New source performance standards (NSPS).

  1. Law
  2. CFR 40
  3. Protection of Environment
  4. Environmental Protection Agency
  5. Effluent Guidelines and Standards
  6. Meat and Poultry Products Point Source Category
  7. Poultry First Processing
  8. New source performance standards (NSPS).

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§ 432.115 New source performance standards (NSPS).

Any source that is a new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following performance standards:

(a) Facilities that slaughter no more than 100 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following performance standards:

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Performance Standards

[NSPS]

Regulated
parameter 		Maximum daily1 Maximum monthly avg.1
Ammonia (as N) 8.0 4.0
BOD5 26 16
Fecal Coliform (2 ) (3 )
O&G (as HEM) 14 8.0
TSS 30 20

1 mg/L (ppm).

2 Maximum of 400 MPN or CFU per 100 mL at any time.

3 No maximum monthly average limitation.

(b) Facilities that slaughter more than 100 million pounds per year (in units of LWK) must achieve the following performance standards:

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Performance Standards

[NSPS]

Regulated
parameter 		Maximum daily1 Maximum monthly avg.1
Ammonia (as N) 8.0 4.0
BOD5 26 16
Fecal Coliform (2) (3)
O&G (as HEM) 14 8.0
TSS 30 20
Total Nitrogen 147 103

1 mg/L (ppm).

2 Maximum of 400 MPN or CFU per 100 mL at any time.

3 No maximum monthly average limitation.


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