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

  1. Law
  2. CFR 40
  3. Protection of Environment
  4. Environmental Protection Agency
  5. Effluent Guidelines and Standards
  6. Canned and Preserved Seafood Processing Point Source Category
  7. Farm-Raised Catfish Processing Subcategory
  8. Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

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§ 408.12 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):

Effluent characteristic Effluent limitations
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed -
Metric units (kg/kkg of seafood)
TSS 28 9.2
Oil and grease 10 3.4
pH (1) (1)
English units (lb/1,000 lb of seafood)
TSS 28 9.2
Oil and grease 10 3.4
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

[39 FR 23140, June 26, 1974, as amended at 60 FR 33940, June 29, 1995]


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