§ 53.42. Specific pollutant limitations.  


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  • (A)

    No discharge shall contain pollutant concentrations exceeding the following prohibitive limits (maximum for any day based on composite samples).

    (B)

    The local government may require payment to cover the costs of handling and treating the pollutants in excess of that enumerated below:

    0.01 mg/l arsenic
    1.5 mg/l antimony
    0.1 mg/l cadmium
    5.0 mg/l copper
    20.0 mg/l iron
    0.5 mg/l lead
    0.01 mg/l mercury
    5.0 mg/l nickel
    0.5 mg/l hexavalent chromium
    5.0 mg/l total chromium
    0.1 mg/l selenium
    0.1 mg/l silver
    5.0 mg/l zinc
    10.0 mg/l total of above heavy metals (excluding iron)
    1.0 mg/l cyanide
    5.0 mg/l phenolic compounds
    300 mg/l biochemical oxygen demand
    600 mg/l chemical oxygen demand
    75 mg/l oil and grease
    300 mg/l total suspended solids
    50 mg/l total Kjeldahl nitrogen

     

(1992 Code, § 18-88; Ord. passed 12-8-1986)