Effluent Guidelines

Coal Mining Effluent Guidelines Documents Related to 1976 Amendment

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Interim Final Rule (Revised BPT) (PDF)(9 pp, 1 MB, May 13, 1976, 41 FR 19832)
Development Document for the Coal Mining Category (PDF)(293 pp, 10 MB, May 1976, 440/1-76/057a)
Industry description, wastewater characterization, treatment technologies, regulatory compliance cost estimates and pollutant loadings for the final rule