40 CFR § 410.22 - 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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/us/cfr/t40/s410.22
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2026-03-24
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2026-03-24
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act o... Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977) (the “Act”); 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317 (b) and (c), and 1361; 86 Stat. 186 Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217.
# 410.22 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):| | | || --- | --- | --- || | Kg/kkg (or pound per 1,000 lb) of fiber | || BOD | 22.4 | 11.2 || COD | 163.0 | 81.5 || TSS | 35.2 | 17.6 || Sulfide | 0.28 | 0.14 || Phenol | 0.14 | 0.07 || Total chromium | 0.14 | 0.07 || pH | () | () || Within the range 6.0 to 9.0 at all times. | | |(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 § 410.01.