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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.421.266 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 secondary precious metals process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:
(a) Furnace wet air pollution control.
|
PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of precious metals, including silver, incinerated or smelted |
||
|
Copper |
5.760 |
2.745 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.900 |
0.360 |
|
Zinc |
4.590 |
1.890 |
|
Combined metals |
1.350 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
599.900 |
263.700 |
(b) Raw material granulation.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of precious metals, in the granulated raw material |
||
|
Copper |
0.819 |
0.390 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.128 |
0.051 |
|
Zinc |
0.653 |
0.269 |
|
Combined metals |
0.192 |
|
|
Ammonia |
85.310 |
37.500 |
(c) Spent plating solutions.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/liter of spent plating solution used as a raw material |
||
|
Copper |
1.280 |
0.610 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.200 |
0.080 |
|
Zinc |
1.020 |
0.420 |
|
Combined metals |
0.300 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
133.300 |
58.600 |
(d) Spent cyanide stripping solutions.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of gold produced by cyanide stripping |
||
|
Copper |
4.736 |
2.257 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.740 |
0.296 |
|
Zinc |
3.774 |
1.554 |
|
Combined metals |
1.110 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
493.200 |
216.800 |
(e) Refinery Wet Air Pollution Control. 1
1 This allowance applies to either acid or alkaline wet air pollution control scrubbers. If both acid and alkaline wet air pollution control scrubbers are present in a particular facility the same allowance applies to each.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of precious metals, including silver, produced in refinery |
||
|
Copper |
1.280 |
0.610 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.200 |
0.080 |
|
Zinc |
1.020 |
0.420 |
|
Combined metals |
0.300 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
133.300 |
58.600 |
(f) Gold solvent extraction raffinate and wash water.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of gold produced by solvent extraction |
||
|
Copper |
0.806 |
0.384 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.126 |
0.050 |
|
Zinc |
0.643 |
0.265 |
|
Combined metals |
0.189 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
83.980 |
36.920 |
(g) Gold spent electrolyte.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of gold produced by electrolysis |
||
|
Copper |
0.011 |
0.005 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.002 |
0.001 |
|
Zinc |
0.009 |
0.004 |
|
Combined metals |
0.300 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
1.160 |
0.510 |
(h) Gold precipitation and filtration.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of gold precipitated |
||
|
Copper |
5.632 |
2.684 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.880 |
0.352 |
|
Zinc |
4.488 |
1.848 |
|
Combined metals |
1.320 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
586.500 |
257.800 |
(i) Platinum precipitation and filtration.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of platinum precipitated |
||
|
Copper |
6.656 |
3.172 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
1.040 |
0.416 |
|
Zinc |
5.304 |
2.184 |
|
Combined metals |
1.560 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
693.200 |
304.700 |
(j) Palladium precipitation and filtration.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of platinum precipitated |
||
|
Copper |
7.680 |
3.660 |
|
Cyanide (Total) |
1.200 |
0.480 |
|
Zinc |
6.120 |
2.520 |
|
Combined Metals |
1.800 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
799.800 |
351.600 |
(k) Other platinum group metals precipitation and filtration.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of other platinum group metals precipitated |
||
|
Copper |
6.656 |
3.172 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
1.040 |
0.416 |
|
Zinc |
5.304 |
2.184 |
|
Combined metals |
1.560 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
693.200 |
304.700 |
(l) Spent solution from PGC salt production.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of gold contained in PGC product |
||
|
Copper |
1.152 |
0.549 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.180 |
0.072 |
|
Zinc |
0.918 |
0.378 |
|
Combined metals |
0.270 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
120.000 |
52.740 |
(m) Equipment and floor wash.
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PSNS FOR THE SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS SUBCATEGORY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of precious metals, including silver, produced in refinery |
||
|
Copper |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Cyanide (total) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Zinc |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Combined metals |
0.000 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
(n) Preliminary treatment.
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PSNS for the Secondary Precious Metals Subcategory |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/troy ounce of total precious metals produced through this operation |
||
|
Copper |
64.000 |
30.500 |
|
Cyanide (Total) |
10.000 |
4.000 |
|
Zinc |
51.000 |
21.000 |
|
Combined Metals |
15.000 |
|
|
Ammonia (as N) |
6665.000 |
2930.000 |
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.421.266 Pretreatment standards for new sources - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-40-protection-of-environment/cfr-sect-40-421-266/
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