[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR455.21]

[Page 472]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 455--PESTICIDE CHEMICALS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A--Organic Pesticide Chemicals Manufacturing Subcategory
 
Sec. 455.21  Specialized definitions.

    (a) Organic active ingredients means carbon-containing active 
ingredients used in pesticides, excluding metalloorganic active 
ingredients.
    (b) Total organic active ingredients means the sum of all organic 
active ingredients covered by Sec. 455.20(a) which are manufactured at a 
facility subject to this subpart.
    (c) Organic pesticide chemicals means the sum of all organic active 
ingredients listed in Sec. 455.20(b) which are manufactured at a 
facility subject to this subpart.
    (d) Process wastewater flow means the sum of the average daily flows 
from the following wastewater streams: Process stream and product 
washes, equipment and floor washes, water used as solvent for raw 
materials, water used as reaction medium, spent acids, spent bases, 
contact cooling water, water of reaction, air pollution control 
blowdown, steam jet blowdown, vacuum pump water, pump seal water, safety 
equipment cleaning water, shipping container cleanout, safety shower 
water, contaminated storm water, and product/process laboratory quality 
control wastewater. Notwithstanding any other regulation, process 
wastewater flow for the purposes of this subpart does not include 
wastewaters from the production of intermediate chemicals.
    (e) Process wastewater pollutants means those pollutants present in 
process wastewater flow.

[43 FR 44846, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 58 FR 50689, Sept. 28, 1993]