Permit Writer's Guide to Water Quality -Based Permitting for Toxic Pollutants

By Elder, James R.

Book Id: WPLBN0000074426
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.2 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Permit Writer's Guide to Water Quality -Based Permitting for Toxic Pollutants
Author:	Elder, James R.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


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Excerpt: Attached is the final Permit Writer's Guide to Water Quality-based Permitting for Toxic Pollutants. It has been reviewed by Regional, State, and Headquarters staff and is ready for use by the Regions and States.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ........................ ii Table of Contents ................... iii Acknowledgements .................... iv Glossary v Introduction ............................ ......................................... viii 1. Regulatory Basis for Toxics Control . . . . . . . . 1 2. Components of Water Quality-based Toxics Control . . 5 - EPA Water Quality Criteria for Aquatic Life . 5 - EPA Water Quality Criteria for Human Health . 6 - State Water Quality Standards . . . . . . . . 7 - Mixing Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - Design Flow of Receiving Waters . . . . . . . 8 - Wasteload Allocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - Lake, Estuarine, and Marine Discharges. . . . 10 - Effluent Flow . . . . . . . . - Recommended Toxicity Criteria . . . . . . . . 11 11 3. Permitting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Subsection 3.1 - Implementing Narrative Standards . 14 A. Approach 1 - Setting Limits . . . . . . . . . 14 B. Approach 2 - Setting Monitoring Requirements . 24 Subsection 3.2 - Implementing Numeric Criteria . . 29 A. Limits from Two Number State Criteria . . . 29 B. Limits from Single Number State Criteria . . . 29 C. Limits Based on Unspecified Toxicity Value . . 31 D. Limits Based on Whole Effluent Numeric Value . 31 Subsection 3.3 - Recommended Permitting Procedures 33 A. Issuance Involving Toxicity Limits . . . . . . 33 B. Issuance Not Involving Specific Limits . . . . 33 4. Case Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 5. Toxicity Reduction Evaluation (TRE) . . . . . . . . 43 - Application of TREs and Example Language ... 43 - Legal Basis .................. 43 - Conducting TREs ................ 44