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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.415.222 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT)

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

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

SUBPART V—TITANIUM DIOXIDE-SULFATE PROCESS

BPT effluent limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property

Maximum for any 1 day

Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS

140

38

Chromium (T)

0.48

0.21

Nickel (T)

0.29

0.14

pH

(1)

(1)

1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

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

SUBPART V—TITANIUM DIOXIDE-CHLORIDE PROCESS

BPT effluent limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property

Maximum for any 1 day

Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS

23

6.4

Chromium (T)

0.057

0.030

pH

(1)

(1)

1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(c) Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart and producing titanium dioxide by the simultaneous beneficiation-chlorination (chloride/ilmenite) process must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT):

SUBPART V—TITANIUM DIOXIDE-CHLORIDE-ILMENITE PROCESS

BPT effluent limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property

Maximum for any 1 day

Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS

35

9.6

Chromium (T)

0.12

0.053

Nickel (T)

0.072

0.035

pH

(1)

(1)

1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

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