40 C.F.R. § 437.45

Current through September 30, 2024
Section 437.45 - New source performance standards (NSPS)
(a) Except as provided in § 437.40(b) , any new source subject to this subpart which combines treated or untreated wastes from subparts A, B, or C of this part may be subject to Multiple Wastestream Subcategory effluent limitations representing the application of NSPS set forth in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section if the discharger agrees to the following conditions in its NPDES permit:
(1) The discharger will meet the applicable Multiple Wastestream Subcategory limitations set forth in paragraphs (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this section;
(2) The discharger will notify its NPDES permit writer at the time of submitting its application for permit, of its desire to be subject to the Multiple Waste Subcategory by submitting to the NPDES permit writer an initial certification statement as described in § 437.41(a) ;
(3) The discharger will submit to its NPDES permitting authority a periodic certification statement as described in § 437.41(b) once a year; and
(4) The discharger will maintain at the office of the facility and make available for inspection the on-site compliance paperwork as described in § 437.41(c) .
(b)Combined waste receipts from subparts A, B and C of this part.
(1) As provided in § 437.45(a) , any new source subject to this paragraph must achieve the following performance standards:

Performance Standards

Regulated
parameter
Maximum daily1 Maximum monthly avg.1
Conventional Parameters
BOD516353.0
O&G12738.0
pH(2)(2)
TSS29.611.3
Metal Parameters
Antimony0.1110.0312
Arsenic0.09930.0199
Cadmium0.01720.0102
Chromium0.1670.0522
Cobalt0.1820.0703
Copper0.6590.216
Lead0.3500.160
Mercury0.0006410.000246
Nickel0.7940.309
Selenium0.1760.0698
Silver0.03180.0122
Tin0.09550.0367
Titanium0.01590.00612
Vanadium0.06280.0518
Zinc0.6570.252
Organic Parameters
Acetone30.27.97
Acetophenone0.1140.0562
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.2150.101
2-Butanone4.811.85
Butylbenzyl phthalate0.1880.0887
Carbazole0.5980.276
o-Cresol1.920.561
p-Cresol0.6980.205
n-Decane0.9480.437
Fluoranthene0.05370.0268
n-Octadecane0.5890.302
Phenol3.651.08
Pyridine0.3700.182
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol0.1550.106

1 mg/L (ppm).

2 Within the range 6 to 9.

(2) The following in-plant limitations apply to metal-bearing wastewater containing cyanide:

In-Plant Limitations

Regulated
parameter
Maximum daily1 Maximum monthly avg.1
Cyanide500178

1 mg/L (ppm).

(c)Combined waste receipts from subparts A and B of this part.
(1) As provided in § 437.45(a) , any new source subject to this paragraph must achieve the following standards:

Performance Standards

Regulated
parameter
Maximum daily1 Maximum monthly avg.1
Conventional Parameters
O&G12738.0
pH(2)(2)
TSS29.611.3
Metal Parameters
Antimony0.1110.0312
Arsenic0.09930.0199
Cadmium0.01720.0102
Chromium0.1670.0522
Cobalt0.1820.0703
Copper0.6590.216
Lead0.3500.160
Mercury0.0006410.000246
Nickel0.7940.309
Selenium0.1760.0698
Silver0.03180.0122
Tin0.09550.0367
Titanium0.01590.00612
Vanadium0.06280.0518
Zinc0.6570.252
Organic Parameters
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.2150.101
Butylbenzyl phthalate0.1880.0887
Carbazole0.5980.276
n-Decane0.9480.437
Fluoranthene0.05370.0268
n-Octadecane0.5890.302

1 mg/L (ppm).

2 Within the range 6 to 9.

(2) The following in-plant limitations apply to metal-bearing wastewater containing cyanide:

In-Plant Limitations

Regulated
parameter
Maximum daily1 Maximum monthly avg.1
Cyanide500178

1 1 mg/L (ppm).

(d)Combined waste receipts from subparts A and C of this part.
(1) As provided in § 437.45(a) , any new source subject to this paragraph must achieve the following performance standards:

Performance Standards

Regulated
parameter
Maximum daily1 Maximum monthly avg.1
Conventional Parameters
BOD516353.0
O&G20550.2
pH(2)(2)
TSS29.611.3
Metal Parameters
Antimony0.1110.0312
Arsenic0.09930.0199
Cadmium0.7820.163
Chromium0.1670.0522
Cobalt0.1820.0703
Copper0.6590.216
Lead1.320.283
Mercury0.0006410.000246
Nickel0.7940.309
Selenium0.1760.0698
Silver0.03180.0122
Tin0.09550.0367
Titanium0.01590.00612
Vanadium0.06280.0518
Zinc0.6570.252
Organic Parameters
Acetone30.27.97
Acetophenone0.1140.0562
2-Butanone4.811.85
o-Cresol1.920.561
p-Cresol0.6980.205
Phenol3.651.08
Pyridine0.3700.182
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol0.1550.106

1 mg/L (ppm).

2 Within the range 6 to 9.

(2) The following in-plant limitations apply to metal-bearing wastewater containing cyanide:

In-Plant Limitations

Regulated
parameter
Maximum daily1 Maximum monthly avg.1
Cyanide500178

1 mg/L (ppm).

(e)Combined waste receipts from subparts B and C of this part. As provided in § 437.45(a) , any new source subject to this paragraph must achieve the following performance standards:

Performance Standards

Regulated
parameter
Maximum daily1 Maximum monthly avg.1
Conventional Parameters
BOD516353.0
O&G12738.0
pH(2)(2)
TSS74.130.6
Metal Parameters
Arsenic2.951.33
Cadmium0.01720.0102
Chromium0.7460.323
Cobalt56.418.8
Copper0.5000.242
Lead0.3500.160
Mercury0.01720.00647
Tin0.3350.165
Zinc0.4970.420
Organic Parameters
Acetone30.27.97
Acetophenone0.1140.0562
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.2150.101
2-Butanone4.811.85
Butylbenzyl phthalate0.1880.0887
Carbazole0.5980.276
o-Cresol1.920.561
p-Cresol0.6980.205
n-Decane0.9480.437
Fluoranthene0.05370.0268
n-Octadecane0.5890.302
Phenol3.651.08
Pyridine0.3700.182
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol0.1550.106

1 mg/L (ppm).

2 Within the range 6 to 9.

40 C.F.R. §437.45

65 FR 81300, Dec. 22, 2000, as amended at 68 FR 71025, Dec. 22, 2003