{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-409.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 409.12","heading":"Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.","body":"The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best practicable control technology currently available; provided however, that a discharge by a point source may be made in accordance with the limitations set forth in either paragraph (a) of this section exclusively, or paragraph (b) of this section exclusively, below:\n(a) The following limitations establish the maximum permissible discharge of process waste water pollutants when the process waste water discharge results from barometric condensing operations only.\nEffluent characteristic Effluent limitations\nMaximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—\nMetric units (kg/kkg of product)\nBOD5 3.3 2.2\npH (1) (1)\nTemperature (2) (2)\nEnglish units (lb/1,000 lb of product)\nBOD5 3.3 2.2\npH (1) (1)\nTemperature (3) (3)\n1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.\n2 Temperature not to exceed the temperature of cooled water acceptable for return to the heat producing process and in no event greater than 32 °C.\n3 Temperature not to exceed the temperature of cooled water acceptable for return to the heat producing process and in no event greater than 90 °F.\n(b) The following limitations establish the maximum permissible discharge of process waste water pollutants when the process waste water discharge results, in whole or in part, from barometric condensing operations and any other beet sugar processing operation.\nEffluent characteristic Effluent limitations\nMaximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—\nMetric units (kg/kkg of product)\nBOD5 3.3 2.2\nTSS 3.3 2.2\npH (1) (1)\nFecal coliform (2) (2)\nTemperature (3) (3)\nEnglish units (lb/1,000 lb of product)\nBOD5 3.3 2.2\nTSS 3.3 2.2\npH (1) (1)\nFecal coliform (4) (4)\nTemperature (5) (5)\n1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.\n2 Not to exceed MPN of 400/100 ml at any time.\n3 Not to exceed 32 °F.\n4 Not to exceed MPN of 400/100 ml at any time (not typically expressed in English units).\n5 Not to exceed 90 °F.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS","PART 409—SUGAR PROCESSING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY","Subpart A—Beet Sugar Processing Subcategory"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"8f768c3f12aaf876aa291ba23bf85ad40d4d7988431baca1fa52a897f6faa0da","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-409.11","next":"us/40-cfr-409.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}