40 CFR § 418.35 Fertilizer Manufacturing Point Source Category

§ 418.35 Standards of performance for new sources.

Current through Aug 22, 2025 · Read all of Part 418

The following standards of performance establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a new source subject to the provisions of this subpart:

(a) The following limitations constitute the maximum permissible discharge for urea manufacturing operations in which urea is produced as a solution product:

Effluent characteristicsEffluent limitations (mg/l)
Maximum for any 1 dayAverage of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—
Ammonia (as N)0.530.27
Organic nitrogen (as N).45.24

Note: Metric units: Kilogram/1,000 kg of product; English units: Pound/1,000 lb of product.

(b) The following limitations constitute the maximum permissible discharge for urea manufacturing operations in which urea is prilled or granulated:

Effluent characteristicsEffluent limitations (mg/l)
Maximum for any 1 dayAverage of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—
Ammonia (as N)0.530.27
Organic nitrogen (as N).86.46

Note: Metric units: Kilogram/1,000 kg of product; English units: Pound/1,000 lb of product.

[39 FR 12836, Apr. 8, 1974, as amended at 43 FR 17827, Apr. 26, 1978; 44 FR 9388, Feb. 13, 1979]

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