APPENDIX #6. OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL EFFLUENT LIMITS.
Waste or Chemical
Concentration mg/l
Waste or Chemical
Concentration mg/l
Boron
1.0
Chromium (hexavalent)
5.0
Chromium (trivalent)
10.0
Copper
3.0
Cyanide
0.005
Iron
15.0
Lead
0.1
Mercury or its compounds
0.005
Nickel
3.0
Oil and grease and the like (carbon tetrachloride extraction)
100.0
Temperature not over 150°F (65°C)
Acid iron picking waste or concentrated plating waste
zero
Free acid and alkalis pH
Between 5.5 and 9.5
Zinc
2.0
Cadmium
2.0
Chlorine demand
30.0
Phenols
0.5
 
(2009 Code, Ch. 39 Appendices)