LAC 49:I.1233
| Table 1. Depuration Treatment Process Water Standards | ||
| Parameter | Minimum | Maximum |
| Bacteriological (total coliform/100ml) | 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.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 40, as amended.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, LR 11:550 (May 1985), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health LR16:414 (May 1990).