Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 420  /  Sec. 420.44 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) Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking--semi-wet; and electric arc furnace steelmaking--semi-wet. No discharge of process wastewater pollutants to navigable waters.

(b) Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking--wet-suppressed combustion.

Subpart D------------------------------------------------------------------------

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............................................ 0.0146 0.00522Lead........................................... 0.000188 0.0000626Zinc........................................... 0.000282 0.0000939pH............................................. (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

(c) Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking--wet open combustion; and electric arc furnace steelmaking--wet.

Subpart D------------------------------------------------------------------------

New source performance

standards

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Average of

Pollutant or pollutant property daily

Maximum values for

for any 1 30

day consecutive

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

Kg/kkg (pounds per

1,000 lb) of product

------------TSS............................................. 0.0321 0.0115Lead............................................ 0.000413 0.000138Zinc............................................ 0.000620 0.000207pH.............................................. (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0. [47 FR 23284, May 27, 1982, as amended at 67 FR 64267, Oct. 17, 2002]