Figure: 30 TAC §285.32(e)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS):
30-day
average..................................... 20 mg/l
seven-day average................................ 30 mg/l
Daily Maximum................................... 45 mg/l
Single Grab.......................................... 65
mg/l
pH ........................................................ 6.0 -
9.0 standard units
Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD) - to be used instead of BOD for proprietary
treatment systems tested after 1996
30-day average..................................... 15 mg/l
seven-day average................................ 25 mg/l
Daily Maximum................................... 40 mg/l
Single Grab.......................................... 60
mg/l
The 30-day average is the average of all 30-day averages, and seven-day average is the
average of all
seven-day averages over the length of the testing period.