Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 417  /  Sec. 417.163 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:

(a) For normal liquid detergent operations the following values pertain: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 (kilograms per

1,000 kg of anhydrous

product)

-------------BOD5...................................... 0.10 0.05COD....................................... 0.44 .22TSS....................................... 0.01 .005Surfactants............................... 0.10 .05Oil and grease............................ 0.01 .005pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\)

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English units (pounds per

1,000 lb of anhydrous

product)

-------------BOD5...................................... 0.10 0.05COD....................................... 0.44 .22TSS....................................... 0.01 .005Surfactants............................... 0.10 .005Oil and grease............................ 0.01 .005pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) For fast turnaround operation of automated fill lines, the following values pertain: The maximum for any one day when the number of turnarounds exceeds eight in any thirty consecutive day period shall be the sum of the appropriate value below and that from paragraph (a) of this section; and the average of daily values for thirty consecutive days shall be the value shown below multiplied by the number of turnarounds in excess of eight and prorated to thirty days plus the appropriate value from paragraph (a) of this section. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Effluent characteristic Effluent limitations------------------------------------------------------------------------

Metric units (kilograms per

1,000 kg of anhydrous product)

---------------------------------BOD5.................................. 0.02.COD................................... 0.07.TSS................................... 0.002.Surfactants........................... 0.02.Oil and grease........................ 0.002.pH.................................... Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

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English units (pounds per 1,000

lb of anhydrous product)

---------------------------------BOD5.................................. 0.02.COD................................... 0.07.TSS................................... 0.002.Surfactants........................... 0.02.Oil and grease........................ 0.002.pH.................................... Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 417.164 [Reserved]