40 C.F.R. § 407.42

Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available

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Except as provided in §§ 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT):

Effluent characteristicEffluent limitations
Maximum for any 1 dayAverage of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—
Metric units (kilograms per 1,000 kg of raw material)
BOD52.801.40
TSS2.801.40
pH(1)(1)
English units (pounds per 1,000 lb of raw material)
BOD52.801.40
TSS2.801.40
pH(1)(1)
1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.
[39 FR 10864, Mar. 21, 1974, as amended at 60 FR 33939, June 29, 1995]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1976–1976 · leading case: Am. Frozen Food Inst. v. Train, 539 F.2d 107 (D.C. Cir. 1976).
Am. Frozen Food Inst. v. Train, 539 F.2d 107 (D.C. Cir. 1976). · cites it 3× “We believe that Congress intended individual plant considerations to be taken into account within the nationally set effluent limitations in the granting of state permits under §§ 402(b) and (c), or the granting of federal permits under § 402(a)(1).”
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