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Subpart S—West Coast Mechanized Salmon Processing Subcategory

Source:

40 FR 55786, Dec. 1, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

§ 408.190 Applicability; description of the West Coast mechanized salmon processing subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to discharges resulting from the mechanized butchering of salmon on the West Coast.

§ 408.191 Specialized definitions.

For the purpose of this subpart:

(a) Except as provided below, the general definitions, abbreviations and methods of analysis set forth in part 401 of this chapter shall apply to this subpart.

(b) The term seafood shall mean the raw material, including freshwater and saltwater fish and shellfish, to be processed, in the form in which it is received at the processing plant.

§ 408.192 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):

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 seafood)
TSS 44 26
Oil and grease 29 11
pH (1) (1)
English units (pounds per 1,000 lb of seafood)
TSS 44 26
Oil and grease 29 11
pH (1) (1)
1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

[40 FR 55786, Dec. 1, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 31822, July 30, 1976; 60 FR 33945, June 29, 1995]

§ 408.193 [Reserved]

§ 408.194 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

Any existing source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403. In addition, the following pretreatment standard establishes the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties controlled by this section which may be discharged to a publicly owned treatment works by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart.

Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standard
BOD5 No limitation.
TSS Do.
pH Do.
Oil and grease Do.

[40 FR 55786, Dec. 1, 1975, as amended at 60 FR 33945, June 29, 1995]

§ 408.195 Standards of performance for new sources.

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:

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 seafood)
BOD5 62 38
TSS 13 7.6
Oil and grease 4.2 1.5
pH (1) (1)
English units (pounds per 1,000 lb of seafood)
BOD5 62 38
TSS 13 7.6
Oil and grease 4.2 1.5
pH (1) (1)
1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

[40 FR 55786, Dec. 1, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 31822, July 30, 1976]

§ 408.196 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Any new source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403. In addition, the following pretreatment standard establishes the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties controlled by this section which may be discharged to a publicly owned treatment works by a new source subject to the provisions of this subpart:

Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standard
BOD5 No limitation.
TSS Do.
pH Do.
Oil and grease Do.

[40 FR 55786, Dec. 1, 1975, as amended at 60 FR 33945, June 29, 1995]

§ 408.197 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology (BCT).

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 conventional pollutant control technology (BCT): The limitations shall be the same as those specified for conventional pollutants (which are defined in § 401.16) in § 408.192 of this subpart for the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

[51 FR 24997, July 9, 1986]