Tuesday, March 26, 2013
PRAXAIR, INC./SULPHUR FACILITY WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
The principal discharge from this existing source is made into Calcasieu River Ship Channel, water of the state classified for primary contact recreation and propagation of fish and wildlife. Under SIC Code 2813 the applicant proposes to discharge utility wastewaters (noncontact
cooling tower blowdown, boiler blowdown, water softener backwash, and steam
condensate), and miscellaneous de minimis discharges from fire training
activities, eyewash stations, safety showers, uncontaminated groundwater from
monitoring activities, compressor condensate, steam condensate, and general
facility wash waters where no detergents are used and no spills or leaks of
hazardous materials have occurred (unless spill material has been properly
removed) (Outfall 001); treated sanitary wastewater (Outfall 002); and uncontaminated stormwater runoff from process and non-process areas (Outfall
003), from a sulphur hydrogen manufacturing plant.