[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 29]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR435.44]

[Page 340]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 435_OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart D_Coastal Subcategory
 
Sec. 435.44  Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction \
attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant 
          control technology (BCT).

    Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30-125.32, any existing point 
source subject to this Subpart must achieve the following effluent 
limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by 
the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology 
(BCT):

                        BCT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Pollutant         BCT effluent
             Stream                    parameter          limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Produced Water (all facilities).  Oil & Grease......  The maximum for
                                                       any one day shall
                                                       not exceed 72 mg/
                                                       l and the 30-day
                                                       average shall not
                                                       exceed 48 mg/l.
Drilling Fluids and Drill
 Cuttings and Dewatering
 Effluent: \1\
    All facilities except Cook    ..................  No discharge.
     Inlet.
    Cook Inlet:.................
      Water-based drilling        Free Oil..........  No discharge. \2\
       fluids, drill cuttings,
       and dewatering effluent.
      Non-aqueous drilling        ..................  No discharge.
       fluids and dewatering
       effluent.
      Drill cuttings associated   Free Oil..........  No discharge. \2\
       with non-aqueous drilling
       fluids.
Well Treatment, Workover and      Free Oil..........  No discharge. \2\
 Completion Fluids.
Produced Sand...................  ..................  No discharge.
Deck Drainage...................  Free Oil..........  No discharge. \3\
Sanitary Waste:
    Sanitary M10................  Residual Chlorine.  Minimum of 1 mg/l
                                                       maintained as
                                                       close to this
                                                       concentration as
                                                       possible.
    Sanitary M91M...............  Floating Solids...  No discharge.
Domestic Waste..................  Floating Solids     No discharge of
                                   and garbage.        Floating Solids
                                                       or garbage.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ BCT limitations for dewatering effluent are applicable
  prospectively. BCT limitations in this rule are not applicable to
  discharges of dewatering effluent from reserve pits which as of the
  effective date of this rule no longer receive drilling fluids and
  drill cuttings. Limitations on such discharges shall be determined by
  the NPDES permit issuing authority.
\2\ As determined by the static sheen test (see appendix 1 to 40 CFR
  part 435, subpart A).
\3\ As determined by the presence of a film or sheen upon or a
  discoloration of the surface of the receiving water (visual sheen).


[61 FR 66125, Dec. 16, 1996; 62 FR 1682, Jan. 13, 1997, as amended at 66 
FR 6917, Jan. 22, 2001]