Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 415  /  Sec. 415.225 New source performance standards (NSPS).

(a) Any new source subject to this subpart producing titanium dioxide by the sulfate process must achieve the following new source performance standards (NSPS):

Subpart V--Titanium Dioxide-Sulfate Process------------------------------------------------------------------------

NSPS effluent limitations

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Average of

Pollutant or pollutant property daily values

Maximum for for 30

any 1 day consecutive

days------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kg/kkg (or pounds per

1,000 lb) of product

---------------TSS......................................... 110 30Iron (T).................................... 4.1 1.2Chromium (T)................................ 0.27 0.14Nickel (T).................................. 0.18 0.095pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) Any new source subject to this subpart producing titanium dioxide by the chloride process must achieve the following new source performance standards (NSPS):

Subpart V--Titanium Dioxide-Chloride Process------------------------------------------------------------------------

NSPS effluent limitations

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Average of

Pollutant or pollutant property daily values

Maximum for for 30

any 1 day consecutive

days------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kg/kkg (or pounds per

1,000 lb) of product

---------------TSS......................................... 14 4.0Iron (T).................................... 0.52 0.16Chromium (T)................................ 0.023 0.012ph.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(c) Any new source subject to this subpart producing titanium dioxide by the simultaneous beneficiation-chlorination (chloride-ilmenite) process must achieve the following new source performance standards (NSPS):

Subpart V--Titanium Dioxide-Chloride-Ilmenite Process------------------------------------------------------------------------

NSPS effluent limitations

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Average of

Pollutant or pollutant property daily values

Maximum for for 30

any 1 day consecutive

days------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kg/kkg (or pounds per

1,000 lb) of product

---------------TSS......................................... 8.4 2.4Iron (T).................................... 0.32 0.096Chromium (T)................................ 0.014 0.0072Nickel (T).................................. 0.020 0.010pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.