40 CFR § 432.122 - Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

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title: "40 CFR § 432.122 - Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT)."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "432.122"
section_name: "Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT)."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "432"
part_name: "MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1342 and 1361."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 54541, Sept. 8, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
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# 432.122 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart that further processes more than 7 million pounds per year (in units of finished product) must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BPT:

Effluent Limitations

[BPT]

| Regulatedparameter | Maximum daily | Maximum monthly avg. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ammonia (as N) | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| BOD | 26 | 16 |
| Fecal Coliform | () | () |
| O&G (as HEM) | 14 | 8.0 |
| TSS | 30 | 20 |
| mg/L (ppm). |  |  |
| Maximum of 400 MPN or CFU per 100 mL at any time. |  |  |
| No maximum monthly average limitation. |  |  |