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40 CFR 420.82: Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

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  1. Title 40—Protection of Environment
  2. CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  3. SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
  4. PART 420—IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
  5. Subpart H—Salt Bath Descaling Subcategory

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) Salt bath descaling, oxidizing—(1) Batch, sheet and plate.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property BPT effluent limitations

Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS 0.204 0.0876

Chromium 0.00292 0.00117

Nickel 0.00263 0.000876

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

(2) Batch, rod and wire.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property BPT effluent limitations

Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS 0.123 0.0526

Chromium 0.00175 0.000701

Nickel 0.00158 0.000526

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

(3) Batch, pipe and tube.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property BPT effluent limitations

Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS 0.496 0.213

Chromium 0.00709 0.00284

Nickel 0.00638 0.00213

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

(4) Continuous.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property BPT effluent limitations

Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS 0.0964 0.0413

Chromium 0.00138 0.000551

Nickel 0.00124 0.000413

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) Salt bath descaling, reducing—(1) Batch.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property BPT effluent limitations

Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS 0.0949 0.0407

Cyanide 0.00102 0.000339

Chromium 0.00136 0.000542

Nickel 0.00122 0.000407

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

(2) Continuous.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property BPT effluent limitations

Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS 0.532 0.228

Cyanide 0.00569 0.00190

Chromium 0.00759 0.00304

Nickel 0.00683 0.00228

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:26:04Z. Source file · JSON

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