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40 CFR 418.35: Standards of performance for new sources.

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  1. Title 40—Protection of Environment
  2. CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  3. SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
  4. PART 418—FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
  5. Subpart C—Urea Subcategory

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 characteristics Effluent limitations (mg/l)

Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—

Ammonia (as N) 0.53 0.27

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 characteristics Effluent limitations (mg/l)

Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—

Ammonia (as N) 0.53 0.27

Organic nitrogen (as N) .86 .46

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

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