Table 1. Depuration Treatment Process Water Standards | ||
Parameter | Minimum | Maximum |
Bacteriological (total coliform/lOOml) | 0 | Less than 1 |
Dissolved Oxygen (percent saturation) | 50% | 100% |
Temperature | 10 C | 25°C |
Turbity | 0 | * |
Salinity | ** | ** |
PH | 7.0 | 8.4 |
Metallic Ions and Compounds | Not exceeding levels found in approved shellfish harvesting areas. | |
Pesticides, Detergents and Radionuclides | Not exceeding levels found in approved shellfish harvesting areas. |
* to be established at each plant during process verification studies.
** Shall not vary more than +20 percent of median salinity regimes of harvest area.
La. Admin. Code tit. 49, § I-1233