40 C.F.R. § 437.21

Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 133 wordsOfficial source

Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 437.21 (2026)

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32 or § 437.20(b), any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BPT: BPT Limitations Regulated parameter Maximum daily 1 Maximum monthly avg. 1 Conventional Parameters O&G 127 38.0 pH ( 2 ) ( 2 ) TSS 74.1 30.6 Metal Parameters Arsenic 2.95 1.33 Cadmium 0.0172 0.0102 Chromium 0.746 0.323 Cobalt 56.4 18.8 Copper 0.500 0.242 Lead 0.350 0.160 Mercury 0.0172 0.00647 Tin 0.335 0.165 Zinc 8.26 4.50 Organic Parameters Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.215 0.101 Butylbenzyl phthalate 0.188 0.0887 Carbazole 0.598 0.276 n-Decane 0.948 0.437 Fluoranthene 0.0537 0.0268 n-Octadecane 0.589 0.302 1 mg/L (ppm). 2 Within the range 6 to 9. [65 FR 81300, Dec. 22, 2000, as amended at 68 FR 71023, Dec. 22, 2003]
Cross-references to the CFR
40:125.30437.20
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