La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § IX-5719

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section IX-5719 - DDT, DDD, and DDE

A. Specialized Definitions

1.DDT Manufacturer- a manufacturer, excluding any source which is exclusively a DDT formulator, who produces, prepares or processes technical DDT, or who uses DDT as a material in the production, preparation or processing of another synthetic organic substance.

2.DDT Formulator- a person who produces, prepares or processes a formulated product comprising a mixture of DDT and inert materials or other diluents into a product intended for application in any use registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended ( 7 U.S.C. 135 et seq.).

3. The ambient water criterion for DDT in waters of the state is contained in LAC 33:IX.Chapter 11 (Surface Water Quality Standards).

B. DDT Manufacturer

1. Applicability

a. These standards or prohibitions apply to:

i. all discharges of process wastes; and

ii. all discharges from the manufacturing areas, loading and unloading areas, storage areas and other areas which are subject to direct contamination by DDT as a result of the manufacturing process, including but not limited to:

(a). stormwater and other runoff except as hereinafter provided in LAC 33:IX.5719. B.1.b; and

(b). water used for routine cleanup or cleanup of spills.

b. These standards do not apply to stormwater runoff or other discharges from areas subject to contamination solely by fallout from air emissions of DDT, or to stormwater runoff that exceeds that from the 10-year 24-hour rainfall event.

2. Analytical Method Acceptable

a. Environmental Protection Agency method specified in 40 CFR Part 136 (see LAC 33:IX.4901), except that a 1-liter sample size is required to increase the analytical sensitivity.

3. Effluent Standard

a. Existing Sources. DDT is prohibited in any discharge from any DDT manufacturer.

b. New Sources. DDT is prohibited in any discharge from any DDT manufacturer.

C. DDT Formulator

1. Applicability

a. These standards or prohibitions apply to:

i. all discharges of process wastes; and

ii. all discharges from the formulating areas, loading and unloading areas, storage areas and other areas which are subject to direct contamination by DDT as a result of the formulating process, including but not limited to:

(a). stormwater and other runoff except as hereinafter provided in LAC 33:IX.5719.C.1.b; and

(b). water used for routine cleanup or cleanup of spills.

b. These standards do not apply to stormwater runoff or other discharges from areas subject to contamination solely by fallout from air emissions of DDT, or to stormwater runoff that exceeds that from the 10-year 24-hour rainfall event.

2. Analytical Method Acceptable

a. Environmental Protection Agency method specified in 40 CFR Part 136 (see LAC 33:IX.4901), except that a 1-liter sample size is required to increase the analytical sensitivity.

3. Effluent Standard

a. Existing Sources. DDT is prohibited in any discharge from any DDT formulator.

b. New Sources. DDT is prohibited in any discharge from any DDT formulator.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § IX-5719

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Water Resources, LR 21:945 (September 1995), repromulgated by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 30:232 (February 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)