Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 420  /  Sec. 420.124 New source performance standards (NSPS).

The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below.

(a) Galvanizing, terne coating and other coatings--(1) Strip, sheet, and miscellaneous products.

Subpart L------------------------------------------------------------------------

New source performance

standards

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Average of

Pollutant or pollutant property daily values

Maximum for for 30

any 1 day consecutive

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

Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000

lb) of product

---------------TSS......................................... 0.0438 0.0188O&G.........................................; 0.0188 0.00626

Lead........................................ 0.000282 0.0000939Zinc........................................ 0.000376 0.000125Chromium (hexavalent) \1\................... 0.0000376 0.0000125pH.......................................... (\2\) (\2\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ The limitations for hexavalent chromium shall be applicable only to

galvanizing operations which discharge wastewaters from the chromate

rinse step.\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

(2) [Reserved]

(b) Galvanizing and other coatings--(1) Wire products and fasteners.

Subpart L------------------------------------------------------------------------

New source performance

standards

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Average of

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum daily values

for any 1 for 30

day consecutive

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

Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000

lb) of product

-------------TSS........................................... 0.175 0.0751O&G...........................................; 0.0751 0.0250Lead.......................................... 0.00113 0.000376Zinc.......................................... 0.00150 0.000500Chromium (hexavalent) \1\..................... 0.000150 0.0000501pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ The limitations for hexavalent chromium shall be applicable only to

galvanizing operations which discharge wastewaters from the chromate

rinse step.\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

(2) [Reserved]

(c) Fume scrubbers.

Subpart L------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pollutant or pollutant

property

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Average of

New source performance standards daily

Maximum values for

for any 1 30

day consecutive

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

kg/per day

-------------TSS............................................ 5.72 2.45O&G............................................; 2.45 0.819Lead........................................... 0.0368 0.0123Zinc........................................... 0.0491 0.0164Chromium (hexavalent) \1\...................... 0.00490 0.00163pH............................................. (\2\) (\2\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ The limitations for hexavalent chromium shall be applicable only to

galvanizing operations which discharge wastewaters from the chromate

rinse step.\2\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0. The above limitations shall be applicable to each fume scrubber associated with any of the coating operations specified above. [47 FR 23284, May 27, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 21036, May 17, 1984]