What environmental regulations apply to poultry processing?

Environmental concerns related to poultry processing include solid organic waste and by‑products, wastewater discharges, air emissions, stormwater runoff, and energy use. Applicable environmental regulations may include:

• 40 CFR Part 432 (Effluent Limitations Guidelines), which regulates wastewater discharges from slaughterhouses, poultry processors, further processors, and rendering operations that discharge directly to waters of the United States or indirectly to publicly owned treatment works.
• 40 CFR Part 122, which may require poultry processing facilities to obtain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for industrial stormwater discharges.
• Federal and state solid and hazardous waste regulations, including requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), depending on the types of wastes generated.
• Applicable federal and state air quality regulations, which may apply to boilers, refrigeration systems, and odor or particulate emissions.
• 9 CFR Part 416, which requires official USDA establishments to operate under sanitary conditions to prevent product adulteration and may indirectly affect waste handling and cleanup practices.
• Individual state environmental regulations, which may impose additional or more stringent requirements.