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City of Ames

Water & Pollution Control Department

300 East 5th Street
Building 1
Ames, Iowa 50010

Phone:
(515) 239-5150

FAX:
(515) 239-5251

Water and Pollution Control Department

Local Limits Table

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Parameter Industrial Limit, (mg/L)
Arsenic 0.06
Benzene 0.05
BTEX  0.75
TPH (Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons) 10
Cadmium 0.3
Chloride 900
Total Chromium 7.0
Copper 3.0
Cyanide 0.55
Lead 1.3
Mercury 0.02
Molybdenum 0.19
Nickel 7.8
Oil & Grease 300
Phenol 1.5
Selenium 0.50
Silver 0.45
Sulfide 2.0
Zinc 10.0
   
CBOD5* 1500 (250)
COD* 2500 (550)
TSS* 1500 (300)
NH3* 200 (30)
TKN* 250 (45)
* values in parentheses are surcharge limits