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Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Effluent Guidelines - Documents Related to 1974 through 1986 Rules

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  • Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Effluent Guidelines
  • 1986 Amendment - BCT.
  • 1982 Amendment - All standards except BCT.
  • 1977 Amendment.
  • 1974 Initial Rule: Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Category.
  • 1974 Initial Rule: Builders Paper Category.
  • Pulp, Paper & Paperboard; Builders Paper; Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (1.31 MB, December 18, 1986, 51 FR 45232)
    BCT
  • Pulp, Paper & Paperboard; Builders Paper; Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (6.19 MB, November 18, 1982, 47 FR 52006)
    All standards except BCT
  • Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines, New Source Performance Standards and Pretreatment Standards for the Pulp, Paper and Paperboard and the Builders' Paper and Board Mills Point Source Categories (pdf) (24.12 MB, October 1982, 440/1-82/025)
    Industry description, wastewater characterization, treatment technologies, regulatory compliance cost estimates and pollutant loadings for the 1982 final rule
  • Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (4.59 MB, January 6, 1977, 42 FR 1398)
  • Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Effluent Guidelines - Interim Final Rule (pdf) (3.47 MB, February 19, 1976, 41 FR 7662)
  • Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (2.01 MB, May 29, 1974, 39 FR 18742)
  • Builders Paper Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (527.67 KB, May 9, 1974, 39 FR 16578)

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