{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-420.111","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 420.111","heading":"Specialized definitions.","body":"(a) The term batch means those alkaline cleaning operations which process steel products such as coiled wire, rods, and tubes in discrete batches or bundles.\n(b) The term continuous means those alkaline cleaning operations which process steel products other than in discrete batches or bundles.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS","PART 420—IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY","Subpart K—Alkaline Cleaning 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":"686c0d802a0c1aeffc27db72fcc99bfd5b7e4889b0a72928e554a785e4634ad6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-420.110","next":"us/40-cfr-420.112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}