40 CFR § 432.52 - Effluent limitations attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

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title: "40 CFR § 432.52 - 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: "432.52"
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"
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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# 432.52 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 must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the application of BPT:

Effluent Limitations

[BPT]

| Regulatedparameter | Maximum daily | Maximum monthly avg. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BOD | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Fecal Coliform | () | () |
| O&G | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| TSS | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Pounds per 1000 lbs (or g/kg) of finished product. |  |  |
| No limitation. |  |  |
| May be measured as hexane extractable material (HEM). |  |  |