Section 327IAC5-1.5-42. "Population equivalent" or "PE" defined  


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  •    "Population equivalent" or "PE" means the calculated population that would contribute a particular amount of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) per day, using the base of seventeen-hundredths (0.17) pound of five (5) day BOD per capita per day. A different conversion factor may be used in the calculation when approved by the commissioner on the basis of site-specific technical information. (Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 5-1.5-42; filed Jan 14, 1997, 12:00 p.m.: 20 IR 1418; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070553BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR-327130176BFA)