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Glass Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines Documents

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Documents pertaining to Glass Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines (40 CFR Part 426)

  • Amendments
  • Initial Rulemaking
    • 1975 rule: Subparts H-M
    • 1974 rules:
      • Subparts B-G
      • Subpart A

  • Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology; Effluent Limitations Guidelines; Final rule (pdf) (3.35 MB, July 9, 1986, 51 FR 24974)
    Revised BCT methodology and effluent limitations pursuant to litigation
  • Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology; Effluent Limitations Guidelines; Proposed rule (pdf) (2.86 MB, October 29, 1982, 47 FR 49176)
  • Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology; Reasonableness of Existing Effluent Limitation Guidelines; Final rule (pdf) (3.4 MB, August 29, 1979, 44 FR 50732)
    Initial BCT methodology and effluent limitations; later revised after litigation. See July 9, 1986 final rule.
  • Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology; Reasonableness of Existing Effluent Limitation Guidelines; Proposed rule (pdf) (3.7 MB, August 23, 1978, 43 FR 37570)
  • Glass Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (1.52 MB, January 16, 1975, 40 FR 2952)
    Subparts H, J-M
  • Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Pressed and Blown Glass Segment of the Glass Manufacturing Point Source Category (pdf) (5.34 MB, January 1975, 440/1-75/034a)
    Industry description, wastewater characterization, treatment technologies, regulatory compliance cost estimates and pollutant loadings for the final rule (Subparts H-M)
  • Glass Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Proposed Rule (pdf) (2.07 MB, August 21, 1974, 39 FR 30282)
    Subparts H-M
  • Glass Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (1.11 MB, February 14, 1974, 39 FR 5712)
    Subparts B-G
  • Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Flat Glass Segment of the Glass Manufacturing Point Source Category (pdf) (3.9 MB, January 1974, 440/1-74/001c)
    Industry description, wastewater characterization, treatment technologies, regulatory compliance cost estimates and pollutant loadings for the final rule (Subparts B-G)
  • Glass Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Proposed Rule (pdf) (1.36 MB, October 17, 1973, 38 FR 28902)
    Subparts B-G
  • Glass Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (458.72 KB, January 22, 1974, 39 FR 2564)
    Subpart A - BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS
  • Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Insulation Fiberglass Segment of the Glass Manufacturing Point Source Category (pdf) (4.72 MB, January 1974, 440/1-74/001b)
    Industry description, wastewater characterization, treatment technologies, regulatory compliance cost estimates and pollutant loadings for the final rule (Subpart A)
  • Glass Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Proposed rule (pdf) (879.76 KB, August 22, 1973, 38 FR 22606)
    Subpart A - BPT, BAT, NSPS, PSNS

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