[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: 40CFR420.44]



[Page 404]

 

                   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.  420.44  New source performance standards (NSPS).



    The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject 

to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below.

    (a) Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking--semi-wet; and 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

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

                                                  New source performance

                                                        standards

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

                                                             Average of

        Pollutant or pollutant property           Maximum   daily values

                                                 for any 1     for 30

                                                    day      consecutive

                                                                days

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

                                                    Kg/kkg (pounds per

                                                   1,000 lb) of product

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

TSS............................................   0.0146       0.00522

Lead...........................................   0.000188     0.0000626

Zinc...........................................   0.000282     0.0000939

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

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

                                                  New source performance

                                                         standards

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

                                                              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.............................................   0.0321      0.0115

Lead............................................   0.000413    0.000138

Zinc............................................   0.000620    0.000207

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

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

\1\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.





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