40 CFR 414.61 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

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Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: May 30, 2024

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§ 414.61 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, and in 40 CFR 414.11(i) for point sources with production in two or more subcategories, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentration listed in the following table.

Effluent characteristics	BPT Effluent limitations ¹
Effluent characteristics	Maximum for any one day	Maximum for monthly average
BOD5	80	30
TSS	149	46
pH	( ²)	( ²)

¹ All units except pH are milligrams per liter.

² Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]

authority: Secs. 301, 304, 306, 307, and 501, Pub. L. 92-500, 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 95-217, 91 Stat. 156, Pub. L. 100-4, 101 Stat. 7 (33 U.S.C. 1311,1314,1316,1317,and

source: 52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 40 CFR 414.61