Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 151 - VIRGINIA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (VPDES) GENERAL PERMIT REGULATION FOR DISCHARGES OF STORMWATER ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
Part IV - Sector Specific Permit Requirements
Section 9VAC25-151-280 - Sector U - Food and kindred products
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Discharges covered under this section. The requirements listed under this section apply to stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity from food and kindred products processing facilities, including dairy products SIC Codes 2021-2026; grain mill products SIC Codes 2041-2048; and fats and oils SIC Codes 2074-2079.
B. Special conditions. Prohibition of nonstormwater discharges. In addition to the general nonstormwater prohibition in Part I B 1, the following discharges are not covered by this permit: boiler blowdown, cooling tower overflow and blowdown, ammonia refrigeration purging, and vehicle washing and clean-out operations.
C. Benchmark monitoring and reporting requirements. Dairy products, grain mills and fats and oils products facilities are required to monitor their stormwater discharges for the pollutants of concern listed in Table 280.
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Table 280 Sector U - Benchmark Monitoring Requirements |
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Pollutants of Concern |
Benchmark Concentration |
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Dairy Products (SIC Codes 2021-2026) |
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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) |
30 mg/L |
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Total Suspended Solids (TSS) |
100 mg/L |
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Grain Mill Products (SIC Codes 2041-2048) |
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Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) |
1.5 mg/L |
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Total Suspended Solids (TSS) |
100 mg/L |
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Fats and Oils Products (SIC Codes 2074-2079) |
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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) |
30 mg/L |
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Total Nitrogen |
2.2 mg/L |
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Total Suspended Solids (TSS) |
100 mg/L |
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; § 402 of the Clean Water Act; 40 CFR Parts 122, 123, and 124.
