Technical support document for the 2004 effluent guidelines program planDIANE Publishing |
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Page 7-114 - ... reduces the hazards to public health and the environment associated with the release of such substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The term includes equipment or technology modifications, process or procedure modifications, reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance, training, or inventory control.
Page 5-200 - Crushed and Broken Limestone Establishments primarily engaged in mining or quarrying crushed and broken limestone, including related rocks, such as dolomite, cement rock, marl, travertine, and calcareous tufa. Also included are establishments primarily engaged in the grinding or pulverizing of limestone, but establishments primarily engaged in producing lime are classified in Industry 3274.
Page 1-4 - PSES are designed to prevent the discharge of pollutants that pass through, interfere with, or are otherwise incompatible with the operation of POTWs.
Page 6-66 - Estimate is based on other approaches such as engineering calculations (eg, estimating volatilization using published mathematical formulas) or best engineering judgment. This would include applying an estimated removal efficiency to a treatment, even if the composition of the waste before treatment was fully identified through monitoring data.
Page 6-52 - Brine purification muds from the mercury cell process in chlorine production, where separately prepurified brine is not used.
Page 5-202 - Yarn, asbestos 3295 Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated Establishments operating without a mine or quarry and primarily engaged in crushing, grinding, pulverizing, or otherwise preparing clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals; barite; and miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals, except Industry Group No.
Page 5-213 - Establishments primarily engaged in operating oil and gas field properties. Such activities include exploration for crude petroleum and natural gas; drilling, completing, and equipping wells ; operation of separators, emulsion breakers, desilting equipment ; and all other activities in the preparation of oil and gas up to the point of shipment from the producing property.
Page 8-13 - facility or activity" classified as such by the Regional Administrator, or, in the case of "approved State programs," the Regional Administrator in conjunction with the State Director.
Page 1-4 - NSPS reflect effluent reductions that are achievable based on the best available demonstrated control technology. New facilities have the opportunity to install the best and most efficient production processes and wastewater treatment technologies. As a result, NSPS should represent the...
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