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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 47 - Criteria Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act › Subchapter C - Requirements Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Offshore Oil and Gas Extraction Facilities Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act › Section IX-4773 - As an owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility, what must I collect and submit when I apply for my new or reissued LPDES permit?

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A. General
					 Application Requirements
1. As an owner or
					 operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility, you must submit to
					 the administrative authority a statement that you intend to comply with either:
a. the Track I requirements for new offshore
					 oil and gas extraction facilities in LAC 33:IX.4769.B; or
b. if you are a fixed facility, the Track II
					 requirements in LAC 33:IX.4769.C.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 47 - Criteria Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act › Subchapter C - Requirements Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Offshore Oil and Gas Extraction Facilities Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act › Section IX-4775 - As an owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility, must I perform monitoring?

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A. As an
					 owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility, you will
					 be required to perform monitoring to demonstrate your compliance with the
					 requirements specified in LAC 33:IX.4769 or alternative requirements in LAC
					 33:IX.4771.
B. Biological
					 Monitoring
1. Facility Requirements
a. Fixed facilities without sea chests that
					 choose to comply with the Track I requirements in LAC 33:IX.4769.B.1 must
					 monitor for entrainment. These facilities are not required to monitor for
					 impingement, unless the administrative authority determines that the
					 information would be necessary to evaluate the need for, or compliance with,
					 additional requirements in accordance with LAC 33:IX.4769.B.5 or more stringent
					 requirements in accordance with LAC 33:IX.4769.D.
b. Fixed facilities with sea chests that
					 choose to comply with the Track I requirements in LAC 33:IX.4769.B.1 are not
					 required to perform biological monitoring unless the administrative authority
					 determines that the information would be necessary to evaluate the need for, or
					 compliance with, additional requirements in accordance with LAC 33:IX.4769.B.5
					 or more stringent requirements in accordance with LAC 33:IX.4769.D.
c. Facilities that are not fixed facilities
					 are not required to perform biological monitoring unless the administrative
					 authority determines that the information would be necessary to evaluate the
					 need for, or compliance with, additional requirements in accordance with LAC
					 33:IX.4769.B.5 or more stringent requirements in accordance with LAC
					 33:IX.4769.D.
d. Fixed facilities
					 with sea chests that choose to comply with the Track II requirements in LAC
					 33:IX.4769.C must monitor for impingement only. Fixed facilities without sea
					 chests that choose to comply with Track II requirements must monitor for both
					 impingement and entrainment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 47 - Criteria Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act › Subchapter C - Requirements Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Offshore Oil and Gas Extraction Facilities Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act › Section IX-4777 - As an owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility, must I keep records and report?

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A. As an
					 owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility you are
					 required to keep records and report information and data to the administrative
					 authority as follows.
1. You must keep
					 records of all the data used to complete the permit application and show
					 compliance with the requirements, any supplemental information developed under
					 LAC 33:IX.4773, and any compliance monitoring data submitted under LAC
					 33:IX.4775, for a period of at least three years from the date of permit
					 issuance. The administrative authority may require that these records be kept
					 for a longer period.
2. You must
					 provide the following to the administrative authority in a yearly status
					 report:
a. for fixed facilities, biological
					 monitoring records for each cooling water intake structure as required by LAC
					 33:IX.4775.B;
b. velocity and head
					 loss monitoring records for each cooling water intake structure as required by
					 LAC 33:IX.4775.C; and
c. records of
					 visual or remote inspections as required in LAC 33:IX.4775.D.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 47 - Criteria Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act › Subchapter C - Requirements Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Offshore Oil and Gas Extraction Facilities Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act › Section IX-4779 - What must the administrative authority do to comply with the requirements of this Subchapter?

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A. Permit
					 Application. The administrative authority must review materials submitted by
					 the applicant in accordance with LAC 33:IX.2501.R, 4771, and 4773 at the time
					 of the initial permit application and before each permit renewal or reissuance.
1. After receiving the initial permit
					 application from the owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction
					 facility, the administrative authority must determine applicable standards in
					 LAC 33:IX.4769 or 4771 to apply to the new offshore oil and gas extraction
					 facility. In addition, the administrative authority must review materials to
					 determine compliance with the applicable standards.
2. For each subsequent permit renewal, the
					 administrative authority must review the application materials and monitoring
					 data to determine whether requirements, or additional requirements, for design
					 and construction technologies or operational measures should be included in the
					 permit.
3. For Track II facilities,
					 the administrative authority must review the information collection proposal
					 plan required by LAC 33:IX.4773.C.2.b. The facility may initiate sampling and
					 data collection activities prior to receiving comment from the administrative
					 authority.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 49 - Incorporation by Reference › Section IX-4901 - 40 CFR Part 136

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A. 40 CFR part 136, Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants, July 1,
				  2020, in its entirety, is hereby incorporated by reference.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 49 - Incorporation by Reference › Section IX-4903 - 40 CFR, Chapter I, Subchapter N

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A. 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N, Effluent
				  Guidelines and Standards, parts 401 and 405-471, July 1, 2020, are hereby
				  incorporated by reference.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 49 - Incorporation by Reference › Section IX-4905 - Availability

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A. Copies of
				  documents incorporated by reference may be obtained from the Superintendent of
				  Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20401, or by
				  telephone at (866) 512-1800.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (4)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 55 - Criteria and Standards for Imposing Conditions for the Disposal of Sewage Sludge under Section 405 of the Act-Reserved

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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5701 - Scope and Purpose

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A. The
				  provisions of this Chapter apply to owners or operators of specified facilities
				  discharging into waters of the state.
B. The effluent standards or prohibitions for
				  toxic pollutants established in this Chapter shall be applicable to the sources
				  and pollutants hereinafter set forth, and may be incorporated in any LPDES
				  permit, modification or renewal thereof, in accordance with the provisions of
				  this Chapter.
C. The provisions of
				  LAC 33:IX.Chapters 31-47 and 51-55 shall apply to any LPDES permit proceedings
				  for any point source discharge containing any toxic pollutant for which a
				  standard or prohibition is established under this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5705 - Abbreviations

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A. The
				  abbreviations used in this Chapter represent the following terms.
lb = pound (or pounds)
g = gram
m g/L = micrograms per liter (1 one-millionth
					 gram/liter)
kg = kilogram(s)
kkg = 1000 kilogram(s)
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5707 - Toxic Pollutants

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A. The
				  following are the pollutants subject to regulation under the provisions of this
				  Chapter.
1. Aldrin/Dieldrin
Aldrin
- the compound aldrin as identified
					 by the chemical name, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-1, 4, 4a, 5, 8,
					 8a-hexahydro-1, 4- endo-5, 8-exo-dimethanonaphthalene;
Dieldrin
-the compound dieldrin as
					 identified by the chemical name 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-6, 7-epoxy- 1, 4,
					 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a-octahydro-1, 4-endo-5,
					 8-exo-dimethanonaphthalene.
2. DDT
DDT
-the compounds DDT, DDD, and DDE as
					 identified by the chemical names: (DDT)-1, 1, 1-trichloro-2,
					 2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethane and some o, p-isomers; (DDD) or (TDE)-1,
					 1-dichloro-2, 2- bis (p-chlorophenyl) ethane and some o, p-isomers; (DDE)-1, 1
					 -dichloro-2, 2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene.
3. Endrin
Endrin
-the compound endrin as identified
					 by the chemical name 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-6, 7-epoxy -1, 4, 4a, 5, 6,
					 7, 8, 8a-octahydro- 1, 4-endo-5, 8-endodimethanonaphthalene.
4. Toxaphene
Toxaphene
-a material consisting of
					 technical grade chlorinated camphene having the approximate formula of
					 C10H10Cl8
					 and normally containing 67-69 percent chlorine by weight.
5. Benzidine
Benzidine
-the compound benzidine and its
					 salts as identified by the chemical name 4, 4 diaminobiphenyl.
6. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
(PCBs)-a
					 mixture of compounds composed of the biphenyl molecule which has been
					 chlorinated to varying degrees.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5709 - Compliance

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A.
1. Within 60 days from the date of
				  promulgation of any toxic pollutant effluent standard or prohibition each owner
				  or operator with a discharge subject to that standard or prohibition must
				  notify the Office of Environmental Services of such discharge. Such
				  notification shall include such information and follow such procedures as the
				  state administrative authority may require.
2. Any owner or operator who does not have a
				  discharge subject to any toxic pollutant effluent standard at the time of such
				  promulgation but who thereafter commences or intends to commence any activity
				  which would result in such a discharge shall first notify the state
				  administrative authority in the manner herein provided at least 60 days prior
				  to any such discharge.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5711 - Adjustment of Effluent Standard for Presence of Toxic Pollutant in the Intake Water

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A. Upon the
				  request of the owner or operator of a facility discharging a pollutant subject
				  to a toxic pollutant effluent standard or prohibition, the state administrative
				  authority shall give credit, and shall adjust the effluent standard(s) in such
				  permit to reflect credit for the toxic pollutant(s) in the owner's or
				  operator's water supply if:
1. the source of
				  the owner's or operator's water supply is the same body of water into which the
				  discharge is made; and if
2. it is
				  demonstrated to the state administrative authority that the toxic pollutant(s)
				  present in the owner's or operator's intake water will not be removed by any
				  wastewater treatment systems whose design capacity and operation were such as
				  to reduce toxic pollutants to the levels required by the applicable toxic
				  pollutant effluent standards in the absence of the toxic pollutant in the
				  intake water.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5713 - Requirement and Procedure for Establishing a More Stringent Effluent Limitation

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A. In
				  exceptional cases:
1. where the state
				  administrative authority determines that the ambient water criterion
				  established in these standards is not being met or will not be met in the
				  receiving water as a result of one or more discharges at levels allowed by
				  these standards; and
2. where he
				  further determines that this is resulting in or may cause or contribute to
				  significant adverse effects on aquatic or other organisms usually or
				  potentially present, or on human health, he may issue to an owner or operator a
				  permit or a permit modification containing a toxic pollutant effluent
				  limitation at a more stringent level than that required by the standard set
				  forth in these regulations. Any such action shall be taken pursuant to the
				  procedural provisions of LAC 33:IX.Chapters 31-47 and 51-55, as appropriate. In
				  any proceeding in connection with such action the burden of proof and of going
				  forward with evidence with regard to such more stringent effluent limitation
				  shall be upon the state administrative authority as the proponent of such more
				  stringent effluent limitation;
3.
				  evidence in such proceeding shall include at a minimum: an analysis using data
				  and other information to demonstrate receiving water concentrations of the
				  specified toxic pollutant, projections of the anticipated effects of the
				  proposed modification on such receiving water concentrations, and the
				  hydrologic and hydrographic characteristics of the receiving waters including
				  the occurrence of dispersion of the effluent. Detailed specifications for
				  presenting relevant information by any interested party may be prescribed in
				  guidance documents published from time to time, whose availability will be
				  announced in the
Federal Register
.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5715 - Compliance Date

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A. The effluent
				  standards or prohibitions set forth herein shall be complied with not later
				  than one year after promulgation unless an earlier date is established by the
				  administrator for an industrial subcategory in the promulgation of the
				  standards or prohibitions.
B. Toxic
				  pollutant effluent standards or prohibitions set forth herein shall become
				  enforceable under Sections 307(d) of the Act on the date established in LAC
				  33:IX.5715.A regardless of proceedings in connection with the issuance of any
				  LPDES permit or application therefor, or modification or renewal
				  thereof.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5717 - Aldrin/Dieldrin

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A. Specialized
				  Definitions
1.
Aldrin/Dieldrin
				  Manufacturer
- a manufacturer, excluding any source which is
				  exclusively an aldrin/dieldrin formulator, who produces, prepares or processes
				  technical aldrin or dieldrin or who uses aldrin or dieldrin as a material in
				  the production, preparation or processing of another synthetic organic
				  substance.
2.
Aldrin/Dieldrin Formulator
- a person who produces, prepares or
				  processes a formulated product comprising a mixture of either aldrin or
				  dieldrin 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
				  aldrin/dieldrin in waters of the state is contained in LAC 33:IX.Chapter 11
				  (Surface Water Quality Standards).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5719 - DDT, DDD, and DDE

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A. Specialized
				  Definitions
1.
DDT
				  Manufacturer
- a manufacturer, excluding any source which is
				  exclusively a DDT formulator, who produces, prepares or processes technical
				  DDT, or who uses DDT as a material in the production, preparation or processing
				  of another synthetic organic substance.
2.
DDT Formulator
- a person
				  who produces, prepares or processes a formulated product comprising a mixture
				  of DDT 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 DDT in
				  waters of the state is contained in LAC 33:IX.Chapter 11 (Surface Water Quality
				  Standards).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5721 - Endrin

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A. Specialized
				  Definitions
1.
Endrin
				  Manufacturer
- a manufacturer, excluding any source which is
				  exclusively an endrin formulator, who produces, prepares or processes technical
				  endrin or who uses endrin as a material in the production, preparation or
				  processing of another synthetic organic substance.
2.
. Endrin Formulator
-
				  person who produces, prepares or processes a formulated product comprising a
				  mixture of endrin 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 endrin in
				  waters of the state is contained in LAC 33:IX.Chapter 11 (Surface Water Quality
				  Standards).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5723 - Toxaphene

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A. Specialized
				  Definitions
1.
Toxaphene
				  Manufacturer
-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
- 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 waters of the state is contained in LAC 33:IX.Chapter 11 (Surface Water
				  Quality Standards).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5725 - Benzidine

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A. Specialized
				  Definitions
1.
Benzidine
				  Manufacturer
- a manufacturer who produces benzidine or who produces
				  benzidine as an intermediate product in the manufacture of dyes commonly used
				  for textile, leather and paper dyeing.
2.
Benzidine-Based Dye
				  Applicator
- an owner or operator who uses benzidine-based dyes in the
				  dyeing of textiles, leather or paper.
3. The ambient water criterion for benzidine
				  in waters of the state is contained in LAC 33:IX.Chapter 11 (Surface Water
				  Quality Standards).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 57 - Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions › Section IX-5727 - Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

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A.
				  Specialized Definitions
1.
PCB
				  Manufacturer
-a manufacturer who produces polychlorinated
				  biphenyls.
2.
Electrical
				  Capacitor Manufacturer
-a manufacturer who produces or assembles
				  electrical capacitors in which PCB or PCB-containing compounds are part of the
				  dielectric.
3
. Electrical
				  Transformer Manufacturer
-a manufacturer who produces or assembles
				  electrical transformers in which PCB or PCB-containing compounds are part of
				  the dielectric.
4. The ambient
				  water criterion for PCBs in waters of the state is contained in LAC
				  33:IX.Chapter 11 (Surface Water Quality Standards).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 59 - Secondary Treatment under the LPDES Program › Section IX-5901 - Purpose

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A. This Chapter
				  provides information on the level of effluent quality attainable through the
				  application of secondary or equivalent treatment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 59 - Secondary Treatment under the LPDES Program › Section IX-5905 - Secondary Treatment

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The following paragraphs describe the minimum level of
					 effluent quality attainable by secondary treatment in terms of the parameters
					 BOD5, TSS, and pH. All requirements for each parameter
					 shall be achieved except as provided in LAC 33:IX.5907 and 5911.
A. BOD5
1. The 30-day average shall not exceed 30
				  mg/L.
2. The 7-day average shall
				  not exceed 45 mg/L.
3. The 30-day
				  average percent removal shall not be less than 85 percent.
4. At the option of the LPDES permitting
				  authority, in lieu of the parameter BOD5 and the levels
				  of the effluent quality specified in LAC 33:IX.5905.A.1-3, the parameter
				  CBOD5 may be substituted with the following levels of
				  the CBOD5 effluent quality provided:
a. the 30-day average shall not exceed 25
				  mg/L;
b. the 7-day average shall
				  not exceed 40 mg/L;
c. the 30-day
				  average percent removal shall not be less than 85 percent.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 59 - Secondary Treatment under the LPDES Program › Section IX-5907 - Special Considerations

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A.
				  Combined Sewers. Treatment works subject to this Chapter may not be capable of
				  meeting the percentage removal requirements established under LAC
				  33:IX.5905.A.3 and B.3, or 5911.A.3 and B.3 during wet weather where the
				  treatment works receive flows from combined sewers (i.e., sewers which are
				  designed to transport both storm water and sanitary sewage). For such treatment
				  works, the decision must be made on a case-by-case basis as to whether any
				  attainable percentage removal level can be defined, and if so, what the level
				  should be.
B. Industrial Wastes.
				  For certain industrial categories, the discharge to navigable waters of
				  BOD5 and TSS permitted under Sections 301(b)(1)(A)(i),
				  (b)(2)(E) of the Act may be less stringent than the values given in LAC
				  33:IX.5905.A.1, A.4.a, B.1, 5911.A.1, B.1, and E.1.a. In cases when wastes
				  would be introduced from such an industrial category into a publicly owned
				  treatment works, the values for BOD5, and TSS in LAC
				  33:IX.5905.A.1, A.4.a, B.1, 5911.A.1, B.1, and E.1.a may be adjusted upwards
				  provided that:
1. the permitted discharge of
				  such pollutants, attributable to the industrial category, would not be greater
				  than that which would be permitted under Sections 301(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act if
				  such industrial category were to discharge directly into the navigable waters;
				  and
2. the flow or loading of such
				  pollutants introduced by the industrial category exceeds 10 percent of the
				  design flow or loading of the publicly owned treatment works. When such an
				  adjustment is made, the values for BOD5 or TSS in LAC
				  33:IX.5905.A.2, A.4.b, B.2, 5911.A.2, B.2, and E.1.b should be adjusted
				  proportionately.
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A.
				  Sampling and test procedures for pollutants listed in this Chapter shall be in
				  accordance with guidelines promulgated by the administrator in  40 CFR Part 136
				   (see LAC 33:IX.4503).
B. Chemical
				  oxygen demand (COD) or total organic carbon (TOC) may be substituted for
				  BOD5 when a long-term BOD:COD or BOD:TOC correlation has
				  been demonstrated.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 59 - Secondary Treatment under the LPDES Program › Section IX-5911 - Treatment Equivalent to Secondary Treatment

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This Section describes the minimum level of effluent
					 quality attainable by facilities eligible for treatment equivalent to secondary
					 treatment (LAC 33:IX.5903.
Facilities Eligible for Treatment Equivalent
					 to Secondary Treatment
) in terms of the parameters
					 BOD5, TSS, and pH. All requirements for the specified
					 parameters in LAC 33:IX.5911.A, B, and C shall be achieved except as provided
					 for in LAC 33:IX.5907, or 5911.D, E, or F.
A. BOD5
1. The 30-day average shall not exceed 45
				  mg/L.
2. The 7-day average shall
				  not exceed 65 mg/L.
3. The 30-day
				  average percent removal shall not be less than 65 percent.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 61 - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution › Section IX-6101 - Purpose and Applicability

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A. This
				  Chapter implements Sections 204(b)(1)(C) and (g), 307, 308, 309, 402(b), 405,
				  and 501(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended by the Clean
				  Water Act of 1977 ( Pub. L. 95-217) or "The Act." It establishes
				  responsibilities of federal, state, and local government, industry and the
				  public to implement national pretreatment standards to control pollutants which
				  pass through or interfere with treatment processes in publicly owned treatment
				  works (POTWs) or which may contaminate sewage sludge.
B. This regulation applies:
1. to pollutants from non-domestic sources
				  covered by pretreatment standards which are indirectly discharged into or
				  transported by truck or rail or otherwise introduced into POTWs as defined
				  below in LAC 33:IX.2313;
2. to
				  POTWs which receive wastewater from sources subject to national pretreatment
				  standards;
3. to states which have
				  or are applying for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
				  programs approved in accordance with Section 402 of the CWA; and
4. to any new or existing source subject to
				  pretreatment standards. National pretreatment standards do not apply to sources
				  which discharge to a sewer which is not connected to a POTW treatment
				  plant.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 61 - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution › Section IX-6103 - Objectives of General Pretreatment Regulations

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By establishing the responsibilities of government and
					 industry to implement national pretreatment standards this regulation fulfills
					 three objectives:
A. to prevent the
				  introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will interfere with the operation
				  of a POTW, including interference with its use or disposal of municipal
				  sludge;
B. to prevent the
				  introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will pass through the treatment
				  works or otherwise be incompatible with such works; and
C. to improve opportunities to recycle and
				  reclaim municipal and industrial wastewaters and sludges.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 61 - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution › Section IX-6107 - State or Local Law

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A. Nothing in this
				  regulation is intended to affect any pretreatment requirements, including any
				  standards or prohibitions, established by state or local law as long as the
				  state or local requirements are not less stringent than any set forth in
				  national pretreatment standards, or any other requirements or prohibitions
				  established under the Act or this regulation. States with an NPDES permit
				  program approved in accordance with Section 402(b) and (c) of the Act, or
				  states requesting NPDES programs, are responsible for developing a state
				  pretreatment program in accordance with
				  40
				  CFR 403.10.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 61 - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution › Section IX-6109 - National Pretreatment Standards: Prohibited Discharges

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A.
1.
				  General Prohibitions. A user may not introduce into a POTW any pollutant(s)
				  which cause pass through or interference. These general prohibitions and the
				  specific prohibitions in Subsection B of this Section apply to each user
				  introducing pollutants into a POTW whether or not the user is subject to other
				  national pretreatment standards or any national, state, or local pretreatment
				  requirements.
2. Affirmative
				  Defenses. A user shall have an affirmative defense in any action brought
				  against it alleging a violation of the general prohibitions established in
				  Subsection A of this Section and the specific prohibitions in Paragraphs B.3-7
				  of this Section where the user can demonstrate that:
a. it did not know or have reason to know
				  that its discharge, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from
				  other sources, would cause pass through or interference; and
b.
i.a
				  local limit designed to prevent pass through and/or interference, as the case
				  may be, was developed in accordance with Subsection C of this Section for each
				  pollutant in the user's discharge that caused pass through or interference, and
				  the user was in compliance with each such local limit directly prior to and
				  during the pass through or interference; or
ii. if a local limit designed to prevent pass
				  through and/or interference, as the case may be, has not been developed in
				  accordance with Subsection C of this Section for the pollutant(s) that caused
				  the pass through or interference, the user's discharge directly prior to and
				  during the pass through or interference did not change substantially in nature
				  or constituents from the user's prior discharge activity when the POTW was
				  regularly in compliance with the POTW's LPDES permit requirements and, in the
				  case of interference, applicable requirements for sewage sludge use or
				  disposal.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 61 - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution › Section IX-6113 - Removal Credits

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A. Introduction
1. Definitions. For the purpose of this
				  Section:
Overflow
- the intentional or
					 unintentional diversion of flow from the POTW before the POTW treatment
					 plant.
Removal
- a reduction in the amount of a
					 pollutant in the POTW's effluent or alteration of the nature of a pollutant
					 during treatment at the POTW. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by
					 physical, chemical or biological means and may be the result of specifically
					 designed POTW capabilities or may be incidental to the operation of the
					 treatment system. Removal as used in this Chapter shall not mean dilution of a
					 pollutant in the POTW.
Sludge Requirements
- the following
					 statutory provisions and regulations or permits issued thereunder (or more
					 stringent State or local regulations):
i.Section 405 of the Clean Water Act; the
				  Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) (including Title II more commonly referred to
				  as the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and State regulations
				  contained in any State sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D
				  of SWDA);
ii. the Clean Air
				  Act;
iii. the Toxic Substances
				  Control Act; and
iv. the Marine
				  Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 61 - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution › Section IX-6117 - POTW Pretreatment Programs and/or Authorization to Revise Pretreatment Standards: Submission for Approval

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A. Who Approves Program. A POTW requesting
				  approval of a POTW pretreatment program shall develop a program description
				  that includes the information set forth in Paragraphs B.1-4 of this Section.
				  This description shall be submitted to the Office of Environmental Services,
				  which will make a determination on the request for program approval in
				  accordance with the procedures described in LAC 33:IX.6121.
B. Contents of POTW Program Submission. The
				  program description must contain the following information:
1. a statement from the city solicitor or a
				  city official acting in a comparable capacity (or the attorney for those POTWs
				  which have independent legal counsel) that the POTW has authority adequate to
				  carry out the programs described in LAC 33:IX.6115. This statement shall:
a. identify the provision of the legal
				  authority under LAC 33:IX.6115.F.1 which provides the basis for each procedure
				  under LAC 33:IX.6115.F.2;
b.
				  identify the manner in which the POTW will implement the program requirements
				  set forth in LAC 33:IX.6115, including the means by which pretreatment
				  standards will be applied to individual industrial users (e.g., by order,
				  permit, ordinance, etc.); and
c.
				  identify how the POTW intends to ensure compliance with pretreatment standards
				  and requirements, and to enforce them in the event of noncompliance by
				  industrial users;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 61 - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution › Section IX-6121 - Approval Procedures for POTW Pretreatment Programs and POTW Granting of Removal Credits

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The following procedures shall be adopted in approving or
					 denying requests for approval of POTW Pretreatment Programs and applications
					 for removal credit authorization.
A.
				  Deadline for Review of Submission. The approval authority shall have 90 days
				  from the date of public notice of any submission complying with the
				  requirements of LAC 33:IX.6117.B and, where removal credit authorization is
				  sought with LAC 33:IX.6113.E and 6117.D, to review the submission. The approval
				  authority shall review the submission to determine compliance with the
				  requirements of LAC 33:IX.6115.B and F, and, where removal credit authorization
				  is sought, with LAC 33:IX.6113. The approval authority may have up to an
				  additional 90 days to complete the evaluation of the submission if the public
				  comment period provided for in Subparagraph B.1.b of this Section is extended
				  beyond 30 days or if a public hearing is held as provided for in Paragraph B.2
				  of this Section. In no event, however, shall the time for evaluation of the
				  submission exceed a total of 180 days from the date of public notice of a
				  submission meeting the requirements of LAC 33:IX.6117.B and, in the case of a
				  removal credit application, LAC 33:IX.6113.E and 6117.B.
B. Public Notice and Opportunity for Hearing.
				  Upon receipt of a submission the approval authority shall commence its review.
				  Within 20 work days after making a determination that a submission meets the
				  requirements of LAC 33:IX.6117.B and, where removal allowance approval is
				  sought, LAC 33:IX.6113.D and 6117.D, the approval authority shall:
1. issue a public notice of request for
				  approval of the submission:
a. this public
				  notice shall be circulated in a manner designed to inform interested and
				  potentially interested persons of the submission. Procedures for the
				  circulation of public notice shall include:
i. mailing notices of the request for
				  approval of the submission to designated 208 planning agencies, federal and
				  state fish, shellfish, and wildlife resource agencies (unless such agencies
				  have asked not to be sent the notices); and to any other person or group who
				  has requested individual notice, including those on appropriate mailing lists;
				  and
ii. publication of a notice of
				  request for approval of the submission in a newspaper(s) of general circulation
				  within the jurisdiction(s) served by the POTW that provides meaningful public
				  notice;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 61 - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution › Section IX-6125 - Variances from Categorical Pretreatment Standards for Fundamentally Different Factors

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A. Definition.
				  The term
requester
means an industrial user or a POTW or other
				  interested person seeking a variance from the limits specified in a categorical
				  pretreatment standard.
B. Purpose
				  and Scope. In establishing categorical pretreatment standards for existing
				  sources, the EPA will take into account all the information it can collect,
				  develop and solicit regarding the factors relevant to pretreatment standards
				  under Section 307(b) of the Act. In some cases, information which may affect
				  these pretreatment standards will not be available or, for other reasons, will
				  not be considered during their development. As a result, it may be necessary on
				  a case-by-case basis to adjust the limits in categorical pretreatment
				  standards, making them either more or less stringent, as they apply to a
				  certain industrial user within an industrial category or subcategory. This will
				  only be done if data specific to that industrial user indicates it presents
				  factors fundamentally different from those considered by EPA in developing the
				  limit at issue. Any interested person believing that factors relating to an
				  industrial user are fundamentally different from the factors considered during
				  development of a categorical pretreatment standard applicable to that user and
				  further, that the existence of those factors justifies a different discharge
				  limit than specified in the applicable categorical pretreatment standard, may
				  request a fundamentally different factors variance under this section or such a
				  variance request may be initiated by the EPA.
C. Criteria
1. General Criteria. A request for a variance
				  based upon fundamentally different factors shall be approved only if:
a. there is an applicable categorical
				  pretreatment standard which specifically controls the pollutant for which
				  alternative limits have been requested; and
b. factors relating to the discharge
				  controlled by the categorical pretreatment standard are fundamentally different
				  from the factors considered by EPA in establishing the standards; and
c. the request for a variance is made in
				  accordance with the procedural requirements in Subsections G and H of this
				  Section.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part IX - Water Quality › Subpart 2 - The Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Program › Chapter 61 - General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution › Section IX-6127 - Confidentiality

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A. DEQ Authorities.
				  In accordance with
				  R.S
				  30:2030 and R.S 30: 2074(D), any information
				  submitted to DEQ pursuant to these regulations may be claimed as confidential
				  by the submitter. Any such claim must be asserted at the time of submission. If
				  no claim is made at the time of submission, DEQ may make the information
				  available to the public without further notice. If a claim is asserted, the
				  information will be treated in accordance with the procedures in the LEQA and
				  regulations.
B. Effluent Data.
				  Information and data provided to the control authority pursuant to this Chapter
				  which is effluent data shall be available to the public without
				  restriction.
C. State or POTW. All
				  other information which is submitted to the state or POTW shall be available to
				  the public at least to the extent provided by
				  40
				  CFR 2.302 and
				  R.S.
				  30:2030.
D. Additional information concerning
				  nondisclosure of confidential information is found in LAC 33:I.Chapter 5 and
				  LAC 33:IX.6503.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section
					 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)