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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 471  /  Sec. 471.41 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction

currently available (BPT).

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations for the process operations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT):

(a) Rolling spent neat oils--subpart D--BPT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

(b) Rolling spent emulsions.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals rolled

with emulsions

---------------------------Chromium.................................... 0.026 0.012Copper...................................... 0.147 0.077Cyanide..................................... 0.023 0.010Silver...................................... 0.032 0.013Oil and grease.............................. 1.54 0.925TSS......................................... 3.16 1.51pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(c) Drawing spent neat oils--subpart D--BPT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

(d) Drawing spent emulsions.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals drawn with

emulsions

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 0.016 0.007Copper...................................... 0.091 0.048Cyanide..................................... 0.014 0.006Silver...................................... 0.020 0.008Oil and grease.............................. 0.950 0.570TSS......................................... 1.95 0.926pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(e) Drawing spent soap solutions.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals drawn with

soap solutions

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 0.001 0.0005Copper...................................... 0.006 0.003Cyanide..................................... 0.0009 0.0004Silver...................................... 0.001 0.0006Oil and grease.............................. 0.063 0.038TSS......................................... 0.128 0.061pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(f) Metal powder production wet atomization wastewater.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals powder wet

atomized

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 2.27 1.00Copper...................................... 12.7 6.70Cyanide..................................... 1.94 0.802Silver...................................... 2.70 1.14Oil and grease.............................. 134 80.2TSS......................................... 274 130pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(g) Heat treatment contact cooling water.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

extruded precious metals

heat treated

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 1.42 0.626Copper...................................... 7.93 4.17Cyanide..................................... 1.21 0.501Silver...................................... 1.71 0.709Oil and grease.............................. 83.4 50.1TSS......................................... 171 81.3pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(h) Semi-continuous or continuous casting contact cooling water.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals cast by

the semi-continuous or

continuous method

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 3.50 1.55Copper...................................... 19.6 10.3Cyanide..................................... 2.99 1.24Silver...................................... 4.23 1.75Oil and grease.............................. 206 124TSS......................................... 423 209pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(i) Stationary casting contact cooling water--subpart D--BPT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

(j) Direct chill casting contact cooling water.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals cast by

the direct chill method

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 3.67 1.62Copper...................................... 20.5 10.8Cyanide..................................... 3.13 1.30Silver...................................... 4.43 1.84Oil and grease.............................. 216 130TSS......................................... 443 211pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(k) Shot casting contact cooling water.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals shot cast

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 1.25 0.551Copper...................................... 6.98 3.67Cyanide..................................... 1.07 0.441Silver...................................... 1.51 0.624Oil and grease.............................. 73.4 44.1TSS......................................... 151 71.6pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(l) Wet air pollution control scrubber blowdown--subpart D--BPT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

(m) Pressure bonding contact cooling water.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals and base

metal pressure bonded

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 0.029 0.013Copper...................................... 0.159 0.084Cyanide..................................... 0.024 0.010Silver...................................... 0.034 0.014Oil and grease.............................. 1.67 1.00TSS......................................... 3.43 1.63pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(n) Surface treatment spent baths.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals surface

treated

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 0.033 0.015Copper...................................... 0.183 0.097Cyanide..................................... 0.028 0.012Silver...................................... 0.040 0.017Oil and grease.............................. 1.93 1.16TSS......................................... 3.95 1.88pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(o) Surface treatment rinse.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals surface

treated

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 2.10 0.924Copper...................................... 11.7 5.16Cyanide..................................... 1.79 0.739Silver...................................... 2.53 1.05Oil and grease.............................. 123 73.9TSS......................................... 253 120pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(p) Alkaline cleaning spent baths.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals alkaline

cleaned

--------------------------Cadmium...................................... 0.021 0.009Copper....................................... 0.114 0.060Cyanide...................................... 0.018 0.007Silver....................................... 0.025 0.010Oil and grease............................... 1.20 0.720TSS.......................................... 2.46 1.170pH........................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(q) Alkaline cleaning rinse.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals alkaline

cleaned

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 3.81 1.68Copper...................................... 21.3 11.2Cyanide..................................... 3.25 1.35Silver...................................... 4.59 1.91Oil and grease.............................. 224 135TSS......................................... 459 219pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(r) Alkaline cleaning prebonding wastewater.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals and base

metal cleaned prior to

bonding

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 3.95 1.74Copper...................................... 22.1 11.6Cyanide..................................... 3.37 1.39Silver...................................... 4.76 1.97Oil and grease.............................. 232 139TSS......................................... 476 226pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(s) Tumbling or burnishing wastewater.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals tumbled or

burnished

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 4.12 1.82Copper...................................... 23.0 12.1Cyanide..................................... 3.51 1.45Silver...................................... 4.96 2.06Oil and grease.............................. 242 145TSS......................................... 496 236pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(t) Sawing or grinding spent neat oils--subpart D--BPT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

(u) Sawing or grinding spent emulsions.

Subpart D--BPT------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

precious metals sawed or

ground with emulsions

---------------------------Cadmium..................................... 0.032 0.014Copper...................................... 0.178 0.094Cyanide..................................... 0.027 0.011Silver...................................... 0.039 0.016Oil and grease.............................. 1.87 1.12TSS......................................... 3.83 1.82pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(v) Degreasing spent solvents--subpart D--BPT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants. [50 FR 34270, Aug. 23, 1985; 51 FR 2886, Jan. 22, 1986]