[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: 40CFR421.53]

[Page 480]
 
                TITLE 40-PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
      CHAPTER I-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 421-NONFERROUS METALS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart E-Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Subcategory
 
Sec. 421.53  Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology 
          economically achievable.

    Except as provided in 40 CFR 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 available technology 
economically achievable:
    (a) Subpart E-Casting Contact Cooling.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    mg/kg (pounds per
                                                   million pounds) of
                                                       copper cast
                                               --------------

Arsenic.......................................         .692         .309
Copper........................................         .638         .304
Nickel........................................         .274         .184
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Subpart E-Anode and Cathode Rinse.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    mg/kg (pounds per
                                                   million pounds) of
                                                     cathode copper
                                                       production
                                               --------------

Arsenic.......................................         .000         .000
Copper........................................         .000         .000
Nickel........................................         .000         .000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Subpart E-Spent Electrolyte.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    mg/kg (pounds per
                                                   million pounds) of
                                                     copper cathode
                                                       production
                                               --------------

Arsenic.......................................         .068         .031
Copper........................................         .063         .030
Nickel........................................         .027         .018
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (d) Subpart E-Casting Wet Air Pollution Control.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    mg/kg (pounds per
                                                   million pounds) of
                                                   casting production
                                               --------------

Arsenic.......................................         .000         .000
Copper........................................         .000         .000
Nickel........................................         .000         .000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (e) Subpart E-By-Product Recovery.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    mg/kg (pounds per
                                                   million pounds) of
                                                 product recovered from
                                                   electrolytic slimes
                                                       processing
                                               --------------

Arsenic.......................................         .000         .000
Copper........................................         .000         .000
Nickel........................................         .000         .000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


[49 FR 8801, Mar. 8, 1984; 49 FR 26739, June 29, 1984, as amended at 49 
FR 29795, July 24, 1984]