25 Pa. Code § 92a.48 - Industrial waste permit
(a)
Industrial waste regulated by this chapter must meet the following
requirements:
(1) EPA-promulgated effluent
limitation guidelines established under section 304(b) of the Federal Act
(33 U.S.C.A. §
1314(b)).
(2) Compliance with §
95.2 (relating to effluent
standards for industrial waste).
(3) For those industrial categories for which
no effluent limitations have been established under paragraph (1),
Department-developed technology-based limitations established in accordance
with 40 CFR
125.3 (relating to technology-based treatment
requirements in permits).
(b) For facilities or activities using
chlorination, the following apply:
(1) If the
EPA adopts a National categorical ELG promulgating limits for Total Residual
Chlorine (TRC) or free available chlorine for a specific industry or activity
under section 301 or 304(b) of the Federal Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§
1311 and
1314(b)), that
ELG constitutes BAT for the industry or activity. If the EPA has not
promulgated a National ELG for TRC or free available chlorine for an industry
or activity, the Department may develop a facility-specific BAT effluent
limitation for TRC. Factors, which will be considered in developing a
facility-specific BAT effluent limitation, include the following:
(i) The age of equipment and facilities
involved.
(ii) The engineering
aspects of the application of various types of control techniques and
alternatives to the use of chlorine or reductions in the volume of chlorine
used during the disinfection process.
(iii) The cost of achieving the effluent
reduction.
(iv) Nonwater quality
environmental impacts (including energy requirements).
(v) Other factors the Department deems
appropriate.
(2) For
facilities where the EPA has not promulgated a National ELG setting forth
limits for TRC or free available chlorine for an industry or activity, and the
Department has not developed a facility-specific BAT effluent limitation for
TRC under the factors in paragraph (1), an effluent limitation for TRC of 0.5
milligrams per liter (30-day average) constitutes BAT.
(3) Facilities using chlorination that
discharge to an Exceptional Value Water, or to a High Quality Water where
economic or social justification under §
93.4c(b) (1)(iii)
(relating to implementation of antidegradation requirements) has not been
demonstrated under applicable State or Federal law or regulations, shall
discontinue chlorination or dechlorinate their effluents prior to discharge
into the waters.
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