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40 CFR PART 414—ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PLASTICS, AND SYNTHETIC FIBERS

PART 414—ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PLASTICS, AND SYNTHETIC FIBERS

Appendix A to Part 414—Non-Complexed Metal-Bearing Waste Streams and Cyanide-Bearing Waste Streams
Appendix B to Part 414—Complexed Metal-Bearing Waste Streams

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Authority: Secs. 301, 304, 306, 307, and 501, Pub. L. 92-500, 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 95–217, 91 Stat. 156, Pub. L. 100–4, 101 Stat. 7 (33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314, 1316, 1317, and 1361).

Source: 52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A—General
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ง 414.10 General definitions.
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As used in this part:

(a) Except as provided in this regulation, the general definitions, abbreviations and methods of analysis set forth in part 401 of this chapter shall apply to this part.

(b) Pretreatment control authority means:

(1) The POTW if the POTW's submission for its pretreatment program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 403.11, or

(2) The Approval Authority if the submission has not been approved.

(c) Priority pollutants means the toxic pollutants listed in 40 CFR 401.15.

ง 414.11 Applicability.
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(a) The provisions of this part are applicable to process wastewater discharges from all establishments or portions of establishments that manufacture the organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers (OCPSF) products or product groups covered by subparts B through H of this regulation and are included within the following U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) major groups:

(1) SIC 2821—Plastic Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers,

(2) SIC 2823—Cellulosic Man-Made Fibers,

(3) SIC 2824—Synthetic Organic Fibers, Except Cellulosic,

(4) SIC 2865—Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates, Dyes, and Organic Pigments,

(5) SIC 2869—Industrial Organic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified.

(b) The provisions of this part are applicable to wastewater discharges from OCPSF research and development, pilot plant, technical service and laboratory bench scale operations if such operations are conducted in conjunction with and related to existing OCPSF manufacturing activities at the plant site.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the provisions of this part are not applicable to discharges resulting from the manufacture of OCPSF products if the products are included in the following SIC subgroups and have in the past been reported by the establishment under these subgroups and not under the SIC groups listed in paragraph (a) of this section:

(1) SIC 2843085—bulk surface active agents;

(2) SIC 28914—synthetic resin and rubber adhesives;

(3) Chemicals and Chemical Preparations, not Elsewhere Classified:

(i) SIC 2899568—sizes, all types

(ii) SIC 2899597—other industrial chemical specialties, including fluxes, plastic wood preparations, and embalming fluids;

(4) SIC 2911058—aromatic hydrocarbons manufactured from purchased refinery products; and

(5) SIC 2911632—aliphatic hydrocarbons manufactured from purchased refinery products.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the provisions of this part are not applicable to any discharges for which a different set of previously promulgated effluent limitations guidelines and standards in this subchapter apply, unless the facility reports OCPSF products under SIC codes 2865, 2869, or 2821, and the facility's OCPSF wastewaters are treated in a separate treatment system or discharged separately to a publicly owned treatment works.

(e) The provisions of this part do not apply to any process wastewater discharges from the manufacture of organic chemical compounds solely by extraction from plant and animal raw materials or by fermentation processes.

(f) Discharges of chromium, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc in “complexed metal-bearing waste streams,” listed in appendix B of this part, are not subject to the requirements of this part.

(g) Non-amenable cyanide. Discharges of cyanide in “cyanide-bearing waste streams” (listed in Appendix A to this part) are not subject to the cyanide limitations and standards of this part if the permit writer or control authority determines that the cyanide limitations and standards are not achievable due to elevated levels of non-amenable cyanide (i.e., cyanide that is not oxidized by chlorine treatment) that result from the unavoidable complexing of cyanide at the process source of the cyanide-bearing waste stream and establishes an alternative total cyanide or amenable cyanide limitation that reflects the best available technology economically achievable. The determination must be based upon a review of relevant engineering, production, and sampling and analysis information, including measurements of both total and amenable cyanide in the waste stream. An analysis of the extent of complexing in the waste stream, based on the foregoing information, and its impact on cyanide treatability shall be set forth in writing and, for direct dischargers, be contained in the fact sheet required by 40 CFR 124.8.

(h) Allowances for non-metal-bearing waste streams. Discharge limitations for chromium, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc or discharge standards for lead and zinc may be established for waste streams not listed in Appendix A of this part and not otherwise determined to be “metal-bearing waste streams” if the permit writer or control authority determines that the wastewater metals contamination is due to background levels that are not reasonably avoidable from sources such as intake water, corrosion of construction materials or contamination of raw materials. The determination must be based upon a review of relevant plant operating conditions, process chemistry, engineering, and sampling and analysis information. An analysis of the sources and levels of the metals, based on the foregoing information, shall be set forth in writing; for direct dischargers, the analysis shall be contained in the fact sheet required by 40 CFR 124.8. For direct dischargers, the permit writer may establish limitations for chromium, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc for non-“metal-bearing waste streams” between the lowest level which the permit writer determines based on best professional judgment can be reliably measured and the concentrations of such metals present in the wastestreams, but not to exceed the applicable limitations contained in งง414.91 and 414.101. (For zinc, the applicable limitations which may not be exceeded are those appearing in the tables in งง414.91 and 414.101, not the alternative limitations for rayon fiber manufacture by the viscose process and the acrylic fiber manufacture by the zinc chloride/solvent process set forth in footnote 2 to each of these tables.) For indirect dischargers, the control authority may establish standards for lead and zinc for non-“metal-bearing waste streams” between the lowest level which the control authority determines based on best professional judgment can be reliably measured and the concentration of such metals present in the wastestreams, but not to exceed the applicable standards contained in งง414.25, 414.35, 414.45, 414.55, 414.65, 414.75, and 414.85. (For zinc, the applicable standards which may not be exceeded are those appearing in the tables in the above referenced sections, not the alternative standards for rayon filber manufacture by the viscose process set forth in footnote 2 to the table in ง414.25, or the alternative standards for acrylic fiber manufacture by the zinc chloride/solvent process set forth in footnote 2 to the table in ง414.35.) The limitations and standards for individual dischargers shall be set on a mass basis by multiplying the concentration allowance established by the permit writer or control authority by the process wastewater flow from the individual wastestreams for which incidental metals have been found to be present.

(i) BOD5 and TSS limitations for plants with production in two or more subcategories. Any existing or new source direct discharge point source subject to two or more of subparts B through H must achieve BOD5 and TSS discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the total OCPSF process wastewater flow subject to subparts B through H times the following “OCPSF production-proportioned concentration”: For a specific plant, let wj be the proportion of the plant's total OCPSF production in subcategory j. Then the plant-specific production-proportioned concentration limitations are given by:

The “BOD5 Limitj” and “TSS Limitj” are the respective subcategorical BOD5 and TSS Maximum for Any One Day or Maximum for Monthly Average limitations.

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41843, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.12 Compliance date for pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
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All dischargers subject to PSES in this part must comply with the standards by no later than three years after date of promulgation in the Federal Register.

Subpart B—Rayon Fibers
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ง 414.20 Applicability; description of the rayon fibers subcategory.
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The provisions of this subpart are applicable to process wastewater discharges resulting from the manufacture of rayon fiber by the viscose process only.

ง 414.21 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, and in 40 CFR 414.11(i) for point sources with production in two or more subcategories, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentration listed in the following table.

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BPT effluent
limitations \1\
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Effluent characteristics Maximum
Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.................................................. 64 24
TSS................................................... 130 40
pH.................................................... (\2\) (\2\)
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\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.22 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology (BCT). [Reserved]
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ง 414.23 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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(a) The Agency has determined that for existing point sources whose total OCPSF production defined by ง414.11 is less than or equal to five (5) million pounds of OCPSF products per year, the BPT level of treatment is the best available technology economically achievable. Accordingly, the Agency is not promulgating more stringent BAT limitations for these point sources.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part.

ง 414.24 New source performance standards (NSPS).
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(a) Any new source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

(b) Any new source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

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NSPS \1\
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Maximum
Effluent characteristics Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.................................................. 64 24
TSS................................................... 130 40
pH.................................................... (\2\) (\2\)
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\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

ง 414.25 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

ง 414.26 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 any new source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง411.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

Subpart C—Other Fibers
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ง 414.30 Applicability; description of the other fibers subcategory.
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The provisions of this subpart are applicable to the process wastewater discharges resulting from the manufacture of products classified under SIC 2823 cellulosic man-made fibers, except Rayon, and SIC 2824 synthetic organic fibers including those fibers and fiber groups listed below. Product groups are indicated with an asterisk (*).

*Acrylic Fibers (85% Polyacrylonitrile)

*Cellulose Acetate Fibers

*Fluorocarbon (Teflon) Fibers

*Modacrylic Fibers

*Nylon 6 Fibers

Nylon 6 Monofilament

*Nylon 66 Fibers

Nylon 66 Monofilament

*Polyamide Fibers (Quiana)

*Polyaramid (Kevlar) Resin-Fibers

*Polyaramid (Nomex) Resin-Fibers

*Polyester Fibers

*Polyethylene Fibers

*Polypropylene Fibers

*Polyurethane Fibers (Spandex)

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.31 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, and in 40 CFR 414.11(i) for point sources with production in two or more subcategories, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentration listed in the following table.

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BPT effluent
limitations \1\
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Effluent characteristics Maximum
Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.............................................. 48 18
TSS............................................... 115 36
pH................................................ (\2\) (\2\)
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\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.32 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology (BCT). [Reserved]
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ง 414.33 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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(a) The Agency has determined that for existing point sources whose total OCPSF production defined by ง414.11 is less than or equal to five (5) million pounds of OCPSF products per year, the BPT level of treatment is the best available technology economically achievable. Accordingly, the Agency is not promulgating more stringent BAT limitations for these point sources.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part.

ง 414.34 New source performance standards (NSPS).
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(a) Any new source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part, and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

(b) Any new source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part, and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

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NSPS \1\
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Maximum
Effluent characteristics Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.............................................. 48 18
TSS............................................... 115 36
pH................................................ (\2\) (\2\)
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\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

ง 414.35 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

ง 414.36 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 any new source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

Subpart D—Thermoplastic Resins
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ง 414.40 Applicability; description of the thermoplastic resins subcategory.
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The provisions of this subpart are applicable to the process wastewater discharges resulting from the manufacture of the products classified under SIC 28213 thermoplastic resins including those resins and resin groups listed below. Product groups are indicated with an asterisk (*).

*Abietic Acid—Derivatives

*ABS Resins

*ABS-SAN Resins

*Acrylate-Methacrylate Latexes

*Acrylic Latex

*Acrylic Resins

*Cellulose Acetate Butyrates

Cellulose Acetate Resin

*Cellulose Acetates

*Cellulose Acetates Propionates

Cellulose Nitrate

*Ethylene-Methacrylic Acid Copolymers

*Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymers

*Fatty Acid Resins

*Fluorocarbon Polymers

Nylon 11 Resin

*Nylon 6—66 Copolymers

*Nylon 6—Nylon 11 Blends

Nylon 6 Resin

Nylon 612 Resin

Nylon 66 Resin

*Nylons

*Petroleum Hydrocarbon Resins

*Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone—Copolymers

*Poly(Alpha)Olefins

Polyacrylic Acid

*Polyamides

*Polyarylamides

Polybutadiene

*Polybutenes

Polybutenyl Succinic Anhydride

*Polycarbonates

*Polyester Resins

*Polyester Resins, Polybutylene Terephthalate

*Polyester Resins, Polyoxybenzoate

Polyethylene

*Polyethylene—Ethyl Acrylate Resins

*Polyethylene—Polyvinyl Acetate Copolymers

Polyethylene Resin (HDPE)

Polyethylene Resin (LPDE)

Polyethylene Resin, Scrap

Polyethylene Resin, Wax (Low M.W.)

Polyethylene Resin, Latex

Polyethylene Resins

*Polyethylene Resins, Compounded

*Polyethylene, Chlorinated

*Polyimides

*Polypropylene Resins

Polystyrene (Crystal)

Polystyrene (Crystal) Modified

*Polystyrene—Copolymers

*Polystyrene—Acrylic Latexes

Polystyrene Impact Resins

Polystyrene Latex

Polystyrene, Expandable

Polystyrene, Expanded

*Polysulfone Resins

Polyvinyl Acetate

*Polyvinyl Acetate—PVC Copolymers

*Polyvinyl Acetate Copolymers

*Polyvinyl Acetate Resins

Polyvinyl Alcohol Resin

Polyvinyl Chloride

Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlorinated

*Polyvinyl Ether-Maleic Anhydride

*Polyvinyl Formal Resins

*Polyvinylacetate—Methacrylic Copolymers

*Polyvinylacetate Acrylic Copolymers

*Polyvinylacetate-2-Ethylhexylacrylate Copolymers

Polyvinylidene Chloride

*Polyvinylidene Chloride Copolymers

*Polyvinylidene-Vinyl Chloride Resins

*PVC Copolymers, Acrylates (Latex)

*PVC Copolymers, Ethylene-Vinyl Chloride

*Rosin Derivative Resins

*Rosin Modified Resins

*Rosin Resins

*SAN Resins

*Silicones: Silicone Resins

*Silicones: Silicone Rubbers

*Styrene Maleic Anhydride Resins

Styrene Polymeric Residue

*Styrene-Acrylic Copolymer Resins

*Styrene-Acrylonitrile-Acrylates Copolymers

*Styrene-Butadiene Resins

*Styrene-Butadiene Resins (<50% Butadiene)

*Styrene-Butadiene Resins (latex)

*Styrene-Divinyl Benzene Resins (Ion Exchange)

*Styrene-Methacrylate Terpolymer Resins

*Styrene-Methyl Methacrylate Copolymers

*Styrene, Butadiene, Vinyl Toluene Terpolymers

*Sulfonated Styrene-Maleic Anhydride Resins

*Unsaturated Polyester Resins

*Vinyl Toluene Resins

*Vinyl Toluene-Acrylate Resins

*Vinyl Toluene-Butadiene Resins

*Vinyl Toluene-Methacrylate Resins

*Vinylacetate-N-Butylacrylate Copolymers

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.41 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, and in 40 CFR 414.11(i) for point sources with production in two or more subcategories, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentration listed in the following table.

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BPT Effluent
Limitations \1\
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Effluent characteristics Maximum
Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.................................................. 64 24
TSS................................................... 130 40
pH.................................................... (\2\) (\2\)
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\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.42 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology (BCT). [Reserved]
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ง 414.43 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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(a) The Agency has determined that for existing point sources whose total OCPSF production defined by ง414.11 is less than or equal to five (5) million pounds of OCPSF products per year, the BPT level of treatment is the best available technology economically achievable. Accordingly, the Agency is not promulgating more stringent BAT limitations for these point sources.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part.

ง 414.44 New source performance standards (NSPS).
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(a) Any new source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part, and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

(b) Any new source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part, and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

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NSPS \1\
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Maximum
Effluent characteristics Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.................................................. 64 24
TSS................................................... 130 40
pH.................................................... (\2\) (\2\)
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\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

ง 414.45 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

ง 414.46 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 any new source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

Subpart E—Thermosetting Resins
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ง 414.50 Applicability; description of the thermosetting resins subcategory.
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The provisions of this subpart are applicable to the process wastewater discharges resulting from the manufacture of the products classified under SIC 28214 thermosetting resins including those resins and resin groups listed below. Product groups are indicated with an asterisk (*).

*Alkyd Resins

Dicyanodiamide Resin

*Epoxy Resins

*Fumaric Acid Polyesters

*Furan Resins

Glyoxal-Urea Formaldehyde Textile Resin

*Ketone-Formaldehyde Resins

*Melamine Resins

*Phenolic Resins

*Polyacetal Resins

Polyacrylamide

*Polyurethane Prepolymers

*Polyurethane Resins

*Urea Formaldehyde Resins

*Urea Resins

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.51 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, and in 40 CFR 414.11(i) for point sources with production in two or more subcategories, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentration listed in the following table.

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BPT effluent
limitations \1\
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Effluent characteristics Maximum
Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.................................................. 163 61
TSS................................................... 216 67
pH.................................................... (\2\) (\2\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.52 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology (BCT). [Reserved]
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ง 414.53 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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(a) The Agency has determined that for existing point sources whose total OCPSF production defined by ง414.11 is less than or equal to five (5) million pounds of OCPSF products per year, the BPT level of treatment is the best available technology economically achievable. Accordingly, the Agency is not promulgating more stringent BAT limitations for these point sources.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part.

ง 414.54 New source performance standards (NSPS).
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(a) Any new source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part, and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

(b) Any new source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part, and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

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NSPS \1\
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Maximum
Effluent characteristics Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.............................................. 163 61
TSS............................................... 216 67
pH................................................ (\2\) (\2\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

ง 414.55 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

ง 414.56 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 any new source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

Subpart F—Commodity Organic Chemicals
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ง 414.60 Applicability; description of the commodity organic chemicals subcategory.
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The provisions of this subpart are applicable to the process wastewater discharges resulting from the manufacture of the following SIC 2865 and 2869 commodity organic chemicals and commodity organic chemical groups. Product groups are indicated with an asterisk (*).

(a) Aliphatic Organic Chemicals

Acetaldehyde

Acetic Acid

Acetic Anhydride

Acetone

Acrylonitrile

Adipic Acid

*Butylenes (Butenes)

Cyclohexane

Ethanol

Ethylene

Ethylene Glycol

Ethylene Oxide

Formaldehyde

Isopropanol

Methanol

Polyoxypropylene Glycol

Propylene

Propylene Oxide

Vinyl Acetate

1,2-Dichloroethane

1,3-Butadiene

(b) Aromatic Organic Chemicals

Benzene

Cumene

Dimethyl Terephthalate

Ethylbenzene

m-Xylene (impure)

p-Xylene

Phenol

*Pitch Tar Residues

*Pyrolysis Gasolines

Styrene

Terephthalic Acid

Toluene

*Xylenes, Mixed

o-Xylene

(c) Halogenated Organic Chemicals

Vinyl Chloride

ง 414.61 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, and in 40 CFR 414.11(i) for point sources with production in two or more subcategories, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentration listed in the following table.

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BPT Effluent
limitations \1\
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Effluent characteristics Maximum
Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.............................................. 80 30
TSS............................................... 149 46
pH................................................ (\2\) (\2\)
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\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.62 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology (BCT). [Reserved]
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ง 414.63 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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(a) The Agency has determined that for existing point sources whose total OCPSF production defined by ง414.11 is less than or equal to five (5) million pounds of OCPSF products per year, the BPT level of treatment is the best available technology economically achievable. Accordingly, the Agency is not promulgating more stringent BAT limitations for these point sources.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part.

ง 414.64 New source performance standards (NSPS)
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(a) Any new source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part, and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

(b) Any new source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part, and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

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NSPS \1\
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Maximum
Effluent characteristics Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.............................................. 80 30
TSS............................................... 149 46
pH................................................ (\2\) (\2\)
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\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

ง 414.65 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

ง 414.66 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 any new source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.111.

[58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]

Subpart G—Bulk Organic Chemicals
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ง 414.70 Applicability; description of the bulk organic chemicals subcategory.
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The provisions of this subpart are applicable to the process wastewater discharges resulting from the manufacture of the following SIC 2865 and 2869 bulk organic chemicals and bulk organic chemical groups. Product groups are indicated with an asterisk (*).

(a) Aliphatic Organic Chemicals

*Acetic Acid Esters

*Acetic Acid Salts

Acetone Cyanohydrin

Acetylene

Acrylic Acid

*Acrylic Acid Esters

*Alkoxy Alkanols

*Alkylates

*Alpha-Olefins

Butane (all forms)

*C–4 Hydrocarbons (Unsaturated)

Calcium Stearate

Caprolactam

Carboxymethyl Cellulose

Cellulose Acetate Butyrates

*Cellulose Ethers

Cumene Hydroperoxide

Cyclohexanol

Cyclohexanol, Cyclohexanone (Mixed)

Cyclohexanone

Cyclohexene

*C12–C18 Primary Alcohols

*C5 Concentrates

*C9 Concentrates

Decanol

Diacetone Alcohol

*Dicarboxylic Acids—Salts

Diethyl Ether

Diethylene Glycol

Diethylene Glycol Diethyl Ether

Diethylene Glycol Dimethyl Ether

Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether

Diethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether

*Dimer Acids

Dioxane

Ethane

Ethylene Glycol Monophenyl Ether

*Ethoxylates, Misc.

Ethylene Glycol Dimethyl Ether

Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether

Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether

Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether

Glycerine (Synthetic)

Glyoxal

Hexane

*Hexanes and Other C6 Hydrocarbons

Isobutanol

Isobutylene

Isobutyraldehyde

Isophorone

Isophthalic Acid

Isoprene

Isopropyl Acetate

Ligninsulfonic Acid, Calcium Salt

Maleic Anhydride

Methacrylic Acid

*Methacrylic Acid Esters

Methane

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

Methyl Methacrylate

Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether

Methylisobutyl Ketone

*n-Alkanes

n-Butyl Alcohol

n-Butylacetate

n-Butyraldehyde

n-Butyric Acid

n-Butyric Anhydride

*n-Paraffins

n-Propyl Acetate

n-Propyl Alcohol

Nitrilotriacetic Acid

Nylon Salt

Oxalic Acid

*Oxo Aldehydes—Alcohols

Pentaerythritol

Pentane

*Pentenes

*Petroleum Sulfonates

Pine Oil

Polyoxybutylene Glycol

Polyoxyethylene Glycol

Propane

Propionaldehyde

Propionic Acid

Propylene Glycol

Sec-Butyl Alcohol

Sodium Formate

Sorbitol

Stearic Acid, Calcium Salt (Wax)

Tert-Butyl Alcohol

1-Butene

1-Pentene

1,4-Butanediol

Isobutyl Acetate

2-Butene (Cis and Trans)

2-Ethyl Hexanol

2-Ethylbutyraldehyde

2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-Pentanediol

(b) Amine and Amide Organic Chemicals

2,4-Diaminotoluene

*Alkyl Amines

Aniline

Caprolactam, Aqueous Concentrate

Diethanolamine

Diphenylamine

*Ethanolamines

Ethylamine

Ethylenediamine

Ethylenediaminetetracetic Acid

*Fatty Amines

Hexamethylene Diamine

Isopropylamine

m-Toluidine

Melamine

Melamine Crystal

*Methylamines

Methylene Dianiline

n-Butylamine

N,N-Diethylaniline

N,N-Dimethylformamide

*Nitroanilines

Polymeric Methylene Dianiline

Sec-Butylamine

Tert-Butylamine

Toluenediamine (Mixture)

*Toluidines

o-Phenylenediamine

2,6-Dimethylaniline

4-(N-Hydroxyethylethylamino)-2-Hydroxyethyl Analine

4,4'-Methylenebis (N,N'-dimethyl)-aniline

4,4'Methylenedianiline

(c) Aromatic Organic Chemicals

Alpha-Methylstyrene

*Alkyl Benzenes

*Alkyl Phenols

*Alkylbenzene Sulfonic Acids, Salts

Aminobenzoic Acid (Meta and Para)

Beta-Naphthalene Sulfonic Acid

Benzenedisulfonic Acid

Benzoic Acid

Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate

Bisphenol A

BTX-Benzene, Toluene, Xylene (Mixed)

Butyl Octyl Phthalate

Coal Tar

*Coal Tar Products (Misc.)

Creosote

*Cresols, Mixed

Cyanuric Acid

*Cyclic Aromatic Sulfonates

Dibutyl Phthalate

Diisobutyl Phthalate

Diisodecyl Phthalate

Diisooctyl Phthalate

Dimethyl Phthalate

Dinitrotoluene (Mixed)

Ditridecyl Phthalate

m-Cresol

Metanilic Acid

Methylenediphenyldiisocyanate

Naphthalene

*Naphthas, Solvent

Nitrobenzene

Nitrotoluene

Nonylphenol

p-Cresol

Phthalic Acid

Phthalic Anhydride

*Tars—Pitches

Tert-Butylphenol

*Toluene Diisocyanates (Mixture)

Trimellitic Acid

o-Cresol

1-Tetralol, 1-Tetralone Mix

2,4-Dinitrotoluene

2,6-Dinitrotoluene

(d) Halogenated Organic Chemicals

1,4-Phenylenediamine Dihydrochloride

Allyl Chloride

Benzyl Chloride

Carbon Tetrachloride

*Chlorinated Paraffins, 35–64 PCT, Chlorine

Chlorobenzene

*Chlorobenzenes (Mixed)

Chlorodifluoroethane

Chloroform

*Chloromethanes

2-Chloro-5-Methylphenol (6-chloro-m-cresol)

*Chlorophenols

Chloroprene

Cyanogen Chloride

Cyanuric Chloride

Dichloropropane

Epichlorohydrin

Ethyl Chloride

*Fluorocarbons (Freons)

Methyl Chloride

Methylene Chloride

Pentachlorophenol

Phosgene

Tetrachloroethylene

Trichloroethylene

Trichlorofluoromethane

Vinylidene Chloride

1,1-Dichloroethane

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

2,4-Dichlorophenol

(e) Other Organic Chemicals

Adiponitrile

Carbon Disulfide

Fatty Nitriles

*Organo-Tin Compounds

*Phosphate Esters

Tetraethyl Lead

Tetramethyl Lead

*Urethane Prepolymers

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.71 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, and in 40 CFR 414.11(i) for point sources with production in two or more subcategories, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentration listed in the following table.

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BPT Effluent
limitations \1\
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Effluent characteristics Maximum
Maximum for
for any monthly
one day average
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BOD5.............................................. 92 34
TSS............................................... 159 49
pH................................................ (\2\) (\2\)
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\1\ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.
\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

ง 414.72 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology (BCT). [Reserved]
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ง 414.73 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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(a) The Agency has determined that for existing point sources whose total OCPSF production defined by ง414.11 is less than or equal to five (5) million pounds of OCPSF products per year, the BPT level of treatment is the best available technology economically achievable. Accordingly, the Agency is not promulgating more stringent BAT limitations for these point sources.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source that does not use end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.101 of this part.

ง 414.74 New source performance standards (NSPS).
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(a) Any new source that uses end-of-pipe biological treatment and is subject to this subpart must achieve discharges in accordance with ง414.91 of this part, and also must not exceed the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table. (continued)