[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: 40CFR421.54]



[Page 477-478]

 

                   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.  421.54  Standards of performance for new sources.



    Any new source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following 

new source performance standards:

    (a) Subpart E--Casting Contact Cooling.



                                  NSPS

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

                                                             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

Total suspended solids........................        7.470        5.976

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

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

\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.



    (b) Subpart E--Anode and Cathode Rinse.



                                  NSPS

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

                                                             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

Total suspended solids........................         .000         .000

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

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

\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.



    (c) Subpart E--Spent Electrolyte.



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                                  NSPS

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

                                                             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

Total suspended solids........................         .735         .588

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

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

\1\ Within the range 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.



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



                                  NSPS

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

                                                             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

Total suspended solids........................         .000         .000

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

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

\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.



    (e) Subpart E--By-Product Recovery.



                                  NSPS

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

                                                             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

Total suspended solids........................         .000         .000

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

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

\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.





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