§ 471.103 - New source performance standards (NSPS).  


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  • § 471.103 New source performance standards (NSPS).

    Any new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following new source performance standards (NSPS). The mass of pollutants in the metal powder process wastewater shall not exceed the following values:

    (a) Metal powder production atom-ization wastewater.

    Subpart J - NSPS

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of powder wet atomized
    Copper 9.58 5.04
    Cyanide 1.46 0.605
    Lead 2.12 1.01
    Oil and grease 101 60.5
    TSS 207 98.3
    pH (1) (1)

    (b) Sizing spent emulsions.

    Subpart J - NSPS

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of powder sized
    Copper 0.028 0.015
    Cyanide 0.004 0.002
    Lead 0.006 0.003
    Oil and grease 0.292 0.175
    TSS 0.599 0.285
    pH (1) (1)

    (c) Oil-resin impregnation wastewater - subpart J - NSPS. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

    (d) Steam treatment wet air pollution control scrubber blowdown.

    Subpart J - NSPS

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of powder metallurgy parts steam treated
    Copper 0.151 0.079
    Cyanide 0.023 0.010
    Lead 0.033 0.016
    Oil and grease 1.59 0.951
    TSS 3.25 1.55
    pH (1) (1)

    (e) Tumbling, burnishing and cleaning wastewater.

    Subpart J - NSPS

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of powder metallurgy parts tumbled, burnished, or cleaned
    Copper 0.836 0.440
    Cyanide 0.128 0.053
    Lead 0.185 0.088
    Oil and grease 8.80 5.28
    TSS 18.1 8.58
    pH (1) (1)

    (f) Sawing or grinding spent neat oils - subpart J - NSPS. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

    (g) Sawing or grinding spent emulsions.

    Subpart J - NSPS

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of powder metallurgy parts sawed or ground with emulsions
    Copper 0.035 0.018
    Cyanide 0.005 0.002
    Lead 0.008 0.004
    Oil and grease 0.362 0.217
    TSS 0.742 0.353
    pH (1) (1)

    (h) Sawing or grinding contact cooling waterr.

    Subpart J - NSPS

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of powder sawed or ground with contact cooling water
    Copper 3.08 1.62
    Cyanide 0.470 0.195
    Lead 0.681 0.324
    Oil and grease 32.4 19.5
    TSS 66.4 31.6
    pH (1) (1)

    (i) Hot pressing contact cooling water.

    Subpart J - NSPS

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of powder cooled after pressing
    Copper 1.67 0.880
    Cyanide 0.255 0.106
    Lead 0.370 0.176
    Oil and grease 17.6 10.6
    TSS 36.1 17.2
    pH (1) (1)

    (j) Mixing wet air pollution control scrubber blowdown.

    Subpart J - NSPS

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of powder mixed
    Copper 15.0 7.90
    Cyanide 2.29 0.948
    Lead 3.32 1.58
    Oil and grease 158 94.8
    TSS 324 154
    pH (1) (1)

    (k) Degreasing spent solvents - subpart J - NSPS. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

    [50 FR 34270, Aug. 23, 1985; 51 FR 2889, Jan. 22, 1986]