40 CFR 421.152 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

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§ 421.152 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable technology currently available:

(a) Solvent Extraction Raffinate from Bertrandite Ore.

BPT Limitations 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 from bertrandite ore as beryllium		Beryllium	2,763.000	1,235.000	Chromium (total)	988.200	404.300	Copper	4,267.000	2,246.000	Cyanide (total)	651.300	269.500	Ammonia (as N)	299,400.000	131,600.000	Fluoride	78,610.000	44,700.000	Total suspended solids	92,090.000	43,800.000	pH	( 1)	( 1)

1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

(b) Solvent Extraction Raffinate from Beryl Ore.

BPT Limitations 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 from beryl ore as beryllium		Beryllium	270.6	121.0	Chromium (total)	96.8	39.6	Copper	418.0	220.0	Cyanide (total)	63.8	26.4	Ammonia (as N)	29,330.0	12,890.0	Fluoride	7,700.0	4,378.0	Total suspended solids	9,020.0	4,290.0	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(c) Beryllium Carbonate Filtrate.

BPT Limitations 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	263.800	118.000	Chromium (total)	94.380	38.610	Copper	407.600	214.500	Cyanide (total)	62.210	25.740	Ammonia (as N)	28,590.000	12,570.000	Fluoride	7,508.000	4,269.000	Total suspended	8,795.000	4,183.000	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(d) Beryllium Hydroxide Filtrate.

BPT Limitations 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 as beryllium		Beryllium	167.280	74.800	Chromium (Total)	59.840	24.480	Copper	258.400	136.000	Cyanide (Total)	39.440	16.320	Ammonia (as N)	18128.800	7969.600	Fluoride	4760.000	2706.400	Total Suspended Solids	5576.000	2652.000	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(e) Beryllium Oxide Calcining Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control.

BPT Limitations 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 oxide produced		Beryllium	324.000	145.000	Chromium (total)	116.000	47.470	Copper	501.000	263.700	Cyanide (total)	76.470	31.640	Ammonia (as N)	35,150.000	15,450.000	Fluoride	9,230.000	5,248.000	Total suspended solids	10,810.000	5,142.000	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(f) Beryllium hydroxide supernatant.

BPT Limitations 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		Beryllium	282.9	126.5	Chromium (total)	101.2	41.4	Copper	437.0	230.0	Cyanide (total)	66.7	27.6	Ammonia (as N)	30,660.0	13,480.0	Fluoride	160,308.0	71,201.0	Total suspended solids	9,430.0	4,485.0	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(g) Process water.

BPT Limitations 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	215.00	96.14	Chromium (total)	76.91	31.46	Copper	332.10	174.80	Cyanide (total)	50.69	20.98	Ammonia (as N)	23,300.00	10,240.00	Fluoride	6,118.00	3,479.00	Total suspended solids	7,167.00	3,409.00	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(h) Fluoride furnace scrubber.

BPT Limitations 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	Total suspended solids	0.000	0.000	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(i) Chip treatment wastewater.

BPT Limitations 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	9.533	4.263	Chromium (total)	3.410	1.395	Copper	14.730	7.750	Cyanide (total)	2.248	0.930	Ammonia (as N)	1,033.000	454.200	Fluoride	271.300	154.200	Total suspended solids	317.800	151.100	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(j) Beryllium Pebble Plant Area Vent Wet Air Pollution Control.

BPT Limitations 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	Total suspended solids	0.000	0.000	pH	1	1

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

(k) Beryl Ore Gangue Dewatering.

BPT Limitations 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 beryl ore processed		Beryllium	1.283	0.574	Chromium (Total)	0.459	0.188	Copper	1.982	1.043	Cyanide (Total)	0.302	0.125	Ammonia (as N)	139.032	61.120	Fluoride	36.505	20.756	Total Suspended Solids	42.763	20.339	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(l) Bertrandite Ore Gangue Dewatering.

BPT Limitations 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 bertrandite ore processed		Beryllium	3.279	1.466	Chromium (Total)	1.173	0.480	Copper	5.064	2.665	Cyanide (Total)	0.773	0.320	Ammonia (as N)	355.245	156.169	Fluoride	93.275	53.034	Total Suspended Solids	109.265	51.968	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(m) Beryl Ore Processing.

BPT Limitations 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 beryl ore processed		Beryllium	8.983	4.017	Chromium (Total)	3.213	1.315	Copper	13.876	7.303	Cyanide (Total)	2.118	0.876	Ammonia (as N)	973.490	427.956	Fluoride	255.605	145.330	Total Suspended Solids	299.423	142.409	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(n) Aluminum Iron Sludge (AIS) Area Wastewater.

BPT Limitations 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 total beryllium carbonate produced as beryllium		Beryllium	575.640	257.400	Chromium (Total)	205.920	84.240	Copper	889.200	468.000	Cyanide (Total)	135.720	56.160	Ammonia (as N)	62384.400	27424.800	Fluoride	16380.000	9313.200	Total Suspended Solids	19188.000	9126.000	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(o) Bertrandite Ore Leaching Scrubber.

BPT Limitations 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	1.859	0.831	Chromium (Total)	0.665	0.272	Copper	2.871	1.511	Cyanide (Total)	0.438	0.181	Ammonia (as N)	201.416	88.545	Fluoride	52.885	30.069	Total Suspended Solids	61.951	29.465	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

(p) Bertrandite Ore Countercurrent and Decantation (CCD) Scrubber.

BPT Limitations 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	0.124	0.056	Chromium (Total)	0.044	0.018	Copper	0.192	0.101	Cyanide (Total)	0.029	0.012	Ammonia (as N)	13.463	5.919	Fluoride	3.535	2.010	Total Suspended Solids	4.141	1.970	pH	( 1)	( 1)

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

[50 FR 38346, Sept. 20, 1985, as amended at 55 FR 31697, Aug. 3, 1990; 55 FR 36932, Sept. 7, 1990]

AUTHORITY: Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), 308 and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977) and the Water Quality Act of 1987 (the “Act”); 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317 (b) and (c), 1318 and 1361; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217; 101 Stat. 7, Pub. L. 100-4.

SOURCE: 49 FR 8790, Mar. 8, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 40 CFR 421.152