[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR432.15]

[Page 251-252]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 432--MEAT PRODUCTS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A--Simple Slaughterhouse Subcategory
 
Sec. 432.15  Standards of performance for new sources.

    (a) The following standards of performance establish the quantity or 
quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this 
section and attributable to on-site slaughter or subsequent meat, meat 
product or by-product processing of carcasses of animals slaughtered on-
site which may be discharged by a new source subject to

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the provisions of this subpart: the limitations shall be as specified in 
Sec. 432.12(a), with the exception that in addition to the pollutants or 
pollutant properties controlled by that subsection, discharges of 
ammonia shall not exceed the limitations set forth below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Effluent limitations
                                           -----------------------------
                                                        Average of daily
          Effluent characteristic             Maximum     values for 30
                                             for any 1  consecutive days
                                                day     shall not exceed-
                                                                -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Metric units (kilograms per
                                                    1,000 kg LWK)

                                           -------------
Ammonia...................................        0.34              0.17

                                           -------------
                                              English units (pounds per
                                                    1,000 lb LWK)

                                           -------------
Ammonia...................................        0.34              0.17
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) The following standards of performance establish the quantity or 
quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this 
section and attributable to the processing of blood derived from animals 
slaughtered at locations other than the slaughterhouse, which may be 
discharged by a new source subject to the provisions of this subpart, in 
addition to the discharge allowed by Secs. 432.15(a) and 432.12(c):

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Effluent limitations
                                           -----------------------------
                                                        Average of daily
          Effluent characteristic             Maximum     values for 30
                                             for any 1  consecutive days
                                                day     shall not exceed-
                                                                -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Metric units (kilograms per
                                                   1,000 kg ELWK)

                                           -------------
Ammonia...................................        0.06              0.03

                                           -------------
                                              English units (pounds per
                                                   1,000 lb ELWK)

                                           -------------
Ammonia...................................        0.06              0.03
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) The following standards of performance establish the quantity or 
quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this 
section and attributable to the wet or low temperature rendering of 
material derived from animals slaughtered at locations other than 
slaughterhouse, which may be discharged by a new source subject to the 
provisions of this subpart, in addition to the discharge allowed by 
Secs. 432.15(a) and 432.12(d):

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Effluent limitations
                                           -----------------------------
                                                        Average of daily
          Effluent characteristic             Maximum     values for 30
                                             for any 1  consecutive days
                                                day     shall not exceed-
                                                                -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Metric units (kilograms per
                                                   1,000 kg ELWK)

                                           -------------
Ammonia...................................        0.10              0.05

                                           -------------
                                              English units (pounds per
                                                   1,000 lb ELWK)

                                           -------------
Ammonia...................................        0.10              0.05
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (d) The following standards of performance establish the quantity or 
quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this 
section and attributable to the dry rendering of material derived from 
animals slaughtered at locations other than the slaughterhouse which may 
be discharged by a new source subject to the provisions of this subpart, 
in addition to the discharge allowed by Secs. 432.15(a) and 432.12(e):

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Effluent limitations
                                           -----------------------------
                                                        Average of daily
          Effluent characteristic             Maximum     values for 30
                                             for any 1  consecutive days
                                                day     shall not exceed-
                                                                -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Metric units (kilograms per
                                                   1,000 kg ELWK)

                                           -------------
Ammonia...................................        0.04              0.02

                                           -------------
                                              English units (pounds per
                                                   1,000 lb ELWK)

                                           -------------
Ammonia...................................        0.04              0.02
------------------------------------------------------------------------


[39 FR 7897, Feb. 28, 1974; 39 FR 26423, July 19, 1974]