GroundRules
40 CFR 440.142: Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 40—Protection of Environment
- CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- PART 440—ORE MINING AND DRESSING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
- Subpart M—Gold Placer Mine Subcategory
Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30-125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT):
(a) The concentration of pollutants discharged in process wastewater from an open-cut mine plant site shall not exceed:
Effluent limitations
Effluent characteristics Instantaneous maximum
Settleable solids 0.2 ml/l
(b) The concentration of pollutants discharged in process wastewater from a dredge plant site shall not exceed:
Effluent characteristics Effluent limitations—Instantaneous maximum
Settleable solids 0.2 ml/l
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