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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 460  /  Sec. 460.12 Effluent limitations and guidelines representing the degree ofcontrol technology currently available.

Except as provided in Secs. 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):

(a) The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this paragraph, which may be discharged from the hospital point source subject to the provisions of this paragraph after application of the best practicable control technology currently available: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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/1,000

occupied beds)

-----------------------------BOD5...................................... 41.0 33.6TSS....................................... 55.6 33.8pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\)

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English units (lb/1,000

occupied beds)

-----------------------------BOD5...................................... 90.4 74.0TSS....................................... 122.4 74.5pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. [41 FR 18777, May 6, 1976, as amended at 60 FR 33972, June 29, 1995] Subpart B [Reserved]