40 CFR § 444.15 - Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).

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title: "40 CFR § 444.15 - Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT)."
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title_name: "Protection of Environment"
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section_name: "Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT)."
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subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
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# 444.15 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).

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 application of BAT: Limitations for arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, silver, titanium and zinc are the same as the corresponding limitation specified in § 444.13.