{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-460.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 460.12","heading":"Effluent limitations and guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.","body":"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):\n(a) The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this paragraph, which may be discharged from the hospital point source subject to the provisions of this paragraph after application of the best practicable control technology currently available:\nEffluent characteristic Effluent limitations\nMaximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—\nMetric units (kg/1,000 occupied beds)\nBOD5 41.0 33.6\nTSS 55.6 33.8\npH (1) (1)\nEnglish units (lb/1,000 occupied beds)\nBOD5 90.4 74.0\nTSS 122.4 74.5\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS","PART 460—HOSPITAL POINT SOURCE CATEGORY","Subpart A—Hospital Category"],"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":"12622b949580008eb520650a389e3dab2cc0b25430a2c841b07733ea9f543775","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-460.11","next":"us/40-cfr-461.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}