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Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTChapter I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYSubchapter N - EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDSPart 408 - CANNED AND PRESERVED SEAFOOD PROCESSING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
Subpart Q - ALASKAN MECHANIZED SALMON PROCESSING SUBCATEGORY
Section 408.172 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available

40 C.F.R. § 408.172

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Section 408.172 - 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 mechanized salmon 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:

Effluent characteristicEffluent limitations
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed-
Metric units (kilograms per 1,000 kg of seafood)
TSS4426
Oil and grease2911
pH(1)(1)
English units (pounds per 1,000 lb of seafood)
TSS4426
Oil and grease2911
pH(1)(1)

1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) Any mechanized salmon processing facility not covered under § 408.172(a) shall meet the following limitations: No pollutants may be discharged which exceed 1.27 cm (0.5 inch) in any dimension.

40 C.F.R. §408.172

40 FR 55783, Dec. 1, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 31821, July 30, 1976; 60 FR 33944, June 29, 1995