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. Alaskan Scallop 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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§ 408.292 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) Any Alaskan scallop processing facility located in population or processing centers including but not limited to Anchorage, Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak, and Petersburg shall meet the following limitations:

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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 product)
TSS 6.6 1.4
Oil and grease 7.7 0.24
pH (1) (1)
English units (lb/1,000 lb of product)
TSS 6.0 1.4
Oil and grease 7.7 0.24
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) Any Alaskan scallop processing facility not covered under § 408.292(a) shall meet the following limitations: No pollutants may be discharged which exceed 1.27 cm. (0.5 inch) in any dimension.

[40 FR 55796, Dec. 1, 1975, as amended at 60 FR 33948, June 29, 1995]


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