40 C.F.R. § 418.53

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 418.53 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable

The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best available technology economically achievable:

(a) The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants which may be discharged in process waste water from nitric acid production in which all the raw material ammonia is in the gaseous form:

[Metric units, kg/kkg of product; English units, lb/1,000 lb of product]

Effluent characteristic	Effluent limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed-
Ammonia (as N)	0.0045	0.00045
Nitrate (as N)	0.17	0.023

(b) The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants which may be discharged in process waste water from nitric acid production in which all the raw material ammonia is in the shipped liquid form:

[Metric units, kg/kkg of product; English units, lb/1,000 lb of product]

Effluent characteristic	Effluent limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed-
Ammonia (as N)	0.08	0.008
Nitrate (as N)	0.17	0.023

40 C.F.R. §418.53

41 FR 2387, Jan. 16, 1976, as amended at 42 FR 16141, Mar. 25, 1977