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40 CFR PART 432—MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
PART 432—MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1342 and 1361.
Source: 69 FR 54541, Sept. 8, 2004, unless otherwise noted.
§ 432.1 General Applicability.
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As defined more specifically in subparts A through L of this part, this part applies to discharges of process wastewater to waters of the U.S. from facilities engaged in the slaughtering, dressing and packing of meat and poultry products for human consumption and/or animal food and feeds. Meat and poultry products for human consumption include meat and poultry from cattle, hogs, sheep, chickens, turkeys, ducks and other fowl as well as sausages, luncheon meats and cured, smoked or canned or other prepared meat and poultry products from purchased carcasses and other materials. Meat and poultry products for animal food and feeds include animal oils, meat meal and facilities that render grease and tallow from animal fat, bones and meat scraps. Manufacturing activities which may be subject to this part are generally reported under the following industrial classification codes:
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North American industrial
Standard industrial classification \1\ classification system \2\
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SIC 0751.................................. NAICS 311611.
SIC 2011.................................. NAICS 311612.
SIC 2013.................................. NAICS 311615.
SIC 2015.................................. NAICS 311613.
SIC 2047.................................. NAICS 311111.
SIC 2048.................................. NAICS 311119.
SIC 2077.................................. NAICS 311999.
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\1\ Source: 1987 SIC Manual
\2\ Source: 1997 NAICS Manual
§ 432.2 General definitions.
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As used in this part:
(a) The general definitions and abbreviations in 40 CFR part 401 shall apply.
(b) ELWK (equivalent live weight killed) means the total weight of animals slaughtered at locations other than the slaughterhouse or packinghouse that processes the animals hides, blood, viscera or other renderable materials.
(c) Fecal coliform means the bacterial count, as determined by approved methods of analysis for Parameter 1 in Table 1A in 40 CFR 136.3.
(d) Finished product means the final fresh or frozen products resulting from the further processing as defined below of either whole or cut-up meat or poultry carcasses.
(e) Further processing means operations that utilize whole carcasses or cut-up meat or poultry products for the production of fresh or frozen products, and may include the following types of processing: Cutting and deboning, cooking, seasoning, smoking, canning, grinding, chopping, dicing, forming, breading, breaking, trimming, skinning, tenderizing, marinating, curing, pickling, extruding and/or linking.
(f) LWK (live weight killed) means the total weight of animals slaughtered.
(g) Meat means products derived from the slaughter and processing of cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and any meat that is not listed under the definition of poultry below.
(h) Packinghouse means a plant that both slaughters animals and subsequently processes carcasses into cured, smoked, canned or other prepared meat products.
(i) Poultry means products derived from the slaughter and processing of broilers, other young chickens, mature chickens, hens, turkeys, capons, geese, ducks, small game fowl such as quail or pheasants, and small game such as rabbits.
(j) Raw material means the basic input materials to a renderer composed of animal and poultry trimmings, bones, blood, meat scraps, dead animals, feathers and related usable by-products.
(k) Slaughterhouse means a facility that slaughters animals and has as its main product fresh meat as whole, half or quarter carcasses or small meat cuts.
(l) The approved methods of analysis for the following six parameters are found in Table 1B in 40 CFR 136.3. The nitrate/nitrite part of total nitrogen may also be measured by EPA Method 300.0 (incorporated by reference, see §432.5).
(1) Ammonia (as N) means ammonia measured as nitrogen.
(2) BOD5 means 5-day biochemical oxygen demand.
(3) O&G means total recoverable oil and grease.
(4) O&G (as HEM) means total recoverable oil and grease measured as n-hexane extractable material.
(5) Total Nitrogen means the total of nitrate/nitrite and total Kjeldahl nitrogen.
(6) TSS means total suspended solids.
§ 432.3 General limitation or standard for pH.
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Any discharge subject to BPT, BCT, or NSPS limitations or standards in this part must remain within the pH range of 6 to 9.
§ 432.5 Incorporation by reference.
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(a) The material listed in this section is incorporated by reference in the corresponding sections in this part, as noted. The Director of the Federal Register approves the incorporation by reference of this material in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This material is incorporated as it exists on the date of the approval, and notice of any change in this material will be published in the Federal Register. The material is available for purchase at the address in paragraph (b) of this section and is available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC, or at the EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., EPA West Room B–102, Washington, DC.
(b) The following material is available for purchase from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. The toll-free telephone number is (800) 553–6847.
(1) “Method 300.0 Determination of Inorganic Anions by Ion Chromatography” (Revision 2.1) found in “Methods for the Determination of Inorganic Substances in Environmental Samples,” EPA 600-R–93/100 (order number PB94–120821), August 1993, IBR approved for §432.2(l).
(2) [Reserved]
Subpart A—Simple Slaughterhouses
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§ 432.10 Applicability.
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This part applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the production of meat carcasses, in whole or in part, by simple slaughterhouses. Process wastewater includes water from animal holding areas at these facilities.
§ 432.11 Special definitions.
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For the purpose of this subpart: Simple slaughterhouse means a slaughterhouse that provides only minimal, if any, processing of the by-products of meat slaughtering. A simple slaughterhouse would include usually no more than two by-product processing operations such as rendering, paunch and viscera handling, or processing of blood, hide or hair.
§ 432.12 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BPT:
(a) Facilities that slaughter no more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following limitations:
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site:
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly
daily \1\ avg. \1\
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BOD 5......................................... 0.24 0.12
Fecal Coliform................................ (\2\) (\3\)
O&G \4\................................... 0.12 0.06
TSS........................................... 0.40 0.20
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) LWK.
\2\ Maximum of 400 most probable number (MPN) or colony forming units
(CFU) per 100 mL at any time.
\3\ No maximum monthly average limitation.
\4\ May be measured as hexane extractable material (HEM).
(2) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing (defleshing, washing and curing) of hides derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the following limitations apply:
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly
daily \1\ avg. \1\
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BOD 5......................................... 0.04 0.02
TSS........................................... 0.08 0.04
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) ELWK.
(3) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the following limitations apply:
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly
daily \1\ avg. \1\
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BOD 5......................................... 0.04 0.02
TSS........................................... 0.08 0.04
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) ELWK.
(4) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the following limitations apply:
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly
daily \1\ avg. \1\
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BOD 5......................................... 0.06 0.03
TSS........................................... 0.12 0.06
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) ELWK.
(5) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the following limitations apply:
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly
daily \1\ avg. \1\
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BOD5.......................................... 0.02 0.01
TSS........................................... 0.04 0.02
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) ELWK.
(b) Facilities that slaughter more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following limitations:
(1) All facilities must achieve the following effluent limitation for ammonia (as N):
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 8.0 4.0
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\1\ mg/L (ppm).
(2) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site, the limitations for BOD5, fecal coliform, O&G, and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section apply.
(3) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing (defleshing, washing and curing) of hides derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section also apply.
(4) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(3) of this section apply.
(5) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(4) of this section apply.
(6) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(5) of this section apply.
§ 432.13 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart that slaughters more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BAT:
Effluent Limitations
[BAT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 8.0 4.0
Total Nitrogen.............................. 194 134
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\1\ mg/L (ppm).
§ 432.14 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES). [Reserved]
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§ 432.15 New source performance standards (NSPS).
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Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, any source that is a new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following performance standards:
(a) Facilities that slaughter no more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following performance standards:
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site, the standards for BOD5, fecal coliform, O&G, and TSS are the same as the corresponding limitations specified in §432.12(a)(1); and standards for ammonia (as N) are as follows:
Performance Standards
[NSPS]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 0.34 0.17
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) LWK.
(2) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(3) and the following standards for ammonia (as N) apply:
Performance Standards
[NSPS]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 0.06 0.03
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) ELWK.
(3) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(4) and the following standards for ammonia (as N) apply:
Performance Standards
[NSPS]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 0.10 0.05
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) ELWK.
(4) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of case of process wastewater associated with dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(5) and the following standards for ammonia (as N) apply:
Performance Standards
[NSPS]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 0.04 0.02
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) ELWK.
(b) Facilities that slaughter more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following performance standards.
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site, the standards for BOD5, fecal coliform, O&G, and TSS are the same as the limitations specified in §432.12(a)(1) and the standards for ammonia (as N) and total nitrogen are as follows:
Performance Standards
[NSPS]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 8.0 4.0
Total Nitrogen.............................. 194 134
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\1\ mg/L (ppm).
(2) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(3) apply.
(3) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(4) apply.
(4) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(5) apply.
(c) Any source that was a new source subject to the standards specified in §432.15 of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of July 1, 2003, must continue to achieve the standards specified in this section until the expiration of the applicable time period specified in 40 CFR 122.29(d)(1) after which it must achieve the effluent limitations specified in §§432.12 and 432.13.
§ 432.16 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS). [Reserved]
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§ 432.17 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best control technology for conventional pollutants (BCT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BCT: Limitations for BOD5, TSS, O&G, and fecal coliform are the same as the corresponding limitation specified in §432.12.
Subpart B—Complex Slaughterhouses
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§ 432.20 Applicability.
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This part applies to discharges of process wastewater associated with the production of meat carcasses, in whole or in part, by complex slaughterhouses. Process wastewater includes water from animal holding areas at these facilities.
§ 432.21 Special definitions.
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For the purpose of this subpart: Complex slaughterhouse means a slaughterhouse that provides extensive processing of the by-products of meat slaughtering. A complex slaughterhouse would usually include at least three processing operations such as rendering, paunch and viscera handling, or processing of blood, hide or hair.
§ 432.22 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BPT:
(a) Facilities that slaughter no more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following effluent limitations:
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site:
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly
daily \1\ avg. \1\
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BOD5.......................................... 0.42 0.21
Fecal Coliform................................ (\2\) (\3\)
O&G \4\................................... 0.16 0.08
TSS........................................... 0.50 0.25
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) LWK.
\2\ Maximum of 400 MPN or CFU per 100 mL at any time.
\3\ No maximum monthly average limitation.
\4\ May be measured as hexane extractable material (HEM).
(2) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing (defleshing, washing and curing) of hides derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(2) apply.
(3) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(3) apply.
(4) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(4) apply.
(5) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(5) apply.
(b) Facilities that slaughter more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following limitations:
(1) All facilities must achieve the following effluent limitation for ammonia (as N):
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 8.0 4.0
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\1\ mg/L (ppm).
(2) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site, the limitations for BOD5, fecal coliform, O&G, and TSS are the same as the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(3) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing (defleshing, washing and curing) of hides derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section apply.
(4) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(3) of this section apply.
(5) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(4) of this section apply.
(6) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(5) of this section apply.
§ 432.23 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart that slaughters more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BAT: Limitations for ammonia (as N) and total nitrogen are the same as specified in §432.13.
§ 432.24 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES). [Reserved]
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§ 432.25 New source performance standards (NSPS).
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Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, any source that is a new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following performance standards:
(a) Facilities that slaughter no more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following performance standards:
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site, the standards for BOD5, fecal coliform, O&G, and TSS are the same as the limitations specified in §432.22(a)(1), and the standards for ammonia (as N) are as follows:
Performance Standards
[NSPS]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 0.48 0.24
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) LWK.
(2) In addition to the standard specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the supplemental limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(3) and the standards for ammonia (as N) specified in §432.15(a)(2) apply.
(3) In addition to the standard specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of associated with the wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the supplemental limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(4) and the standards for ammonia (as N) specified in §432.15(a)(3) apply.
(4) In addition to the standard specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(5) and the standards for ammonia (as N) specified in §432.15(a)(4) apply.
(b) Facilities that slaughter more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following performance standards:
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site, the standards for BOD5, fecal coliform, O&G, and TSS are the same as the corresponding limitations specified in §432.22(a)(1) and the standards for ammonia (as N) and total nitrogen are the same as the limitations specified in §432.15(b)(1).
(2) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(3) apply.
(3) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(4) apply.
(4) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(5) apply.
(c) Any source that was a new source subject to the standards specified in §432.25 of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of July 1, 2003, must continue to achieve the standards specified in this section until the expiration of the applicable time period specified in 40 CFR 122.29(d)(1) after which it must achieve the effluent limitations specified in §§432.22 and 432.23.
§ 432.26 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS). [Reserved]
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§ 432.27 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best control technology for conventional pollutants (BCT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BCT: Limitations for BOD5, fecal coliform, TSS, and O&G are the same as the corresponding limitation specified in §432.22.
Subpart C—Low-processing Packinghouses
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§ 432.30 Applicability.
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This part applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the production of meat carcasses, in whole or in part, by low-processing packinghouses. Process wastewater includes water from animal holding areas at these facilities.
§ 432.31 Special definitions.
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For the purpose of this subpart: Low-processing packinghouse means a packinghouse that processes no more, and usually fewer than, the total number of animals slaughtered at that plant.
§ 432.32 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BPT:
(a) Facilities that slaughter no more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following limitations:
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site:
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly
daily \1\ avg. \1\
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BOD 5......................................... 0.34 0.17
Fecal Coliform................................ (\2\) (\3\)
O&G \4\................................... 0.16 0.08
TSS........................................... 0.48 0.24
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) LWK.
\2\ Maximum of 400 MPN or CFU per 100 mL at any time.
\3\ No maximum monthly average limitation.
\4\ May be measured as hexane extractable material (HEM).
(2) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing (defleshing, washing and curing) of hides derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(2) apply.
(3) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(3) apply.
(4) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(4) apply.
(5) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(5) apply.
(b) Facilities that slaughter more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following limitations:
(1) All facilities must achieve the following effluent limitation for ammonia (as N):
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 8.0 4.0
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\1\ mg/L (ppm).
(2) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site, the limitations for BOD5, fecal coliform, O&G, and TSS are the same as the corresponding limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(3) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing (defleshing, washing and curing) of hides derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section apply.
(4) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(3) of this section apply.
(5) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(4) of this section apply.
(6) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in paragraph (a)(5) of this section apply.
§ 432.33 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart that slaughters more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BAT: the limitations for ammonia (as N) and total nitrogen are the same as specified in §432.13.
§ 432.34 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES). [Reserved]
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§ 432.35 New source performance standards (NSPS).
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Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, any source that is a new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following performance standards:
(a) Facilities that slaughter no more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following performance standards:
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site, the standards for BOD5, fecal coliform, TSS, and O&G are the same as the limitations specified in §432.32(a)(1) and the standards for ammonia (as N) are as follows:
Performance Standards
[NSPS]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly avg.
daily \1\ \1\
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Ammonia (as N).............................. 0.48 0.24
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) LWK.
(2) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(3) and the standards for ammonia (as N) specified in §432.15(a)(2) apply.
(3) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(4) and the standards for ammonia (as N) specified in §432.15(a)(3) apply in addition to the standards specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(4) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(5) and the standards for ammonia (as N) specified in §432.15(a)(4) apply.
(b) Facilities that slaughter more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following performance standards:
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site, the standards for BOD5, fecal coliform, TSS, and O&G are the same as the corresponding limitations specified in §432.32(a)(1) and the standards for ammonia (as N) and total nitrogen are the same as the limitations specified in §432.15(b)(1).
(2) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(3) apply.
(3) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(4) apply.
(4) In addition to the standards specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the standards for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(5) apply.
(c) Any source that was a new source subject to the standards specified in §432.35 of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of July 1, 2003, must continue to achieve the standards specified in this section until the expiration of the applicable time period specified in 40 CFR 122.29(d)(1) after which it must achieve the effluent limitations specified in §§432.32 and 432.33.
§ 432.36 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS). [Reserved]
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§ 432.37 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best control technology for conventional pollutants (BCT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BCT: Limitations for BOD5, fecal coliform, TSS, and O&G are the same as the corresponding limitation specified in §432.32.
Subpart D—High-Processing Packinghouse
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§ 432.40 Applicability.
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This part applies to discharges of process wastewater resulting from the production of meat carcasses, in whole or in part, by high-processing packinghouses. Process wastewater includes water from animal holding areas at these facilities.
§ 432.41 Special definitions.
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For the purpose of this subpart: High-processing packinghouse means a packinghouse which processes both animals slaughtered at the site and additional carcasses from outside sources.
§ 432.42 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
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Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BPT:
(a) Facilities that slaughter no more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following limitations:
(1) In the case of process wastewater associated with the slaughtering of animals on-site or the processing of the carcasses of animals slaughtered on-site:
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly
daily \1\ avg. \1\
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BOD5 \2\...................................... 0.48 0.24
Fecal Coliform................................ (\3\) (\4\)
O&G \5\................................... 0.26 0.13
TSS \2\....................................... 0.62 0.31
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\1\ Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) LWK.
\2\ The values for BOD5 and TSS are for average plants, i.e., plants
where the ratio of avg. wt. of processed meat products/avg. LWK is
0.55. Adjustments can be made for high-processing packinghouses
operating at other such ratios according to the following equations:
lbs BOD5/1000 lbs LWK = 0.21 + 0.23 (v_0.4) and lbs TSS/1000 lbs LWK =
0.28 + 0.3 (v_0.4), where v equals the following ratio: lbs processed
meat products/lbs LWK.
\3\ Maximum of 400 MPN or CFU per 100 mL at any time.
\4\ No maximum monthly average limitation.
\5\ May be measured as hexane extractable material (HEM).
(2) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing (defleshing, washing and curing) of hides derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(2) apply.
(3) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the processing of blood derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(3) apply.
(4) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with the wet or low-temperature rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(4) apply.
(5) In addition to the limitations specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in the case of process wastewater associated with dry rendering of material derived from animals slaughtered at locations off-site and dead animals, the limitations for BOD5 and TSS specified in §432.12(a)(5) apply.
(b) Facilities that slaughter more than 50 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following limitations:
(1) All facilities must achieve the following effluent limitations for ammonia (as N):
Effluent Limitations
[BPT]
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