[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 26]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR405.72]

[Page 66]
 
                TITLE 40-PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
      CHAPTER I-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 405-DAIRY PRODUCTS PROCESSING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart G-Fluid Mix for Ice Cream and Other Frozen Desserts 
                               Subcategory
 
Sec. 405.72  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 Sec.Sec. 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) For plants with a dairy products input of more than 85,000 lb/
day of milk equivalent (more than 8,830 lb/day of BOD5 input).

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                                             Effluent limitations
                                     -----------------------------------
                                                     Average of daily
       Effluent characteristic          Maximum        values for 30
                                       for any 1  consecutive days shall
                                          day       not exceed-
                                                         
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                                       Metric units (kilograms per 1,000
                                               kg of BOD5 input)

                                     -------------
BOD5................................        2.20                0.880
TSS.................................        3.30                1.320
pH..................................       (\1\)                (\1\)

                                     -------------
                                       English units (pounds per 100 lb
                                                of BOD5 input)

                                     -------------
BOD5................................       0.220                0.068
TSS.................................       0.330                 .132
pH..................................       (\1\)                (\1\)
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\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

    (b) For plants with a dairy products input of 85,000 lb/day or less 
of milk equivalent (less than 8.830 lb/day of BOD5 input).

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                                             Effluent limitations
                                     -----------------------------------
                                                     Average of daily
       Effluent characteristic          Maximum        values for 30
                                       for any 1  consecutive days shall
                                          day       not exceed-
                                                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Metric units (kilograms per 1,000
                                               kg of BOD5 input)

                                     -------------
BOD5................................       2.926                1.463
TSS.................................       4.388                2.194
pH..................................       (\1\)                (\1\)

                                     -------------
                                       English units (pounds per 100 lb
                                                of BOD5 input)

                                     -------------
BOD5................................       0.293                0.146
TSS.................................       0.439                 .219
pH..................................       (\1\)                (\1\)
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\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.


[39 FR 18597, May 28, 1974, as amended at 39 FR 32993, Sept. 13, 1974; 
60 FR 33934, June 29, 1995]