[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 27] [Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR468.11] [Page 659-663] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 468--COPPER FORMING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents Subpart A--Copper Forming Subcategory Sec. 468.11 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT). Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available: (a) Subpart A--Hot Rolling Spent Lubricant BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for any 1 Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property day monthly average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy hot rolled English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy hot rolled -------------------- Chromium.......................... 0.045 0.018 Copper............................ 0.195 0.103 Lead.............................. 0.015 0.013 Nickel............................ 0.197 0.130 Zinc.............................. 0.150 0.062 Oil and grease.................... 2.060 1.236 TSS............................... 4.223 2.008 pH................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (b) Subpart A--Cold Rolling Spent Lubricant BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for any 1 Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property day monthly average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy cold rolled English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy cold rolled -------------------- Chromium.......................... 0.166 0.068 Copper............................ 0.720 0.379 Lead.............................. 0.056 0.049 Nickel............................ 0.727 0.481 Zinc.............................. 0.553 0.231 Oil and grease.................... 7.580 4.548 TSS............................... 15.539 7.390 pH................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (c) Subpart A--Drawing Spent Lubricant BPT Effluent Limitations. [[Page 660]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy drawn English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy drawn -------------- Chromium...................................... 0.037 0.015 Copper........................................ 0.161 0.085 Lead.......................................... 0.012 0.011 Nickel........................................ 0.163 0.107 Zinc.......................................... 0.124 0.051 Oil and grease................................ 1.700 1.020 TSS........................................... 3.485 1.657 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (d) Subpart A--Solution Heat Treatment BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated -------------- Chromium...................................... 1.118 0.457 Copper........................................ 4.827 2.541 Lead.......................................... 0.381 0.330 Nickel........................................ 4.878 3.227 Zinc.......................................... 3.709 1.550 Oil and grease................................ 50.820 30.492 TSS........................................... 104.181 49.549 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (e) Subpart A--Extrusion Heat Treatment BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press --------------------------- Chromium.................................... 0.00088 0.00036 Copper...................................... 0.003 0.002 Lead........................................ 0.0003 0.00026 Nickel...................................... 0.003 0.002 Zinc........................................ 0.002 0.001 Oil and grease.............................. 0.040 0.024 TSS......................................... 0.082 0.039 pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (f) Subpart A--Annealing With Water BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper annealed with water English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with water ------------------------- Chromium...................................... 2.493 1.020 Copper........................................ 10.767 5.667 Lead.......................................... 0.850 0.736 Nickel........................................ 10.880 7.197 Zinc.......................................... 8.273 3.456 Oil and grease................................ 113.340 68.004 TSS........................................... 232.347 110.506 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (g) Subpart A--Annealing With Oil BPT Effluent Limitations. [[Page 661]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil -------------- Chromium...................................... 0 0 Copper........................................ 0 0 Lead.......................................... 0 0 Nickel........................................ 0 0 Zinc.......................................... 0 0 Oil and grease................................ 0 0 TSS........................................... 0 0 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (h) Subpart A--Alkaline Cleaning Rinse BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned -------------- Chromium...................................... 1.854 0.758 Copper........................................ 8.006 4.214 Lead.......................................... 0.632 0.547 Nickel........................................ 8.090 5.351 Zinc.......................................... 6.152 2.570 Oil and grease................................ 84.280 50.568 TSS........................................... 172.774 82.173 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (i) Subpart A--Alkaline Cleaning Rinse for Forged Parts BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned -------------- Chromium...................................... 5.562 2.275 Copper........................................ 24.019 12.642 Lead.......................................... 1.896 1.643 Nickel........................................ 24.272 16.055 Zinc.......................................... 18.457 7.711 Oil and grease................................ 252.840 151.704 TSS........................................... 518.322 246.519 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (j) Subpart A--Alkaline Cleaning Bath BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy parts alkaline cleaned English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned -------------- Chromium...................................... 0.020 0.0084 Copper........................................ 0.089 0.046 Lead.......................................... 0.0070 0.0060 Nickel........................................ 0.089 0.059 Zinc.......................................... 0.068 0.028 Oil and grease................................ 0.93 0.56 TSS........................................... 1.91 0.91 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (k) Subpart A--Pickling Rinse BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled English units--pounds per/1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled -------------- Chromium...................................... 1.593 0.651 Copper........................................ 6.881 3.622 Lead.......................................... 0.543 0.470 Nickel........................................ 6.954 4.599 Zinc.......................................... 5.288 2.209 Oil and grease................................ 72.440 43.464 TSS........................................... 148.502 70.629 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. [[Page 662]] (l) Subpart A--Pickling Rinse for Forged Parts BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled English units--pounds per/1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled -------------- romium........................................ 1.723 0.705 Copper........................................ 7.444 3.918 Lead.......................................... 0.587 0.509 Nickel........................................ 7.522 4.975 Zinc.......................................... 5.720 2.389 Oil and grease................................ 78.360 47.016 TSS........................................... 160.638 76.401 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (m) Subpart A--Pickling Bath BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickle ------------------------- Chromium...................................... 0.051 0.020 Copper........................................ 0.220 0.116 Lead.......................................... 0.017 0.015 Nickel........................................ 0.222 0.147 Zinc.......................................... 0.169 0.070 Oil and grease................................ 2.320 1.392 TSS........................................... 4.756 2.262 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (n) Subpart A--Pickling Fume Scrubber BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled ------------------------- Chromium...................................... 0.275 0.112 Copper........................................ 1.189 0.626 Lead.......................................... 0.093 0.081 Nickel........................................ 1.201 0.795 Zinc.......................................... 0.913 0.381 Oil and grease................................ 12.520 7.512 TSS........................................... 25.666 12.207 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (o) Subpart A--Tumbling or Burnishing BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished -------------- Chromium...................................... 0.256 0.104 Copper........................................ 1.107 0.583 Lead.......................................... 0.087 0.075 Nickel........................................ 1.119 0.740 Zinc.......................................... 0.851 0.355 Oil and grease................................ 11.660 6.996 TSS........................................... 23.903 11.368 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (p) Subpart A--Surface Coating BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy surface coated English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy surface coated -------------- Chromium...................................... 0.326 0.133 Copper........................................ 1.411 0.743 Lead.......................................... 0.111 0.096 Nickel........................................ 1.426 0.943 Zinc.......................................... 1.084 0.453 Oil and grease................................ 14.680 8.916 TSS........................................... 30.463 14.488 ph............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. [[Page 663]] (q) Subpart A--Miscellaneous Waste Streams BPT Effluent Limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy formed English units--pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy formed -------------- Chromium...................................... 0.009 0.003 Copper........................................ 0.041 0.021 Lead.......................................... 0.003 0.002 Nickel........................................ 0.041 0.027 Zinc.......................................... 0.031 0.013 Oil and grease................................ 0.436 0.261 TSS........................................... 0.893 0.425 pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.