{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-468.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 468.13","heading":"New source performance standards (NSPS).","body":"The following standards of performance establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a new source subject to the provisions of this subpart:\n(a) Subpart A—Hot Rolling Spent Lubricant NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy hot rolled\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy hot rolled\nChromium 0.038 0.015\nCopper 0.131 0.062\nLead 0.010 0.0092\nNickel 0.056 0.038\nZinc 0.105 0.043\nOil and grease 1.030 1.030\nTSS 1.545 1.236\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(b) Subpart A—Cold Rolling Spent Lubricant NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy cold rolled\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy cold rolled\nChromium 0.140 0.056\nCopper 0.485 0.231\nLead 0.037 0.034\nNickel 0.208 0.140\nZinc 0.386 0.159\nOil and grease 3.790 3.790\nTSS 5.685 4.548\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(c) Subpart A—Drawing Spent Lubricant NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy drawn\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy drawn\nChromium 0.031 0.012\nCopper 0.108 0.051\nLead 0.0085 0.0076\nNickel 0.046 0.031\nZinc 0.086 0.035\nOil and grease 0.85 0.85\nTSS 1.275 1.020\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(d) Subpart A—Solution Heat Treatment NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy drawn\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated\nChromium 0.239 0.096\nCopper 0.826 0.394\nLead 0.064 0.058\nNickel 0.355 0.239\nZinc 0.658 0.271\nOil and grease 6.460 6.460\nTSS 9.690 7.752\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(e) Subpart A—Extrusion Heat Treatment NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated on and extrusion press\nChromium 0.00074 0.00030\nCopper 0.0020 0.0010\nLead 0.00020 0.00018\nNickel 0.0010 0.00074\nZinc 0.0020 0.00084\nOil and grease 0.020 0.020\nTSS 0.030 0.024\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(f) Subpart A—Annealing with Water NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with water\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with water\nChromium 0.458 0.186\nCopper 1.587 0.756\nLead 0.124 0.111\nNickel 0.682 0.458\nZinc 1.264 0.520\nOil and grease 12.400 12.400\nTSS 18.600 14.880\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(g) Subpart A—Annealing with Oil NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil\nChromium 0 0\nCopper 0 0\nLead 0 0\nNickel 0 0\nZinc 0 0\nOil and grease 0 0\nTSS 0 0\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(h) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned\nChromium 1.559 0.632\nCopper 5.393 2.570\nLead 0.421 0.379\nNickel 2.317 1.559\nZinc 4.298 1.769\nOil and grease 42.140 42.140\nTSS 63.210 50.568\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(i) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse for Forged Parts NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned\nChromium 4.677 1.896\nCopper 16.181 7.711\nLead 1.264 1.137\nNickel 6.953 4.677\nZinc 12.894 5.309\nOil and grease 126.420 126.420\nTSS 189.630 151.704\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(j) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Bath NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned\nChromium 0.017 0.0070\nCopper 0.059 0.028\nLead 0.0046 0.0042\nNickel 0.025 0.017\nZinc 0.047 0.019\nOil and grease 0.46 0.46\nTSS 0.70 0.56\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(k) Subpart A—Pickling Rinse NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled\nEnglish units—pounds per/1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled\nChromium 0.216 0.087\nCopper 0.748 0.356\nLead 0.058 0.052\nNickel 0.321 0.216\nZinc 0.596 0.245\nOil and grease 5.850 5.850\nTSS 8.775 7.020\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(l) Subpart A—Pickling Rinse for Forged Parts NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled\nEnglish units—pounds per/1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled\nChromium 0.649 0.263\nCopper 2.246 1.070\nLead 0.175 0.157\nNickel 0.965 0.649\nZinc 1.790 0.737\nOil and grease 17.550 17.550\nTSS 26.325 21.060\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(m) Subpart A—Pickling Bath NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled\nChromium 0.042 0.017\nCopper 0.148 0.070\nLead 0.011 0.010\nNickel 0.063 0.042\nZinc 0.118 0.048\nOil and grease 1.160 1.160\nTSS 1.740 1.392\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(n) Subpart A—Pickling Fume Scrubber NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled.\nEnglish units-pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled\nChromium 0.231 0.093\nCopper 0.801 0.381\nLead 0.062 0.056\nNickel 0.344 0.231\nZinc 0.638 0.262\nOil and grease 6.260 6.260\nTSS 9.390 7.512\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(o) Subpart A—Tumbling or Burnishing NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper tumbled or burnished\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished\nChromium 0.215 0.087\nCopper 0.746 0.355\nLead 0.058 0.052\nNickel 0.320 0.215\nZinc 0.594 0.244\nOil and grease 5.830 5.830\nTSS 8.745 6.996\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(p) Subpart A—Surface Coating NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy surface coated\nEnglish units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy surface coated\nChromium 0.274 0.111\nCopper 0.951 0.453\nLead 0.074 0.066\nNickel 0.408 0.274\nZinc 0.757 0.312\nOil and grease 7.430 7.430\nTSS 11.145 8.916\npH (1) (1)\n1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.\n(q) Subpart A—Miscellaneous Waste Streams NSPS.\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nMetric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy formed\nEnglish units—pounds/1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy formed\nChromium 0.008 0.003\nCopper 0.027 0.013\nLead 0.0021 0.0019\nNickel 0.011 0.008\nZinc 0.022 0.009\nOil and grease 0.218 0.218\nTSS 0.327 0.261\npH (1) (1)\nWithin the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS","PART 468—COPPER FORMING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY","Subpart A—Copper Forming 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