75-5-304. Adoption of standards — pretreatment, effluent, performance. (1) The department shall:

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(a)adopt pretreatment standards for wastewater discharged into a municipal disposal system;

(b)adopt effluent standards as defined in 75-5-103;

(c)adopt toxic effluent standards and prohibitions;

(d)establish standards of performance for new point source discharges; and

(e)adopt rules necessary to ensure the primacy of the department to regulate cooling water intake structures under 33 U.S.C. § 1326(b).

(2)In taking action under subsection (1), the department shall ensure that the standards are cost-effective and economically, environmentally, and technologically feasible.