40 CFR § 436.322 - 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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title: "40 CFR § 436.322 - 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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title_name: "Protection of Environment"
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section_name: "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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# 436.322 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): For operations not employing wet processes there shall be no discharge of process generated waste water pollutants into navigable waters.

[60 FR 33969, June 29, 1995]