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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 40 - Protection of Environment |
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Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency |
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SubChapter N - Effluent Guidelines and Standards |
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Part 421 - Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Point Source Category |
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Subpart O - Primary Beryllium Subcategory |
§ 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]