The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Metal Products and Machinery Effluent Limitation Guidelines Phase 2: Detailed Analysis of Proposed Regulation
Abstract
In late July, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA" or "the Agency") submitted proposed effluent limitation guidelines ("ELGs") for the metal products and machinery ("MP&M") industrial sector to the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") for review prior to submission to the EPA Assistant Administrator for Water for signature and subsequent publication in the Federal Register. The proposal is expected to be signed in late October. Publication -- the official date of proposal -- will occur approximately two months after signature At that time,approximately 90 days will be provided for comment, with an extension of between 30 and 60 days possible. This memorandum summarizes our latest understanding of what the ELG proposal will look like for the shipbuilding industry and provides an update on general issues related to the MP&M ELG rulemaking. I. SHIPBUILDING UNDER THE MP&M ELG Currently, with respect to the shipbuilding and repair industry, it is our understanding that the proposal is very similar to the expected proposal we discussed in our August 14, 2000 memorandum. In sum, shipbuilding facilities will be addressed under two parts of the rule: (1) dry docks will be covered by a separate subcategory; and (2) all other shipbuilding (on shore) operations will be under the "general metals" subcategory. A. Dry Dock Operations EPA will propose ELGs only for direct dischargers in the dry docks subcategory. EPA has confirmed that dry docks that are indirect dischargers (facilities that discharge their wastewater to a publicly owned treatment works ("POTW")) will not be subject to ELGs, primarily due to the low pollutant removals that an ELG would accomplish and high cost-ineffectiveness of removing the pollutants that are present.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 02, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA451757
Entities
People
- John L. Wittenborn
- Joseph J. Green