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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.421.54 Standards of performance for new sources

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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

(a) Subpart E—Casting Contact Cooling.

NSPS

Pollutant or pollutant property

Maximum for any 1 day

Maximum for monthly average

mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of copper cast

Arsenic

.692

.309

Copper

.638

.304

Nickel

.274

.184

Total suspended solids

7.470

5.976

pH

(1)

(1)

1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(b) Subpart E—Anode and Cathode Rinse.

NSPS

Pollutant or pollutant property

Maximum for any 1 day

Maximum for monthly average

mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of cathode copper production

Arsenic

.000

.000

Copper

.000

.000

Nickel

.000

.000

Total suspended solids

.000

.000

pH

(1)

(1)

1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(c) Subpart E—Spent Electrolyte.

NSPS

Pollutant or pollutant property

Maximum for any 1 day

Maximum for monthly average

mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of copper cathode production

Arsenic

.068

.031

Copper

.063

.030

Nickel

.027

.018

Total suspended solids

.735

.588

pH

(1)

(1)

1 Within the range 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(d) Subpart E—Casting Wet Air Pollution Control.

NSPS

Pollutant or pollutant property

Maximum for any 1 day

Maximum for monthly average

mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of casting production

Arsenic

.000

.000

Copper

.000

.000

Nickel

.000

.000

Total suspended solids

.000

.000

pH

(1)

(1)

1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(e) Subpart E—By–Product Recovery.

NSPS

Pollutant or pollutant property

Maximum for any 1 day

Maximum for monthly average

mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of product recovered from electrolytic slimes processing

Arsenic

.000

.000

Copper

.000

.000

Nickel

.000

.000

Total suspended solids

.000

.000

pH

(1)

(1)

1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

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