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Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: May 28, 2024
§ 421.72 - 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 control technology currently available:

(a) Subpart G—Sinter Plant Materials Handling Wet Air Pollution Control.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of sinter production
Lead594.000270.000
Zinc525.000219.600
Total suspended solids14,760.0007,020.000
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(b) Subpart G—Blast Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of blast furance lead bullion produced
Lead.000.000
Zinc.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 G—Blast Furnace Slag Granulation.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of blast furance lead bullion produced
Lead6,155.0002,798.000
Zinc5,446.0002,276.000
Total suspended solids153,000.00072,740.000
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(d) Subpart G—Dross Reverberatory Slag Granulation.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of slag, speiss, or matte granulated
Lead9,499.0004,318.000
Zinc8,405.0003,512.000
Total suspended solids236,000.000112,300.000
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(e) Subpart G—Dross Reverberatory Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of dross reverberatory furnace production
Lead15,920.0007,235.000
Zinc14,080.0005,884.000
Total suspended solids395,500.000188,100.000
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(f) Subpart G—Zinc Fuming Wet Air Pollution Control.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of blast furance lead bullion produced
Lead702.900319.500
Zinc622.000259.900
Total suspended solids17,470.0008,307.000
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(g) Subpart G—Hard Lead Refining Slag Granulation.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of hard lead produced
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Total suspended solids.000.000
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(h) Subpart G—Hard Lead Refining Air Pollution Control.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of hard lead produced
Lead32,730.00014,880.000
Zinc28,960.00012,100.000
Total suspended solids813,300.000386,800.000
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(i) Subpart G—Facility Washdown.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of lead bullion produced
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Total suspended solids.000.000
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(j) Subpart G—Employee Handwash.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of lead bullion produced
Lead5.4452.475
Zinc4.8182.013
Total suspended solids135.30064.350
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(k) Subpart G—Respirator Wash.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of lead bullion produced
Lead8.7453.975
Zinc7.7383.233
Total suspended solids217.300103.400
pH( 1)( 1)

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

(l) Subpart G—Laundering of Uniforms.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of lead bullion produced
Lead25.58011.630
Zinc22.6309.455
Total suspended solids635.500302.300
pH( 1)( 1)

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

[49 FR 8803, Mar. 8, 1984; 49 FR 26739, June 29, 1984, as amended at 49 FR 29795, July 24, 1984]
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,c,e,and, 1316 (b) andc, 1317 (b) andc,1318; 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 421.72