[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 21]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR129.103]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 129_TOXIC POLLUTANT EFFLUENT STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart A_Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions
 
Sec.  129.103  Toxaphene.

    (a) Specialized definitions. (1) Toxaphene manufacturer means a 
manufacturer, excluding any source which is exclusively a toxaphene 
formulator, who produces, prepares or processes toxaphene or who uses 
toxaphene as a material in the production, preparation or processing of 
another synthetic organic substance.
    (2) Toxaphene formulator means a person who produces, prepares or 
processes a formulated product comprising a mixture of toxaphene and 
inert materials or other diluents into a product intended for 
application in any use registered under the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 135, et seq.).
    (3) The ambient water criterion for toxaphene in navigable waters is 
0.005 [micro]g/l.
    (b) Toxaphene manufacturer--(1) Applicability. (i) These standards 
or prohibitions apply to:
    (A) All discharges of process wastes; and
    (B) All discharges from the manufacturing areas, loading and 
unloading areas, storage areas and other areas which are subject to 
direct contamination by toxaphene as a result of the manufacturing 
process, including but not limited to: (1) Stormwater and other runoff 
except as hereinafter provided in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section; 
and (2) water used for routine cleanup or cleanup of spills.
    (ii) These standards do not apply to stormwater runoff or other 
discharges from areas subject to contamination solely by fallout from 
air emissions of toxaphene; or to stormwater runoff that exceeds that 
from the ten year 24-hour rainfall event.
    (2) Analytical method acceptable--Environmental Protection Agency 
method specified in 40 CFR part 136.
    (3) Effluent standard--(i) Existing sources. Discharges from a 
toxaphene manufacturer shall not contain toxaphene concentrations 
exceeding an average per working day of 1.5 [micro]g/l calculated over 
any calendar month; and shall not exceed a monthly average daily loading 
of 0.00003 kg/kkg of toxaphene produced, and shall not exceed 7.5 
[micro]g/l in a sample(s) representing any working day.
    (ii) New sources. Discharges from a toxaphene manufacturer shall not 
contain toxaphene concentrations exceeding an average per working day of 
0.1 [micro]g/l calculated over any calendar month; and shall not exceed 
a monthly average daily loading of 0.000002 kg/kkg of toxaphene 
produced, and shall not exceed 0.5 [micro]/l in a sample(s) representing 
any working day.
    (iii) Mass emission during shutdown of production. In computing the 
allowable monthly average daily loading figure required under the 
preceding paragraphs (b)(3)(i) and (ii) of this section, for any 
calendar month for which there is no toxaphene being manufactured at any 
plant or facility which normally contributes to the discharge which is 
subject to these standards, the applicable production value shall be 
deemed to be the average monthly production level for the most recent 
preceding 360 days of actual operation of the plant or facility.
    (c) Toxaphene formulator--(1) Applicability. (i) These standards or 
prohibitions apply to:
    (A) All discharges of process wastes; and
    (B) All discharges from the formulating areas, loading and unloading 
areas, storage areas and other areas which are subject to direct 
contamination by toxaphene as a result of the formulating process, 
including but not limited to: (1) Stormwater and other runoff except as 
hereinafter provided in paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section; and (2) 
water used for routine cleanup or cleanup of spills.
    (ii) These standards do not apply to stormwater runoff or other 
discharges from areas subject to contamination solely by fallout from 
air emissions of toxaphene; or to stormwater runoff that exceeds that 
from the ten year 24-hour rainfall event.

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    (2) Analytical method acceptable--Environmental Protection Agency 
method specified in 40 CFR part 136, except that a 1-liter sample size 
is required to increase the analytical sensitivity.
    (3) Effluent standards--(i) Existing sources. Toxaphene is 
prohibited in any discharge from any toxaphene formulator.
    (ii) New sources. Toxaphene is prohibited in any discharge from any 
toxaphene formulator.
    (d) The standards set forth in this section shall apply to the total 
combined weight or concentration of toxaphene, excluding any associated 
element or compound.