40 CFR § 418.35 - Standards of performance for new sources.

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title: "40 CFR § 418.35 - Standards of performance for new sources."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "418.35"
section_name: "Standards of performance for new sources."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
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# 418.35 Standards of performance for new sources.

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:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ammonia (as N) | 0.53 | 0.27 |
| Organic nitrogen (as N) | .45 | .24 |
| 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:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ammonia (as N) | 0.53 | 0.27 |
| Organic nitrogen (as N) | .86 | .46 |
| Metric units: Kilogram/1,000 kg of product; English units: Pound/1,000 lb of product. |  |  |

(Sec. 306(b), Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1316(c)))

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