1
Memorandum
From:
Carey
A.
Johnston,
P.
E.
USEPA/
OW/
OST
ph:
(
202)
566
1014
johnston.
carey@
epa.
gov
To:
Public
Record
for
the
Effluent
Guidelines
Program
Plan
for
2004/
2005
DCN
00709,
Section
3.5
EPA
Docket
Number
OW­
2003­
0074
(
www.
epa.
gov/
edockets/)

Date:
December
11,
2003
Re:
Summary
of
Effluent
Limits
Applicable
to
Petroleum
Bulk
Stations
and
Terminals
from
13
Individual
and
General
NPDES
Permits
EPA
collected
information
from
approximately
13
individual
and
general
permits
that
control
waste
waters
from
Petroleum
Bulk
Stations
and
Terminals
(
PBST)
(
SIC
5171).
Permit
controls
summarized
in
Attachment
1
include
the
state/
permit
number,
permit
limits
by
pollutant,
and
the
basis
of
the
limitation
where
available.
2
Attachment
1
Summary
of
Current
Permit
Limits
Applicable
to
Petroleum
Bulk
Stations
and
Terminals
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
Ammonia
as
N
Arkansas
(
General
Permit
ARG340000)
1
mg/
L
(
daily
average)

2
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Hawaii
(
General
Permit
55­
H­
1)
Varies
Limit
equals
specific
criteria
established
by
state
water
classification
Report
if
detected
If
no
established
specific
criteria
Arsenic
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
0.1
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

0.2
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

0.3
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Barium
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
1.0
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

2.0
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

4.0
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Benzene
Arkansas
(
General
Permit
ARG340000)
0.05
mg/
L
(
daily
average
and
daily
max)
Unknown
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
3
Hawaii
(
General
Permit
55­
H­
1)
Saline
water:
1.7
mg/
L
Fresh
water:
1.8
mg/
L
(
per
batch
discharge)
Unknown
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
0.05
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
Massachusetts
(
MA0000833)
40
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Massachusetts
(
MA0004782)
500
µ
g/
L
(
quarterly
monitoring
limit)
Best
professional
judgement
Missouri
(
MO­
0004774)
0.05
mg/
L
(
daily
average
and
daily
max)
Unknown
North
Carolina
(
General
Permit
­

2001
Permitting
Strategy)
b
1.19
µ
g/
L
x
dilution
of
receiving
streamc
Water
quality
standard
South
Carolina
(
General
Permit
SCG340000)
d,
f
Fresh
water:
0.10
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

Salt
water:
0.07
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
0.05
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Wisconsin
(
General
Permit
WI­

0046531­
3)
a
50
µ
g/
L
(
monthly
average)
Treatment
technology
based
Benzo(
a)
pyrene
Wisconsin
(
General
Permit
WI­

0046531­
3)
a
0.1
µ
g/
L
(
monthly
average)
Treatment
technology
based
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
4
Biochemical
oxygen
demand
(
BOD5)

Missouri
(
MO­
0004774)
30
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

45
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Cadmium
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
Inland
waters:
0.05
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

0.1
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

0.2
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Tidal
waters:
0.1
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

0.2
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

0.3
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Chromium
Missouri
(
MO­
0004774)
0.75
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

1.0
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
0.5
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

1.0
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

5.0
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Copper
South
Carolina
(
General
Permit
SCG340000)
d,
e
Fresh
water:
0.013
mg/
L
Salt
water:
0.006
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
5
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
0.5
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

1.0
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

2.0
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Cyanide,
Total
Arkansas
(
General
Permit
ARG340000)
0.005
mg/
L
(
daily
average)

0.009
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Ethylbenzene
Hawaii
(
General
Permit
55­
H­
1)
Saline
water:
0.14
mg/
L
Fresh
water:
11
mg/
L
(
per
batch
discharge)
Unknown
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
0.014
mg/
L(
monthly
average)

0.15
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
South
Carolina
(
General
Permit
SCG340000)
d,
f
Fresh
water:
1.94
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

Salt
water:
0.013
mg/
L(
daily
max)
Unknown
Iron,
Total
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
2
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

4
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
Lead,
Total
Arkansas
(
General
Permit
ARG340000)
0.0006
mg/
L
(
daily
average)

0.0012
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
6
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
0.092
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

0.4
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
South
Carolina
(
General
Permit
SCG340000)
d,
f
Fresh
water:
0.083
mg/
L
Salt
water:
0.22
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
g
Unknown
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
0.25
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Lead,
Total
Recoverable
Hawaii
(
General
Permit
55­
H­
1)
Saline
water:
0.14
mg/
L
Fresh
water:
0.029
mg/
L
(
per
batch
discharge)
Unknown
Missouri
(
MO­
0004774)
150
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Manganese
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
1.0
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

2.0
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

3.0
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Mercury
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
0.005
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

0.005
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

0.01
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
7
Methyl
Tertiary
Butyl
Ether
(
MTBE)

South
Carolina
(
General
Permit
SCG340000)
d,
f
Fresh
water:
42.0
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
h
Unknown
Naphthalene
South
Carolina
(
General
Permit
SCG340000)
d,
i
Fresh
water:
0.14
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

Salt
water:
0.07
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Nickel
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
1.0
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

2.0
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

3.0
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Oil
and
Grease
Arkansas
(
General
Permit
ARG340000)
10
mg/
L
(
daily
average)

15
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Hawaii
(
General
Permit
55­
H­
1)
15
mg/
L
(
per
batch
discharge)
Unknown
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
15
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

30
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
Indiana
(
General
Permit
327
IAC
15­
9)
10
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

15
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Massachusetts
(
MA0000833)
15
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Technology
based
limit
(
determined
by
best
professional
judgement
and
demonstrated
performance)
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
8
Massachusetts
(
MA0004782)
15
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
State
water
quality
and
state
certification
requirements
Ohio
(
General
Permit
Policy
DSW­
0100.024)
15
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

20
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Oregon
(
General
Permit
1300­
3)
10
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

15
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Technology
based
(
simple
oil/
water
separation)

Washington
(
WA0039918)
10
mg/
L
(
average)

15
mg/
L
(
max)
Treatment
technology
based
(
gravity
oil/
water
separator)

Wisconsin
(
General
Permit
WI­

0046531­
3)
15
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Technology
based
(
simple
oil/
water
separation)

Phenolic
Compounds
Missouri
(
MO­
0004774)
0.35
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

0.75
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Polycyclic
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
(
PAHs)

Massachusetts
(
MA0000833)
31.1
ng/
L
with
compliance
based
on
the
following
Practical
Quantitation
Limits
(
PQLs):

10
µ
g/
L
for
a
single
PAH
compound;
and
50
µ
g/
L
for
the
sum
of
any
PAH
compound
detected
(
16
total
compounds)
Human
health
criterion
for
contaminated
fish
consumption
Wisconsin
(
General
Permit
WI­

0046531­
3)
a
0.1
µ
g/
L
(
monthly
average)
Treatment
technology
based
Polynuclear
Aromatic
Compounds
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
9
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
0.1
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
Selenium
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
Inland
waters:
0.05
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

0.1
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

0.2
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Tidal
waters:
0.1
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

0.2
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

0.3
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Silver
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
0.05
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

0.1
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

0.2
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
Toluene
Hawaii
(
General
Permit
55­
H­
1)
Saline
water:
2.1
mg/
L
Fresh
water:
5.8
mg/
L
(
per
batch
discharge)
Unknown
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
0.6
mg/
L(
monthly
average)

2
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
South
Carolina
(
General
Permit
SCG340000)
d,
f
Fresh
water:
1.06
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

Salt
water:
0.19
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Total
BETX
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
10
Arkansas
(
General
Permit
ARG340000)
0.1
mg/
L
(
daily
average
and
daily
max)
Unknown
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
0.75
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
Missouri
(
MO­
0004774)
0.75
mg/
L
(
daily
average
and
daily
max)
Unknown
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
0.5
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Washington
(
WA0039918)
100
µ
g/
L
(
max)
Demonstrated
performance
by
PBSTs
to
minimize
discharge
of
petroleum­
based
compounds
(
through
storm
water
p2
and
use
of
oil/
water
separators)

Wisconsin
(
General
Permit
WI­

0046531­
3)
a
750
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)
Treatment
technology
based
Total
Dissolved
Solids
Arkansas
(
General
Permit
ARG340000)
500
mg/
L
(
daily
average
and
daily
max)
Unknown
Total
Organic
Carbon
Missouri
(
MO­
0004774)
110
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

130
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
11
Total
Petroleum
Hydrocarbons
Missouri
(
MO­
0004774)
10
mg/
L
(
monthly
average
and
daily
max)
Unknown
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
15
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Total
Suspended
Solids
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
15
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

30
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
Indiana
(
General
Permit
327
IAC
15­
9)
30
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

45
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Massachusetts
(
MA0000833)
30
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

100
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Best
professional
judgement
Massachusetts
(
MA0004782)
30
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

100
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Best
professional
judgement
Missouri
(
MO­
0004774)
j
65
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

85
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
North
Carolina
(
General
Permit
­

2001
Permitting
Strategy)
b
45
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
South
Carolina
(
General
Permit
SCG340000)
d,
e
Salt
water:
110
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Washington
(
WA0039918)
15
mg/
L
(
average)

23
mg/
L
(
max)
Unknown
State
(
Permit)
Pollutant/
Permit
Limit
Limit
Basis
12
Xylenes,
Total
Illinois
(
IL0076465)
k
0.117
mg/
L(
monthly
average)

0.92
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
k
South
Carolina
(
General
Permit
SCG340000)
d,
f
Fresh
water:
0.50
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
Unknown
Zinc
Texas
(
General
Permit
TXG340000)
1.0
mg/
L
(
monthly
average)

2.0
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

6.0
mg/
L
(
single
grab)
TNRCC
Regulations
for
Hazardous
Metals
a
Limits
apply
to
tank
bottom
waters
only.

b
Limits
apply
to
storm
water
discharges
only.
Tank
bottom
waters
must
be
treated
prior
to
discharge.

c
Limit
can
be
waived
if
"
no
reasonable
potential"
to
discharge
exists.

d
Limits
effective
April
1,
2006.

e
Limits
for
storm
water
discharges
from
secondary
containment
and
hydrostatic
test
water
from
new
petroleum
tanks
and
pipelines.

f
Limits
for
storm
water
and/
or
external
washwater
from
loading
racks
where
leaded
and
unleaded
gasolines
are
transferred
and/
or
test
water
from
used
petroleum
tanks
and
pipelines.

g
Monitoring
only
for
discharges
from
leaded
gasoline
storage/
transfer
and
when
hydrostatic
test
water
is
discharged.

h
Monitoring
only
for
discharges
from
unleaded
gasoline
storage/
transfer.

i
Limits
for
storm
water
and/
or
external
washwater
from
loading
racks
where
petroleum
solvents,
light
distillate,
and/
or
residual
oils
are
transferred.

j
Limits
only
apply
to
water
accumulated
in
the
tank
areas.
Water
must
be
analyzed
for
possible
contamination
and
treated
prior
to
discharge
if
limits
are
exceeded.

k
Limits
apply
to
discharge
of
hydrostatic
test
water
only.
Discharge
goes
to
a
receiving
stream
segment
listed
as
an
impaired
water
due
to
metals,
organic
enrichment,
copper,
and
siltation.

BETX
=
benzene,
ethylbenzene,
toluene
and
xylene
13
TNRCC
=
Texas
Natural
Resource
Conservation
Commission
Additional
limits
that
may
apply
to
PBSTs,
but
do
not
cover
major
surface
water
discharges
include
the
following:

Limitations
for
discharge
to
groundwater
(
Wisconsin)

°
O&
G
­
15
mg/
L
(
daily
max):
Based
on
treatment
technology
(
oil/
water
separator)

°
Limits
for
tank
bottom
water
only
(
based
on
state
Preventive
Action
Limits):


Benzene
­
0.5
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)


Benzo(
a)
pyrene
­
0.02
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)


Ethylbenzene
­
140
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)


Naphthalene
­
8
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)


PAH
­
0.1
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)


Toluene
­
200
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)


Total
BETX
­
750
µ
g/
L
(
daily
max)

Petroleum
tank
truck
wash
water
(
Arkansas)

°
O&
G
­
10
mg/
L
(
daily
average)
­
15
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
°
COD
­
50
mg/
L
(
daily
average)
­
75
mg/
L
(
daily
max)
°
TSS
­
35
mg/
L
(
daily
average)
­
53
mg/
L
(
daily
max)

Storm
water
discharges
not
controlled
by
an
oil/
water
separator
(
Oregon)

°
O&
G
­
shall
not
exceed
10
mg/
L
°
Benchmarks
to
evaluate
storm
water
control
plans:


Copper,
total:
0.1
mg/
L

Lead,
total:
0.4
mg/
L

Zinc,
total:
0.6
mg/
L

TSS:
130
mg/
L
