EPA · Pennsylvania · discharge permits by parameter
BOD, 5-day, percent removal in Pennsylvania
- 5Permits carrying a limit
- 7With a recorded exceedance
- 3,963Nationwide
Permits
Other parameters in Pennsylvania
- Solids, total suspended2,929
- pH2,271
- Phosphorus, total [as P]2,153
- Nitrogen, total [as N]2,086
- Oil & Grease1,429
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant1,252
- Iron, total [as Fe]1,151
- Aluminum, total [as Al]1,120
- Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]878
- Zinc, total [as Zn]699
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]640
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]598
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]584
- Coliform, fecal general572
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]536
- Lead, total [as Pb]509
- Chlorine, total residual485
- Copper, total [as Cu]451
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C419
- Manganese, total [as Mn]334
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]230
- Acidity, total [as CaCO3]229
- Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]227
- Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3]224
- Solids, settleable218
- Solids, total dissolved190
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]148
- Arsenic, total [as As]125
- Phosphorus, Total109
- E. coli109
- Chromium, total [as Cr]109
- Nitrogen, Total106
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total98
- Nitrogen, Ammonia Total97
- Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total97
- Specific conductance89
- Iron, dissolved [as Fe]88
- Temperature, water deg. centigrade86
- Pentachlorophenol86
- Ultraviolet light transmittance75
- Ultraviolet light intensity69
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit61
- Chloride [as Cl]57
- Selenium, total [as Se]52
- Cadmium, total [as Cd]51
- Osmotic pressure, total, unf whl wtr49
- Bromide [as Br]45
- Mercury, total [as Hg]41
- Benzene34
- Nickel, total [as Ni]30
- Cyanide, total [as CN]30
- Silver, total [as Ag]29
- Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination26
- Trichloroethylene25
- Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]24
- Boron, total [as B]24
- Ultraviolet light dosage20
- Perfluorooctanesulfonate19
- Cyanide, free available19
- Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable19