Section 307.2805  Nitric Acid

a)         Applicability.  This Section applies to discharges resulting from the production of nitric acid in concentrations up to 68 percent.  Discharges from shipping losses are excluded.

b)         Specialized Definitions.  The Board incorporates by reference 40 CFR 418.51 (2003).  This incorporation includes no later amendments or editions.

c)         Existing Sources.  These sources must comply with the general and specific pretreatment requirements of Subpart B.

d)         New Sources

1)         The Board incorporates by reference 40 CFR 418.56 (2003).  This incorporation includes no later amendments or editions.

2)         No person subject to the pretreatment standards incorporated by reference in subsection (d)(1) may cause, threaten, or allow the discharge of any contaminant to a POTW in violation of those standards.

3)         "New source" means any building, structure, facility, or installation whose construction commenced after December 7, 1973.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 4662, effective March 23, 2023)