Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 421  /  Sec. 421.154 Standards of performance for new sources.

Any new source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following new source performance standards:

(a) Solvent extraction raffinate from bertrandite ore.

NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds million

pounds) of beryllium

carbonate produced from

bertrandite ore as

beryllium

--------------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 44,700.000Total Suspended solids........................ 33,690.000 26,950.000pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(b) Solvent extraction raffinate from beryl ore.

NSPS 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

--------------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 4,378.0Total Suspended solids........................ 3,300.0 2,640.0pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(c) Beryllium carbonate filtrate.

NSPS 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 12,579.000Fluoride...................................... 7,508.000 4,269.000Total Suspended solids........................ 3,218.000 2,574.000pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(d) Beryllium hydroxide filtrate.

NSPS 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 2706.400Total Suspended Solids........................ 2040.000 1632.000

pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

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

NSPS 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).............................. 95.57 39.56Copper........................................ 337.50 160.90Cyanide (total)............................... 52.74 21.10Ammonia (as N)................................ 35,150.00 15,450.00Fluoride...................................... 9,230.00 5,248.00Total suspended solids........................ 3,956.00 3,164.00pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(f) Beryllium hydroxide supernatant.

NSPS 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 71,201.0Total Suspended solids........................ 3,450.0 2,760.0pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(g) Process water.

NSPS 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 3,479.00Total suspended solids........................ 2,622.00 2,098.00pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(h) Fluoride furnace scrubber.

NSPS 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 0.000Total suspended solids........................ 0.000 0.000pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(i) Chip treatment wastewater.

NSPS 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 2.868Chromium (total).............................. 2.868 1.163Copper........................................ 9.920 4.728Cyanide (total)............................... 1.550 0.620Ammonia (as N)................................ 1,033.000 454.200Fluoride...................................... 271.300 154.200Total suspended solids........................ 116.300 93.000pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

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

NSPS 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 0.000Total suspended solids........................ 0.000 0.000pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(k) Beryl Ore Gangue Dewatering.

NSPS 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..................................... 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 20.756Total Suspended Solids........................ 15.645 12.516pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(l) Bertrandite Ore Gangue Dewatering.

NSPS 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 53.034Total Suspended Solids........................ 39.975 31.980pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(m) Beryl Ore Processing.

NSPS 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...................................... 255.605 145.330Total Suspended Solids........................ 109.545 87.636pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

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

NSPS 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 9313.200Total Suspended Solids........................ 7020.000 5616.000pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(o) Bertrandite Ore Leaching Scrubber.

NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg of bertrandite ore

processed

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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 30.069Total Suspended Solids........................ 22.665 18.132pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

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

NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg of bertrandite ore

processed

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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 2.010Total Suspended Solids........................ 1.515 1.212pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. [50 FR 38346, Sept. 20, 1985, as amended at 55 FR 31699, Aug. 3, 1990] Sec. 421.155 [Reserved]