{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-471.82","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 471.82","heading":"Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).","body":"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 available technology economically achievable (BAT):\n(a) Rolling spent neat oils—subpart H—BAT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.\n(b) Rolling spent emulsions.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc rolled with emulsions\nChromium 0.0005 0.0002\nCopper 0.002 0.0009\nCyanide 0.0003 0.0001\nZinc 0.002 0.0006\n(c) Rolling contact cooling water.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc rolled with contact cooling water\nChromium 0.020 0.009\nCopper 0.069 0.033\nCyanide 0.011 0.004\nZinc 0.055 0.023\n(d) Drawing spent emulsions.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc drawn with emulsions\nChromium 0.002 0.0009\nCopper 0.008 0.004\nCyanide 0.001 0.0005\nZinc 0.006 0.003\n(e) Direct chill casting contact cooling water.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc cast by the direct chill method\nChromium 0.019 0.008\nCopper 0.065 0.031\nCyanide 0.010 0.004\nZinc 0.052 0.021\n(f) Stationary casting contact cooling water—subpart H—BAT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.\n(g) Heat treatment contact cooling water.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc heat treated\nChromium 0.029 0.012\nCopper 0.098 0.047\nCyanide 0.016 0.006\nZinc 0.078 0.032\n(h) Surface treatment spent baths.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc surface treated\nChromium 0.033 0.014\nCopper 0.114 0.054\nCyanide 0.018 0.007\nZinc 0.091 0.038\n(i) Surface treatment rinse.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc surface treated\nChromium 0.133 0.054\nCopper 0.457 0.219\nCyanide 0.072 0.029\nZinc 0.365 0.151\n(j) Alkaline cleaning spent baths.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc alkaline cleaned\nChromium 0.002 0.0006\nCopper 0.005 0.002\nCyanide 0.0007 0.0003\nZinc 0.004 0.002\n(k) Alkaline cleaning rinse.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc alkaline cleaned\nChromium 0.626 0.254\nCopper 2.17 1.03\nCyanide 0.338 0.135\nZinc 1.73 0.710\n(l) Sawing or grinding spent emulsions.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc sawed or ground with emulsions\nChromium 0.009 0.004\nCopper 0.031 0.015\nCyanide 0.005 0.002\nZinc 0.025 0.010\n(m) Electrocoating rinse.\nSubpart H—BAT\nPollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average\nmg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc electrocoated\nChromium 0.085 0.035\nCopper 0.293 0.140\nCyanide 0.046 0.019\nZinc 0.234 0.096\n(n) Degreasing spent solvents—subpart H—BAT. There shall be no discharge or process wastewater pollutants.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS","PART 471—NONFERROUS METALS FORMING AND METAL POWDERS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY","Subpart H—Zinc Forming Subcategory"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"95f7391576b1ee4ab617ca1780d357191e8e112c249d04a3500a364162924aa8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-471.81","next":"us/40-cfr-471.83"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}