Economic Assessment of Best Available Treatment and Best Conventional Treatment Waivers for Selected Industries. Final Report

摘要

The purpose of this report is to estimate the nationwide incremental cost savings for selected industries as a result of a change in the Clean Water Act which would allow Best Available Technology waivers based on existing water quality levels. A three part approach was followed: review of published effluent guideline documents for basic cost data; estimation for selected industries of potential nationwide savings resulting from a waiver; and identification of a case study methodology for more detailed analyses when necessary. For completion of the second element identified above, assistance and information were provided by Energy Division personnel of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). ORNL's existing data bases which identify the distribution of relatively clean water and define industry locations formed the basis for the region specific aspects of this study. (ERA citation 08:030349)