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40 CFR § 408.282 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s408.282"
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title: "40 CFR § 408.282 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "408.282"
section_name: "Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "408"
part_name: "CANNED AND PRESERVED SEAFOOD PROCESSING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 301, 304 (b) and (c), 306 (b) and (c), 307(c), of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; 33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311, 1314 (b) and (c), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317(c); 86 Stat. 816  Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 23140, June 26, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "408"
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# 408.282 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 §§ 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) Any sardine processing facility which utilizes dry transportation systems from the fish storage area to the fish processing area shall meet the following limitations:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Metric units (kg/kkg of seafood) |  |
| TSS | 36 | 10 |
| Oil and grease | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| pH | () | () |
|  | English units (lb/1,000 lb of seafood) |  |
| TSS | 36 | 10 |
| Oil and grease | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. |  |  |

(b) Any sardine processing facility not covered under § 408.282(a) shall meet the following limitations:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Metric units (kg/kkg of seafood) |  |
| TSS | 48 | 16 |
| Oil and grease | 6.3 | 2.8 |
| pH | () | () |
|  | English units (lb/1,000 lb of seafood) |  |
| TSS | 48 | 16 |
| Oil and grease | 6.3 | 2.8 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. |  |  |

[40 FR 55795, Dec. 1, 1975, as amended at 60 FR 33947, June 29, 1995]