[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 28]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR403.20]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 403_GENERAL PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING AND NEW SOURCES OF 

POLLUTION--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  403.20  Pretreatment Program Reinvention Pilot Projects Under 

Project XL.



    The Approval Authority may allow any publicly owned treatment works 

(POTW) that has a final ``Project XL'' agreement to implement a 

Pretreatment Program that includes legal authorities and requirements 

that are different than the administrative requirements otherwise 

applicable under this part. The POTW must submit any such alternative 

requirements as a substantial program modification in accordance with 

the procedures outlined in Sec.  403.18. The approved modified program 

must be incorporated as an enforceable part of the POTW's NPDES permit. 

The Approval Authority must include a reopener clause in the POTW's 

NPDES permit that directs the POTW to discontinue implementing the 

approved alternative requirements and resume implementation of its 

previously approved pretreatment program if the Approval Authority 

determines that the primary objectives of the Local Pilot Pretreatment 

Program are not being met or the ``Project XL'' agreement expires or is 

otherwise terminated.



[66 FR 50339, Oct. 3, 2001]



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                  Appendixes A-C to Part 403 [Reserved]



  Appendix D to Part 403--Selected Industrial Subcategories Considered 

         Dilute for Purposes of the Combined Wastestream Formula



    The following industrial subcategories are considered to have dilute 

wastestreams for purposes of the combined wastestream formula. They 

either were or could have been excluded from categorical pretreatment 

standards pursuant to paragraph 8 of the Natural Resources Defense 

Council, Inc., et al. v. Costle Consent Decree for one or more of the 

following four reasons: (1) The pollutants of concern are not detectable 

in the effluent from the industrial user (paragraph 8(a)(iii)); (2) the 

pollutants of concern are present only in trace amounts and are neither 

causing nor likely to cause toxic effects (paragraph 8(a)(iii)); (3) the 

pollutants of concern are present in amounts too small to be effectively 

reduced by technologies known to the Administrator (paragraph 

8(a)(iii)); or (4) the wastestream contains only pollutants which are 

compatible with the POTW (paragraph 8(b)(i)). In some instances, 

different rationales were given for exclusion under paragraph 8. 

However, EPA has reviewed these subcategories and has determined that 

exclusion could have occurred due to one of the four reasons listed 

above.

    This list is complete as of October 9, 1986. It will be updated 

periodically for the convenience of the reader.

Auto and Other Laundries (40 CFR part 444)

    Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning

    Coin-Operated Laundries and Dry Cleaning

    Diaper Services

    Dry Cleaning Plants except Rug Cleaning

    Industrial Laundries

    Laundry and Garment Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

    Linen Supply

    Power Laundries, Family and Commercial

Electrical and Electronic Components \1\ (40 CFR part 469)

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    \1\ The Paragraph 8 exemption for the manufacture of products in the 

Electrical and Electronic Components Category is for operations not 

covered by Electroplating/Metal Finishing pretreatment regulations (40 

CFR parts 413/433).

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    Capacitors (Fluid Fill)

    Carbon and Graphite Products

    Dry Transformers

    Ferrite Electronic Devices

    Fixed Capacitors

    Fluorescent Lamps

    Fuel Cells

    Incandescent Lamps

    Magnetic Coatings

    Mica Paper Dielectric

    Motors, Generators, Alternators

    Receiving and Transmitting Tubes

    Resistance Heaters

    Resistors

    Swithchgear

    Transformer (Fluid Fill)

Metal Molding and Casting (40 CFR part 464)

    Nickel Casting

    Tin Casting

    Titanium Casting

Gum and Wood Chemicals (40 CFR part 454)

    Char and Charcoal Briquets

Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing (40 CFR part 415)

    Ammonium Chloride

    Ammonium Hydroxide

    Barium Carbonate

    Calcium Carbonate

    Carbon Dioxide

    Carbon Monoxide and Byproduct Hydrogen

    Hydrochloric Acid

    Hydrogen Peroxide (Organic Process)

    Nitric Acid

    Oxygen and Nitrogen

    Potassium Iodide

    Sodium Chloride (Brine Mining Process)

    Sodium Hydrosulfide

    Sodium Hydrosulfite

    Sodium Metal

    Sodium Silicate

    Sodium Thiosulfate

    Sulfur Dioxide

    Sulfuric Acid

Leather (40 CFR part 425)

    Gloves

    Luggage

Paving and Roofing (40 CFR part 443)

    Asphalt Concrete

    Asphalt Emulsion

    Linoleum

    Printed Asphalt Felt

    Roofing

Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard, and Builders' Paper and Board Mills (40 CFR 

          parts 430 and 431)

    Groundwood-Chemi-Mechanical

Rubber Manufacturing (40 CFR part 428)

    Tire and Inner Tube Plants

    Emulsion Crumb Rubber

    Solution Crumb Rubber

    Latex Rubber

    Small-sized General Molded, Extruded and Fabricated Rubber 

Plants,\2\

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    \2\ Footnote: Except for production attributed to lead-sheathed hose 

manufacturing operations.

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    Medium-sided General Molded, Extruded and Fabricated Rubber Plants 

\2\

    Large-sized General Molded, Extruded and Fabricated Rubber Plants 

\2\

    Wet Digestion Reclaimed Rubber

    Pan, Dry Digestion, and Mechanical Reclaimed Rubber



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    Latex Dipped, Latex-Extruded, and Latex-Molded Rubber \3\

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    \3\ Footnote: Except for production attributed to chromic acid form-

cleaning operations.

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    Latex Foam \4\

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    \4\ Footnote: Except for production that generates zinc as a 

pollutant in discharge.

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Soap and Detergent Manufacturing (40 CFR part 417)

    Soap Manufacture by Batch Kettle

    Fatty Acid Manufacture by Fat Splitting

    Soap Manufacture by Fatty Acid

     Neutralization

    Glycerine Concentration

    Glycerine Distillation

    Manufacture of Soap Flakes and Powders

    Manufacture of Bar Soaps

    Manufacture of Liquid Soaps

    Manufacture of Spray Dried Detergents

    Manufacture of Liquid Detergents

    Manufacture of Dry Blended Detergents

    Manufacture of Drum Dried Detergents

    Manufacture of Detergent Bars and Cakes

Textile Mills (40 CFR part 410)

    Apparel manufacturing

    Cordage and Twine

    Padding and Upholstery Filling

Timber Products Processing (40 CFR part 429)

    Barking Process

    Finishing Processes

    Hardboard--Dry Process



[51 FR 36372, Oct. 9, 1986]



               Appendix E to Part 403--Sampling Procedures



                           I. Composite Method



    A. It is recommended that influent and effluent operational data be 

obtained through 24-hour flow proportional composite samples. Sampling 

may be done manually or automatically, and discretely or continuously. 

If discrete sampling is employed, at least 12 aliquots should be 

composited. Discrete sampling may be flow proportioned either by varying 

the time interval between each aliquot or the volume of each aliquot. 

All composites should be flow proportional to either the stream flow at 

the time of collection of the influent aliquot or to the total influent 

flow since the previous influent aliquot. Volatile pollutant aliquots 

must be combined in the laboratory immediately before analysis.

    B. Effluent sample collection need not be delayed to compensate for 

hydraulic detention unless the POTW elects to include detention time 

compensation or unless the Approval Authority requires detention time 

compensation. The Approval Authority may require that each effluent 

sample is taken approximately one detention time later than the 

corresponding influent sample when failure to do so would result in an 

unrepresentative portrayal of actual POTW operation. The detention 

period should be based on a 24-hour average daily flow value. The 

average daily flow should in turn be based on the average of the daily 

flows during the same month of the previous year.



                             II. Grab Method



    If composite sampling is not an appropriate technique, grab samples 

should be taken to obtain influent and effluent operational data. A grab 

sample is an individual sample collected over a period of time not 

exceeding 15 minutes. The collection of influent grab samples should 

precede the collection of effluent samples by approximately one 

detention period except that where the detention period is greater than 

24 hours such staggering of the sample collection may not be necessary 

or appropriate. The detention period should be based on a 24-hour 

average daily flow value. The average daily flow should in turn be based 

upon the average of the daily flows during the same month of the 

previous year. Grab sampling should be employed where the pollutants 

being evaluated are those, such as cyanide and phenol, which may not be 

held for an extended period because of biological, chemical or physical 

interaction which take place after sample collection and affect the 

results.



[49 FR 31225, Aug. 3, 1984]



                    Appendix F to Part 403 [Reserved]



    Appendix G to Part 403--Pollutants Eligible for a Removal Credit



    I. Regulated Pollutants in Part 503 Eligible for a Removal Credit

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                                        Use or disposal practice

          Pollutants           -----------------------------------------

                                     LA            SD             I

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Arsenic.......................  X             X             X

Beryllium.....................  ............  ............  X

Cadmium.......................  X             ............  X

Chromium......................  ............  X             X

Copper........................  X

Lead..........................  X             ............  X

Mercury.......................  X             ............  X

Molybdenum....................  X

Nickel........................  X             X             X

Selenium......................  X

Zinc..........................  X

Total hydrocarbons............  ............  ............  X \1\

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Key:

LA--land application.

SD--surface disposal site without a liner and leachate collection

  system.

I--firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator.



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\1\ The following organic pollutants are eligible for a removal credit

  if the requirements for total hydrocarbons (or carbon monoxide) in

  subpart E in 40 CFR Part 503 are met when sewage sludge is fired in a

  sewage sludge incinerator: Acrylonitrile, ldrin/Dieldrin(total),

  Benzene, Benzidine, Benzo(a)pyrene, Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether, Bis(2-

  ethylhexyl)phthalate, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoethane, Bromoform,

  Carbon tetrachloride, Chlordane, Chloroform, Chloromethane, DDD, DDE,

  DDT, Dibromochloromethane, Dibutyl phthalate, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1-

  dichloroethylene, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 1,3-dichloropropene, Diethyl

  phthalate, 2,4-dinitrophenol, 1,2-diphenylhydrazine, Din-butyl

  phthalate, Endosulfan, Endrin, Ethylbenzene, Heptachlor, Heptachlor

  epoxide, Hexachlorobutadiene, Alphahexachlorocyclohexane, Beta-

  hexachlorocyclohexane, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Hexachloroethane,

  Hydrogen cyanide, Isophorone, Lindane, Methylene chloride,

  Nitrobenzene, N-Nitrosodimethylamine, N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine,

  Pentachlorophenol, Phenol, Polychlorinated biphenyls, 2,3,7,8-

  tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 1,1,2,2,-tetrachloroethane,

  Tetrachloroethylene, Toluene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, 1,2,4-

  Trichlorobenzene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, and

  2,4,6-Trichlorophenol.





                             II. Additional Pollutants Eligible for a Removal Credit

                                   [Milligrams per kilogram--dry weight basis]

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                                                                         Use or disposal practice

                                                         -------------------------------------------------------

                        Pollutant                                              Surface disposal

                                                               LA      --------------------------------     I

                                                                          Unlined \1\      Lined \2\

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Arsenic.................................................  ............  ..............     \3\ 100      ........

Aldrin/Dieldrin (Total).................................           2.7  ..............  ..............  ........

Benzene.................................................      \3\ 16           140            3400      ........

Benzo(a)pyrene..........................................          15       \3\ 100         \3\ 100      ........

Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate..............................  ............     \3\ 100         \3\ 100      ........

Cadmium.................................................  ............     \3\ 100         \3\ 100      ........

Chlordane...............................................          86       \3\ 100         \3\ 100      ........

Chromium (total)........................................     \3\ 100    ..............     \3\ 100      ........

Copper..................................................  ............      \3\ 46             100        1400

DDD, DDE, DDT (Total)...................................           1.2        2000            2000      ........

2,4 Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid.........................  ............           7               7      ........

Fluoride................................................         730    ..............  ..............  ........

Heptachlor..............................................           7.4  ..............  ..............  ........

Hexachlorobenzene.......................................          29    ..............  ..............  ........

Hexachlorobutadiene.....................................         600    ..............  ..............  ........

Iron....................................................      \3\ 78    ..............  ..............  ........

Lead....................................................  ............     \3\ 100         \3\ 100      ........

Lindane.................................................          84        \3\ 28          \3\ 28      ........

Malathion...............................................  ............           0.63            0.63   ........

Mercury.................................................  ............     \3\ 100         \3\ 100      ........

Molybdenum..............................................  ............          40              40      ........

Nickel..................................................  ............  ..............     \3\ 100      ........

N-Nitrosodimethylamine..................................           2.1           0.088           0.088  ........

Pentachlorophenol.......................................          30    ..............  ..............  ........

Phenol..................................................  ............          82              82      ........

Polychlorinated biphenyls...............................           4.6         <50             <50      ........

Selenium................................................  ............           4.8             4.8         4.8

Toxaphene...............................................          10        \3\ 26          \3\ 26      ........

Trichloroethylene.......................................      \3\ 10          9500          \3\ 10      ........

Zinc....................................................  ............        4500            4500        4500

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\1\ Active sewage sludge unit without a liner and leachate collection system.

\2\ Active sewage sludge unit with a liner and leachate collection system.

\3\ Value expressed in grams per kilogram--dry weight basis.

Key: LA--land application.

I--incineration.





[60 FR 54768, Oct. 25, 1995, as amended at 65 FR 42567, Aug. 4, 1999; 70 

FR 60198, Oct. 14, 2005]



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