[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: 40CFR407.82]



[Page 108-109]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 407_CANNED AND PRESERVED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROCESSING POINT 

SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents

 

       Subpart H_Canned and Miscellaneous Specialties Subcategory

 

Sec.  407.82  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) The following limitations establish the quantity of BOD5 

controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a ``medium'' or 

``large'' existing point source subject to the provisions of this 

subpart after application of the best practicable control technology 

currently available. Any food specialty plant which continuously or 

intermittently discharges process waste water during the processing 

season shall meet the annual average, maximum thirty day average, and 

maximum day BOD5 limitations. Food specialty



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plants employing long term waste stabilization, where all or a portion 

of the process waste water discharge is stored for the entire processing 

season and release at a controlled rate with state approval, shall meet 

only the annual average BOD5 limitations. Effluent limitations for the 

soups subcategory are based upon pounds (lb) or kilograms (kg) of 

pollutant per 1000 pounds (lb) or kilograms (kkg) of raw ingredients.



  [Metric units, kg/kkg of final product; English units, lb/1,000 lb of

                             final product]

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                                           BOD5 effluent limitations

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

                                                  Average of

                                                 daily values    Annual

       Commodity (specialties)         Maximum      for 30       average

                                       for any    consecutive     shall

                                        1 day   days shall not     not

                                                   exceed--     exceed--

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Added ingredients...................      0.95            0.55      0.36

Baby food...........................      1.23            0.73      0.51

Chips:

  Corn..............................      1.58            1.04      0.80

  Potato............................      3.46            2.17      1.58

  Tortilla..........................      2.41            1.50      1.09

Ethnic foods........................      2.39            1.41      0.96

Jams/jellies........................      0.42            0.26      0.19

Mayonnaise and dressings............      0.37            0.24      0.17

Soups...............................      4.14            2.46      1.69

Tomato-starch-cheese canned               1.87            1.08      0.72

 specialties........................

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



    (b) The following limitations establish the quantity of TSS 

controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a ``medium'' or 

``large'' existing point source subject to the provisions of this 

subpart after application of the best practicable control technology 

currently available. Any food specialty plant which continuously or 

intermittently discharges process waste water during the processing 

season shall meet the annual average, maximum thirty day average, and 

maximum day TSS limitations. Food specialty plants employing long term 

waste stabilization, where all or a portion of the process waste water 

discharge is stored for the entire processing season and released at a 

controlled rate with state approval, shall meet only the annual average 

TSS limitations. Effluent limitations for the soups subcategory are 

based upon pounds (lb) or kilograms (kg) of pollutant per 1000 pounds 

(lb) or kilograms (kkg) of raw ingredients.



  [Metric units, kg/kkg of final product; English units, lb/1,000 lb of

                             final product]

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

                                           TSS effluent limitations

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

                                                  Average of

                                                 daily values    Annual

       Commodity (specialties)         Maximum      for 30       average

                                       for any    consecutive     shall

                                        1 day   days shall not     not

                                                   exceed--     exceed--

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

Added ingredients...................      0.00            0.00      0.00

Baby food...........................      2.23            1.55      0.95

Chips:

  Corn..............................      2.90            2.17      1.53

  Potato............................      6.25            4.49      2.97

  Tortilla..........................      4.34            3.11      2.04

Ethnic foods........................      4.23            2.91      1.73

Jams/jellies........................      0.76            0.54      0.36

Mayonnaise and dressings............      0.67            0.49      0.33

Soups...............................      7.38            5.09      3.10

Tomato-starch-cheese canned               3.31            2.23      1.30

 specialties........................

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



    (c) The following limitations establish the quality of pH controlled 

by this section, which may be discharged by a ``medium'' or ``large'' 

existing point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after 

application of the best practicable control technology currently 

available.



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          Effluent characteristic               Effluent limitations

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Oil and grease............................  Shall not exceed 20 mg/l.

pH........................................  At all times within the

                                             range 6.0 to 9.5 exceed 10

                                             mg/l.

pH........................................  At all times within the

                                             range 6.0 to 9.5.

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[41 FR 16284, Apr. 16, 1976, as amended at 60 FR 33939, June 29, 1995]