(a) Any new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following new source performance standards (NSPS):

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property NSPS effluent limitation
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed
Metric units (kilograms per 1,000 m3 of feedstock)
BOD5 41.6 22.1
TSS 28.1 17.9
COD1 295.0 152.0
Oil and grease 12.6 6.7
Phenolic compounds 0.30 0.14
Ammonia as N 23.4 10.7
Sulfide 0.26 0.12
Total chromium 0.64 0.37
Hexavalent chromium 0.052 0.024
pH (2) (2)
English units (pounds per 1,000 bbl of feedstock)
BOD5 14.7 7.8
TSS 9.9 6.3
COD1 104.0 54.0
Oil and grease 4.5 2.4
Phenolic compounds 0.105 0.051
Ammonia as N 8.3 3.8
Sulfide 0.093 0.042
Total chromium 0.220 0.13
Hexavalent chromium 0.019 0.0084
pH (2) (2)

1See footnote following table in §419.13(d).

2Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) The limits set forth in paragraph (a) of this section are to be multiplied by the following factors to calculate the maximum for any one day and maximum average of daily values for thirty consecutive days.

(1) Size factor.

Open Table
1,000 bbl of feedstock per stream day Size factor
Less than 124.9 0.73
125.0 to 149.9 0.76
150.0 to 174.9 0.83
175.0 to 199.9 0.91
200 to 224.9 0.99
225 or greater 1.04

(2) Process factor.

Open Table
Process configuration Process factor
Less than 6.49 0.75
6.5 to 7.49 0.82
7.5 to 7.99 0.92
8.0 to 8.49 1.00
8.5 to 8.99 1.10
9.0 to 9.49 1.20
9.5 to 9.99 1.30
10.0 to 10.49 1.42
10.5 to 10.99 1.54
11.0 to 11.49 1.68
11.5 to 11.99 1.83
12.0 to 12.49 1.99
12.5 to 12.99 2.17
13.0 or greater 2.26

(3) See the comprehensive example in subpart D, §419.42(b)(3).

(c) The provisions of §419.16(c) apply to discharges of process wastewater pollutants attributable to ballast water by a point source subject to the provision of this subpart.

(d) The quantity and quality of pollutants or pollutant properties controlled by this paragraph, attributable to once-through cooling water, are excluded from the discharge allowed by paragraph (b) of this section. Once-through cooling water may be discharged with a total organic carbon concentration not to exceed 5 mg/l.

(e) Effluent limitations for runoff. [Reserved]

[47 FR 46446, Oct. 18, 1982, as amended at 50 FR 28523, 28528, July 12, 1985; 50 FR 32414, Aug. 12, 1985]


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