[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 28]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR436.182]

[Page 357]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 436_MINERAL MINING AND PROCESSING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart R_Phosphate Rock Subcategory
 
Sec. 436.182  Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of 

effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable 
control technology currently available.

    (a) Except as provided in Sec. Sec. 125.30 through 125.32, and 
subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section, 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):
    (1) Discharges of process generated waste water and mine dewatering 
discharges, shall not exceed the following limitations:

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                                                Effluent limitations
                                           -----------------------------
                                                        Average of daily
          Effluent characteristic             Maximum     values for 30
                                             for any 1  consecutive days
                                                day         shall not
                                                            exceed--
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TSS.......................................     60 mg/l         30 mg./l.
pH........................................       (\1\)             (\1\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

    (b) Any overflow from facilities governed by this subpart shall not 
be subject to the limitations of paragraph (a) of this section if the 
facilities are designed, constructed and maintained to contain or treat 
the volume of waste water which would result from a 10-year 24-hour 
precipitation event.

[42 FR 35852, July 12, 1977, as amended at 60 FR 33968, June 29, 1995; 
60 FR 35796, July 11, 1995]