§ 421.154 - Standards of performance for new sources.  


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  • § 421.154 Standards of performance for new sources.

    Any new source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following new source performance standards:

    (a) Solvent extraction raffinate from bertrandite ore.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds million pounds) of beryllium carbonate produced from bertrandite ore as beryllium
    Beryllium 1,842.000 831.000
    Chromium (total) 831.000 336.900
    Copper 2,875.000 1,370.000
    Cyanide (total) 449.200 179.700
    Ammonia (as N) 299,400.000 131,600.000
    Fluoride 78,610.000 44,700.000
    Total Suspended solids 33,690.000 26,950.000
    pH (1) (1)

    (b) Solvent extraction raffinate from beryl ore.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium carbonate produced from beryl ore as beryllium
    Beryllium 180.4 81.4
    Chromium (total) 81.4 33.0
    Copper 281.6 134.2
    Cyanide (total) 44.0 17.6
    Ammonia (as N) 29,330.0 12,890.0
    Fluoride 7,700.0 4,378.0
    Total Suspended solids 3,300.0 2,640.0
    pH (1) (1)

    (c) Beryllium carbonate filtrate.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium carbonate produced as beryllium
    Beryllium 175.900 79.370
    Chromium (total) 79.370 32.180
    Copper 274.600 130.800
    Cyanide (total) 42.900 17.160
    Ammonia (as N) 28,590.000 12,579.000
    Fluoride 7,508.000 4,269.000
    Total Suspended solids 3,218.000 2,574.000
    pH (1) (1)

    (d) Beryllium hydroxide filtrate.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium hydroxide produced as beryllium
    Beryllium 111.520 50.320
    Chromium (Total) 50.320 20.400
    Copper 174.080 82.960
    Cyanide (Total) 27.200 10.880
    Ammonia (as N) 18128.800 7969.600
    Fluoride 4760.000 2706.400
    Total Suspended Solids 2040.000 1632.000
    pH (1) (1)

    (e) Beryllium oxide calcining furnace wet air pollution control.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium oxide produced
    Beryllium 216.20 97.57
    Chromium (total) 95.57 39.56
    Copper 337.50 160.90
    Cyanide (total) 52.74 21.10
    Ammonia (as N) 35,150.00 15,450.00
    Fluoride 9,230.00 5,248.00
    Total suspended solids 3,956.00 3,164.00
    pH (1) (1)

    (f) Beryllium hydroxide supernatant.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium hydroxide produced from scrap and residues as beryllium
    Beryllium 188.6 85.1
    Chromium (total) 85.1 34.5
    Copper 294.4 140.3
    Cyanide (total) 46.0 18.4
    Ammonia (as N) 30,660.0 13,480.0
    Fluoride 160,308.0 71,201.0
    Total Suspended solids 3,450.0 2,760.0
    pH (1) (1)

    (g) Process water.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium pebbles produced
    Beryllium 143.30 64.68
    Chromium (total) 64.68 26.22
    Copper 223.70 106.60
    Cyanide (total) 34.96 13.98
    Ammonia (as N) 23,300.00 10,240.00
    Fluoride 6,118.00 3,479.00
    Total suspended solids 2,622.00 2,098.00
    pH (1) (1)

    (h) Fluoride furnace scrubber.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium pebbles produced
    Beryllium 0.000 0.000
    Chromium (total) 0.000 0.000
    Copper 0.000 0.000
    Cyanide (total) 0.000 0.000
    Ammonia (as N) 0.000 0.000
    Fluoride 0.000 0.000
    Total suspended solids 0.000 0.000
    pH (1) (1)

    (i) Chip treatment wastewater.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium scrap chips treated
    Beryllium 6.355 2.868
    Chromium (total) 2.868 1.163
    Copper 9.920 4.728
    Cyanide (total) 1.550 0.620
    Ammonia (as N) 1,033.000 454.200
    Fluoride 271.300 154.200
    Total suspended solids 116.300 93.000
    pH (1) (1)

    (j) Beryllium pebble plant area vent wet air pollution control.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium pebbles produced
    Beryllium 0.000 0.000
    Chromium (total) 0.000 0.000
    Copper 0.000 0.000
    Cyanide (total) 0.000 0.000
    Ammonia (as N) 0.000 0.000
    Fluoride 0.000 0.000
    Total suspended solids 0.000 0.000
    pH (1) (1)

    (k) Beryl Ore Gangue Dewatering.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryl ore processed
    Beryllium 0.855 0.386
    Chromium (Total) 0.386 0.156
    Copper 1.335 0.636
    Cyanide (Total) 0.209 0.083
    Ammonia (as N) 139.032 61.120
    Fluoride 36.505 20.756
    Total Suspended Solids 15.645 12.516
    pH (1) (1)

    (l) Bertrandite Ore Gangue Dewatering.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of bertrandite ore processed
    Beryllium 2.185 0.986
    Chromium (Total) 0.986 0.400
    Copper 3.411 1.626
    Cyanide (Total) 0.533 0.213
    Ammonia (as N) 355.245 156.169
    Fluoride 93.275 53.034
    Total Suspended Solids 39.975 31.980
    pH (1) (1)

    (m) Beryl Ore Processing.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryl ore processed
    Beryllium 5.988 2.702
    Chromium (Total) 2.702 1.095
    Copper 9.348 4.455
    Cyanide (Total) 1.461 0.584
    Ammonia (as N) 973.490 427.956
    Fluoride 255.605 145.330
    Total Suspended Solids 109.545 87.636
    pH (1) (1)

    (n) Aluminum Iron Sludge (AIS) Area Wastewater.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of total beryllium carbonate produced as beryllium
    Beryllium 383.760 173.160
    Chromium (Total) 173.160 70.200
    Copper 599.040 285.480
    Cyanide (Total) 93.600 37.440
    Ammonia (as N) 62384.400 27424.800
    Fluoride 16380.000 9313.200
    Total Suspended Solids 7020.000 5616.000
    pH (1) (1)

    (o) Bertrandite Ore Leaching Scrubber.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg of bertrandite ore processed
    Beryllium 1.239 0.559
    Chromium (Total) 0.559 0.227
    Copper 1.934 0.922
    Cyanide (Total) 0.302 0.121
    Ammonia (as N) 201.416 88.545
    Fluoride 52.885 30.069
    Total Suspended Solids 22.665 18.132
    pH (1) (1)

    (p) Bertrandite Ore Countercurrent and Decantation (CCD) Scrubber.

    NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/kg of bertrandite ore processed
    Beryllium 0.083 0.037
    Chromium (Total) 0.037 0.015
    Copper 0.129 0.062
    Cyanide (Total) 0.020 0.008
    Ammonia (as N) 13.463 5.919
    Fluoride 3.535 2.010
    Total Suspended Solids 1.515 1.212
    pH (1) (1)

    [50 FR 38346, Sept. 20, 1985, as amended at 55 FR 31699, Aug. 3, 1990]