Appendix E: Subsectors with Water Quality Benchmarks 

and/or Effluent Limitations Guidelines

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 January 27, 2014 Table 4-3. The parameters of concern associated with each sub-sector under the MSGP. Bolded X’s are effluent limitation 

bolded X’s are quality benchmarks. Shaded sectors have no QBM or ELG parameters associated with them. 

Sector Code Name

SubSector Code Name

Aluminum

Ammonia

Antimony

Arsenic

Beryllium

Cadmium

Chromium

Copper

Cyanide

Fluoride

Iron

Lead

Magnesium

Mercury

Nickel

Selenium

Silver

Zinc

Alpha Terpineol

Aniline

Pyridine

Naphthalene

p-Cresol

Phenol

Benzoic Acid

A.1 General Sawmills & Planing Mills X A.2 Wood Preserving X X A.3 Log Storage & Handling A.4

Hardwood Dimension & Flooring Mills; Special Products Sawmills, not elsewhere classified; Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood; Wood Pallets & Skids; Wood Containers, not elsewhere classified; Wood Buildings & Mobile Homes; Reconstituted Wood Products; & Wood Products Facilities not elsewhere classified

B Paper & Allied Products B.1 Paperboard Mills 

C.1 Agricultural Chemicals X XX X C.2 Industrial Chemicals X X X C.3 Soaps, Detergents, Cosmetics, & Perfumes X X C.4 Plastics, Synthetics, & Resins X X 

D

Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials & Lubricant Manufacturing

D.1 Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials E.1 Clay Product Manufacturers X E.2 Concrete & Gypsum Product Manufacturers X F.1 Steel Works, Blast Furnaces, & Rolling & Finishing Mills X X

F.2 Iron & Steel Foundries X X X X 

F.3 Rolling, Drawing, & Extruding of nonferrous Metals X X

F.4 Nonferrous Foundries X X

G.1 Active Copper Ore Mining & Dressing Facilities 

G.2

Iron Ores; Copper Ores; Lead & Zinc Ores; Gold & Silver Ores; Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium; & Miscellaneous Metal Ores

XXXX X XX XXXXX 

H Coal Mines & Coal Mining- Related Facilities H.1 Coal Mines & Related Areas X X 

I Oil & Gas Extraction

J.1 Sand & Gravel Mining J.2

Dimension & Crushed Stone & Nonmetallic Minerals 

K Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facilities K.1 All X X X X X XXX XX XXXXXXXX 

F Primary MetalsC

Timber ProductsChemical & Allied Products Manufacturing, and Refining

Sector

Glass, Clay, Cement, Concrete, & Gypsum Products

EA

Parameters

G Metal MiningJ Non-Metallic Mineral Mining & 

Dressing

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Sector Code Name

SubSector Code Name

Aluminum

Ammonia

Antimony

Arsenic

Beryllium

Cadmium

Chromium

Copper

Cyanide

Fluoride

Iron

Lead

Magnesium

Mercury

Nickel

Selenium

Silver

Zinc

Alpha Terpineol

Aniline

Pyridine

Naphthalene

p-Cresol

Phenol

Benzoic Acid

L.1 All Landfill, Land Application Sites & Open 

Dumps

X X X X X X 

L.2

All Landfill, Land Application Sites & Open Dumps, except Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF) Areas Closed in Accordance with 40 CFR 258.60

X X XX XXX 

M Automobile Salvage Yards M.1 Automobile Salvage Yards X X X 

N Scrap Recycling & Waste Recycling Facilities N.1

Scrap Recycling & Waste Recycling Facilities except those only receiving source-separate recyclable materials primarily from nonindustrial & residential sources X X X X X 

O Steam Electric Generating Facilities O.1 Steam Electric Generating Facilities X 

P Land Transportation & WarehousingQ Water Transportation Q.1 Water Transportation Facilities X X X XR Ship & Boat Building & Repair YardsS Air Transportation S.1

For airports where a single permittee, or a combination of permitted facilities use more than 100,000 gallons of glycol-based deicing chemicals and/or 100 tons or more of urea on an average annual basis, monitor the first four parameters in ONLY those outfalls that collect runoff from areas where deicing activities occur

X 

T Treatment Works

U.1 Grain Mill Products U.2 Fats & Oils Products 

V Textile Mills, Apparel, & Other Fabric ProductsW Furniture & FixturesX Printing & PublishingY Rubber, Misc. Plastic Products, & Misc. Manufacturing Industries Y.1 Rubber Products Manufacturing XZ Leather Tanning & Finishing

AA.1 Fabricated Metal Products, except Coating X X X AA.2 Fabricated Metal Coating & Engraving X 

Parameters

U Food & Kindred ProductsAA Fabricated Metal Products

Landfills, Land Application Sites, & Open Dumps

L

Sector

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Sector Code Name

SubSector Code Name

Aluminum

Ammonia

Antimony

Arsenic

Beryllium

Cadmium

Chromium

Copper

Cyanide

Fluoride

Iron

Lead

Magnesium

Mercury

Nickel

Selenium

Silver

Zinc

Alpha Terpineol

Aniline

Pyridine

Naphthalene

p-Cresol

Phenol

Benzoic Acid

AB

Transportation Equipment, Industrial, or Commercial Machinery Facilities

AC

Electronic & Electrical Equipment & Components; Photographic & Optical Goods

AD

Stormwater Discharges Designated by the Director as Requiring Permits

Sector Parameters

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