Section 307.2709  Oleum Sulfonation and Sulfation

a)         Applicability.  This Section applies to discharges resulting from the manufacture of sulfonic acid and sulfuric acid esters using sulfonation and sulfation of raw materials, including but not limited to petroleum-derived alkyls, employing oleum in either continuous or batch processes.

b)         Specialized Definitions.  The Board incorporates by reference 40 CFR 417.91 (2003).  This incorporation includes no later amendments or editions.

c)         Existing Sources

1)         The Board incorporates by reference 40 CFR 417.94 (2003).  This incorporation includes no later amendments or editions.

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

d)         New Sources

1)         The Board incorporates by reference 40 CFR 417.96 (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 26, 1973.

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