The following standards of performance establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a new source subject to the provisions of this subpart.

Open Table
Effluent characteristic Effluent limitations
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—
Metric units (kilograms per 1,000 kg of BOD5 input)
BOD5 0.036 0.018
TSS 0.450 .225
pH (1) (1)
English units (pounds per 100 lb of BOD5 input)
BOD5 0.036 0.018
TSS 0.045 .023
pH (1) (1)

1Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

[39 FR 18597, May 28, 1974, as amended at 39 FR 32993, Sept. 13, 1974]


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