South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-9 - Water Pollution Control Permits
Subchapter 61-9.403 - GENERAL PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING AND NEW SOURCES OF POLLUTION
Appendix 61-9.403.G - POLLUTANTS ELIGIBLE FOR A REMOVAL CREDIT

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-9.403.G

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

I. REGULATED POLLUTANTS IN R.61-9.503 ELIGIBLE FOR A REMOVAL CREDIT

Use or Disposal Practice

Pollutants

LA

Surface Disposal I

Unlined1

Lined2

Arsenic

X

X

X

Beryllium

X

Cadmium

X

X

Chromium

X

X

Copper

X

Lead

X

X

Mercury

X

X

Molybdenum

X

Nickel

X

X

X

Selenium

X

Zinc

X

Total hydrocarbons

X(1)

KEY: LA - land application

SD - surface disposal site without a liner and leachate collection

system

I - firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator

(1) The following organic pollutants are eligible for a removal credit if

the requirements for total hydrocarbons (or carbon monoxide) in subpart

E in R.61-9.503 and other requirements in R.61-62 are met when sewage

sludge is fired in a sewage sludge incinerator: Acrylonitrile,

Aldrin/Dieldrin (total), Benzene, Benzidine, Benzo(a)pyrene,

Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether, Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate,

Bromodichloromethane, Bromoethane, Bromoform, Carbon tetrachloride,

Chlordane, Chloroform, Chloromethane, DDD,DDE,DDT, Dibromochloro-

methane, Dibutyl phthalate, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethylene,

2,4-dichlorophenol, 1,3-dichloropropene, Diethyl phthalate,

2,4-dinitrophenol, 1,2-diphenylhydrazine, Di-n-butyl phthalate,

Endosulfan, Endrin, Ethylbenzene, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide,

Hexachlorobutadiene, Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane, Beta-

hexachlorocyclohexane, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Hexachloroethane,

Hydrogen cyanide, Isophorone, Lindane, Methylene chloride,

Nitrobenzene, N-Nitrosodimethylamine, N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine,

Pentachlorophenol, Phenol, Polychlorinated biphenyls, 2,3,7,8-

tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 1,1,2,2,-tetrachloroethane,

Tetrachloroethylene, Toluene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene,

1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloro- ethane,

and 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol.

II. ADDITIONAL POLLUTANTS ELIGIBLE FOR A REMOVAL CREDIT

(milligrams per kilogram--dry weight basis)

Use or Disposal Practice

SD

Pollutant

LA

Unlined1

Lined2

I

Arsenic

--

--

1003

--

Aldrin/Dieldrin (Total)

2.7

--

--

--

Benzene

163

140

3400

--

Benzo(a)pyrene

15

1003

1003

--

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

--

1003

1003

--

Cadmium

--

1003

1003

--

Chlordane

86

1003

1003

--

Chromium (total)

1003

--

1003

--

Copper

--

463

100

1400

DDD, DDE, DDT (Total)

1.2

2000

2000

--

2,4 Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid

--

7

7

--

Fluoride

730

--

--

--

Heptachlor

7.4

--

--

--

Hexachlorobenzene

29

--

--

--

Hexachlorobutadiene

600

--

--

--

Iron

783

--

--

--

Lead

--

1003

1003

--

Lindane

84

283

283

--

Malathion

--

0.63

0.63

--

Mercury

--

1003

1003

--

Molybdenum

--

40

40

--

Nickel

--

--

1003

--

N-Nitrosodimethylamine

2.1

0.088

0.088

--

Pentachlorophenol

30

--

--

--

Phenol

--

82

82

--

Polychlorinated biphenyls

4.6

<50

<50

--

Selenium

--

4.8

4.8

4.8

Toxaphene

10

263

263

--

Trichloroethylene

103

9500

103

--

Zinc

--

4500

4500

450

KEY: LA - land application

SD - surface disposal

I - incineration

1 - Active sewage sludge unit without a liner and leachate collection system.

2 - Active sewage sludge unit with a liner and leachate collection system.

3 - Value expressed in grams per kilogram - dry weight basis.

4 - Value to be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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