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Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTChapter I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYSubchapter N - EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDSPart 421 - NONFERROUS METALS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
Subpart M - SECONDARY LEAD SUBCATEGORY
Section 421.132 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available

40 C.F.R. § 421.132

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Section 421.132 - 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) Subpart M-Battery Cracking

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead scrap produced
Antimony1.932.862
Arsenic1.407.579
Lead.283.135
Zinc.983.411
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids27.60013.130
pH(1)(1)

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

(b) Subpart M-Blast, Reverberatory, or Rotary Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting
Antimony7.4913.341
Arsenic5.4552.245
Lead1.096.522
Zinc3.8111.592
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids107.00050.900
pH(1)(1)

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

(c) Subpart M-Kettle Wet Air Pollution Control

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from refining
Antimony.129.058
Arsenic.094.039
Lead.019.009
Zinc.066.027
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids1.845.878
pH(1)(1)

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

(d) Subpart M-Lead Paste Desulfurization

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead processed through desulfurization
Antimony.000.000
Arsenic.000.000
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids.000.000
pH(1)(1)

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

(e) Subpart M-Casting Contact Cooling

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead cast
Antimony.634.283
Arsenic.462.190
Lead.093.044
Zinc.323.135
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids9.0614.310
pH(1)(1)

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

(f) Subpart M-Truck Wash.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting
Antimony.060.027
Arsenic.044.018
Lead.009.004
Zinc.031.013
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids.861.410
pH(1)(1)

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

(g) Subpart M-Facility Washdown

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting
Antimony.000.000
Arsenic.000.000
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Ammonia (as N).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 M-Battery Case Classification.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead scrap produced
Antimony.000.000
Arsenic.000.000
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids.000.000
pH(1)(1)

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

(i) Subpart M-Employee Handwash.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting
Antimony.077.035
Arsenic.056.023
Lead.011.005
Zinc.039.016
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids1.107.527
pH(1)(1)

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

(j) Subpart M-Employee Respirator Wash.

BPT Effulent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting
Antimony.126.056
Arsenic.092.038
Lead.018.009
Zinc.064.027
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids1.804.858
pH(1)(1)

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

(k) Subpart M-Laundering of Uniforms.

BPT Effluent Limitations

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting
Antimony.367.164
Arsenic.268.110
Lead.054.026
Zinc.187.078
Ammonia (as N).000.000
Total suspended solids5.2482.496
pH(1)(1)

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

40 C.F.R. §421.132

49 FR 8826, Mar. 8, 1984, as amended at 49 FR 29795, July 24, 1984