Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 40 - Protection of Environment |
Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency |
SubChapter N - Effluent Guidelines and Standards |
Part 471 - Nonferrous Metals Forming and Metal Powders Point Source Category |
Subpart G - Uranium Forming Subcategory |
§ 471.72 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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§ 471.72 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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 representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT):
(a) Extrusion spent lubricants - subpart G - BAT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.
(b) Extrusion tool contact cooling water.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium extruded Cadmium 0.007 0.003 Chromium 0.013 0.005 Copper 0.044 0.021 Lead 0.010 0.005 Nickel 0.019 0.013 Fluoride 2.05 0.908 Molybdenum 0.173 0.077 (c) Heat treatment contact cooling water.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of extruded or forged uranium heat treated Cadmium 0.006 0.003 Chromium 0.012 0.005 Copper 0.040 0.019 Lead 0.009 0.004 Nickel 0.017 0.012 Fluoride 1.86 0.827 Molybdenum 0.158 0.070 (d) Forging spent lubricants - subpart G - BAT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.
(e) Surface treatment spent baths.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium surface treated Cadmium 0.006 0.002 Chromium 0.010 0.004 Copper 0.035 0.017 Lead 0.008 0.004 Nickel 0.015 0.010 Fluoride 1.62 0.718 Molybdenum 0.137 0.061 (f) Surface treatment rinse.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium surface treated Cadmium 0.068 0.027 Chromium 0.125 0.051 Copper 0.432 0.260 Lead 0.095 0.044 Nickel 0.186 0.125 Fluoride 20.1 8.90 Molybdenum 1.70 0.752 (g) Wet air pollution control scrubber blowdown.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium surface treated Cadmium 0.0007 0.0003 Chromium 0.001 0.0005 Copper 0.005 0.002 Lead 0.001 0.0005 Nickel 0.002 0.001 Fluoride 0.208 0.092 Molybdenum 0.018 0.008 (h) Sawing or grinding spent emulsions.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium sawed or ground with emulsions Cadmium 0.001 0.0005 Chromium 0.002 0.0009 Copper 0.007 0.004 Lead 0.002 0.001 Nickel 0.003 0.002 Fluoride 0.338 0.150 Molybdenum 0.029 0.013 (i) Sawing or grinding contact cooling water.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium sawed or ground with contact cooling water Cadmium 0.033 0.013 Chromium 0.061 0.025 Copper 0.211 0.101 Lead 0.046 0.022 Nickel 0.091 0.061 Fluoride 9.82 4.36 Molybdenum 0.830 0.368 (j) Sawing or grinding rinse.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of sawed or ground uranium rinse Cadmium 0.001 0.0004 Chromium 0.002 0.0007 Copper 0.006 0.003 Lead 0.002 0.0006 Nickel 0.003 0.002 Fluoride 0.277 0.123 Molybdenum 0.024 0.011 (k) Area cleaning rinse.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium formed Cadmium 0.009 0.004 Chromium 0.016 0.007 Copper 0.055 0.026 Lead 0.012 0.006 Nickel 0.024 0.016 Fluoride 2.56 1.14 Molybdenum 0.216 0.096 (l) Drum, washwater.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium formed Cadmium 0.009 0.004 Chromium 0.017 0.007 Copper 0.057 0.027 Lead 0.013 0.006 Nickel 0.025 0.017 Fluoride 2.64 1.17 Molybdenum 0.223 0.099 (m) Laundry washwater.
Subpart G - BAT
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/employee - day Cadmium 5.24 2.10 Chromium 9.70 3.93 Copper 33.6 16.0 Lead 7.34 3.41 Nickel 14.4 9.70 Fluoride 1.560 692 Molybdenum 132 58.4 (n) Degreasing spent solvents - subpart G - BAT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.
[50 FR 34270, Aug. 23, 1985; 51 FR 2888, Jan. 22, 1986]