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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Table 1A—Effluent Parameters for All POTWS
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD–5 or CBOD–5)
Fecal coliform
Design Flow Rate
pH
Temperature
Total suspended solids
Table 1—Effluent Parameters for All POTWS With a Flow Equal to or Greater Than 0.1 MGD
Ammonia (as N)
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
Dissolved oxygen
Nitrate/Nitrite
Kjeldahl nitrogen
Oil and grease
Phosphorus
Total dissolved solids
Table 2—Effluent Parameters for Selected POTWS
Hardness
Metals (total recoverable), cyanide and total phenols
Antimony
Arsenic
Beryllium
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Thallium
Zinc
Cyanide
Total phenolic compounds
Volatile organic compounds
Acrolein
Acrylonitrile
Benzene
Bromoform
Carbon tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Chlorodibromomethane
Chloroethane
2–chloroethylvinyl ether
Chloroform
Dichlorobromomethane
1,1–dichloroethane
1,2–dichloroethane
Trans–1,2–dichloroethylene
1,1–dichloroethylene
1,2–dichloropropane
1,3–dichloropropylene
Ethylbenzene
Methyl bromide
Methyl chloride
Methylene chloride
1,1,2,2–tetrachloroethane
Tetrachloroethylene
Toluene
1,1,1–trichloroethane
1,1,2–trichloroethane
Trichloroethylene
Vinyl chloride
Acid-extractable compounds
P–chloro-m-creso
2–chlorophenol
2,4–dichlorophenol
2,4–dimethylphenol
4,6–dinitro–o–cresol
2,4–dinitrophenol
2–nitrophenol
4–nitrophenol
Pentachlorophenol
Phenol
2,4,6–trichlorophenol
Base-neutral compounds
Acenaphthene
Acenaphthylene
Anthracene
Benzidine
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
3,4 benzofluoranthene
Benzo(ghi)perylene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Bis (2–chloroethoxy) methane
Bis (2–chloroethyl) ether
Bis (2–chloroisopropyl) ether
Bis (2–ethylhexyl) phthalate
4–bromophenyl phenyl ether
Butyl benzyl phthalate
2–chloronaphthalene
4–chlorophenyl phenyl ether
Chrysene
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Di-n-octyl phthalate
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
1,2–dichlorobenzene
1,3–dichlorobenzene
1,4–dichlorobenzene
3,3–dichlorobenzidine
Diethyl phthalate
Dimethyl phthalate
2,4–dinitrotoluene
2,6–dinitrotoluene
1,2–diphenylhydrazine
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
Hexachloroethane
Indeno(1,2,3–cd)pyrene
Isophorone
Naphthalene
Nitrobenzene
N–nitrosodi–n–propylamine
N–nitrosodimethylamine
N–nitrosodiphenylamine
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
1,2,4,–trichlorobenzene
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment 40 CFR Pt. 122, App. J—NPDES PERMIT TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (§ 122.21(j)) - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-40-protection-of-environment/cfr-pt-40-122-app-j/
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