[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: 40CFR409.12]



[Page 165-166]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

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

 

               Subpart A_Beet Sugar Processing Subcategory

 

Sec.  409.12  Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of 

effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable 

control technology currently available.



    The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of 

pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which 

may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this 

subpart after application of the best practicable control technology 

currently available; provided however, that a discharge by a point 

source may be made in accordance with the limitations set forth in 

either paragraph (a) of this section exclusively, or paragraph (b) of 

this section exclusively, below:

    (a) The following limitations establish the maximum permissible 

discharge of process waste water pollutants when the process waste water 

discharge results from barometric condensing operations only.



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                                                Effluent limitations

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

                                                        Average of daily

          Effluent characteristic             Maximum     values for 30

                                             for any 1  consecutive days

                                                day         shall not

                                                            exceed--

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                                               Metric units (kg/kkg of

                                                      product)

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

BOD5......................................         3.3               2.2

pH........................................       (\1\)             (\1\)

Temperature...............................       (\2\)             (\2\)

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

                                             English units (lb/1,000 lb

                                                     of product)

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

BOD5......................................         3.3               2.2

pH........................................       (\1\)             (\1\)

Temperature...............................       (\3\)             (\3\)

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\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

\2\ Temperature not to exceed the temperature of cooled water acceptable

  for return to the heat producing process and in no event greater than

  32 [deg]C.

\3\ Temperature not to exceed the temperature of cooled water acceptable

  for return to the heat producing process and in no event greater than

  90 [deg]F.



    (b) The following limitations establish the maximum permissible 

discharge of process waste water pollutants when the process waste water 

discharge results, in whole or in part, from barometric condensing 

operations and any other beet sugar processing operation.



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                                                Effluent limitations

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

                                                        Average of daily

          Effluent characteristic             Maximum     values for 30

                                             for any 1  consecutive days

                                                day         shall not

                                                            exceed--

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

                                               Metric units (kg/kkg of

                                                      product)

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

BOD5......................................         3.3               2.2

TSS.......................................         3.3               2.2

pH........................................       (\1\)             (\1\)

Fecal coliform............................       (\2\)             (\2\)

Temperature...............................       (\3\)             (\3\)

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

                                             English units (lb/1,000 lb

                                                     of product)

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

BOD5......................................         3.3               2.2

TSS.......................................         3.3               2.2

pH........................................       (\1\)             (\1\)

Fecal coliform............................       (\4\)             (\4\)

Temperature...............................       (\5\)             (\5\)

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\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

\2\ Not to exceed MPN of 400/100 ml at any time.

\3\ Not to exceed 32 [deg]F.

\4\ Not to exceed MPN of 400/100 ml at any time (not typically expressed

  in English units).

\5\ Not to exceed 90 [deg]F.