40 CFR 421.54: Standards of performance for new sources.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 40—Protection of Environment
- CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- PART 421—NONFERROUS METALS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
- Subpart E—Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Subcategory
Any new source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following new source performance standards:
(a) Subpart E—Casting Contact Cooling.
NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly 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
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly 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.
NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly 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
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly 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
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly 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.
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