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40 CFR 468.15: Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

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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 468—COPPER FORMING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
  5. Subpart A—Copper Forming Subcategory

Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7, any new source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment sources for new sources:

(a) Subpart A—Hot Rolling Spent Lubricant PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any one day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy hot rolled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy hot rolled

Chromium 0.038 0.015

Copper 0.131 0.062

Lead 0.010 0.0092

Nickel 0.056 0.038

Zinc 0.105 0.043

TTO 0.035 0.035

Oil and grease 1 1.030 1.030

1 For alternate monitoring.

(b) Subpart A—Cold Rolling Spent Lubricant PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any one day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy cold rolled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy cold rolled

Chromium 0.140 0.056

Copper 0.485 0.231

Lead 0.037 0.034

Nickel 0.208 0.140

Zinc 0.386 0.159

TTO 0.128 0.128

Oil and grease 1 3.790 3.790

1 For alternate monitoring.

(c) Subpart A—Drawing Spent Lubricant PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy drawn

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy drawn

Chromium 0.031 0.012

Copper 0.108 0.051

Lead 0.0085 0.0076

Nickel 0.046 0.031

Zinc 0.086 0.035

TTO 0.028 0.028

Oil and grease 1 0.850 0.850

1 For alternate monitoring.

(d) Subpart A—Solution Heat Treatment PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated

Chromium 0.239 0.096

Copper 0.826 0.394

Lead 0.064 0.058

Nickel 0.355 0.239

Zinc 0.658 0.271

TTO 0.219 0.219

Oil and grease 1 6.460 6.460

1 For alternate monitoring.

(e) Subpart A—Extrusion Heat Treatment PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press

Chromium 0.00074 0.00030

Copper 0.0020 0.0010

Lead 0.00020 0.00018

Nickel 0.0010 0.00074

Zinc 0.0020 0.00084

TTO 0.00068 0.00068

Oil and grease 1 0.020 0.020

1 For alternate monitoring.

(f) Subpart A—Annealing with Water PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with water

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with water

Chromium 0.458 0.186

Copper 1.587 0.756

Lead 0.124 0.111

Nickel 0.682 0.458

Zinc 1.264 0.520

TTO 0.421 0.421

Oil and grease 1 12.400 12.400

1 For alternate monitoring.

(g) Subpart A—Annealing With Oil PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil

Chromium 0 0

Copper 0 0

Lead 0 0

Nickel 0 0

Zinc 0 0

TTO 0 0

Oil and grease 1 0 0

1 For alternate monitoring.

(h) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned

Chromium 1.559 0.632

Copper 5.393 2.570

Lead 0.421 0.379

Nickel 2.317 1.559

Zinc 4.298 1.769

TTO 1.432 1.432

Oil and grease 1 42.140 42.140

1 For alternate monitoring.

(i) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse for Forged Parts PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned

Chromium 4.677 1.896

Copper 16.181 7.711

Lead 1.264 1.137

Nickel 6.953 4.677

Zinc 12.894 5.309

TTO 4.298 4.298

Oil and grease 1 126.420 126.420

1 For alternate monitoring.

(j) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Bath PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned

Chromium 0.017 0.0070

Copper 0.059 0.028

Lead 0.0046 0.0042

Nickel 0.025 0.017

Zinc 0.047 0.019

TTO 0.015 0.015

Oil and grease 1 0.46 0.46

1 For alternate monitoring.

(k) Subpart A—Pickling Rinse PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled

Chromium 0.216 0.087

Copper 0.748 0.356

Lead 0.058 0.052

Nickel 0.321 0.216

Zinc 0.596 0.245

TTO 0.198 0.198

Oil and grease 1 5.850 5.850

1 For alternate monitoring.

(l) Subpart A—Pickling Rinse for Forged Parts PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled

Chromium 0.649 0.263

Copper 2.246 1.070

Lead 0.175 0.157

Nickel 0.965 0.649

Zinc 1.790 0.737

TTO 0.596 0.596

Oil and grease 1 17.550 17.550

1 For alternate monitoring.

(m) Subpart A—Pickling Bath PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled

Chromium 0.042 0.017

Copper 0.148 0.070

Lead 0.011 0.010

Nickel 0.063 0.042

Zinc 0.118 0.048

TTO 0.039 0.039

Oil and grease 1 1.160 1.160

1 For alternate monitoring.

(n) Subpart A—Pickling Fume Scrubber PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled

Chromium 0.231 0.093

Copper 0.801 0.381

Lead 0.062 0.056

Nickel 0.344 0.231

Zinc 0.638 0.262

TTO 0.212 0.212

Oil and grease 1 6.260 6.260

1 For alternate monitoring.

(o) Subpart A—Tumbling or Burnishing PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished

Chromium 0.215 0.087

Copper 0.746 0.355

Lead 0.058 0.052

Nickel 0.320 0.215

Zinc 0.594 0.244

TTO 0.198 0.198

Oil and grease 1 5.830 5.830

1 For alternate monitoring.

(p) Subpart A—Surface Coating PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy surface coated

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy surface coated

Chromium 0.274 0.111

Copper 0.951 0.453

Lead 0.074 0.066

Nickel 0.408 0.274

Zinc 0.757 0.312

TTO 0.252 0.252

Oil and grease 1 7.430 7.430

1 For alternate monitoring.

(q) Subpart A—Miscellaneous Waste Streams PSNS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy formed

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy formed

Chromium 0.008 0.003

Copper 0.027 0.013

Lead 0.0021 0.0019

Nickel 0.011 0.008

Zinc 0.022 0.009

TTO 0.007 0.007

Oil and grease 1 0.218 0.218

1 For alternate monitoring.

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