technology currently available.
Except as provided in Secs. 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT):
(a) The following limitations constitute the maximum permissible discharge for urea manufacturing operations in which urea is produced as a solution product: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Effluent limitations (mg/l)
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Average of daily
Effluent characteristics Maximum values for 30
for any 1 consecutive days
day shall not
exceed--------------------------------------------------------------------------Ammonia (as N)............................ 0.95 0.48Organic nitrogen (as N)................... 0.61 0.33------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Effluent limitations (mg/l)
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Average of daily
Effluent characteristics Maximum values for 30
for any 1 consecutive days
day shall not
exceed--------------------------------------------------------------------------Ammonia (as N)............................ 1.18 0.59Organic nitrogen (as N)................... 1.48 0.80------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: Metric units: Kilogram/1,000 kg of product; English units: Pound/
1,000 lb of product. (Sec. 306(b), Federal Water Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1316(c))) [39 FR 12836, Apr. 8, 1974, as amended at 43 FR 17826, Apr. 26, 1978; 44 FR 9388, Feb. 13, 1979; 60 FR 33956, June 29, 1995]