Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part IX - Water Quality
Subpart 1 - Water Pollution Control
Chapter 7 - Effluent Standards
Section IX-707 - Sugar Processing

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IX-707

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Applicability. The effluent limitations, standards of performance, pretreatment standards, and other provisions of this Section are applicable to pollutants and pollutant properties in discharges of wastewaters resulting from the production of cane sugars, both raw sugar and refined sugar in its various forms.

B. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to terms used in this Section. Definitions of other terms and meanings of abbreviations are set forth in LAC 33:IX.107.

Gross Cane- that amount of crop material as harvested, including field trash and other extraneous material.

Melt- that amount of raw material (raw sugar) contained within aqueous solution at the beginning of the process for production of refined cane sugar.

C. Crystalline Cane Sugar Refining

1. Applicability. The provisions of this Subsection apply to discharges resulting from the processing of raw cane sugar into crystalline refined sugar.

2. Effluent Limitations, Best Practicable Treatment. The following effluent limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged by a facility subject to this Subsection after application to process wastes of the best practicable control technology currently available.

Lbs./Ton of Melt

Pollutant or Pollutant Property

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

0.86

2.38

TSS

0.18

0.54

pH

[(1)]

[(1)]
[(1)] Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

3. Effluent Limitations, Best Conventional Technology. The following effluent limitations establish the quantity or quality of conventional pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged by a facility subject to this Subsection after application to process wastes of the best conventional pollutant control technology.

Lbs./Ton of Melt

Pollutant or Pollutant Property

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

0.86

1.72

TSS

0.18

0.36

pH

[(1)]

[(1)]
[(1)] Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

4. Effluent Limitations, Best Available Technology
a. The following effluent limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged by a facility subject to this Subsection after application to process wastes of the best available technology economically achievable:
i. no nonconventional pollutants to be controlled.

5. Standards of Performance. The following effluent limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged by a facility subject to this Subsection which is a new source.

Lbs./Ton of Melt

Pollutant or Pollutant Property

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

0.18

0.36

TSS

0.07

0.14

pH

[(1)]

[(1)]
[(1)] Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

6. Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources- Reserved

7. Pretreatment Standards for New Sources- Reserved

D. Raw Cane Sugar Processing

1. Applicability. The provisions of this Subsection apply to discharges resulting from the processing of sugar cane into a raw sugar product.

2. Effluent Limitations, Best Practicable Treatment. The following effluent limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged by a facility subject to this Subsection after application to process wastes of the best practicable control technology currently available.
a. For raw sugar mills/factories discharging to the Mississippi River:

Lbs./Ton of Gross Cane

Pollutant or Pollutant Property

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

1.1

2.0

TSS

1.0

3.0

pH

[(1)]

[(1)]
[(1)] Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

b. For raw sugar mills/factories discharging to water bodies of low assimilative capacity, i.e., streams other than the Mississippi River:

Lbs./Ton of Gross Cane

Pollutant or Pollutant Property

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

0.025

0.050

TSS

0.080

0.240

pH

[(1)]

[(1)]
[(1)] Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

c. In lieu of the quantitative limitations in LAC 33:IX.707.D.2.b, the following qualitative limitations may be applied to discharges from raw sugar mills/factories that impound all wastewaters for discharge after the grinding season and following stabilization.

BOD5: The daily average concentration shall not exceed 10 mg/L and the daily maximum concentration shall not exceed 15 mg/L. Additionally, the total load in pounds discharged during any calendar year shall not exceed 1.26 multiplied by the gross tons of cane ground during the preceding grinding season.

DO: The average concentration shall not be less than 4.0 mg/L and at no time shall the concentration be less than 3.0 mg/L.

TSS: Not to exceed 50 mg/L.

pH: Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

3. Effluent Limitations, Best Conventional Technology. The following effluent limitations establish the quantity or quality of conventional pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged by a facility subject to this Subsection after application to process wastes of the best conventional pollutant control technology.
a. For raw sugar mills/factories discharging to the Mississippi River:

Lbs./Ton of Gross Cane

Pollutant or Pollutant Property

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

1.1

2.0

TSS

1.0

3.0

pH

[(1)]

[(1)]
[(1)] Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

b. For raw sugar mills/factories discharging to water bodies of low assimilative capacity, i.e., streams other than the Mississippi River:

Lbs./Ton of Gross Cane

Pollutant or Pollutant Property

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

0.025

0.050

TSS

0.080

0.240

pH

[(1)]

[(1)]
[(1)] Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

c. In lieu of the quantitative limitations in LAC 33:IX.707.D.3.b, the following qualitative limitations may be applied to discharges from raw sugar mills/factories that impound all wastewaters for discharge after the grinding season and following stabilization.

BOD5: The daily average concentration shall not exceed 10 mg/L and the daily maximum concentration shall not exceed 15 mg/L. Additionally, the total load in pounds discharged during any calendar year shall not exceed 1.26 multiplied by the gross tons of cane ground during the preceding grinding season.

DO: The average concentration shall not be less than 4.0 mg/L and at no time shall the concentration be less than 3.0 mg/L.

TSS: Not to exceed 50 mg/L.

pH: Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

4. Effluent Limitations, Best Available Technology. The following effluent limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged by a facility subject to this Subsection after application to process wastes of the best available technology economically achievable:
a. no nonconventional pollutants to be controlled.

5. Standards of Performance. The following effluent limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged by a facility subject to this Subsection which is a new source.
a. For raw sugar mills/factories discharging to the Mississippi River:

Lbs./Ton of Gross Cane

Pollutant or Pollutant Property

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

1.1

2.0

TSS

1.0

3.0

pH

[(1)]

[(1)]
[(1)] Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

b. For raw sugar mills/factories discharging to water bodies of low assimilative capacity, i.e., streams other than the Mississippi River:

Lbs./Ton of Gross Cane

Pollutant or Pollutant Property

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

0.025

0.050

TSS

0.080

0.240

pH

[(1)]

[(1)]
[(1)] Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

c. In lieu of the quantitative limitations in LAC 33:IX.707.D.5.b, the following qualitative limitations may be applied to discharges from raw sugar mills/factories that impound all wastewaters for discharge after the grinding season and following stabilization.

BOD5: The daily average concentration shall not exceed 10 mg/L and the daily maximum concentration shall not exceed 15 mg/L. Additionally, the total load in pounds discharged during any calendar year shall not exceed 1.26 multiplied by the gross tons of cane ground during the preceding grinding season.

DO: The average concentration shall not be less than 4.0 mg/L and at no time shall the concentration be less than 3.0 mg/L.

TSS: Not to exceed 50 mg/L.

pH: Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

6. Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources- Reserved

7. Pretreatment Standards for New Sources- Reserved

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)

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