[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: 40CFR410.23]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 410_TEXTILE MILLS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart B_Wool Finishing Subcategory

 

Sec.  410.23  Effluent limitation representing the degree of effluent 

reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology 

economically achievable (BAT).



    (a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing 

point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent 

limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by 

the application of the best available technology economically achievable 

(BAT):



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                                                    BAT limitation

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

                                                             Average of

       Pollutant or pollutant property                      daily values

                                               Maximum for     for 30

                                                any 1 day    consecutive

                                                                days

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                                                 Kg/kkg (or pounds per

                                                  1,000 lb) of fiber

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



COD.........................................        163.0          81.5

Sulfide.....................................          0.28          0.14

Phenols.....................................          0.14          0.07

Total Chromium..............................          0.14          0.07

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    (b) Additional allocations equal to the effluent limitations 

established in paragraph (a) of this section are allowed any existing 

point source subject to such effluent limitations that finishes wool or 

blended wool fabrics through ``commission finishing'' as defined in 

Sec.  410.01.