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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 217DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
SUBCHAPTER KCHEMICAL DISINFECTION
RULE §217.272Capacity and Sizing of Gaseous Chlorine Disinfection and Sulfur Dioxide Dechlorination Systems

(a) The capacity of a chlorine or a sulfur dioxide gas-withdrawal system must be based on the peak flow, in compliance with §217.32(a)(1) of this title (relating to Organic Loadings and Flows for New Wastewater Treatment Facilities) and Equation K.1. in Figure: 30 TAC §217.272(a).

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(b) Table K.1. in Figure: 30 TAC §217.272(b) establishes the minimum acceptable design chlorine dosage for disinfection:

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(c) At the point of dechlorination, a dechlorination system must provide at least one unit of sulfur dioxide gas for each unit of residual chlorine.


Source Note: The provisions of this §217.272 adopted to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6843; amended to be effective December 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 8254

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