Section 100. Sector B - Paper and allied products manufacturing

A. Discharges covered under this section. The requirements listed under this section apply to storm water discharges associated with industrial activity from facilities generally classified under SIC Major Group 26 that are engaged in the following activities: the manufacture of pulps from wood and other cellulose fibers and from rags; the manufacture of paper and paperboard into converted products, such as paper coated off the paper machine, paper bags, paper boxes and envelopes; and the manufacture of bags of plastic film and sheet.

B. Benchmark monitoring and reporting requirements. Paperboard mills are required to monitor their storm water discharges for the pollutants of concern listed in Table 100.

Table 100. Sector B – Benchmark Monitoring Requirements.
Pollutants of Concern	Benchmark Concentration
Paperboard Mills (SIC 2631)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)	30 mg/L

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 15, Issue 09, eff. June 30, 1999; amended, Virginia Register Volume 20, Issue 16, eff. July 1, 2004; Volume 25, Issue 19, eff. June 24, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; § 402 of the Clean Water Act; 40 CFR Parts 122, 123 and 124.