Section

[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: 40CFR409.82]

[Page 173]

TITLE 40-PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

PART 409-SUGAR PROCESSING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents

Subpart H-Puerto Rican Raw Cane Sugar Processing Subcategory

Sec. 409.82 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) Any cane sugar factory continuously discharging both barometric
condenser cooling water and other process waste waters shall meet the
following limitations. The BOD5 limitation is determined by the addition
of the net BOD5 attributable to the barometric condenser cooling water
to that amount of BOD5 attributable to the treated process waste water.
The TSS limitation is that amount of TSS attributable to the treated
process waste water, excluding barometric condenser cooling water.

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Effluent limitations
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Average of daily
Effluent characteristic Maximum values for 30
for any 1 consecutive days shall
day not exceed-

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Metric units (kg/kkg of gross
cane)

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BOD5................................ 1.14 0.63
TSS................................. 1.41 0.47
pH.................................. (\1\) (\1\)

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English units (lb/1,000 lb of
gross cane)

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BOD5................................ 1.14 0.63
TSS................................. 1.41 0.47
pH.................................. (\1\) (\1\)
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\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) Any cane sugar factory employing waste stabilization where all
or a portion of the waste water discharge is stored for the entire
grinding season shall meet the following limitations. The BOD5
limitation is determined by the addition of the net BOD5 attributable to
the barometric condenser cooling water to that amount of BOD5
attributable to the treated process waste water. The TSS limitation is
that amount of TSS attributable to the treated process waste water,
excluding barometric condenser cooling water.

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Effluent limitations, the total of
the daily values for the entire
Effluent characteristic discharge period shall not
exceed-
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Metric units (kg/kkg of gross cane)

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BOD5............................... 0.63.
TSS................................ 0.47.
pH................................. Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

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English units (lb/1,000 lb of gross
cane)

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BOD5............................... 0.63.
TSS................................ 0.47.
pH................................. Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.
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(Secs. 301, 304 (b) and (c), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (c) and (d) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311,
1314 (b) and (c), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317(c) and 1326(c)), 86 Stat. 816
et seq., Pub. L. 92-500)

[40 FR 8504, Feb. 27, 1975, as amended at 60 FR 33950, June 29, 1995]