[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: 40CFR410.62]



[Page 187]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

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

 

                 Subpart F_Carpet Finishing Subcategory

 

Sec.  410.62  Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent 

reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control 

technology currently available (BPT).



    (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 practicable control technology currently 

available (BPT):



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                                                    BPT limitations

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

                                                             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 product

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

BOD5........................................          7.8           3.9

COD.........................................         70.2          35.1

TSS.........................................         11.0           5.5

Sulfide.....................................          0.08          0.04

Phenol......................................          0.04          0.02

Total Chromium..............................          0.04          0.02

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

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\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.



    (b) The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of 

pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section and 

attributable to the manufacture of carpets through complex manufacturing 

operations, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the 

provisions of this subpart, in addition to the discharge allowed by 

paragraph (a) of this section.



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                                                     BPT limitations

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

                                                              Average of

                                                                daily

        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for   values for

                                                 any 1 day        30

                                                             consecutive

                                                                 days

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                                                  Kg/kkg (or pounds per

                                                  1,000 lb) of product

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

COD...........................................         20.0         10.0

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