§ 471.11 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).  


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  • § 471.11 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

    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 for the process operations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT):

    (a) Rolling spent emulsions.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth rolled with emulsions
    Antimony 0.068 0.030
    Lead 0.010 0.005
    Oil and grease 0.468 0.281
    TSS 0.960 0.457
    pH (1)

    (b) Rolling spent soap solutions.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pound) of lead-tin-bismuth rolled with soap solutions
    Antimony 0.125 0.055
    Lead 0.019 0.009
    Oil and grease 0.860 0.520
    TSS 1.80 0.840
    pH (1)

    (c) Drawing spent neat oils - subpart A - BPT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

    (d) Drawing spent emulsions.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth drawn with emulsions
    Antimony 0.076 0.034
    Lead 0.011 0.005
    Oil and grease 0.526 0.316
    TSS 1.08 0.513
    pH (1)

    (e) Drawing spent soap solutions.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth drawn with soap solutions
    Antimony 0.022 0.010
    Lead 0.003 0.002
    Oil and grease 0.149 0.090
    TSS 0.306 0.146
    pH (1)

    (f) Extrusion press and solution heat treatment contact cooling water.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds of lead-tin-bismuth heat treated
    Antimony 4.14 1.850
    Lead 0.605 0.288
    Oil and grease 28.80 17.30
    TSS 59.10 28.10
    pH (1)

    (g) Extrusion press hydraulic fluid leakage.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth extruded
    Antimony 0.158 0.071
    Lead 0.023 0.011
    Oil and grease 1.10 0.660
    TSS 2.26 1.07
    pH (1)

    (h) Continuous strip casting contact cooling water.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth cast by the continuous strip method
    Antimony 0.003 0.001
    Lead 0.0004 0.0002
    Oil and grease 0.020 0.012
    TSS 0.041 0.020
    pH (1)

    (i) Semi-continuous ingot casting contact cooling water.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth ingot cast by the sem-continuous method
    Antimony 0.085 0.038
    Lead 0.013 0.006
    Oil and grease 0.588 0.353
    TSS 1.21 0.574
    pH (1)

    (j) Shot casting contact cooling water.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth shot cast
    Antimony 0.107 0.048
    Lead 0.016 0.008
    Oil and grease 0.746 0.448
    TSS 1.53 0.728
    pH (1)

    (k) Shot-forming wet air pollution control scrubber blowdown.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth shot formed
    Antimony 1.69 0.753
    Lead 0.247 0.118
    Oil and grease 11.8 7.06
    TSS 24.1 11.5
    pH (1)

    (l) Alkaline cleaning spent baths.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth alkaline cleaned
    Antimony 0.345 0.154
    Lead 0.051 0.024
    Oil and grease 2.40 1.44
    TSS 4.92 2.34
    pH (1)

    (m) Alkaline cleaning rinse.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth alkaline cleaned
    Antimony 6.78 3.02
    Lead 0.991 0.472
    Oil and grease 47.2 28.4
    TSS 96.8 46.0
    pH (1)

    (n) Swaging spent emulsions.

    Subpart A - BPT

    Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth swaged with emulsion
    Antimony 0.005 0.002
    Lead 0.0007 0.0004
    Oil and grease 0.036 0.022
    TSS 0.073 0.034
    pH (1)

    (o) Degreasing spent solvents - subpart A - BPT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

    [50 FR 34270, Aug. 23, 1985; 51 FR 2884, Jan. 22, 1986]