[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 28]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR418.21]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 418_FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_Ammonia Subcategory

 

Sec.  418.21  Specialized definitions.



    For the purposes of this subpart:

    (a) Except as provided below the general definitions, abbreviations 

and methods of analysis set forth in 40 CFR part 401 shall apply to this 

subpart.

    (b) The term product shall mean the anhydrous ammonia content of the 

compound manufactured.

    (c) The term shipping losses shall mean: Discharges resulting from 

loading tank cars or tank trucks; discharges resulting from cleaning 

tank cars or tank trucks; and discharges from air pollution control 

scrubbers designed to control emissions from loading or cleaning tank 

cars or tank trucks.

    (d) The term process wastewater shall mean any water which, during 

manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact with or results 

from the production or use of any raw material, intermediate product, 

finished product, by-product, or waste product. The term process 

wastewater does not include non-contact cooling water, as defined below.

    (e) The term non-contact cooling water shall mean water which is 

used in a cooling system designed so as to maintain constant separation 

of the cooling medium from all contact with process chemicals but which 

may on the occasion of corrosion, cooling system leakage or similar 

cooling system failures contain small amounts of process chemicals: 

Provided, That all reasonable measures have been taken to prevent, 

reduce, eliminate and control to the maximum extent feasible such 

contamination: And provided further, That all reasonable measures have 

been taken that will mitigate the effects of such contamination once it 

has occurred.



[44 FR 64082, Nov. 6, 1979]