Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 421  /  Sec. 421.153 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degreeavailable technology

economically achievable.

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable:

(a) Solvent extraction raffinate from bertrandite ore.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium carbonate

produced from

bertrandite ore as

beryllium

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Beryllium..................................... 1,842.000 831.000Chromium (total).............................. 831.000 336.900Copper........................................ 2,875.000 1,370.000Cyanide (total)............................... 449.200 179.700Ammonia (as N)................................ 299,400.000 131,600.000Fluoride...................................... 78,610.000 44,700.000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Solvent extraction raffinate from beryl ore.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium carbonate

produced from beryl ore

as beryllium

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Beryllium..................................... 180.4 81.4Chromium (total).............................. 81.4 33.0Copper........................................ 281.6 134.2Cyanide (total)............................... 44.0 17.6Ammonia (as N)................................ 29,330.0 12,890.0Fluoride...................................... 7,700.0 4,378.0------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Beryllium carbonate filtrate.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium carbonate

produced as beryllium

--------------Beryllium..................................... 175.900 79.370Chromium (total).............................. 79.370 32.180Copper........................................ 274.600 130.800Cyanide (total)............................... 42.900 17.160Ammonia (as N)................................ 28,590.000 12,570.000Fluoride...................................... 7,508.000 4,269.000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(d) Beryllium Hydroxide Filtrate.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium hydroxide

produced as beryllium

-------------------------Beryllium..................................... 111.520 50.320Chromium (Total).............................. 50.320 20.400Copper........................................ 174.080 82.960Cyanide (Total)............................... 27.200 10.880Ammonia (as N)................................ 18128.800 7969.600Fluoride...................................... 4760.000 2706.400------------------------------------------------------------------------

(e) Beryllium oxide calcining furnace wet air pollution control.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium oxide produced

--------------Beryllium..................................... 216.20 97.57Chromium (total).............................. 97.57 39.56Copper........................................ 337.50 160.90Cyanide (total)............................... 52.74 21.10Ammonia (as N)................................ 35,150.00 15,450.00Fluoride...................................... 9,230.00 5,248.00------------------------------------------------------------------------

(f) Beryllium hydroxide supernatant.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium hydroxide

produced from scrap and

residues as beryllium

--------------Beryllium..................................... 188.6 85.1Chromium (total).............................. 85.1 34.5Copper........................................ 294.4 140.3Cyanide (total)............................... 46.0 18.4Ammonia (as N)................................ 30,660.0 13,480.0Fluoride...................................... 160,308.0 71,201.0------------------------------------------------------------------------

(g) Process water.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium pebbles

produced

--------------Beryllium..................................... 143.30 64.68Chromium (total).............................. 64.68 26.22Copper........................................ 223.70 106.60Cyanide (total)............................... 34.96 13.98Ammonia (as N)................................ 23,300.00 10,240.00Fluoride...................................... 6,118.00 3,479.00------------------------------------------------------------------------

(h) Fluoride furnace scrubber.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium pebbles

produced

--------------Beryllium..................................... 0.000 0.000Chromium (total).............................. 0.000 0.000Copper........................................ 0.000 0.000Cyanide (total)............................... 0.000 0.000Ammonia (as N)................................ 0.000 0.000Fluoride...................................... 0.000 0.000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(i) Chip treatment wastewater.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium scrap chips

treated

--------------Beryllium..................................... 6.355 2.868

Chromium (total).............................. 2.868 1.163Copper........................................ 9.920 4.728Cyanide (total)............................... 1.550 0.620Ammonia (as N)................................ 1,033.000 454.200Fluoride...................................... 271.300 154.200------------------------------------------------------------------------

(j) Beryllium pebble plant area vent wet air pollution control.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

beryllium pebbles

produced

--------------Beryllium..................................... 0.000 0.000Chromium (total).............................. 0.000 0.000Copper........................................ 0.000 0.000Cyanide (total)............................... 0.000 0.000Ammonia (as N)................................ 0.000 0.000Fluoride...................................... 0.000 0.000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(k) Beryl Ore Gangue Dewatering.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of beryl

ore processed

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Beryllium..................................... 0.855 0.386Chromium (Total).............................. 0.386 0.156Copper........................................ 1.335 0.636Cyanide (Total)............................... 0.209 0.083Ammonia (as N)................................ 139.032 61.120Fluoride...................................... 36.505 20.756------------------------------------------------------------------------

(l) Bertrandite Ore Gangue Dewatering.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

bertrandite ore

processed

-------------------------Beryllium..................................... 2.185 0.986Chromium (Total).............................. 0.986 0.400Copper........................................ 3.411 1.626Cyanide (Total)............................... 0.533 0.213Ammonia (as N)................................ 355.245 156.169Fluoride...................................... 93.275 53.034------------------------------------------------------------------------

(m) Beryl Ore Processing.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of beryl

ore processed

-------------------------Beryllium..................................... 5.988 2.702Chromium (Total).............................. 2.702 1.095Copper........................................ 9.348 4.455Cyanide (Total)............................... 1.461 0.584Ammonia (as N)................................ 973.490 427.956Fluoride...................................... 255.605 145.330------------------------------------------------------------------------

(n) Alumium Iron Sludge (AIS) Area Wastewater.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of total

beryllium carbonate

produced as beryllium

-------------------------Beryllium..................................... 383.760 173.160Chromium (Total).............................. 173.160 70.200Copper........................................ 599.040 285.480Cyanide (Total)............................... 93.600 37.440Ammonia (as N)................................ 62384.400 27424.800Fluoride...................................... 16380.000 9313.200------------------------------------------------------------------------

(o) Bertrandite Ore Leaching Scrubber.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg of bertrandite ore

processed

-------------------------Beryllium..................................... 1.239 0.559Chromium (Total).............................. 0.559 0.227Copper........................................ 1.934 0.922Cyanide (Total)............................... 0.302 0.121Ammonia (as N)................................ 201.416 88.545Fluoride...................................... 52.885 30.069------------------------------------------------------------------------

(p) Bertrandite Ore Countercurrent and Decantation (CCD) Scrubber.

BAT Limitations for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/kg of bertrandite ore

processed

-------------------------Beryllium..................................... 0.083 0.037Chromium (Total).............................. 0.037 0.015Copper........................................ 0.129 0.062Cyanide (Total)............................... 0.020 0.008Ammonia (as N)................................ 13.463 5.919Fluoride...................................... 3.535 2.010------------------------------------------------------------------------ [50 FR 38346, Sept. 20, 1985, as amended at 55 FR 31698, Aug. 3, 1990]