Form 2c - Application For Permit To Discharge Wastewater - Existing Manufacturing, Commrecial, Mining And Silviculture Operarions - Idaho Department Of Environmental Quality Page 3
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23FORM 2c – INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
Item V-A, B, C, and D (continued)
treatment works, determine your testing requirements on the basis of
the industry categories of your contributors. When you determine
permitting authority, on a separate sheet attached to the application
which industry category you are in to find your testing requirements,
form, identify which outfall you did test, and describe why the outfalls
you are not determining your category for any other purpose and you
which you did not test are substantially identical to the outfall which
are not giving up your right to challenge your inclusion in that
you did test.
category (for example, for deciding whether an effluent guideline is
applicable) before your permit is issued. For all other cases
D. Reporting of Intake Data: You are not required to report data
(secondary
industries,
nonprocess
wastewater
outfalls,
and
under the “Intake” columns unless you wish to demonstrate your
nonrequired GC/MS fractions), you must mark “X” in either the
eligibility for a “net” effluent limitation for one or more pollutants, that
“Believed Present” column (column 2-b) or the “Believed Absent”
is, an effluent limitation adjusted by subtracting the average level of
the pollutant(s) present in your intake water, IPDES regulations
column (column 2-c) for each pollutant. For every pollutant you know
or have reason to believe is present in your discharge in
allow net limitations only in certain circumstances. To demonstrate
concentrations of 10 ppb or greater, you must report quantitative
your eligibility, under the “Intake” columns report the average of the
data. For acrolein, acrylonitrile, 2, 4 dinitrophenol, and 2-methyl-4, 6
results of analyses on your intake water (if your water is treated
dinitrophenol, where you expect these four pollutants to be
before use, test the water after it is treated), and discuss the
discharged in concentrations of 100 ppb or greater, you must report
requirements for a net limitation with your permitting authority.
quantitative data. For every pollutant expected to be discharged in
Part V-A
concentrations less than the thresholds specified above, you must
either submit quantitative data or briefly describe the reasons the
Part V-A must be completed by all applicants for all outfalls, including
pollutant is expected to be discharged. At your request the DEQ
outfalls containing only noncontact cooling water or storm runoff.
may
waive
the requirement to test for pollutants for an
However, at your request, the Director may waive the requirement to
industrial
category
or subcategory.
Your
request
must
test for one or more of these pollutants, upon a determination that
be
supported
by
data representatives of the industrial category
available information is adequate to support issuance of the permit
or subcategory in question. The data must demonstrate that
with less stringent reporting requirements for these pollutants. You
individual testing for each applicant is unnecessary, because the
also may request a waiver for one or more of these pollutants for
facilities
in
question
discharge
substantially identical levels
your category or subcategory from the DEQ. See discussion in
of
the
pollutant,
or
discharge
the
pollutant uniformly at
General Instructions to item V for definitions of the columns in
sufficiently low levels. If you qualify as a small business (see
Part A. The “Long Term Average Values” column (column 2-
below) you are exempt from testing for the organic toxic
c) and “Maximum 30-day Values” column (column 2-b) are not
pollutants, listed on pages V-4 to V-9 in Part C. For pollutants in
compulsory but should be filled out if data are available.
intake water, see discussion in General Instructions to this item. The
Use composite samples for all pollutants in this Part, except use grab
“Long Term Average Values” column (column 3-c) and “Maximum
samples for pH and temperature. See discussion in General
30-day Values” column (column 3-b) are not compulsory but should
Instructions to Item V for definitions of the columns in Part A. The
be filled out if data are available. You are required to mark “Testing
“Long Term Average Values” column (column 2-c) and “Maximum
Required” for dioxin if you use or manufacture one of the following
30-Day Values” column (column 2-b) are not compulsory but should
compounds:
be filled out if data are available.
(a) 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, (2,4,5-T);
Part V-B
(b) 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) propanoic acid, (Silvex, 2,4,5-TP)
Part V-B must be completed by all applicants for all outfalls, including
(c)
2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) ethyl 2,2-dichloropropionate, (Erbon);
outfalls containing only noncontact cooling water or storm runoff. You
must report quantitative data if the pollutant(s) in question is limited
(d) 0,0-dimethyl 0-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) phosphorothioate, (Ronnel);
in an effluent limitations guideline either directly, or indirectly but
(e) 2,4,5,-trichlorophenol, (TCP); or
expressly through limitation on an indicator (e.g., use of TSS as an
indicator to control the discharge of iron and aluminum). For other
(f)
hexachlorophene, (HCP).
discharged pollutants you must provide quantitative data or explain
their presence in your discharge. DEQ will consider requests
If you mark “Testing Required” or “Believed Present,” you must
to eliminate the requirement to test for pollutants for an industrial
perform a screening analysis for dioxins, using gas chromotography
category or subcategory. Your request must be supported by data
with an electron capture detector. A TCDD standard for quantitation
representative of the industrial category or subcategory in question.
is not required. Describe the results of this analysis in the space
The data must demonstrate that individual testing for each applicant is
provided; for example, “no measurable baseline deflection at the
unnecessary,
because
the
facilities
in
the
category
or
retention time of TCDD” or “a measurable peak within the tolerances
of the retention time of TCDD.” The DEQ may require you to
subcategory
discharge substantially
identical
levels
of
the
perform a quantitative analysis if you report a positive result. The
pollutant
or
discharge
the pollutant uniformly at sufficiently low
levels. Use composite samples for all pollutants you analyze for in
Effluent Guidelines Division of EPA has collected and analyzed
this part, except use grab samples for residual chlorine, oil and
samples from some plants for the pollutants listed in Part C in the
grease, and fecal coliform. The “Long Term Average Values” column
course of its BAT guidelines development program. If your effluents
(column 3-c) and “Maximum 30-day Values” column (column 3-b)
are sampled and analyzed as part of this program in the last three
are not compulsory but should be filled out if data are available.
years, you may use these data to answer Part C provided that the
permitting authority approves, and provided that no process change
Part V-C
or change in raw materials or operating practices has occurred since
Table 2c-2 lists the 34 “primary” industry categories in the lefthand
the
samples
were
taken
that
would
make
the
analyses
column. For each outfall, if any of your processes which contribute
unrepresentative of your current discharge.
wastewater falls into one of those categories, you must mark “X” in
Small Business Exemption: If you qualify as a “small business”,
“Testing Required” column (column 2-a) and test for (l) all of the toxic
you are exempt from the reporting requirements for the organic toxic
metals, cyanide, and total phenols, and (2) the organic toxic
pollutants, listed on pages V-4 to V-9 in Part C. There are two ways
pollutants contained in Table 2c-2 as applicable to your category,
in which you can qualify as a “small business.” If your facility is a coal
unless you qualify as a small business (see below). The organic toxic
mine, and if your probable total annual production is less than
pollutants are listed by GC/MS fractions on pages V-4 to V-9 in Part
100,000 tons per year, you may submit past production data or
V-C. For example, the Organic Chemicals Industry has an asterisk in
estimated future production (such as a schedule of estimated total
all four fractions; therefore, applicants in this category must test for
production under 30 CFR § 795.14(c)) instead of conducting
all organic toxic pollutants in Part V-C. The inclusion of total phenols
analyses for the organic toxic pollutants. If your facility is not a coal
in Part V-C is not intended to classify total phenols as a toxic
mine, and if your gross total annual sales for the most recent three
pollutant. If you are applying for a permit for a privately owned
years average less than $100,000 per year (in second quarter 1980
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