[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 28]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR417.113]



[Page 320-321]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 417_SOAP AND DETERGENT MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of 

Contents

 

        Subpart K_SO3 Solvent and Vacuum Sulfonation Subcategory

 

Sec.  417.113  Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of 

effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available 

technology economically achievable.



    The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of 

pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which 

may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this 

subpart after application of the



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best available technology economically achievable:



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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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                                             Metric units (kilograms per

                                                1,000 kg of anhydrous

                                                      product)

                                           -----------------------------

BOD5......................................        0.20              0.10

COD.......................................        0.90               .45

TSS.......................................        0.02               .01

Surfactants...............................        0.20               .10

Oil and grease............................        0.04               .02

pH........................................       (\1\)             (\1\)

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                                              English units (pounds per

                                                1,000 lb of anhydrous

                                                      product)

                                           -----------------------------

BOD5......................................        0.20              0.10

COD.......................................        0.90               .45

TSS.......................................        0.02               .01

Surfactants...............................        0.20               .10

Oil and grease............................        0.04               .02

pH........................................       (\1\)             (\1\)

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\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.