, conducted separate from a
slaughterhouse, packinghouse, or poultry dressing or processing plant, which manufactures
meat meal, tankage, animal fats or oils, grease, and tallow and may cure cattle hides but
excluding marine oils, fish meal, and fish oils.
Rendering: An operation, which is conducted separate from a slaughterhouse, packinghouse or
poultry dressing or processing operation that uses raw material, produces meat meal, tankage,
animal fats or oils, grease, and tallow and may cure cattle hides. Excludes marine oils, fish meal,
and fish oils.
Simple Slaughterhouse: A slaughterhouse which accomplishes very limited byproduct
processing, if any, usually no more than two such operations as rendering, paunch and viscera
handling, blood processing, hide processing, or hair processing.
Sausage and Luncheon Meat Processor: An operation which cuts fresh meats, grinds, mixes,
seasons, smokes, or otherwise produces finished products such as sausage, bologna, and
luncheon meats.
Slaughterhouse: A plant that slaughters animals and has as its main product fresh meat as
whole, half, or quarter carcasses or smaller meat cuts.
Slaughtering: Operations that kill animals for the purpose of food for human consumption
and/or animal food and feeds.
Small processor: An operation that produces up to 2,730 kg (6,000 lbs.) per day of any type or
combination of finished products.
Solids (Biosolids) Handling: Disposal or destruction of biosolids generated during the treatment
of wastewater.
Surface Water: Waters of the United States as is consistent with the pre-2015 regulatory
regime. Refer to the Current Implementation of Waters of the United States for further detail
and definition of terms (https://www.epa.gov/wotus/current-implementation-waters-unitedstates#Pre-2015).
Ultimate parent company: A business organization that owns more than 50 percent of one or
more other domestic businesses and is not a subsidiary to another domestic business
organization. Subsidiary business organizations to the ultimate parent can include
“headquarters” business organizations. A “headquarters” is a business that has branches or
divisions reporting to it. Branches or divisions can also report directly to the Ultimate Parent
Company. In this case, the Ultimate Parent Company is also a headquarters organization. The
Ultimate Parent Company typically resides in a different physical location than its subsidiary
headquarters or division/branch locations.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS): A
federal program that works to protect the public’s health by ensuring the safety of meat,
poultry, and processed egg products. Establishments that are part of this program are assigned
a unique letter/number combination identification (e.g., M1234).
Viscera Handling: Wet or dry viscera handling. Includes removal of partially digested feed and
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washing of viscera.
Wastewater Treatment: The processing of wastewater by physical, chemical, biological, or
other means to remove specific pollutants from the wastewater stream or to alter the physical
or chemical state of specific pollutants in the wastewater stream. Treatment is performed for
discharge of treated wastewater, recycle of treated wastewater to the same process which
generated the wastewater, or for reuse of the treated wastewater in another process.
Wet Rendering: The process of cooking animal byproducts by steam under pressure in closed
tanks.

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REFERENCES
Final Destination Codes: Use these codes to indicate final disposal methods of wastewater.
These codes should be referenced in responding to specific questionnaire questions and used in
your process flow diagram.
LF: Land applied offsite
LN: Land applied onsite
OC: Transferred to an offsite commercial waste treatment facility
OI: Transferred to an offsite intracompany wastewater treatment facility
PW: Discharged to a publicly owned treatment works (POTW)
PRW: Discharged to a privately owned treatment works (PrOTW)
SI: Surface impoundment onsite (as final disposal)
SW: Discharged to a surface water under an NPDES permit
RO: Reused onsite
RF: Transferred to an offsite facility for reuse.
OT: Other
Types of Process Wastewater Codes: Use these codes to label process wastewater streams on
your process flow diagram and respond to questionnaire questions.
Codes for Meat Operations
R1: Process wastewater generated from animal pens
R2: Process wastewater generated from titling and bleeding operations
R3: Process wastewater generated from hide removal operations
R4: Process wastewater generated from evisceration operations
R5: Process wastewater generated from paunch operations
R6: Process wastewater generated from scalding and hair removal operations
R7: Process wastewater generated from meat washing operations
R8: Process wastewater generated from rendering operations
R9: Process wastewater generated from cutting operations
R10: Process wastewater generated from further processing operations (e.g., thaw tanks,
cooking vats, cooling tanks)
R11: Process wastewater generated from clean-up operations
R12: Process wastewater generated from rendering plant condensate and condenser water
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R13: Process wastewater from truck washing
R14: Stormwater runoff from meat product activity area
Codes for Poultry Operations
P1: Process Wastewater from Live Receiving
P2: Process Wastewater from Killing
P3: Process Wastewater from Bleeding
P4: Process Wastewater from Scalding
P5: Process Wastewater from Defeathering
P6: Process Wastewater from Whole Bird Wash
P7: Process Wastewater from Evisceration
P8: Process Wastewater from Final Bird Wash
P9: Process Wastewater from Chilling
P10: Process Wastewater from Cut-up
P11: Process Wastewater from Packaging
P12: Process Wastewater from Deboning Operations
P13: Process Wastewater from Injection/Marination Operations
P14: Process Wastewater from Breading/Batter Operations
P15: Process Wastewater from Cooking Operations
P16: Process Wastewater from Offal Rendering/Condensing
P17: Process Wastewater from Feather Rendering/Condensing
P18: Process Wastewater from Other Rendering/Condensing
P19: Process wastewater from truck washing
P20: Process wastewater generated from clean-up operations
Common Wastewater Treatment Processes: List of common wastewater treatment at MPP
facilities. Keep these common treatment units in mind when developing the process flow
diagram and responding to Section 7 on Wastewater Treatment.
Primary Treatment
• Screening
• Flow Equalization
• pH Adjustment
• Grease Recovery System
o Catch Basin
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•

o Wet Well
o Sump
Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF; with or without Chemical Coagulation)
Electrocoagulation

Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems
• Lagoons (Stabilization Ponds)
o Anaerobic (Facultative)
o Aerobic (Oxidation)
o Aerated
• Activated Sludge
o Conventional
o Oxidation Ditch
o Extended Aeration
o Step Aeration
o Contact Stabilization
• Trickling Filter
• Rotating Biological Contactors
• Anaerobic Digestion
Nutrient Removal
• Nitrification
• Nitrification/Denitrification
• Ammonia Stripping
• Breakpoint Chlorination
• Chemical Oxidation
• Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR)
• Membrane Bioreactor (MBR)
• Bardenpho (e.g., 4-stage, 5-stage)
• Modified activated sludge (e.g., Modified Ludzack-Ettinger (MLE); University of Cape
Town (UCT); Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR); Johannesburg; A2O)
Other Wastewater Treatment
• Air stripping
• Carbon Adsorption
• Clarification
o Primary
o Secondary
o With Chemical Coagulation
• Chemical Precipitation
• Disinfection
o Chlorine
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•
•

•
•
•
•

o Ozone
o Ultraviolet Light
Electrodialysis
Evaporation
Filtration
o Sand
o Mixed-Media
o Packed Bed
o Filter Cloth
Ion Exchange
Microscreen/Micro-strainer
Neutralization
Reverse Osmosis

Biosolids Handling
• Thickening
o Gravity thickening
o Air Flotation
o Centrifugation
• Stabilization
o Anaerobic Digestion
o Aerobic Digestion
o Heat Treatment
• Dewatering
o Vacuum Filtration
o Drying Beds
o Filter Press
o Centrifugation

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Section 1.

Contact Information

1. Provide the name and physical street address of your facility.

Facility Name
Facility Street Address

City

Facility Street Address Line 2

State

ZIP Code

2. Provide contact information for the ultimate parent company. If your facility does not have an
ultimate parent company, please indicate so using the checkbox.
☐

No ultimate parent company.

Ultimate Parent Company Name
Primary Contact Name

Primary Contact Title

Mailing Address or P.O. Box
City

State

Telephone Number

Email address

ZIP Code

3. Provide the name, title, telephone number, email address, and office location of a primary and
secondary contact at your facility for information supplied in this survey.

Primary Contact Name

Primary Contact Title

Telephone Number

Email address

City

State

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Secondary Contact Name

Secondary Contact Title

Telephone Number

Email address

City

State

Section 2.

Eligibility Confirmation

4. Did your facility engage in the slaughter, further process, or render of meat and/or poultry products
for human consumption and/or animal food and feeds at any time between January 1, 2017 to
December 31, 2021?
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION, DO NOT COMPLETE THE REMAINDER
OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. PROCEED TO SECTION 12.

5. Has your facility permanently closed or ceased operation as of January 1, 2021?
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “Yes” TO THIS QUESTION, DO NOT COMPLETE THE REMAINDER
OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. PROCEED TO SECTION 12.

Section 3.

Facility Information

6. What year did operations begin at your facility? If unknown, provide the best estimate. Operations
are any processes related to the meat and poultry products industry and not necessarily operations
as they are currently performed. Operations at your facility may have begun under other ownership.
Year Operations Began:
7. In calendar year 2021, what was the average number of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees at
your facility. For example, four half-time employees would be listed as two full-time equivalent
employees. Only directly employed personnel should be counted; contracted workers should not be
included.
FTEs:

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8. Indicate the operating shifts for calendar year 2021.

Shift

Shift
Start
Time

Indicate Month(s) When Shift Operated in Calendar Year 2021

Shift
Length
(hours)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

_____

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

_____

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

_____

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐ AM
1

☐ PM
☐ AM

2

☐ PM
☐ AM

3

☐ PM

9. Provide the applicable 12-digit Facility Registry Service (FRS) identification associated with your
facility (also known as EPA Registry ID). If you do not know your facility’s FRS number, visit EPA’s FRS
Search Website (https://www.epa.gov/frs/frs-query#facility) and search for your facility using your
facility’s address and/or name. If your facility does not have an associated FRS ID, select ‘Do not
have an FRS ID.’
FRS ID Number:
OR

☐ Facility does not have an FRS ID
10. Provide the establishment alpha-numeric ID assigned to your facility through the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) grant of inspection. If
you do not know your facility’s USDA FSIS establishment number, visit the USDA FSIS website
(https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/fsis-inspected-establishments ) and search for your facility
using your facility’s address and name. If your facility does not have a USDA FSIS establishment
number, select ‘Facility does not have an Establishment ID.’
Establishment ID Number:
OR

☐ Facility does not have an Establishment ID

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11. List all six-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) applicable to your
facility and your ultimate parent company. If you do not know which NAICS code(s) your facility falls
under, visit the NAICS website (https://www.census.gov/naics/) and search for the operation(s) that
most accurately describes your facility’s operation (NAICS codes starting with 31 through 33 are for
manufacturing facilities). If your facility and/or ultimate parent company are associated with more
than three NAICS codes, list additional codes in Section 12. Comments.
Facility NAICS Code(s)
☐ Primary NAICS code
Primary NAICS code:
☐ Secondary NAICS code
Secondary NAICS code:
☐ Tertiary NAICS code
Tertiary NAICS code:
Ultimate Parent Company NAICS Code(s)
☐ Primary NAICS code
Primary NAICS code:
☐ Secondary NAICS code
Secondary NAICS code:
☐ Tertiary NAICS code
Tertiary NAICS code:
12. If your facility is regulated by any existing wastewater permit(s) (e.g., National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit, pretreatment agreement, subsurface injection permit), provide
the permit number(s) below and attach a copy of the permit documents to your response.
☐ Facility does not hold any wastewater permit(s)
Permit
Number

Type of Permit (check one)

Regulating Body

Date Issued

__________

☐ General NPDES Permit
☐ Individual NPDES Permit
☐ Pretreatment Agreement/Permit
☐ Subsurface Injection Permit
☐ Other, specify: ______________

____________________

__ / __ / ____

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Permit
Number

Type of Permit (check one)

Regulating Body

Date Issued

__________

☐ General NPDES Permit
☐ Individual NPDES Permit
☐ Pretreatment Agreement/Permit
☐ Subsurface Injection Permit
☐ Other, specify: ______________

____________________

__ / __ / ____

__________

☐ General NPDES Permit
☐ Individual NPDES Permit
☐ Pretreatment Agreement/Permit
☐ Subsurface Injection Permit
☐ Other, specify: ______________

____________________

__ / __ / ____

13. If your facility has an individual NPDES permit, indicate the basis for the limitations established in
the permit. Select all that apply.

☐ No individual NPDES permit
☐ Technology-based limitations (from 40 CFR 432)
Identify the subcategory used as the basis for these limitations:

☐ A – Simple slaughterhouses
☐ B – Complex slaughterhouses
☐ C – Low-processing packinghouses
☐ D – High-processing packinghouses
☐ E – Small processors
☐ F – Meat cutters
☐ G – Sausage and luncheon meats processors
☐ H – Ham processors
☐ I – Canned meats processors
☐ J – Renderers
☐ K – Poultry first processing
☐ L – Poultry further processing
☐ Based on Total maximum daily load (TMDL) established for the facility and waterbody. Identify
the waterbody, pollutant, and TMDL.

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Waterbody Name

Pollutant

TMDL

Units

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

☐ Water quality-based limitations other than a TMDL
☐ Other basis. Please specify basis for limitations:
_________________________________________________________________________________
14. Is your facility planning to close or cease operations by December 31, 2027?
☐ Yes
☐ No
15. Is your facility planning to significantly increase or decrease production in the next five years? If yes,
provide a description of the significant change.
☐ Increase Production
Describe Change:

☐ Decrease Production
Describe Change:

☐ No significant change to production planned
16. Indicate which of the following meat or poultry operations your facility conducted in calendar year
2021.
Meat

Poultry

Operations

☐

☐

Slaughter

☐

☐

Further processed meat from onsite slaughtering

☐

☐

Further processed meat from offsite slaughtering

☐

☐

Rendered products from onsite slaughtering

☐

☐

Rendered products from offsite slaughtering

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17. Effluent limitations guidelines for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source Category are
presented at 40 CFR Part 432. Indicate which subcategory(ies) applies to the operations conducted
at your facility.
40 CFR Part 432
A. Simple Slaughterhouses
Simple slaughterhouse means a slaughterhouse that provides only minimal, if any,
processing of the by-products of meat slaughtering. A simple slaughterhouse would
include usually no more than two by-product processing operations such as rendering,
paunch and viscera handling, or processing of blood, hide or hair.
B. Complex Slaughterhouses
Complex slaughterhouse means a slaughterhouse that provides extensive processing of
the by-products of meat slaughtering. A complex slaughterhouse would usually include at
least three processing operations such as rendering, paunch and viscera handling, or
processing of blood, hide or hair.
C. Low-Processing Packinghouses
Low-processing packinghouse means a packinghouse that processes no more, and usually
fewer than, the total number of animals slaughtered at that plant.
Packinghouse means a plant that both slaughters animals and subsequently processes
carcasses into cured, smoked, canned or other prepared meat products.
D. High-Processing Packinghouse
High-processing packinghouse means a packinghouse which processes both animals
slaughtered at the site and additional carcasses from outside sources.
Packinghouse means a plant that both slaughters animals and subsequently processes
carcasses into cured, smoked, canned or other prepared meat products.
E. Small Processors
Applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the production of finished
meat products such as fresh meat cuts, smoked products, canned products, hams,
sausages, luncheon meats, or similar products by a small processor.
Small processor means an operation that produces no more than 6000 lbs (2730 kg) per
day of any type or combination of finished products.
F. Meat Cutters
Applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the production of fresh meat
cuts, such as steaks, roasts, chops, etc. by a meat cutter.
Meat cutter means an operation which cuts or otherwise produces fresh meat cuts and
related finished products from larger pieces of meat (carcasses or not carcasses), at rates
greater than 6000 lbs (2730 kg) per day.
G. Sausage and Luncheon Meats Processors
Applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the production of fresh meat
cuts, sausage, bologna and other luncheon meats by a sausage and luncheon meat
processor.
Sausage and luncheon meat processor means an operation which cuts fresh meats,
grinds, mixes, seasons, smokes or otherwise produces finished products such as sausage,
bologna and luncheon meats at rates greater than 6000 lbs (2730 kg) per day.

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Check all
that apply

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

☐

40 CFR Part 432
H. Ham Processors
Applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the production of hams,
alone or in combination with other finished products, by a ham processor.
Ham processor means an operation producing hams, alone or in combination with other
finished products, at rates greater than 6000 lbs (2730 kg) per day.
I. Canned Meats Processors
Applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the production of canned
meats, alone or in combination with any other finished products, by a canned meats
processor.
Canned meats processor means an operation which prepares and cans meats (stew,
sandwich spreads, or similar products), alone or in combination with other finished
products, at rates greater than 6000 lbs (2730 kg) per day.
J. Renderers
Applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the production of meat meal,
dried animal by-product residues (tankage), animal oils, grease and tallow, and in some
cases hide curing, by a renderer.
Renderer means an independent or off-site rendering operation, which is conducted
separate from a slaughterhouse, packinghouse or poultry dressing or processing
operation, uses raw material at rates greater than 10 million pounds per year, produces
meat meal, tankage, animal fats or oils, grease, and tallow, and may cure cattle hides,
but excludes marine oils, fish meal, and fish oils.
K. Poultry First Processing
Applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the slaughtering of poultry,
further processing of poultry and rendering of material derived from slaughtered
poultry. Process wastewater includes water from animal holding areas at these facilities.
Poultry first processing means slaughtering of poultry and producing whole, halved,
quarter or smaller meat cuts.
L. Poultry Further Processing
Applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from further processing of poultry.

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Check all
that apply

☐

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☐

☐

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Section 4.

Production Information

18. Did your facility slaughter or further process poultry in calendar year 2021?
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION, SKIP TO QUESTION 23.

19. Did your facility slaughter or further process any type of poultry in calendar year 2021? Select the
most appropriate response and provide the annual capacity in live weight killed as indicated.
☐ Slaughtered only
Live Weight Killed (LWK) in 2021:
☐ Slaughtered and further processed poultry from onsite slaughtering.
LWK in 2021:
Pounds Finished Product in 2021:
☐ Slaughtered and further processed poultry from both onsite and offsite slaughtering.
LWK in 2021:
Pounds Finished Product in 2021:
☐ Further processed poultry slaughtered offsite.
Pounds Finished Product in 2021:
☐ No slaughtering or further processing of poultry in 2021.
20. Identify the type(s) of further processing of poultry conducted by your facility? Select all that apply.

☐ No further processing of poultry performed
☐ Cutting and/or deboning
☐ Cooking
☐ Seasoning
☐ Smoking
☐ Canning
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☐ Grinding
☐ Chopping
☐ Dicing
☐ Forming
☐ Breading
☐ Breaking
☐ Trimming
☐ Skinning
☐ Tenderizing
☐ Marinating
☐ Curing
☐ Pickling
☐ Extruding
☐ Linking
21. In calendar years 2017, 2019, and 2021, how many days did your facility process poultry?
Number of Days Facility Processed Poultry
Year

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

2017
2019
2021

22. Complete the tables below identifying poultry operations in calendar years 2017, 2019, and 2021. If
no poultry operations were conducted or the facility was not operating, select “no poultry
operations.” Complete the tables in either pounds or kilograms and indicate your unit selection.
NOTE: Only one example table is included below. Respondents should complete one table for 2017
production, one table for 2019 production, and one table for each of the 12 months of 2021 production,
a total of 14 completed tables. The web-based questionnaire and final hardcopy will include a copy of
each table to be completed by the facility. Facilities will report production for the following
years/months:
2017 (Annual Production)
2019 (Annual Production)

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January 2021 (Monthly Production)
February 2021 (Monthly Production)
March 2021 (Monthly Production)
April 2021 (Monthly Production)
May 2021 (Monthly Production)
June 2021 (Monthly Production)
July 2021 (Monthly Production)
August 2021 (Monthly Production)
September 2021 (Monthly Production)
October 2021 (Monthly Production)
November 2021 (Monthly Production)
December 2021 (Monthly Production)

☐ No poultry operations
Values are in

☐ 1,000 Pounds (lbs.) ☐ 1,000 Kilograms (kg)
Production [Year or Month/Year]

Type of Poultry Product

Hens (or
Broilers and
Fowl) and
Other Young
Other
Chickens
Chickens

Turkeys

Other
Poultry and
Small Game
(Specify:
________)

Poultry slaughtered onsite (first processing LWK)
Dressed poultry produced onsite for further processing
Dressed poultry received from offsite for further
processing

All By-Product Operations (Identify only those operations that occur onsite at your poultry rendering facility)
Weight of feathers from onsite first processing
Weight of feathers from offsite facilities
Weight of offal from onsite first processing
Weight of offal from offsite facilities
Weight of skimmings from onsite first processing
Weight of blood from onsite first processing
Weight of blood from offsite facilities
Weight of other byproducts from onsite first processing
Weight of other byproducts from offsite
Weight of total by-products to wet or low temperature
rendering onsite
Weight of total by-products to dry rendering onsite

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All Finished Products Produced Onsite
Weight of dressed poultry, whole
Weight of dressed poultry, parts
Weight of deboned meat, raw
Weight of further processed, raw, or cooked
Weight of other finished products
(Include a description of the products in comments
section)

Byproducts Produced Onsite and Sent Offsite for Rendering
Weight of feathers
Weight of blood
Weight of offal
Weight of skimmings
Weight of other byproducts
Weight of skimmings from offsite facilities

23. Did your facility slaughter meat in calendar year 2021?
☐ Yes
LWK in 2021:
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION, SKIP TO QUESTION 28.

24. Did your facility process any type of meat by-product in calendar year 2021? Select all that apply.
☐ None
☐ Yes
Select all by-product further processing operations that apply:
☐ Processing Hides
☐ Processing Blood
☐ Wet or Low-Temp Rendering
☐ Dry Rendering
☐ Processed Hair
☐ Other Processing Operation
Describe other processing operation:

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25. In calendar years 2017, 2019, and 2021, how many days did your facility process meat?
Number of Days Facility Processed Meat
Year

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

2017
2019
2021

26. Complete the table below identifying meat operations between 2017 and 2021. If no meat
operations were conducted or the facility was not operating, select “no meat operations.” Complete
the table below in either pounds or kilograms and indicate your unit selection.
NOTE: Only one example table is included below. Respondents should complete one table for 2017
production, one table for 2019 production, and one table for each of the 12 months of 2021
production, a total of 14 completed tables. The web-based questionnaire and final hardcopy will
include a copy of each table to be completed by the facility. Facilities will report production for the
following years/months:
2017 (Annual Production)
2019 (Annual Production)
January 2021 (Monthly Production)
February 2021 (Monthly Production)
March 2021 (Monthly Production)
April 2021 (Monthly Production)
May 2021 (Monthly Production)
June 2021 (Monthly Production)
July 2021 (Monthly Production)
August 2021 (Monthly Production)
September 2021 (Monthly Production)
October 2021 (Monthly Production)
November 2021 (Monthly Production)
December 2021 (Monthly Production)

☐ No meat operations
Values are in:

☐ 1,000 Pounds (lbs.) ☐ 1,000 Kilograms (kg)

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Production [Year or Month/Year]
Type of Meat Product
Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Other
Sheep and
(Specify:
Lambs
________)

Animals Slaughtered onsite [as LWK]
Carcasses, Animal Parts, or By-Products Received from
Offsite for Processing [as Equivalent Live Weight Killed
(ELWK)]

All By-Product Operations (processing) includes by-products received from offsite for rendering or processing)
Weight of blood rendered onsite
Weight of hides processed onsite
Weight of hair rendered onsite
Weight of offal rendered onsite
Weight of skimmings rendered onsite
Weight of total by-products to wet or low temperature
rendering onsite
Weight of total by-products to dry rendering onsite

27. Complete the table below to identify the amount of finished product or byproduct produced in
calendar years 2017, 2019, and 2021.
List each finished product or byproduct in a separate row of the table. Complete the table below in
either pounds or kilograms and indicate your unit selection. Finished product could refer to any
whole or cut-up final product, including carcasses or other further processed product. Byproducts
could refer to any other product sold by your facility (e.g., blood, hides, hair, offal, skimmings).
☐ No finished product produced in 2017, 2019, and 2021
Values are in

☐ 1,000 Pounds (lbs.) ☐ 1,000 Kilograms (kg)
Weight of Finished Product per CY

Product or Byproduct Type
2017

2019

14

2021

28. Did your facility only further process meat in calendar year 2021? This includes cutting meat,
smoking products, or producing sausage or luncheon meat.
☐ Yes
Pounds of Finished Product in calendar year 2021:
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION, SKIP TO QUESTION 32.

29. Identify the type(s) of further processing of meat conducted at your facility. Select all that apply.

☐ Cutting and/or deboning
☐ Cooking
☐ Seasoning
☐ Smoking
☐ Canning
☐ Grinding
☐ Chopping
☐ Dicing
☐ Forming
☐ Breading
☐ Breaking
☐ Trimming
☐ Skinning
☐ Tenderizing
☐ Marinating
☐ Curing
☐ Pickling
☐ Extruding
☐ Linking

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30. In calendar years 2017, 2019, and 2021, how many days did your facility perform further processing
operations?
Number of Days Facility Performed Further Processing
Year

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

2017
2019
2021

31. Complete the two tables below to identify the amount of finished product produced in calendar
years 2017, 2019, and 2021. Complete the tables below in either pounds or kilograms and indicate
your unit selection.

☐ No finished product produced in 2017 and 2019.
Values are in

☐ 1,000 Pounds (lbs.) ☐ 1,000 Kilograms (kg)
Weight of Finished Product Each CY
Type of Product
2017

2019

Fresh meat cuts (steaks, roasts, chops)
Smoked product
Cured product (Ham)
Sausage
Luncheon meat
Canned meat
Values are in

☐ 1,000 Pounds (lbs.) ☐ 1,000 Kilograms (kg)
Weight of Finished Product by Month for 2021

Type of Product
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Fresh meat cuts
(steaks, roasts,
chops)
Smoked product
Cured product
(Ham)

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Weight of Finished Product by Month for 2021
Type of Product
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sausage
Luncheon meat
Canned meat
32. Did your facility operate as an independent or offsite renderer of meat in calendar year 2021?
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION, SKIP TO QUESTION 35.

33. In calendar years 2017, 2019, and 2021, how many days did your facility perform independent or
off-site rendering operations?
Number of Days Facility Performed Independent or Offsite Rendering
Year

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

2017
2019
2021

17

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

34. If your facility performs independent or offsite rendering operations, conducted separate from a
slaughterhouse, packinghouse or poultry dressing or processing operation, complete the tables
below in either pounds or kilograms for independent or off-site rendering operations at your facility
in calendar years 2017, 2019, and 2021.

☐ No independent or off-site rendering operations in 2017 and 2019
Values are in

☐ 1,000 Pounds (lbs.) ☐ 1,000 Kilograms (kg)

Type of Raw Material and Type of Animal as Source of Raw Material

Weight of Raw Material Rendered
Independently or Offsite Each CY
2017

Raw Material: Circle one (trimmings, bones, meat scraps, dead animals,
feathers, other byproducts)
Animal Type: Circle one (cattle, calves, hogs, sheep/lambs, other meat,
boilers/young chickens, hens, turkeys, other poultry)
Raw Material: Circle one (trimmings, bones, meat scraps, dead animals,
feathers, other byproducts)
Animal Type: Circle one (cattle, calves, hogs, sheep/lambs, other meat,
boilers/young chickens, hens, turkeys, other poultry)
Raw Material: Circle one (trimmings, bones, meat scraps, dead animals,
feathers, other byproducts)
Animal Type: Circle one (cattle, calves, hogs, sheep/lambs, other meat,
boilers/young chickens, hens, turkeys, other poultry)

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2019

Values are in

☐ 1,000 Pounds (lbs.) ☐ 1,000 Kilograms (kg)

Type of Raw
Monthly Weight of Raw Material Rendered Independently or Offsite for CY 2021
Material and Type
of Animal as Source
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
of Raw Material
Raw Material:
Circle one
(trimmings, bones,
meat scraps, dead
animals, feathers,
other byproducts)
Animal Type: Circle
one (cattle, calves,
hogs,
sheep/lambs,
other meat,
boilers/young
chickens, hens,
turkeys, other
poultry)
Raw Material:
Circle one
(trimmings, bones,
meat scraps, dead
animals, feathers,
other byproducts)
Animal Type: Circle
one (cattle, calves,
hogs,
sheep/lambs,
other meat,
boilers/young
chickens, hens,
turkeys, other
poultry)

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Type of Raw
Monthly Weight of Raw Material Rendered Independently or Offsite for CY 2021
Material and Type
of Animal as Source
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
of Raw Material
Raw Material:
Circle one
(trimmings, bones,
meat scraps, dead
animals, feathers,
other byproducts)
Animal Type: Circle
one (cattle, calves,
hogs,
sheep/lambs,
other meat,
boilers/young
chickens, hens,
turkeys, other
poultry)

Section 5.

Process Flow Diagrams

35. Did your facility generate process wastewater from operations engaging in meat and/or poultry
product operations at any point from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021?
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION, DO NOT COMPLETE THE REMAINDER
OF THIS SECTION NOR SECTIONS 6 - 8. SKIP TO SECTION 9, QUESTION 63.

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36. To understand your facility’s overall process, EPA is requiring you to include one or more process
flow diagram(s) (PFDs) to document all process wastewater treatment operations. Include your
facility ID on each diagram and number each PFD in the upper right corner, starting with "PFD-1"
and numbering each sequentially. More than one meat product process, wastewater treatment
operation, and/or wastewater discharge location may be shown on the same PFD.
Specifically, include one or more PFDs that show:
• the production process(es) and the final products;
• wastewater treatment operations;
• 2021 annual average flow rates for all water and wastewater streams; and
• wastewater discharge locations.
You are NOT required to create a new PFD if an existing diagram will suffice. Specific instructions for
including the PFD(s) are provided below.

[Instructions for how to submit PFDs electronically will be included in a later version.]
Note: See the References Section for codes, abbreviations, and common wastewater
treatment unit names that should be used in the process flow diagrams.
Process and Wastewater Treatment Process Flow Diagrams Checklist
Be sure that...

☐ All meat and poultry production processes, wastewater treatment operations, and discharge
locations onsite are included. Include outfall numbers where appropriate.
☐ The diagram of each production process includes the input of your starting materials (e.g., chickens,
cattle), the movement of the meat and poultry products through the processes, and the final
products shipped.
☐ The diagram shows the flow of streams (e.g., the generation of wastewater from process units and
the movement of wastewater through treatment units). All streams should either be entering
another unit shown on the diagram or the next destination should be noted (e.g., note “to end-ofpipe WWT system” on diagram). Be sure to include any wastewater streams received from offsite.
☐ The diagram includes the annual average flow for 2021 in gallons per day (GPD) for all streams on the
diagram. Indicate on the diagram(s) estimated values by using “(EST)” or a * symbol after the value.
☐ Any streams that are reused or recycled within your facility should also be included on the diagram
and destination noted.
☐ All locations of chemical addition are noted on the diagram (i.e., into or between wastewater
treatment units).
☐ All processes are labeled.
☐ All treatment units are named and numbered (e.g., equalization tank 1, equalization tank 2). Label all
locations where wastewater treatment chemicals are added to individual treatment units.
☐ Any wastewater monitoring locations are identified. Specifically, any monitoring locations noted in
response to Question 62.
☐ The PFD number(s) and your facility ID number have been identified on each diagram(s).

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☐ If you believe that a diagram should be treated as confidential, mark it “Confidential” by including
“Confidential” or “CBI” across the top. If any diagram is not marked “Confidential,” it will be
considered nonconfidential under 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B.
37. Include an aerial map of your facility campus to the questionnaire. The map should show property
boundaries; buildings; waste, wastewater, and/or stormwater management systems including
ponds, lagoons, impoundments, land application sites, landfills, storm drains; discharge pipes,
canals; surface water outfall(s); holding pens; truck wash down stations; other significant features.
[Instructions for how to submit aerial maps electronically will be included in a later version.]
☐ Attached
☐ Not attached/included
Provide reason or explanation:

Section 6.

Wastewater Generation Information

38. Identify the type(s) and quantity of process wastewater generated at your facility for the specified
operation for calendar years 2017, 2019, and 2021 using the tables below. Table A and Table B are
for Meat operatations and Table C and Table D are for Poultry operations. Indicate all types of
process wastewater that apply. Use the ‘Type of Value Field’ to indicate whether the quantity is a
measured or estimated value. If the quantity of that type of wastewater is not segregated at your
facility, and the flow is unknown and you are unable to estimate, select “Not Segregated”. Identify
the final destination of each process wastewater stream using the dropdown menu, final destination
should reflect the final disposal method or ultimate location of the waste (after all treatment).
Be sure to include any wastewater generated from activities related to meat and poultry processing
(e.g., onsite storage of raw materials). Report any wastewaters not specifically described or
identified using the “other” designation.
Note: See definitions for Meat operations, Poultry operatations, and Process Wastewater in the
Glossary. Also see the References Section for codes that should be used in the process flow
diagrams requested in Question 36 and noted in the tables below.

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Table A: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
Type of Process
Wastewater

Process wastewater
generated from animal pens

Process wastewater
generated from titling and
bleeding operations

Process wastewater
generated from hide removal
operations

2017
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________

Table A: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
Type of Process
Wastewater

Process wastewater
generated from evisceration
operations

Process wastewater
generated from paunch
operations

Process wastewater
generated from scalding and
hair removal operations

2017
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________

Table A: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
Type of Process
Wastewater

Process wastewater
generated from meat
washing operations

Process wastewater
generated from rendering
operations [Specify type(s) of
rendering (e.g., wet or dry)]

Process wastewater
generated from cutting
operations

2017
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________

Table A: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
Type of Process
Wastewater

Process wastewater
generated from further
processing operations (e.g.,
thaw tanks, cooking vats,
cooling tanks)

Process wastewater
generated from clean-up
operations

Process wastewater
generated from rendering
plant condensate and
condenser water

2017
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________

Table A: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
Type of Process
Wastewater

2017
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Process wastewater from
truck washing

Stormwater runoff from meat
product activity area

Other--Specify:

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________

Table A: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
Type of Process
Wastewater

2017
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Type of Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Other--Specify:

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
__________________

Table B: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2021
Type of
Process
Wastewater

Million Gallons/month
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Process
wastewater
generated
from animal
pens

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Values

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process
wastewater
generated
from titling
and bleeding
operations

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process
wastewater
generated
from hide
removal
operations

29

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final
Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table B: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2021
Type of
Process
Wastewater

Million Gallons/month
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Values

Treated
onsite?

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process
wastewater
generated
from
evisceration
operations

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process
wastewater
generated
from paunch
operations

30

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final
Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table B: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2021
Type of
Process
Wastewater

Million Gallons/month
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Values

Treated
onsite?

☐ Measured
Process
wastewater
generated
from scalding
and hair
removal
operations

☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process
wastewater
generated
from meat
washing
operations

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Measured

Process
wastewater
generated
from
rendering
operations
[Specify
type(s) of
rendering
(e.g., wet or
dry)]

☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

☐ Yes
☐ No

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Final
Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table B: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2021
Type of
Process
Wastewater

Million Gallons/month
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Values

Treated
onsite?

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process
wastewater
generated
from cutting
operations

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Measured

Process
wastewater
generated
from further
processing
operations
(e.g., thaw
tanks, cooking
vats, cooling
tanks)

☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process
wastewater
generated
from clean-up
operations

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☐ Yes
☐ No

Final
Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table B: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2021
Type of
Process
Wastewater

Treated
onsite?

Final
Destination
(Select all that
apply)

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Million Gallons/month
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Values
☐ Measured

Process
wastewater
generated
from
rendering
plant
condensate
and condenser
water

☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process
wastewater
from truck
washing

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Stormwater
runoff from
meat product
activity area

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☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table B: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Meat Operations in CY 2021
Type of
Process
Wastewater

Million Gallons/month
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Values

Treated
onsite?

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Other-Specify:

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Other-Specify:

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☐ Yes
☐ No

Final
Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table C: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
2017
Type of Process
Wastewater

Process Wastewater from
Live Receiving

Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Process Wastewater from
Killing

Process Wastewater from
Bleeding

35

Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table C: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
2017
Type of Process
Wastewater

Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Process Wastewater from
Scalding

Process Wastewater from
Defeathering

Process Wastewater from
Whole Bird Wash

36

Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table C: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
2017
Type of Process
Wastewater

Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Process Wastewater from
Evisceration

Process Wastewater from
Final Bird Wash

Process Wastewater from
Chilling

37

Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table C: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
2017
Type of Process
Wastewater

Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Process Wastewater from
Cut-up

Process Wastewater from
Packaging

Process Wastewater from
Deboning Operations

38

Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table C: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
2017
Type of Process
Wastewater

Process Wastewater from
Injection/Marination
Operations

Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Process Wastewater from
Breading/Batter Operations

Process Wastewater from
Cooking Operations

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table C: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
2017
Type of Process
Wastewater

Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Process Wastewater from
Offal Rendering/ Condensing

Process Wastewater from
Feather Rendering/
Condensing

Process Wastewater from
Other Rendering/ Condensing

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table C: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
2017
Type of Process
Wastewater

Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

Type of Value

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Process wastewater from
truck washing

Process wastewater
generated from clean-up
operations

Other—Specify:

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table C: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations in CY 2017 and CY 2019
2017
Type of Process
Wastewater

Flow in MGY

Type of Value

2019
Flow in MGY

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Type of Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Not Segregated

Other—Specify:

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table D: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations for CY 2021
Gallons/month

Type of Process
Wastewater
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Live Receiving

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Killing

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Bleeding

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table D: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations for CY 2021
Gallons/month

Type of Process
Wastewater
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Scalding

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Defeathering

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Whole Bird
Wash

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table D: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations for CY 2021
Gallons/month

Type of Process
Wastewater
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Evisceration

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Final Bird
Wash

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Chilling

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table D: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations for CY 2021
Gallons/month

Type of Process
Wastewater
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Cut-up

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Packaging

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Deboning
Operations

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table D: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations for CY 2021
Gallons/month

Type of Process
Wastewater
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from
Injection/Marinatio
n Operations

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from
Breading/Batter
Operations

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Cooking
Operations

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table D: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations for CY 2021
Gallons/month

Type of Process
Wastewater
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Offal
Rendering/
Condensing

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Feather
Rendering/
Condensing

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process Wastewater
from Other
Rendering/
Condensing

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table D: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations for CY 2021
Gallons/month

Type of Process
Wastewater
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process wastewater
from truck washing

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Process wastewater
generated from
clean-up operations

☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Other—Specify:

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

Table D: Process Wastewater Generated at Your Facility for Poultry Operations for CY 2021
Gallons/month

Type of Process
Wastewater
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Type of
Value
☐ Measured
☐ Estimate
☐ Not
Segregated

Other—Specify:

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Treated
onsite?

☐ Yes
☐ No

Final Destination
(Select all that
apply)
☐ LF
☐ LN
☐ OC ☐ OI
☐ PW ☐ PRW
☐ SI
☐ SW
☐ RO ☐ RF
☐ OT
Specify:
________________

39. Does the generation of any wastewater streams identified in Question 38 change throughout the
day? If yes, identify the type of wastewater, the shift where the flow is at a minimum and at a
maximum, and the minimum and maximum flow rate.
☐ No
☐ Yes
Note: See definitions for Meat operations, Poultry operatations, and Process Wastewater in the
Glossary. Also see the References Section for codes that should be used in the process flow
diagrams requested in Question 36 and noted in the tables below.
Type of Process
Wastewater
(Include code from PFD
from Question 38)

Minimum Flow
Select Meat or
Poultry

Flow
Rate
(in GPD)

Maximum Flow

Shift

Flow Rate

Shift

(From Question 8)

(in GPD)

(From Question 8)

☐ Meat
☐ Poultry
☐ Meat
☐ Poultry
40. Does your facility receive wastewater from other facilities?
☐ Yes
☐ No
IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION. SKIP TO QUESTION 43.

41. For wastewater received from other facilities, provide a description of the source, indicate if the
wastewater is from another MPP facility, the flow rate or volume, and how often the wastewater is
received.

Description of Source

Wastewater
from an MPP
Facility?
☐ Yes
☐ No

Frequency of
Received
Wastewater
☐ Continuous
☐ Batch

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[If continuous]
Flow rate
________ GPD

[If batch]
Volume and
Duration
__________ gallons
__________ per days

42. How is wastewater received from other facilities handled onsite? Select all that apply.

☐ Commingled with untreated process wastewater
☐ Commingled with treated process wastewater
☐ Commingled with stormwater or non-process wastewater
☐ Treated onsite
☐ Discharged through NPDES outfall
☐ Discharged to a POTW
☐ Transferred to offsite (e.g., waste treatment facility, land applied) without commingling
☐ Reused or recycled onsite
Describe the reuse practices:

☐ Other
Describe other:

Section 7.

Wastewater Treatment Information

43. Does your facility treat MPP process wastewater onsite prior to its final destination? Treatment can
include separation (e.g., settling, Dissolved Air Floatation (DAF), or grease traps), filtration (e.g., grit
chambers, screening, etc.), or other more advanced treatment processes.
Note: Equlization tanks should be identified here as treatment.
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION. SKIP TO QUESTION 48.

44. Identify in the table all types of onsite wastewater treatment processes (a list of common
wastewater treatment processes for the MPP industry is provided in the References section) used to
treat the process wastewater stream(s) identified in Question 38. If a wastewater treatment process
is used that is not included in the list of common processes, or if a unique variation of a listed
wastewater treatment process is used, provide specific details in the Comments section.
The treatment system documented in the table below should match the system depicted in the PFD
submitted as part of Section 5. This system should be consistent with the treatment system used for
calendar year 2021.
If the treatment unit where the process takes place was installed between January 1, 2017 and
December 31, 2021, provide any costing information. Attach any costing information as separate

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files. Where costing data is provided, indicate which treatment unit it applies to in the table below.
Treatment
Unit Name
(should
match PFD)

Date Added
to Treatment
System
(mm/dd/yyyy)

Design
Influent
Flow
(GPD)

Design
Residence
Time
(hours)

Average
Influent
Flow in
CY 2021
(GPD)

Average
Residence
Time in
CY 2021
(hours)

Purpose of the
Treatment Unit

Cost
Information
Provided?

☐ Primary
treatment
☐ Biological
treatment
☐ Nutrient
removal
☐ Phosphorus
removal
☐ Disinfection
☐ Solids handling
☐ Other, specify:

☐

_____________
☐ Primary
treatment
☐ Biological
treatment
☐ Nutrient
removal
☐ Phosphorus
removal
☐ Disinfection
☐ Solids handling
☐ Other, specify:

_____________

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☐

45. Have any operational changes been made to the treatment system between January 1, 2017 and
December 31, 2021? The addition of treatment units should be identified in Question 44. Identify in
this question any changes to the system other than new treatment units. This could include
operation or changes made to optimize the system beyond the addition of equipment. Describe
these changes or updates. If you need additional space to describe these changes, use the
Comments section at the end of this questionnaire.
☐ Yes
Describe changes:

☐ No
46. Were chemicals added in the wastewater treatment process in calendar year 2021? If yes, complete
a row in the table for each chemical added (e.g., trisodium phosphate as a treatment chemical).
Where the same chemical is added, but to a different unit or for a different purpose, include as a
separate row in the table.
☐ No treatment chemicals used
☐ Yes
Chemical
Trade
Name

Chemical
Manufacturer

Treatment
Unit Name
(should
match PFD)

Purpose
of
Chemical
Addition

Average
Concentration
of Addition
(mg/L)

Average
Rate of
Addition
(GPD)

Addition
Frequency
☐ Continuous (24
hrs, 7 days)
☐ Once per shift
☐ Once per day
☐ Once per week
☐ Other, describe:
___________
☐ Continuous (24
hrs, 7 days)
☐ Once per shift
☐ Once per day
☐ Once per week
☐ Other, describe:
___________

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47. Provide details on wastewater treatment units that generate and waste sludge. Wasted sludge
includes any solids removed from the treatment system. List the average amount of sludge wasted
from the treatment of process wastewaters identified in Question 38 in calendar year 2021.
☐ No sludge generated
Treatment Unit
Generating
Wasted Sludge

Amount of
Wasted Sludge

Units for
Amount of
Wasted Sludge

Weight Basis

Destination of
Wasted Sludge

☐ dry weight basis
☐ wet weight basis
☐ dry weight basis

☐ wet weight basis
48. Indicate the land area occupied by your entire facility.
Location

Number

Units

Total Site Area
Total First Processing Area
Total Further Processing Area
Total Byproduct Rendering Area
Total Waste Treatment Area
Total Area for Warehousing and Ancillary Facilities (e.g.,
administrative building, parking, utilities, etc.)
Total Underdeveloped Area
49. Is the underdeveloped area indicated in Question 48 suitable for construction, such as for new or
additional wastewater treatment systems?
☐ No underdeveloped area
☐ Yes, underdeveloped area is suitable for construction.
☐ No, underdeveloped area is not suitable for construction.
Provide explanation:
☐ Unsure
Provide explanation:

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50. How many discharge locations (final outfalls) and other permit monitoring locations are present at
your facility? Include discharge locations discharging to surface waters, publicly owned treatment
works (POTWs), and privately owned treatment works (PrOTWs). Do not include internal outfalls.
Number of locations/outfalls:
Number of locations/outfalls that contain MPP process wastewater: ___________________

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51. Please identify the types of wastewaters transferred to each final outfall identified in Question 50. Include the outfall name, location
(latitude and longitude in decimal degrees to at least three decimal places), annual flow for calendar year 2021 in GPD, details on the
wastewater contributions relative to the total outfall flow for 2021, and discharge destination. Each final outfall should be identified in a
separate row in the table below. If the immediate receiving water is unknown, please provide the name of the closest downstream water
(e.g., unnamed tributary of the Snake River).

Outfall Name
& Location
Name/Number:
_______________
Latitude:
_______________
Longitude:
_______________

Flow
Rate in
CY 2021
(in GPD)

Type(s) of Wastewater & Relative
Contributions to the Outfall
(Select all that apply)
☐ Process wastewater (other than
stormwater associated with industrial
activity)
Percentage of total outfall flow: __________
☐ Landfill leachate
Percentage of total outfall flow: __________
☐ Sanitary wastewater
Percentage of total outfall flow: __________
☐ Non-contact cooling water
Percentage of total outfall flow: __________
☐ Stormwater associated with industrial
activity
Percentage of total outfall flow: __________
☐ Stormwater not associated with industrial
activity
Percentage of total outfall flow: __________
☐ Other, specify:
________________________
Percentage of total outfall flow: __________

Discharge Destination

☐ Receiving Water, Type and
Name of receiving water:
____________________________
____________________________
☐ POTW, Name: ______________
☐ PrOTW, Name: _____________
☐ Land applied onsite or offsite
☐ Underground injection onsite or
offsite
☐ Reused
☐ Other, Specify:
____________________________

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Has mixing
zone been
applied at
the
outfall?
☐ Yes
☐ No

Frequency of
Discharge
☐ Continuous
☐ Once per shift
☐ Once per day
☐ Once per week
☐ Other, describe below
_________________

52. Select all pollutants that are known to be present in your facility’s untreated process wastewater
(before any treatment) in calendar 2021 and provide the average concentrations of the pollutants
identified below. For each pollutant, indicate whether the concentration is measured, estimated, or
unknown.

Pollutant

Average
Concentration in
Untreated
Process
Wastewater

Units

Measured or
Estimated
(Select One)

☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated
☐ Measured
☐ Estimated

Total Nitrogen
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
Ammonia (as N)
Nitrate-N
Nitrite-N
Total Phosphorus
Phosphate
Orthophosphate
5-day Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (BOD5)
Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (CBOD)
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
Oil and Grease (O&G)

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Unknown
Concentration

☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐

53. Do you discharge of process wastewater, non-process wastewater, or stormwater to a POTW or
PrOTW?
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No.” SKIP TO QUESTION 57.

54. If the discharge of process wastewater, non-process wastewater, or stormwater to the POTW or
PrOTW is subject to regulation under a local ordinance, provide copies of the applicable portions of
the local ordinance related to discharge (e.g., local limits, general and specific prohibitions, etc.).
☐ Provided
☐ Not Provided
Explain:
☐ Not subject to local ordinance
55. Provide the name, address, telephone number, and name of your contact at the POTW or PrOTW to
which your facility discharges. Provide the permit number provided by the POTW or PrOTW and the
expiration date (if applicable) and, if known, the NPDES permit number of the permit issued to the
POTW or PrOTW.

Name of POTW or PrOTW
POTW or PrOTW Street Address Line 1
POTW or PrOTW Street Address Line 2
City

State

POTW or PrOTW Contact Name

Email address

Telephone Number

Facility Discharge Permit number (if applicable)

Expiration Date (if applicable)

ZIP Code

POTW or PrOTW NPDES Permit number (if applicable)

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56. Are any fees paid to the POTW or PrOTW for discharge/disposal?
☐ Yes
Explain fee structure (include details on flat fee or rate-based fee):

☐ No
57. Does your facility collect biogas?
☐ Yes
☐ No
IF YOU RESONDED “No.” SKIP TO QUESTION 61.

58. What volume of biogas is collected and how much energy is generated with this gas?
Gas Volume:

Units:

Energy:

Units:

59. Does your facility use the biogas to offset energy needs?
☐ Yes
☐ No
Describe the destination of the collected biogas:
60. What are the energy offsets for your facility from biogas?
☐ 0 – 25%
☐ 25 – 50%
☐ 50% or above

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Section 8.

Monitoring Data Collected

61. Did your facility collect wastewater monitoring data between January 1, 2017 and December 31,
2021 outside of monitoring data required for a NPDES permit or POTW/PrOTW discharge permit or
agreement? Examples of these data include data from internal monitoring points and wastewater
treatment influent, monitoring required under a POTW/PrOTW agreement, or monitoring for
pollutants not required to be required for permit compliance.
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION, DO NOT COMPLETE THE REMAINDER
OF THIS SECTION. SKIP TO QUESTION 63.
62. Do you collect individual monitoring data (not averaged or aggregated) for ANY of the following
pollutants:
Aeromonas, ammonia, BOD, carbaryl, COD, chloride, chromium, Cryptosporidium, copper,
enterococci, fecal coliforms, hexane extractable material, manganese, nitrate/nitrite, Salmonella,
titanium, total coliforms, TDS, TKN, TOC, total orthophosphate, total residual chlorine, cispermethrin, trans-permethrin, phosphorus, TSS, volatile residue, zinc, and pharmaceuticals
(including antibiotics).
☐ No
IF YOU ANSWERED “No.” SKIP TO QUESTION 63.

☐ Yes. Provide all individual monitoring data for the pollutants listed above.
Below is an example table format that should be used for submitting monitoring data. Copy/paste this
format into Microsoft Excel and populate the rows with available data. Please ensure that all monitoring
locations noted in the table are identified in the PFD provided in response to Question 36.
[Include details on submitting supplemental files at a later date.]
Measured value
Analyte

CAS
Number

Nondetect
Indicator

Value

Units

Analytical
method

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Date
Collected

Monitoring
Location
Collected

Collected
as Grab or
Composite

Data
Qualifiers
or Notes

Section 9.

Environmental Management and Pollution Prevention Practices

63. Does your facility recycle or reuse any process wastewater?
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No.” SKIP TO QUESTION 65.
64. For any process wastewater recycled or reused onsite, provide the amount and use of recycled
and/or reused.
Type(s) of Wastewater
(Select all that apply)
☐ Process wastewater (other
than stormwater associated
with industrial activity)
☐ Landfill leachate
☐ Sanitary wastewater
☐ Groundwater
☐ Non-contact cooling water
☐ Stormwater associated
with industrial activity
☐ Stormwater not associated
with industrial activity
☐ Other, specify:

Recycled
or
Reused?

Use of
Wastewater
Description

Flow rate
(with units and
frequency)

☐ Recycle

Flow: _________

☐ Reuse

Frequency:
☐ Continuous
☐ Once per shift
☐ Once per day
☐ Once per week
☐ Other, specify:
_________________

_________________

Final Destination
☐ Discharged with treatment (list
treatment system and discharge
location):
____________________________
____________________________
☐ POTW, Name:
______________
☐ PrOTW, Name: _____________
☐ Discharged without treatment
☐ No discharge, complete
recycle/reuse.
☐ Other, specify:
____________________________
____________________________

65. Does your facility implement any water conservation approaches other than the recycle or reuse of
process wastewater?
☐ Yes
☐ No
IF YOU ANSWERED “No.” SKIP TO QUESTION 67.

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66. Identify all environmental management, monitoring, and/or pollution prevention and waste
management practices utilized by your facility.
Clean Up Techniques
Collection of solids before clean up
☐ Yes ☐ No
Dry clean up
☐ Yes ☐ No
Drain/collect residual product before clean up
☐ Yes ☐ No
Other:
________________________________________________________________________________________
Control/Minimization of Freshwater Usage Techniques
Use of flow reduction nozzles, properly sized spray nozzles, high☐ Yes ☐ No
pressure/low-volume nozzles, and/or regulation of supply line pressure
Automatic flow shutoff valves
☐ Yes ☐ No
Shut off all unnecessary flow during work breaks
☐ Yes ☐ No
Multiple use of water
☐ Yes ☐ No
Water treatment and reuse system
☐ Yes ☐ No
Use minimum USDA-approved quantities of water in scalder/chillers
☐ Yes ☐ No
Screened wastewater recycled for feather fluming
☐ Yes ☐ No
Reuse chiller water as makeup water for the scalder
☐ Yes ☐ No
Use pretreated poultry processing wastewaters for condensing cooking
☐ Yes ☐ No
vapors in on-site rendering operations
Steam scalding instead of immersion scalding
☐ Yes ☐ No
Control water use in gizzard splitting/washing equipment
☐ Yes ☐ No
Reduce wastewater from thawing operations
☐ Yes ☐ No
Other:
________________________________________________________________________________________
Process Changes/Techniques
Confine bleeding/provide sufficient bleed time; transport collectable blood to ☐ Yes ☐ No
rendering tanks
Dry offal handling instead of fluming
☐ Yes ☐ No
Minimize chemicals in scald tank
☐ Yes ☐ No
Other:
________________________________________________________________________________________
Additional Techniques
Composting as disposal
☐ Yes ☐ No
Dikes, curbs, and other control measures to contain leaks/spills
☐ Yes ☐ No
Trainings for employees on good water management practices
☐ Yes ☐ No
Frequent, regular maintenance
☐ Yes ☐ No
Other:
________________________________________________________________________________________
Other:
________________________________________________________________________________________

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67. Does your facility monitor groundwater quality?
☐ Yes
☐ No
IF YOU RESPONDED “No.” SKIP TO QUESTION 70.

68. Describe the groundwater monitoring schedule your facility follows.
Number of groundwater monitoring wells:
Frequency of monitoring:
Reason for monitoring:
Beginning year of monitoring:
Date of last monitoring event:
69. Provide details on the average concentration for all groundwater monitoring pollutants for each
monitoring location for calendar year 2021.

Well Number

Location
Description

Pollutant

Concentration

[Dropdown list]

[Dropdown list]

70. Does your facility have a Title V Clean Air Act operating permit?
☐ Yes
Specify your permit ID:
☐ No

IF YOU RESPONDED “No.” SKIP TO QUESTION 72.

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Units
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐

mg/L
ug/L
CFUs/ml
mg/L
ug/L
CFUs/ml

71. If your facility monitors or has limits for the pollutants in the chart below, provide information on
emission levels where available.

Pollutant

Last
Monitoring
Date

Result

Units

Monitoring Frequency

Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Nitric oxide (NO)
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Methane (CH4)
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
Particulate matter
(PM2.5)
Particulate matter
(PM10)
Ammonia
Total VOCs
Total GHGs emitted

Section 10.

Environmental Assessment Information

72. Did your facility conduct any environmental assessments or environmental effects studies on the
discharge of MPP process wastewater to receiving waters, or the storage and treatment of MPP process
wastewater in lagoons, ponds, or impoundments? If so, provide a copy of the study or studies.
☐ Yes. A copy of the study or studies are attached.
☐ No

Section 11.

Financial Information

73. Select the corporation type that best describes the company indicated in Question 2.
☐ Subchapter C Corporation
☐ Subchapter C Corporation/Limited Liability Corporation
☐ Limited Partnership
☐ General Partnership
☐ Sole Proprietor
☐ Other
Describe corporation type:

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74. Is the company indicated in Question 2 publicly or privately held?
☐ Privately Held
☐ Publicly Held
75. For the calendar years below, list the average number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees at
your facility and company (i.e., 2080 hr/yr). For example, four half-time employees would be listed
as two full-time equivalent employees. Only directly employed personnel should be counted;
contracted workers should not be included.

Calendar Year

Number of FTE Employees
at your Facility

Number of FTE Employees at
the Parent Company

2017
2019
2021
76. If the company borrows money to finance capital improvements, such as wastewater treatment
equipment, what interest rate would it pay on such loans? If unknown, what is the most recent
interest rate the company paid to finance capital improvements?
Interest Rate (%):
77. What is the minimum rate of return on capital (i.e., the discount rate) required to compensate
equity owners for bearing risk? Identify whether the rate is pre-tax or post-tax and whether the rate
is real or nominal.
Discount Rate (%):
☐ Pre-Tax

☐ Real Rate

☐ Post-Tax

☐ Nominal Rate

78. When you finance capital improvements, what is the approximate mix of debt and equity?
Debt (%):
Equity (%):

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79. List any facilities in the United States that are operated by the company. Provide the name,
description, and address of the facility, indicate whether the facility was constructed or acquired by
the company, and indicate whether the facility is a meat and/or poultry product facility. Use the first
line to describe the facility in this survey.
For all facilities that are MPP facilities, please identify the facility ID for their questionnaire.

Facility Name

Facility
Description

City

State

ZIP

Constructed or
Acquired?
☐ Constructed
☐ Acquired
☐ Constructed
☐ Acquired

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Meat and/or
poultry
product
facility?
☐ Yes
Facility ID:
____________
☐ No
☐ Yes
Facility ID:
____________
☐ No

80. For calendar years (January – December) 2017, 2019, and 2021, complete the following income
statement information. If your facility is the company, check the box below and complete only the
first column. If certain items are not held on your facility's books, enter zero for the item under the
’Facility’ column. Report amounts in dollars; round to the nearest thousand. Complete the table for
each year (i.e., 2017, 2019, 2021). Respondents should complete one table for each year, a facility
operating for the entire period will submit a total of three completed tables.
Revenue and expense values represent (select one): ☐ 2017
☐ 2019
☐ 2021
☐ Single Facility Company
Facility
REVENUES
a. Net sales from meat products
b. Other income (such as equity earnings and
interest)
c. Total revenues (sum of a and b)
COST AND EXPENSES
d. Cost of goods sold (purchases and
operating expenses)
e. Selling, general, administrative,
depreciation and amortization expenses
f. Total costs and expenses (sum of d and e)
g. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)
(subtract f from c)
h. Interest expense
i. Taxes
j. Net Income

Company

$
$

$
$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$
$

$
$
$

$
$
$

81. Is your facility owned, controlled, or managed by an ultimate parent company?
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION, DO NOT COMPLETE THE REMAINDER
OF THIS SECTION. CONTINUE TO SECTION 12.

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82. What is your facility’s relationship to your ultimate parent company?
☐ Branch
☐ Subsidiary
83. In what state is the ultimate parent company organized as a legal entity?
State:
84. Does your facility’s ultimate parent company have operations in foreign countries that are a source
of international revenue?
☐ Yes
☐ No
85. Is your facility’s ultimate parent company a small business? The Small Business Administration (SBA)
defines businesses as “small” based on either a revenue or an employment level threshold that is
specific to each NAICS code. Visit the Small Business Administration website
(https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/size-standards). In determining
whether your facility’s ultimate parent is a small business, consider only revenue from domestic
sources. Base your determination on the most recent fiscal year for which revenue is available.
☐ Yes
☐ No

IF YOU ANSWERED “No” TO THIS QUESTION, DO NOT COMPLETE THE REMAINDER
OF THIS SECTION. CONTINUE TO SECTION 12.
86. Complete the table below with the ultimate parent company’s total annual revenue for calendar
years 2017, 2019, and 2021. Provide values in dollars and fill in all values; you may round values to
the nearest thousand dollars. If the ultimate parent company was not in business for one or more of
the years, enter “N/A” for those years. If the ultimate parent company is a multinational firm, limit
revenue estimates to domestic sources.
Ultimate Parent Company Total Annual Revenue
(US Dollars)
2017

2019

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2021

Section 12.

Comments

NOTE: The electronic questionnaire format will allow facilities to navigate to the comments
section from individual questions, then navigate back from the comments section to
individual questions. The comments section is being shown here, at the end, in this draft
paper copy as an example.
Section
Number

Question
Number

Comment

THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS NOW COMPLETE. PLEASE REVIEW YOUR RESPONSES,
COMPLETE THE CERTIFICATION STATEMENT, AND PROCEED TO SUBMIT
RESPONSES AS INDICATED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS.

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CERTIFICATION STATEMENT
The individual responsible for directing or supervising the preparation of the questionnaire
must read and sign the Certification Statement listed below. The certifying official must be a
responsible corporate official or his/her authorized representative.
Certification Statement
I certify under penalty of law that the submitted questionnaire was prepared under my direction
or supervision and that qualified personnel properly gathered and evaluated the information
submitted. The information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, accurate and
complete. In those cases, where we did not possess the requested information for questions
applicable to our company, we provided best estimates. We have to the best of our ability
indicated what we believe to be company confidential business information as defined under 40
CFR Part 2, Subpart B. We understand that we may be required at a later time to justify our
claim in detail with respect to each item claimed confidential. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment as explained in Section 308 of the Clean Water Act.

Signature of Certifying Official

Date

Printed Name of Certifying Official

Telephone Number

Title of Certifying Official
Company Name

ONCE COMPLETE, THE ELECTRONIC QUESTIONNAIRE PLATFORM WILL DIRECT FACILITIES TO
SUBMIT A COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE.

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