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Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTChapter I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYSubchapter N - EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDSPart 417 - SOAP AND DETERGENT MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
Subpart B - FATTY ACID MANUFACTURING BY FAT SPLITTING SUBCATEGORY
Section 417.22 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available

40 C.F.R. § 417.22

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Section 417.22 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available

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):

(a) 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 practicable control technology currently available:

Effluent characteristicEffluent limitations
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed-
Metric units (kilograms per 1,000 kg of anhydrous product)
BOD53.601.20
COD9.903.30
TSS6.602.20
Oil and grease0.90.30
pH(1)(1)
English units (pounds per 1,000 lb of anhydrous product)
BOD53.601.20
COD9.903.30
TSS6.602.20
Oil and grease0.90.30
pH(1)(1)

1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section and attributable to the hydrogenation of fatty acids, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart in addition to the discharge allowed by paragraph (a) of this section.

Effluent characteristicEffluent limitations
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed-
Metric units (kilograms per 1,000 kg of anhydrous product)
BOD50.450.15
COD0.75.25
TSS0.30.10
Oil and grease0.30.10
pH(1)(1)
English units (pounds per 1,000 lb of anhydrous product)
BOD50.450.15
COD0.75.25
TSS0.30.10
Oil and grease0.30.10
pH(1)(1)

1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

40 C.F.R. §417.22

39 FR 13372, Apr. 12, 1974, as amended at 60 FR 33952, June 29, 1995