New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14A - NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
Subchapter 12 - EFFLUENT STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO DIRECT DISCHARGES TO SURFACE WATER AND INDIRECT DISCHARGES TO DOMESTIC TREATMENT WORKS
Section 7:14A-12.10 - Petroleum hydrocarbon exemptions
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:14A-12.10
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Indirect users shall be exempted from the petroleum hydrocarbon standards specified at 7:14A-12.8(d), provided the following requirements are met:
1. The DTW
into which the indirect user discharges submits a request for the exemption
indicating it meets all of the following criteria:
i. The discharge from the domestic treatment works
has met a 10 mg/L average and 15 mg/L maximum limitation for oil and grease for each
of the reporting periods during the preceding 12 months, as determined by the
Department;
ii. The sludge disposal
option currently utilized or planned by the domestic treatment works considers
petroleum hydrocarbons a beneficial constituent; and
iii. The DTW shows that the costs for oil and
grease removal at its plant are in proportion to the other operation and maintenance
costs of the plant.
2. The
Department shall have 90 days to review the request for the exemption and make a
tentative decision to approve or deny the request. If additional information from
the applicant is required, the 90 day period may be extended. The Department shall
public notice the tentative decision.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. New Jersey may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
