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40 CFR 421.54: Standards of performance for new sources.

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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 421—NONFERROUS METALS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
  5. 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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