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Soap and Detergent Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines Documents

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  • Soap and Detergent Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines
  • Soap and Detergent Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (474.57 KB, June 30, 1975, 40 FR 27454)
  • Soap and Detergent Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Proposed Rule (pdf) (535.38 KB, February 20, 1975, 40 FR 7580)
  • Pretreatment Standards - Final Rule (pdf) (1.2 MB, 2/11/1975, 40 FR 6432)
    Dairy Products Processing (40 CFR Part 405); Grain Mills (Part 406); Canned & Preserved Fruits & Vegetables Proc. (Part 407); Canned & Preserved Seafood Proc. (Part 408); Sugar Proc. (Part 409); Cement Mfg. (Part 411); Feedlots (Part 412); Organic Chemicals Mfg. (Part 414); Soap & Detergent Mfg. (Part 417) ; Glass Mfg. (Part 426); Asbestos Mfg. (Part 427); Pulp, Paper & Paperboard (Part 430); Builders Paper & Board Mills (Part 431); Meat Products (Part 432) categories
  • Soap and Detergent Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (556.51 KB, April 12, 1974, 39 FR 13370)
  • Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Soap and Detergent Manufacturing Point Source Category (pdf) (7.46 MB, April 1974, 440/1-74/018a)
    Industry description, wastewater characterization, treatment technologies, regulatory compliance cost estimates and pollutant loadings for the final rule
  • Soap and Detergent Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Proposed Rule (pdf) (5.05 MB, December 26, 1973, 38 FR 35250)
  • Effluent Guidelines for the Soap and Detergents Manufacturing Category (40 CFR Part 417); Example: Standard Methods; Method No. 5210C (pdf) (187.24 KB, July 2019)

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Last updated on October 25, 2024
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