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§ 437.21 - Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32 or § 437.20(b), any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BPT:

BPT Limitations

Regulated
parameter
Maximum daily 1Maximum monthly avg. 1Conventional ParametersO&G12738.0 pH( 2)( 2) TSS74.130.6 Metal ParametersArsenic2.951.33 Cadmium0.01720.0102 Chromium0.7460.323 Cobalt56.418.8 Copper0.5000.242 Lead0.3500.160 Mercury0.01720.00647 Tin0.3350.165 Zinc8.264.50 Organic ParametersBis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.2150.101 Butylbenzyl phthalate0.1880.0887 Carbazole0.5980.276 n-Decane0.9480.437 Fluoranthene0.05370.0268 n-Octadecane0.5890.302

1 mg/L (ppm).

2 Within the range 6 to 9.

[65 FR 81300, Dec. 22, 2000, as amended at 68 FR 71023, Dec. 22, 2003]