[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 27] [Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR460.12] [Page 513] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 460--HOSPITAL POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents Subpart A--Hospital Category Sec. 460.12 Effluent limitations and guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available. Except as provided in Secs. 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 paragraph, which may be discharged from the hospital point source subject to the provisions of this paragraph after application of the best practicable control technology currently available: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Effluent limitations ----------------------------- Average of daily Effluent characteristic Maximum values for 30 for any 1 consecutive days day shall not exceed- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units (kg/1,000 occupied beds) ------------- BOD5...................................... 41.0 33.6 TSS....................................... 55.6 33.8 pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------- English units (lb/1,000 occupied beds) ------------- BOD5...................................... 90.4 74.0 TSS....................................... 122.4 74.5 pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. [41 FR 18777, May 6, 1976, as amended at 60 FR 33972, June 29, 1995]