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 of BOD5 controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a “medium” or “large” existing point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best practicable control technology currently available. Any fruit processing plant which continuously or intermittently discharges process waste water during the processing season shall meet the annual average, maximum thirty day average, and maximum day BOD5 limitations. Fruit processing plants employing long term waste stabilization, where all or a portion of the process waste water discharge is stored for the entire processing season and released at a controlled rate with State approval, shall meet only the annual average BOD5 limitations.
[Metric units, kg/kkg of raw material; English units, lb/1,000 lb of raw material]
| Commodity (fruits) | BOD5 effluent limitations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum for any 1 day | Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed - | Annual average shall not exceed - | |
| Apricots | 3.00 | 1.81 | 1.26 |
| Caneberries | 0.77 | 0.46 | 0.32 |
| Cherries: | |||
| Brined | 2.87 | 1.78 | 1.28 |
| Sour | 1.77 | 1.11 | 0.81 |
| Sweet | 1.12 | 0.69 | 0.49 |
| Cranberries | 1.71 | 1.03 | 0.73 |
| Dried fruit | 1.86 | 1.13 | 0.80 |
| Grape juice: | |||
| Canning | 1.10 | 0.69 | 0.51 |
| Pressing | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.10 |
| Olives | 5.44 | 3.34 | 2.39 |
| Peaches | 1.51 | 0.93 | 0.67 |
| Pears | 1.77 | 1.12 | 0.83 |
| Pickles: | |||
| Fresh pack | 1.22 | 0.75 | 0.53 |
| Process pack | 1.45 | 0.92 | 0.68 |
| Salt stations | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| Pineapples | 2.13 | 1.33 | 0.96 |
| Plums | 0.69 | 0.42 | 0.29 |
| Raisins | 0.43 | 0.28 | 0.21 |
| Strawberries | 1.79 | 1.06 | 0.74 |
| Tomatoes | 1.21 | 0.71 | 0.94 |
(b) The following limitations establish the quantity of TSS controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a “medium” or “large” existing point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best practicable control technology currently available. Any fruit processing plant which continuously or intermittently discharges process waste water during the processing season shall meet the annual average, maximum thirty day average, and maximum day TSS limitations. Fruit processing plants employing long term waste stabilization, where all or a portion of the process waste water discharge is stored for the entire processing season and released at a controlled rate with state approval, shall meet only the annual average TSS limitations.
[Metric units, kg/kkg of raw material; English units, lb/1,000 lb of raw material]
| Commodity (fruits) | TSS effluent limitations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum for any 1 day | Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed - | Annual average shall not exceed - | |
| Apricots | 5.36 | 3.74 | 2.33 |
| Caneberries | 1.38 | 0.95 | 0.58 |
| Cherries: | |||
| Brined | 5.18 | 3.68 | 2.38 |
| Sour | 3.20 | 2.30 | 1.52 |
| Sweet | 2.01 | 1.43 | 0.92 |
| Cranberries | 3.06 | 2.14 | 1.34 |
| Dried fruit | 3.34 | 2.34 | 1.48 |
| Grape juice: | |||
| Canning | 1.99 | 1.44 | 0.96 |
| Pressing | 0.40 | 0.29 | 0.18 |
| Olives | 9.79 | 6.92 | 4.44 |
| Peaches | 2.72 | 1.93 | 1.26 |
| Pears | 3.21 | 2.32 | 1.55 |
| Pickles: | |||
| Fresh pack | 2.19 | 1.54 | 0.99 |
| Process pack | 2.63 | 1.91 | 1.28 |
| Salt stations | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.25 |
| Pineapples | 3.85 | 2.76 | 1.81 |
| Plums | 1.24 | 0.87 | 0.54 |
| Raisins | 0.78 | 0.57 | 0.39 |
| Strawberries | 3.19 | 2.20 | 1.35 |
| Tomatoes | 2.15 | 1.48 | 0.90 |
(c) The following limitations establish the quality of pH controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a “medium” or “large” existing point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best practicable control technology currently available.
| Effluent characteristic | Effluent limitations |
|---|---|
| pH | At all times within the range 6.0 to 9.5. |
[41 FR 16277, Apr. 16, 1976, as amended at 44 FR 22464, Apr. 16, 1979; 60 FR 33939, June 29, 1995]