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Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance Standards: Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category, Coastal Subcategory
Part II
Proposed Rules
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This proposed regulation would limit the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States and the introduction of pollutants into publicly-owned treatment works by existing and new facilities in the coastal subcategory of the oil and gas extraction point source category. This proposed regulation would establish effluent limitations guidelines and new source performance standards (NSPS) for direct dischargers based on ``best practicable control technology currently available'' (BPT), ``best conventional pollutant control technology'' (BCT), ``best available technology economically achievable'' (BAT), and ``best available demonstrated control technology'' (BADCT) for new sources. The proposal also would establish ``pretreatment standards for new sources'' (PSNS) and ``pretreatment standards for existing sources'' (PSES) for facilities discharging their wastewaters to publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs). This regulation will reduce the discharge of pollutants into U.S. coastal water bodies by 4.3 billion pounds, thereby also reducing the impacts these discharges would otherwise incur to aquatic life and/or human health. As a result of consultation with stakeholders, the preamble solicits comments and data not only on issues raised by EPA, but also on those raised by State and local governments who will be implementing these regulations and by industry representatives who will be affected by them. This proposal does not take into account the regulatory effects of the recently published final EPA Region VI NPDES General Permits for production facilities (January 9, 1995). With these permits in effect, the costs of this proposal will be reduced and the actual reduction of pollutant loadings to coastal waters would be approximately 71 percent less, or 1.25 billion pounds per year, due to today's proposal. EPA will more fully incorporate the regulatory effects of the Region VI General Permits upon promulgation of the final rule.
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Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance Standards: Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category, Coastal Subcategory; Federal Register Vol. 60, Issue
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Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New Source
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1995-05-18
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Proposed rule.
This proposed regulation would limit the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States and the introduction of pollutants into publicly-owned treatment works by existing and new facilities in the coastal subcategory of the oil and gas extraction point source category. This proposed regulation would establish effluent limitations guidelines and new source performance standards (NSPS) for direct dischargers based on ``best practicable control technology currently available'' (BPT), ``best conventional pollutant control technology'' (BCT), ``best available technology economically achievable'' (BAT), and ``best available demonstrated control technology'' (BADCT) for new sources. The proposal also would establish ``pretreatment standards for new sources'' (PSNS) and ``pretreatment standards for existing sources'' (PSES) for facilities discharging their wastewaters to publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs). This regulation will reduce the discharge of pollutants into U.S. coastal water bodies by 4.3 billion pounds, thereby also reducing the impacts these discharges would otherwise incur to aquatic life and/or human health. As a result of consultation with stakeholders, the preamble solicits comments and data not only on issues raised by EPA, but also on those raised by State and local governments who will be implementing these regulations and by industry representatives who will be affected by them. This proposal does not take into account the regulatory effects of the recently published final EPA Region VI NPDES General Permits for production facilities (January 9, 1995). With these permits in effect, the costs of this proposal will be reduced and the actual reduction of pollutant loadings to coastal waters would be approximately 71 percent less, or 1.25 billion pounds per year, due to today's proposal. EPA will more fully incorporate the regulatory effects of the Region VI General Permits upon promulgation of the final rule.
Comments on the proposal must be received by May 18, 1995. Two public meetings will be held during the comment period: on March 7, 1995, in New Orleans, Louisiana and on March 21, 1995, in Seattle, Washington. Both meetings will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
For technical information contact Ms. Allison Wiedeman at (202) 260-7179. For economic information contact Dr. Matthew Clark at (202) 260-7192.
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