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40 CFR 461.12

§ 461.12 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).

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40 CFR 461.12, § 461.12 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT), United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/190688
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(a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable: (1) Subpart A—Electrodeposited Anodes. BAT Effluent Limitations (2) Subpart A—Impregnated Anodes. BAT Effluent Limitations (3) Subpart A—Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes. BAT Effluent Limitations (4) Subpart A—Nickel Impregnated Cathodes. BAT Effluent Limitations (5) Subpart A—Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams. BAT Effluent Limitations (6) Subpart A—Cadmium Powder Production. BAT Effluent Limitations (7) Subpart A—Silver Powder Production. BAT Effluent Limitations (8) Subpart A—Cadmium Hydroxide Production. BAT Effluent Limitations (9) Subpart A—Nickel Hydroxide Production. BAT Effluent Limitations (b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.

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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.