40 CFR § 432.13 - Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).

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title: "40 CFR § 432.13 - Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT)."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "432.13"
section_name: "Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT)."
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"
last_updated: "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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# 432.13 Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).

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]

| Regulatedparameter | Maximum daily | Maximum monthly avg. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ammonia (as N) | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| Total Nitrogen | 194 | 134 |
| mg/L (ppm). |  |  |