Organic Chemicals Effluent Guidelines Documents

Federal Register Notices and support documents supporting the OCPSF rules.

• Preliminary Study of Carbon Disulfide Discharges from Cellulose Products Manufacturers (pdf) (274.35 KB, December 2011, 821-R-11-009)
  EPA researched how CS2 enters wastewater at cellulose manufacturers and its fate in the facilities’ existing wastewater treatment systems. EPA also collected data on whether the CS2 discharges would impact human health or aquatic life.
• Product and Product Group Discharges Subject To Effluent Limitations and Standards for the Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category (pdf) (747.5 KB, April 2005)
  This document will aid the reader in determining whether the OCPSF regulations apply to the discharges of a particular manufacturing facility. It includes references to other Effluent Guidelines categories that address production of certain organic chemicals.
• Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (3.13 MB, July 9, 1993, 58 FR 36872)
• Supplement to the Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category (pdf) (2.59 MB, May 1993, 821-R-93-007)
• Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (1.29 MB, September 11, 1992, 57 FR 41836)
• Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (258.85 KB, June 29, 1990, 55 FR 26691)
• Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (249.19 KB, June 27, 1989, 54 FR 27351)
• Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (7.91 MB, November 5, 1987, 52 FR 42522)
• Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines, New Source Performance Standards and Pretreatment Standards for the Organic Chemicals, Plastics And Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category; Volume I (pdf) (21.1 MB, October 1987, 440/1-87/009)
  Describes industry processes, pollutants generated, available control and treatment technologies, the technical basis for the final rule, and costs of the rule
• Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines, New Source Performance Standards and Pretreatment Standards for the Organic Chemicals, Plastics And Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category; Volume II (pdf) (25.37 MB, October 1987, 440/1-87/009)
• Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Guidelines - Proposed Rule (pdf) (5.15 MB, March 21, 1983, 48 FR 11828)