Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 424  /  Sec. 424.23 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degreeavailable technology economically achievable.

The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best available technology economically achievable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Effluent limitations

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Average of daily

Effluent characteristic Maximum values for 30

for any 1 consecutive days

day shall not

exceed--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Metric units (kg/Mwh)

-------------Chromium total............................ 0.001 0.0005Chromium VI............................... .0001 .00005Manganese total........................... .011 .005Cyanide total............................. .0005 .0003Phenols................................... .0004 .0002

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English units (lb/Mwh)

-------------Chromium total............................ .002 .0012Chromium VI............................... .0002 .0001Manganese total........................... .023 .012

Cyanide total............................. .001 .0006Phenols................................... .0009 .0005------------------------------------------------------------------------ Provided, however, That for nonelectric furnace smelting processes, the units of effluent limitations set forth in this section shall be read as ``kg/kkg of product'' rather than ``kg/Mwh,'' and the limitations (except for pH) shall be 3.3 times those listed in the table in this section (or, for English units, ``lb/ton of product'' rather than ``lb/Mwh,'' and the limitations (except for pH) shall be three times those listed in the table). [44 FR 50744, Aug. 29, 1979] Sec. 424.24 [Reserved]