[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: 40CFR405.52] [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 E_Cottage Cheese and Cultured Cream Cheese Subcategory Sec. 405.52 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 processing more than 25,000 lb/day of milk equivalent (more than 2,600 lb/day of BOD5 input). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Effluent limitations ----------------------------- Average of daily Effluent characteristic Maximum values for 30 for any 1 consecutive days day shall not exceed-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units (kilograms per 1,000 kg of BOD5 input) ----------------------------- BOD5...................................... 6.70 2.680 TSS....................................... 10.050 4.020 pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\) ----------------------------- English units (pounds per 100 lb of BOD5 input) ----------------------------- BOD5...................................... 0.670 0.268 TSS....................................... 1.005 .402 pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. (b) For plants processing 25,000 lb/day or less of milk equivalent (less than 2,600 lb/day of BOD5 input). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Effluent limitations ----------------------------- Average of daily Effluent characteristic Maximum values for 30 for any 1 consecutive days day shall not exceed-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units (kilograms per 1,000 kg of BOD5 input) ----------------------------- BOD5...................................... 8.926 4.463 TSS....................................... 13.388 6.694 pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\) ----------------------------- English units (pounds per 100 lb of BOD5 input) ----------------------------- BOD5...................................... 0.893 0.446 TSS....................................... 1.339 .669 pH........................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. [39 FR 18597, May 28, 1974, as amended at 60 FR 33934, June 29, 1995] [[Page 67]]