Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT):
(a) Rolling spent neat oils—subpart H—BAT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.
(b) Rolling spent emulsions.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc rolled with emulsions
|
| Chromium | 0.0005 | 0.0002
|
| Copper | 0.002 | 0.0009
|
| Cyanide | 0.0003 | 0.0001
|
| Zinc | 0.002 | 0.0006 |
(c) Rolling contact cooling water.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc rolled with contact cooling water
|
| Chromium | 0.020 | 0.009
|
| Copper | 0.069 | 0.033
|
| Cyanide | 0.011 | 0.004
|
| Zinc | 0.055 | 0.023 |
(d) Drawing spent emulsions.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc drawn with emulsions
|
| Chromium | 0.002 | 0.0009
|
| Copper | 0.008 | 0.004
|
| Cyanide | 0.001 | 0.0005
|
| Zinc | 0.006 | 0.003 |
(e) Direct chill casting contact cooling water.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc cast by the direct chill method
|
| Chromium | 0.019 | 0.008
|
| Copper | 0.065 | 0.031
|
| Cyanide | 0.010 | 0.004
|
| Zinc | 0.052 | 0.021 |
(f) Stationary casting contact cooling water—subpart H—BAT. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.
(g) Heat treatment contact cooling water.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc heat treated
|
| Chromium | 0.029 | 0.012
|
| Copper | 0.098 | 0.047
|
| Cyanide | 0.016 | 0.006
|
| Zinc | 0.078 | 0.032 |
(h) Surface treatment spent baths.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc surface treated
|
| Chromium | 0.033 | 0.014
|
| Copper | 0.114 | 0.054
|
| Cyanide | 0.018 | 0.007
|
| Zinc | 0.091 | 0.038 |
(i) Surface treatment rinse.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc surface treated
|
| Chromium | 0.133 | 0.054
|
| Copper | 0.457 | 0.219
|
| Cyanide | 0.072 | 0.029
|
| Zinc | 0.365 | 0.151 |
(j) Alkaline cleaning spent baths.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc alkaline cleaned
|
| Chromium | 0.002 | 0.0006
|
| Copper | 0.005 | 0.002
|
| Cyanide | 0.0007 | 0.0003
|
| Zinc | 0.004 | 0.002 |
(k) Alkaline cleaning rinse.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc alkaline cleaned
|
| Chromium | 0.626 | 0.254
|
| Copper | 2.17 | 1.03
|
| Cyanide | 0.338 | 0.135
|
| Zinc | 1.73 | 0.710 |
(l) Sawing or grinding spent emulsions.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc sawed or ground with emulsions
|
| Chromium | 0.009 | 0.004
|
| Copper | 0.031 | 0.015
|
| Cyanide | 0.005 | 0.002
|
| Zinc | 0.025 | 0.010 |
(m) Electrocoating rinse.
| Pollutant or pollutant property
| Maximum for any 1 day
| Maximum for monthly average
|
|---|
| | mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of zinc electrocoated
|
| Chromium | 0.085 | 0.035
|
| Copper | 0.293 | 0.140
|
| Cyanide | 0.046 | 0.019
|
| Zinc | 0.234 | 0.096 |
(n) Degreasing spent solvents—subpart H—BAT. There shall be no discharge or process wastewater pollutants.
[50 FR 34270, Aug. 23, 1985; 51 FR 2888, Jan. 22, 1986]
authority: Secs. 301, 304(b), (c), (e), and (g), 306(b) and (c), 307, 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) (the “Act”);
33 U.S.C. 1311,
1314,
c,
e,
and, 1316(b) and
c,
and; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217
source: 50 FR 34270, Aug. 23, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 471.82