Support documents for 1998 "Cluster Rule"
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Permit Guidance Document: Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing Point Source Category (PDF)(219 pp, 779 K,
May 2000,
821-B-00-003)
Technical support and guidance for NPDES permit authorities and pretreatment control authorities in implementation of the 1998 Pulp and Paper Effluent Guidelines rule
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Supplemental Technical Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Category (Subparts B and E) (PDF)(312 pp, 767 K,
October 1997,
821-R-97-001)
Describes industry processes, pollutants generated, available control and treatment technologies, the technical basis for the final rule, and costs of the rule
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Technical Support Document for Best Management Practices for Spent Pulping Liquor Management, Spill Prevention and Control (PDF)(136 pp, 447 K,
October 1997,
821-R-97-011)
BMPs for bleached papergrade kraft and soda, and papergrade sulfite mills. The BMPs establish controls that will reduce the release of toxic, conventional, and nonconventional pollutants to surface waters.
- Economic Analysis for NESHAPs for Pulp & Paper Production Source Category; and for Effluent Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance Standards: Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Category (PDF)(498 pp, 1 MB, October 27, 1997)
- Pulp, Paper & Paperboard - Effluent Guidelines and NESHAP - Proposed Rule (PDF)(139 pp, 17 MB, December 17, 1993, 58 FR 66078)