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Petroleum Refining Effluent Guidelines Documents for 1982 and 1985 Rules

1985 Amendment
Revised BAT, added stormwater limits (pursuant to litigation)
1982 Amendment
Revised BAT, PSNS, PSES (pursuant to 1977 CWA amendments & litigation)

Final rule (correction) (pdf) (109.57 KB, August 12, 1985, 50 FR 32414)
Final rule (pdf) (1.51 MB, July 12, 1985, 50 FR 28516)
Proposed rule (pdf) (1.26 MB, August 28, 1984, 49 FR 34152)
Final rule (pdf) (2.77 MB, October 18, 1982, 47 FR 46434)
Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines, New Source Performance Standards and Pretreatment Standards for the Petroleum Refining Point Source Category (pdf) (11.76 MB, October 1982, 440/1-82/014)
Proposed rule (pdf) (3.03 MB, December 21, 1979, 44 FR 75926)