§ 414.91 - Toxic pollutant effluent limitations and standards for direct discharge point sources that use end-of-pipe biological treatment.


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  • § 414.91 Toxic pollutant effluent limitations and standards for direct discharge point sources that use end-of-pipe biological treatment.

    (a) Any point source subject to this subpart must achieve discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentrations in the following table.

    (b) In the case of chromium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc, and total cyanide, the discharge quantity (mass) shall be determined by multiplying the concentrations listed in the following table for these pollutants times the flow from metal-bearing waste streams for the metals and times the flow from cyanide bearing waste streams for total cyanide. The metal-bearing waste streams and cyanide-bearing waste streams are defined as those waste streams listed in Appendix appendix A of this part, plus any additional OCPSF process wastewater streams identified by the permitting authority on a case-by-case basis as metal or cyanide bearing based upon a determination that such streams contain significant amounts of the pollutants identified above. Any such streams designated as metal or cyanide bearing must be treated independently of other metal or cyanide bearing waste streams unless the permitting authority determines that the combination of such streams, prior to treatment, with the Appendix appendix A waste streams will result in substantial reduction of these pollutants. This determination must be based upon a review of relevant engineering, production, and sampling and analysis information.

    Effluent characteristics Effluent limitations BAT and NSPS1
    Maximum for any one day Maximum for any monthly average
    Acenaphthene5922
    Acenaphthylene5922
    Acrylonitrile24296
    Anthracene5922
    Benzene13637
    Benzo(a)anthracene5922
    3,4-Benzofluoranthene6123
    Benzo(k)fluoranthene5922
    Benzo(a)pyrene6123
    Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate279103
    Carbon Tetrachloride3818
    Chlorobenzene2815
    Chloroethane268104
    Chloroform4621
    2-Chlorophenol9831
    Chrysene5922
    Di-n-butyl phthalate5727
    1,2-Dichlorobenzene16377
    1,3-Dichlorobenzene4431
    1,4-Dichlorobenzene2815
    1,1-Dichloroethane5922
    1,2-Dichloroethane21168
    1,1-Dichloroethylene2516
    1,2-trans-Dichloroethylene5421
    2,4-Dichlorophenol11239
    1,2-Dichloropropane230153
    1,3-Dichloropropylene4429
    Diethyl phthalate20381
    2,4-Dimethylphenol3618
    Dimethyl phthalate4719
    4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol27778
    2,4-Dinitrophenol12371
    2,4-Dinitrotoluene285113
    2,6-Dinitrotoluene641255
    Ethylbenzene10832
    Fluoranthene6825
    Fluorene5922
    Hexachlorobenzene2815
    Hexachlorobutadiene4920
    Hexachloroethane5421
    Methyl Chloride19086
    Methylene Chloride8940
    Naphthalene5922
    Nitrobenzene6827
    2-Nitrophenol6941
    4-Nitrophenol12472
    Phenanthrene5922
    Phenol2615
    Pyrene6725
    Tetrachloroethylene5622
    Toluene8026
    Total Chromium2,7701,110
    Total Copper3,3801,450
    Total Cyanide1,200420
    Total Lead690320
    Total Nickel3,9801,690
    Total Zinc2 2,6101,050
    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene14068
    1,1,1-Trichloroethane5421
    1,1,2-Trichloroethane5421
    Trichloroethylene5421
    Vinyl Chloride268104

    [52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 58 FR 36892, July 9, 1993]