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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.467.34 New source performance standards

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

Any new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following performance standards.

(a) There shall be no discharge allowance for wastewater pollutants from the degassing operation.

(b) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from the core and ancillary operations except those listed in paragraph (a) shall not exceed the values set forth below:

SUBPART C
Core
	NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum extruded
Chromium	0.13	0.051
Cyanide	0.068	0.027
Zinc	0.35	0.14
Aluminum	2.07	0.92
Oil and grease	3.39	3.39
Suspended solids	5.10	4.07
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times.

SUBPART C
Extrusion Press Leakage
	NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum extruded
Chromium	0.11	0.045
Cyanide	0.060	0.024
Zinc	0.31	0.126
Aluminum	1.82	0.81
Oil and grease	2.98	2.98
Suspended solids	4.47	3.58
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times.

SUBPART C
Direct Chill Casting Contact Cooling Water
	NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cast by semicontinuous methods
Chromium	0.49	0.20
Cyanide	0.27	0.11
Zinc	1.36	0.56
Aluminum	8.12	3.60
Oil and grease	13.29	13.29
Suspended solids	19.94	15.95
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ The pH shall be maintained within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times except for those situations when this waste stream is discharged separately and without commingling with any other wastewater in which case the pH shall be within the range of 6.0 to 10.0 at all times.

SUBPART C
Press Heat Treatment Contact Cooling Water
	NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum quenched
Chromium	0.76	0.31
Cyanide	0.41	0.17
Zinc	2.08	0.86
Aluminum	12.45	5.52
Oil and grease	20.37	20.37
Suspended solids	30.56	24.45
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times.

SUBPART C
Solution Heat Treatment Contact Cooling Water
	NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum quenched
Chromium	0.76	0.31
Cyanide	0.41	0.17
Zinc	2.08	0.86
Aluminum	12.45	5.52
Oil and grease	20.37	20.37
Suspended solids	30.56	24.45
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times.

SUBPART C
Cleaning or Etching Bath
	NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium	0.067	0.027
Cyanide	0.036	0.015
Zinc	0.183	0.075
Aluminum	1.094	0.485
Oil and grease	1.79	1.79
Suspended solids	2.69	2.15
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times.

SUBPART C
Cleaning or Etching Rinse
	NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium	0.52	0.21
Cyanide	0.28	0.11
Zinc	1.42	0.59
Aluminum	8.50	3.77
Oil and grease	13.91	13.91
Suspended solids	20.87	16.70
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times.

SUBPART C
Cleaning or Etching Scrubber Liquor
	NSPS
Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium	0.72	0.29
Cyanide	0.39	0.16
Zinc	1.97	0.81
Aluminum	11.81	5.24
Oil and grease	19.33	19.33
Suspended solids	29.00	23.20
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times.

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