[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: 40CFR420.42]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 420_IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of 

Contents

 

                    Subpart D_Steelmaking Subcategory

 

Sec.  420.42  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) Electric arc furnace steelmaking--semi-wet. No discharge of 

process wastewater pollutants to navigable waters.

    (b) Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking--wet-suppressed combustion.



                                Subpart D

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                       BPT effluent

                                                       limitations

                                                ------------------------

                                                              Average of

        Pollutant or pullutant property                         daily

                                                   Maximum    values for

                                                  for any 1       30

                                                     day     consecutive

                                                                 days

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    Kg/kkg (pounds per

                                                   1,000 lb) of Product

                                                ------------------------

TSS............................................      0.0312       0.0104

pH.............................................  (\1\)        (\1\)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

\1\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0



    (c) Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking--wet open combustion; and 

electric arc furnace steelmaking--wet.



                                Subpart D

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                       BPT effluent

                                                       limitations

                                                ------------------------

                                                              Average of

        Pollutant or pollutant property                         daily

                                                   Maximum    values for

                                                  for any 1       30

                                                     day     consecutive

                                                                 days

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    Kg/kkg (pounds per

                                                   1,000 lb) of product

                                                ------------------------

TSS............................................      0.0687       0.0229

pH.............................................  (\1\)        (\1\)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

\1\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.



    (d) Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking--semi-wet. (1) No discharge of 

process wastewater pollutants to navigable waters.

    (2) If the permittee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 

permitting authority that safety considerations prevent attainment of 

these limitations, the permitting authority may establish alternative 

limitations on a best professional judgment basis.



[47 FR 23284, May 27, 1982, as amended at 67 FR 64267, Oct. 17, 2002]