View all text of Subpart O [§ 421.150 - § 421.157]
§ 421.154 - Standards of performance for new sources.
Any new source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following new source performance standards:
(a) Solvent extraction raffinate from bertrandite ore.
NSPS for the Primary Beryllium Subcategory
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | mg/kg (pounds 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 | Total Suspended solids | 33,690.000 | 26,950.000 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(b) Solvent extraction raffinate from beryl ore.
NSPS 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 | 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 | Total Suspended solids | 3,300.0 | 2,640.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(c) Beryllium carbonate filtrate.
NSPS 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 | 12,579.000 | Fluoride | 7,508.000 | 4,269.000 | Total Suspended solids | 3,218.000 | 2,574.000 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(d) Beryllium hydroxide filtrate.
NSPS 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 | 111.520 | 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 | Total Suspended Solids | 2040.000 | 1632.000 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(e) Beryllium oxide calcining furnace wet air pollution control.
NSPS 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 | 216.20 | 97.57 | Chromium (total) | 95.57 | 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 | Total suspended solids | 3,956.00 | 3,164.00 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(f) Beryllium hydroxide supernatant.
NSPS 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 | 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 | Total Suspended solids | 3,450.0 | 2,760.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(g) Process water.
NSPS 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 | 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 | Total suspended solids | 2,622.00 | 2,098.00 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(h) Fluoride furnace scrubber.
NSPS 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) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(i) Chip treatment wastewater.
NSPS 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 | Total suspended solids | 116.300 | 93.000 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(j) Beryllium pebble plant area vent wet air pollution control.
NSPS 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) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(k) Beryl Ore Gangue Dewatering.
NSPS 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 | 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 | Total Suspended Solids | 15.645 | 12.516 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(l) Bertrandite Ore Gangue Dewatering.
NSPS 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 | 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 | Total Suspended Solids | 39.975 | 31.980 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(m) Beryl Ore Processing.
NSPS 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 | 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 | Total Suspended Solids | 109.545 | 87.636 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(n) Aluminum Iron Sludge (AIS) Area Wastewater.
NSPS 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 | 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 | Total Suspended Solids | 7020.000 | 5616.000 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(o) Bertrandite Ore Leaching Scrubber.
NSPS 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 | Total Suspended Solids | 22.665 | 18.132 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(p) Bertrandite Ore Countercurrent and Decantation (CCD) Scrubber.
NSPS 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 | Total Suspended Solids | 1.515 | 1.212 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.