[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 28]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR464.13]

[Page 556-558]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 464_METAL MOLDING AND CASTING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart A_Aluminum Casting Subcategory
 
Sec. 464.13  Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of 

effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available 
technology economically achievable.

    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, except that non-continuous dischargers shall not be subject 
to the maximum day and maximum for monthly average mass (kg/1,000 kkg or 
lb/million lb of metal poured; kg/62.3 million Sm\3\ or lb/billion SCF 
of air scrubbed) effluent limitations for copper, lead, zinc, and total 
phenols. For non-continuous dischargers, annual average mass limitations 
and maximum day and maximum for monthly average concentration (mg/l) 
limitations shall apply. Concentration limitations and annual average 
mass limitations shall only apply to non-continuous dischargers.
    (a) Casting Cleaning Operations.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Maximum for
      Pollutant or pollutant property        Maximum for      monthly
                                              any 1 day       average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per
                                              million pounds) of metal
                                                       poured
                                           ----------------
Copper (T)................................         0.0771         0.0421
Lead (T)..................................         0.0791         0.039
Zinc (T)..................................         0.114          0.0431
------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Maximum
                                           Maximum       for      Annual
                                          for any 1    monthly   average
                                             day       average     \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         (mg/l) \2\  (mg/l) \2\  .......
Copper (T).............................       0.77        0.42    0.017
Lead (T)...............................       0.79        0.39    0.022
Zinc (T)...............................       1.14        0.43    0.027
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured.
\2\These concentrations must be multiplied by the ratio of (12/x) where
  x is the actual normalized process wastewater flow (in gallons per
  1,000 pounds of metal poured) for a specific plant.

    (b) Casting Quench Operations.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per
                                               million pounds) of metal
                                                        poured
                                             ---------------
Copper (T)..................................        0.0093        0.0051
Lead (T)....................................        0.0096        0.0047
Zinc (T)....................................        0.0138        0.0052
------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Maximum
                                           Maximum       for      Annual
                                          for any 1    monthly   average
                                             day       average     \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         (mg/l) \2\  (mg/l) \2\  .......
Copper (T).............................       0.77        0.42    0.0021
Lead (T)...............................       0.79        0.39    0.0027
Zinc (T)...............................       1.14        0.43    0.0033 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured.
\2\These concentrations must be multiplied by the ratio of (1.45/x)
  where x is the actual normalized process wastewater flow (in gallons
  per 1,000 pounds of metal poured) for a specific plant.

    (c) Die Casting Operations.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per
                                               million pounds) of metal
                                                        poured
                                             ---------------
Copper (T)..................................        0.0066        0.0036
Lead (T)....................................        0.0068        0.0034
Zinc (T)....................................        0.0098        0.0037
Total Phenols...............................        0.0074        0.0026
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Maximum
                                           Maximum       for      Annual
                                          for any 1    monthly   average
                                             day       average     \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         (mg/l) \2\  (mg/l) \2\  .......
Copper (T).............................       0.77        0.42    0.0015
Lead (T)...............................       0.79        0.39    0.0019
Zinc (T)...............................       1.14        0.43    0.0023
Total Phenols..........................       0.86        0.3     0.0017 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured.
\2\ These concentrations must be multiplied by the ratio of (1.04/x)
  where x is the actual normalized process wastewater flow (in gallons
  per 1,000 pounds of metal poured) for a specific plant.

    (d) Dust Collection Scrubber Operations.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 kg/62.3 million Sm\3\
                                               (pounds per billion SCF)
                                                    of air scrubbed
                                             ---------------
Copper (T)..................................         0.231         0.126
Lead (T)....................................         0.237         0.117
Zinc (T)....................................         0.343         0.129
Total Phenols...............................         0.258         0.09
------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Maximum
                                           Maximum       for      Annual
                                          for any 1    monthly   average
                                             day       average     \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         (mg/l) \2\  (mg/l) \2\  .......
Copper (T).............................       0.77        0.42    0.0511
Lead (T)...............................       0.79        0.39    0.0661
Zinc (T)...............................       1.14        0.43    0.0811
Total Phenols..........................       0.86        0.3     0.0601
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg/62.3 million Sm\3\ (lb per billion SCF) of air scrubbed.
\2\ These concentrations must be multiplied by the ratio of (0.036/x)
  where x is the actual normalized process wastewater flow (in gallons
  per 1,000 SCF of air scrubbed) for a specific plant.

    (e) Grinding Scrubber Operations. No discharge of process wastewater 
pollutants to navigable waters.
    (f) Investment Casting.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per
                                               million pounds) of metal
                                                        poured
                                             ---------------
Copper (T)..................................         8.48          4.63
Lead (T)....................................         8.7           4.3
Zinc (T)....................................        12.6           4.74
------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Maximum
                                           Maximum       for      Annual
                                          for any 1    monthly   average
                                             day       average     \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         (mg/l) \2\  (mg/l) \2\  .......
Copper (T).............................       0.77        0.42      1.87
Lead (T)...............................       0.79        0.39      2.42
Zinc (T)...............................       1.14        0.43      2.97
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured.
\2\ These concentrations must be multiplied by the ratio of (1,320/x)
  where x is the actual normalized process wastewater flow (in gallons
  per 1,000 pounds of metal poured) for a specific plant.

    (g) Melting Furnace Scrubber Operations.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 kg/62.3 million Sm\3\
                                               (pounds per billion SCF)
                                                    of air scrubbed
                                             ---------------
Copper (T)..................................         3.01          1.64
Lead (T)....................................         3.09          1.52
Zinc (T)....................................         4.45          1.68
Total phenols...............................         3.36          1.17
------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Maximum
                                          Maximum       for      Annual
                                         for any 1    monthly    average
                                            day       average      \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        (mg/l) \2\  (mg/l) \2\  ........
Copper (T)............................       0.77        0.42      0.664
Lead (T)..............................       0.79        0.39      0.859
Zinc (T)..............................       1.14        0.43      1.05
Total phenols.........................       0.86        0.3       0.781
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg/62.3 million Sm\3\ (pounds per billion SCF) of air scrubbed
\2\ These concentrations must be multiplied by the ratio of (0.468/x)
  where x is the actual normalized process wastewater flow (in gallons
  per 1,000 SCF of air scrubbed) for a specific plant.

    (h) Mold Cooling Operations.

                        BAT Effluent Limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per
                                               million pounds) of metal
                                                        poured
                                             ---------------
Copper (T)..................................         0.297         0.162
Lead (T)....................................         0.305         0.151
Zinc (T)....................................         0.44          0.166
------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Maximum   Maximum for
                                     for any 1    monthly       Annual
                                        day       average    average \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    (mg/l) \2\  (mg/l) \2\   ...........
Copper (T)........................       0.77        0.42       0.0656
Lead (T)..........................       0.79        0.39       0.0849
Zinc (T)..........................       1.14        0.43       0.104
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured.

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\2\ These concentrations must be multiplied by the ratio of (46.3/x)
  where x is the actual normalized process wastewater flow (in gallons
  per 1,000 pounds of metal poured) for a specific plant.


[50 FR 45247, Oct. 30, 1985; 51 FR 21760, June 16, 1986]