[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 26] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR418.12] [Page 341] TITLE 40-PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 418-FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents Subpart A-Phosphate Subcategory Sec. 418.12 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available. Except as provided in Sec.Sec. 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) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best practicable control technology currently available: There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants to navigable waters. (b) Process wastewater pollutants from a calcium sulfate storage pile runoff facility operated separately or in combination with a water recirculation system designed, constructed and operated to maintain a surge capacity equal to the runoff from the 10-year, 24-hour rainfall event may be discharged, after treatment to the standards set forth in paragraph (c) of this section, whenever chronic or catastrophic precipitation events cause the water level to rise into the surge capacity. Process wastewater must be treated and discharged whenever the water level equals or exceeds the mid point of the surge capacity. (c) The concentration of pollutants discharged in process wastewater pursuant to the limitations of paragraph (b) shall not exceed the values listed in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Effluent limitations (mg/l) ----------------------------------- Average of daily Effluent characteristic Maximum values for 30 for any 1 consecutive days shall day not exceed- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total phosphorus (as P)............. 105 35 Fluoride............................ 75 25 TSS................................. 150 50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The total suspended solid limitation set forth in this paragraph shall be waived for process wastewater from a calcium sulfate storage pile runoff facility, operated separately or in combination with a water recirculation system, which is chemically treated and then clarified or settled to meet the other pollutant limitations set forth in this paragraph. (d) The concentration of pollutants discharged in contaminated non- process wastewater shall not exceed the values listed in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Effluent limitations (mg/l) ----------------------------------- Average of daily Effluent characteristic Maximum values for 30 for any 1 consecutive days shall day not exceed- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total phosphorus (as P)............. 105 35 Fluoride............................ 75 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [39 FR 12836, Apr. 8, 1974, as amended at 41 FR 20584, May 19, 1976; 42 FR 16141, Mar. 25, 1977; 60 FR 33956, June 29, 1995]