[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR430.24]
[Page 126-130]
TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
PART 430--THE PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
Subpart B--Bleached Papergrade Kraft and Soda Subcategory
Sec. 430.24 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of best available technology economically
achievable (BAT).
Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing
point source subject to this subpart must
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achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of
effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available
technology economically achievable (BAT).
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section--
(1) The following effluent limitations apply with respect to each
fiber line that does not use an exclusively TCF bleaching process, as
disclosed by the discharger in its NPDES permit application under 40 CFR
122.21(g)(3) and certified under 40 CFR 122.22:
Subpart B
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BAT effluent limitations
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Pollutant or pollutant property Monthly
Maximum for any 1 day average
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TCDD....................................................... b)
TCDF....................................................... 31.9 c (b)
Chloroform................................................. 6.92 d 4.14 (d)
Trichlorosyringol.......................................... b)
3,4,5-trichlorocatechol.................................... b)
3,4,6-trichlorocatechol.................................... b)
3,4,5-trichloroguaiacol.................................... b)
3,4,6-trichloroguaiacol.................................... b)
4,5,6-trichloroguaiacol.................................... b)
2,4,5-trichlorophenol...................................... b)
2,4,6-trichlorophenol...................................... b)
Tetrachlorocatechol........................................ b)
Tetrachloroguaiacol........................................ b)
2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol.................................. b)
Pentachlorophenol.......................................... b)
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Continuous dischargers Non-
-------------------------- continuous
dischargers
Maximum for Monthly ------------
any 1 day average (kg/ Annual
(kg/kkg) kkg) average (kg/
kkg)
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AOX.............................. 0.951 0.623 0.512
COD.............................. (e) (e) (e)
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\a\ ``b This regulation does not specify this type of limitation for this
pollutant; however, permitting authorities may do so as appropriate.
c Picograms per liter.
d Grams per 1,000 kilograms (g/kkg).
e [Reserved]
(2) The following effluent limitations apply with respect to each
fiber line that uses exclusively TCF bleaching processes, as disclosed
by the discharger in its NPDES permit application under 40 CFR
122.21(g)(3) and certified under 40 CFR 122.22:
Subpart B
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BAT effluent limitations (TCF)
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Pollutant or pollutant Continuous dischargers Non-continuous dischargers
property ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Maximum for any 1 day Monthly average Maximum for any 1 day average
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kg/kkg(or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
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AOX.......................... b) b)
COD.......................... (c) (c) (c) (c)
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\a\ ``b This regulation does not specify this type of limitation for this pollutant; however, permitting authorities
may do so as appropriate.
c [Reserved]
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(b) The following limitations apply with respect to each fiber line
enrolled in the Voluntary Advanced Technology Incentives Program:
(1) Stage 1 Limitations: Numeric limitations that are equivalent to
the discharger's existing effluent quality or the discharger's current
effluent limitations established under CWA section 301(b)(2), whichever
are more stringent, for the pollutants identified in paragraph (a)(1) of
this section (with the exception of COD). For AOX, the permitting
authority must determine existing effluent quality for each fiber line
enrolled in the Voluntary Advanced Technology Incentives Program at the
end of the pipe based on loadings attributable to that fiber line. For
the remaining pollutants, with the exception of COD, the permitting
authority must determine existing effluent quality for each fiber line
enrolled in the Voluntary Advanced Technology Incentives Program at the
point where the wastewater containing those pollutants leaves the bleach
plant. These limitations must be recalculated each time the NPDES permit
of a discharger enrolled in the Voluntary Advanced Technology Incentives
Program is reissued, up to:
(i) April 15, 2004 for all pollutants in paragraph (a)(1) of this
section except AOX; and
(ii) The date specified in paragraph (b)(4)(ii) of this section for
achieving the applicable AOX limitation specified in paragraph
(b)(4)(i).
(2) Best Professional Judgment Milestones: Narrative or numeric
limitations and/or special permit conditions, as appropriate,
established by the permitting authority on the basis of his or her best
professional judgment that reflect reasonable interim milestones toward
achievement of the effluent limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(3)
and (b)(4) of this section, as applicable, after consideration of the
Milestones Plan submitted by the discharger in accordance with paragraph
(c) of this section.
(3) Six-year Milestones: By April 15, 2004 all dischargers enrolled
in the Voluntary Advanced Technology Incentives Program must achieve the
following:
(i) The effluent limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this
section, except that, with respect to AOX, dischargers subject to Tier I
effluent limitations specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section
must achieve the AOX limitation specified in that paragraph; or
(ii) For dischargers that use exclusively TCF bleaching processes as
of April 15, 2004, the effluent limitations specified in paragraph
(a)(2) of this section.
(4)(i) Stage 2 Limitations:
Ultimate Voluntary Advanced Technology Incentives Program BAT Limitations
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Total pulping area AOX (kg/kkg)
condensate, --------------------------------------------------------
evaporator Non-TCF \a\ TCF
Tier Kappa number Filtrate recycling condensate, and --------------------------------------------------------
(annual average) bleach plant Maximum
wastewater flow for any Annual Maximum for Annual average
(annual average) 1 day average any 1 day
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Tier I.......................... 20 (softwood (b)................ N/A................ 0.58 0.26 c (d)
furnish).
13 (Hardwood
furnish).
Tier II......................... NA................. (b)................ 10 cubic meters/kkg 0.23 0.10 c (d)
Tier III........................ N/A................ (b)................ 5 cubic meters/kkg. 0.11 0.05 c (d)
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\a\ Non-TCF: Pertains to any fiber line that does not use exclusively TCF bleaching processes.
b Complete recycling to the chemical recovery system of all filtrates generated prior to bleaching. Under Tier I, this includes all filtrates up to the
point where kappa number is measured.
c ``d This regulation does not specify this type of limitation for this pollutant; however, permitting authorities may do so as appropriate.
N/A means ``not applicable.''
(ii) Deadlines.
(A) A discharger enrolled in Tier I of the Voluntary Advanced
Technology Incentives Program must achieve the Tier I limitations in
paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section by April 15, 2004.
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(B) A discharger enrolled in Tier II of the Voluntary Advanced
Technology Incentives Program must achieve the Tier II limitations in
paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section by April 15, 2009.
(C) A discharger enrolled in Tier III of the Voluntary Advanced
Technology Incentives Program must achieve the Tier III limitations in
paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section by April 15, 2014.
(c) All dischargers enrolled or intending to enroll in the Voluntary
Advanced Technology Incentives Program must submit to the NPDES
permitting authority a Milestones Plan covering all fiber lines enrolled
or intended to be enrolled in that program at their mill by October 5,
1999 or the date the discharger applies for an NPDES permit containing
limitations and conditions based on paragraph (b) of this section,
whichever is later. Mills may claim all or part of the Milestones Plan
as confidential business information (CBI) in accordance with 40 CFR
Part 2 and 40 CFR 122.7. If a mill claims all or part of the plan as
CBI, the mill must prepare and submit to the NPDES permitting authority
a summary of the plan for public release. The Milestones Plan must
include the following information:
(1) A description of each anticipated new technology component or
process modification that the discharger intends to implement in order
to achieve the limitations in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this
section;
(2) A master schedule showing the sequence of implementing the new
technology components or process modifications and identifying critical
path relationships within the sequence;
(3) A schedule for each individual new technology component or
process modification that includes:
(i) The anticipated initiation and completion dates of construction,
installation and operational ``shakedown'' period associated with the
technology components or process modifications and, when applicable, the
anticipated dates of initiation and completion of associated research,
process development, and mill trials;
(ii) The anticipated dates that the discharger expects the
technologies and process modifications selected to achieve the
limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this section to
be operational on a full-scale basis; and
(iii) The anticipated magnitude of reductions in effluent quantity
and the anticipated improvements in effluent quality associated with
each technology and process modification implemented as measured at the
bleach plant (for bleach plant, pulping area and evaporator condensates
flow and BAT parameters other than Adsorbable Organic Halides (AOX)) and
at the end of the pipe (for AOX), and the dates the discharger expects
those reductions and improvements to be achieved;
(4) Contingency plans in the event that any technology or process
specified in the Milestones Plan need to be adjusted or alternative
approaches developed to ensure that the limitations specified in
paragraphs (b)(3)and (b)(4) of this section are met; and
(5) A signature by the responsible corporate officer as defined in
40 CFR 122.22.
(d) The following additional effluent limitations apply to all
dischargers subject to this section in accordance with the previous
subcategorization scheme unless the discharger certifies to the
permitting authority that it is not using these compounds as biocides.
Also, for non-continuous dischargers, concentration limitations (mg/l)
shall apply. Concentration limitations will only apply to non-continuous
dischargers:
Subpart B
[Supplemental BAT effluent limitations for bleached kraft facilities
where market pulp is produced]
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Maximum for any 1 day
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Pullutant or pollutant kg/kkg (or
property pounds per
1,000 lb) of Milligrams/liter
product
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Pentachlorophenol............ 0.0019 (0.011)(41.6)/y
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Trichlorophenol.............. 0.012 (0.068)(41.6)/y
y = wastewater discharged in
kgal per ton product.
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Subpart B
[Supplemental BAT effluent limitations for bleached kraft facilities
where paperboard, coarse paper, and tissue paper are produced]
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Maximun for any 1 day
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Pollutant or pollutant kg/kkg (or
property pounds per
1,000 lb) of Milligrams/liter
product
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Pentachlorophenol............ 0.0016 (0.11)(35.4)/y
Trichlorophenol.............. 0.010 (0.068)(35.4)/y
y = wastewater discharged in
kgal per ton of product.
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Subpart B
[Supplemental BAT effluent limitations for bleached kraft facilities
where pulp and fine papers are produced and soda facilities where pulp
and paper are produced]
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Maximum for any 1 day
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Pollutant or pollutant kg/kkg (or
property pounds per
1,000 lb) Milligrams/liter
of product
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Pentachlorophenol............. 0.0014 (0.011) (30.9)/y
Trichlorophenol............... 0.0088 (0.068) (30.9)/y
y = wastewater discharged in
kgal per ton of product.
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(e) Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.44(i) and 122.45(h), a discharger must
demonstrate compliance with the effluent limitations in paragraph (a)(1)
or (b)(3) of this section, as applicable, by monitoring for all
pollutants (except for AOX and COD) at the point where the wastewater
containing those pollutants leaves the bleach plant. The permitting
authority may impose effluent limitations and/or monitoring requirements
on internal wastestreams for any other pollutants covered in this
section as appropriate under 40 CFR 122.44(i) and 122.45(h). In
addition, a discharger subject to a limitation on total pulping area
condensate, evaporator condensate, and bleach plant wastewater flow
under paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section, for Tier II and Tier III,
must demonstrate compliance with that limitation by establishing and
maintaining flow measurement equipment to monitor these flows at the
point or points where they leave the pulping area, evaporator area, and
bleach plant.
[63 FR 18635, Apr. 15, 1998; 63 FR 42239, Aug. 7, 1998, as amended at 64
FR 36586, July 7, 1999]