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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.421.156 Pretreatment standards for new sources
Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7, any new source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment standards for new sources. The mass of wastewater pollutants in primary beryllium process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:
(a) Solvent extraction raffinate from bertrandite ore.
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PSNS FOR THE PRIMARY BERYLLIUM SUBCATEGORY |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium carbonate produced from bertrandite ore as beryllium |
||
|
Beryllium |
1,842.000 |
831.000 |
|
Chromium (total) |
831.000 |
336.900 |
|
Copper |
2,875.000 |
1,370.000 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
449.200 |
179.700 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
299,400.000 |
131,600.000 |
|
Fluoride |
78,610.000 |
44,700.000 |
(b) Solvent extraction raffinate from beryl ore.
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PSNS FOR THE PRIMARY BERYLLIUM SUBCATEGORY |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium carbonate produced from beryl ore as beryllium |
||
|
Beryllium |
180.4 |
81.4 |
|
Chromium (total) |
81.4 |
33.0 |
|
Copper |
281.6 |
134.2 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
44.0 |
17.6 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
29,330.0 |
12,890.0 |
|
Fluoride |
7,700.0 |
4,378.0 |
(c) Beryllium carbonate filtrate.
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PSNS FOR THE PRIMARY BERYLLIUM SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium carbonate produced as beryllium |
||
|
Beryllium |
175.900 |
79.370 |
|
Chromium (total) |
79.370 |
32.180 |
|
Copper |
274.600 |
130.800 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
42.900 |
17.160 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
28,590.000 |
12,570.000 |
|
Fluoride |
7,508.000 |
4,269.000 |
(d) Beryllium Hydroxide Filtrate.
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NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium hydroxide produced as beryllium |
||
|
Beryllium |
111.510 |
50.320 |
|
Chromium (Total) |
50.320 |
20.400 |
|
Copper |
174.080 |
82.960 |
|
Cyanide (Total) |
27.200 |
10.880 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
18128.800 |
7969.600 |
|
Fluoride |
4760.000 |
2706.400 |
(e) Beryllium oxide calcining furnace wet air pollution control.
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PSNS FOR THE PRIMARY BERYLLIUM SUBCATEGORY |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium oxide produced |
||
|
Beryllium |
216.20 |
97.57 |
|
Chromium (total) |
97.57 |
39.56 |
|
Copper |
337.50 |
160.90 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
52.74 |
21.10 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
35,150.00 |
15,450.00 |
|
Fluoride |
9,230.00 |
5,248.00 |
(f) Beryllium hydroxide supernatant
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PSNS FOR THE PRIMARY BERYLLIUM SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium hydroxide produced from scrap and residues as beryllium |
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|
Beryllium |
188.6 |
85.1 |
|
Chromium (total) |
85.1 |
34.5 |
|
Copper |
294.4 |
140.3 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
46.0 |
18.4 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
30,660.0 |
13,480.0 |
|
Fluoride |
160,308.0 |
71,201.0 |
(g) Process water.
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PSNS FOR THE PRIMARY BERYLLIUM SUBCATEGORY |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg pounds per million pounds of beryllium pebbles produced |
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|
Beryllium |
143.30 |
64.68 |
|
Chromium (total) |
64.68 |
26.22 |
|
Copper |
223.70 |
106.60 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
34.96 |
13.98 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
23,300.00 |
10,240.00 |
|
Fluoride |
6,118.00 |
3,479.00 |
(h) Fluoride furnace scrubber.
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PSNS FOR THE PRIMARY BERYLLIUM SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg pounds per million pounds of beryllium pebbles produced |
||
|
Beryllium |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Chromium (total) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Copper |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Fluoride |
0.000 |
0.000 |
(i) Chip treatment wastewater.
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PSNS FOR THE PRIMARY BERYLLIUM SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg pounds per million pounds of beryllium scrap chips treated |
||
|
Beryllium |
6.355 |
2.868 |
|
Chromium (total) |
2.868 |
1.163 |
|
Copper |
9.920 |
4.728 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
1.550 |
0.620 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
1,033.000 |
454.200 |
|
Fluoride |
271.300 |
154.200 |
(j) Beryllium pebble plant area vent wet air pollution control
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PSNS FOR THE PRIMARY BERYLLIUM SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg pounds per million pounds of beryllium pebbles produced |
||
|
Beryllium |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Chromium (total) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Copper |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Fluoride |
0.000 |
0.000 |
(k) Beryl Ore Gangue Dewatering.
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PSNS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryl ore processed |
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|
Beryllium |
0.855 |
0.386 |
|
Chromium (Total) |
0.386 |
0.156 |
|
Copper |
1.335 |
0.636 |
|
Cyanide (Total) |
0.209 |
0.083 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
139.032 |
61.120 |
|
Fluoride |
36.505 |
20.756 |
(l) Bertrandite Ore Gangue Dewatering.
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PSNS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of bertrandite ore processed |
||
|
Beryllium |
2.185 |
0.986 |
|
Chromium (Total) |
0.986 |
0.400 |
|
Copper |
3.411 |
1.626 |
|
Cyanide (Total) |
0.533 |
0.213 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
355.245 |
156.169 |
|
Fluoride |
93.275 |
53.034 |
(m) Beryl Ore Processing.
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PSNS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryl ore processed |
||
|
Beryllium |
5.988 |
2.702 |
|
Chromium (Total) |
2.702 |
1.095 |
|
Copper |
9.348 |
4.455 |
|
Cyanide (Total) |
1.461 |
0.584 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
973.490 |
427.956 |
|
Fluoride |
255.605 |
145.330 |
(n) Aluminum Iron Sludge (AIS) Area Wastewater.
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PSNS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of total beryllium carbonate produced as beryllium |
||
|
Beryllium |
383.760 |
173.160 |
|
Chromium (Total) |
173.160 |
70.200 |
|
Copper |
599.040 |
285.480 |
|
Cyanide (Total) |
93.600 |
37.440 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
62384.400 |
27424.800 |
|
Fluoride |
16380.000 |
9313.200 |
(o) Bertrandite Ore Leaching Scrubber.
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PSNS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg of bertrandite ore processed |
||
|
Beryllium |
1.239 |
0.559 |
|
Chromium (Total) |
0.559 |
0.227 |
|
Copper |
1.934 |
0.922 |
|
Cyanide (Total) |
0.302 |
0.121 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
201.416 |
88.545 |
|
Fluoride |
52.885 |
30.069 |
(p) Bertrandite Ore Countercurrent and Decantation (CCD) Scrubber.
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PSNS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg of bertrandite ore processed |
||
|
Beryllium |
0.083 |
0.037 |
|
Chromium (Total) |
0.037 |
0.015 |
|
Copper |
0.129 |
0.062 |
|
Cyanide (Total) |
0.020 |
0.008 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
13.463 |
5.919 |
|
Fluoride |
3.535 |
2.010 |
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.421.156 Pretreatment standards for new sources - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-40-protection-of-environment/cfr-sect-40-421-156/
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