CEMENT MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY

• Citation: 40 CFR Part 411
• Sections: 23

§ 411.10 Applicability; description of the nonleaching subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to discharges resulting from the process in which several mineral ingredients (limestone or other natural sources of calcium carbonate, silica, alumina, and iron together with gypsum) are used in the manufacturing of cement and in which kiln dust is not contracted with water as an integral part of the process and water is not used in wet scrubbers to control kiln stack emissions.

§ 411.11 Specialized definitions.

For the purpose of this subpart:

(a) Except as provided below, the general definitions, abbreviations and methods of analysis set forth in 40 CFR part 401 shall apply to this subpart.

§ 411.12 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 §§ 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 control technology currently available (BPT):

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations (maximum for any 1 day)

Metric units (kg/kkg of product)

TSS

0.005.

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

English units (lb/1,000 lb of product)

TSS

0.005.

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

§ 411.13 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable.

The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best available technology economically achievable.

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations (maximum for any 1 day)

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

§ 411.14 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

Any existing source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403. In addition, the following pretreatment standard establishes the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties controlled by this section which may be discharged to a publicly owned treatment works by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart.

Pollutant or pollutant property

Pretreatment standard

pH

No limitation.

Temperature (heat)

Do.

TSS

Do.

§ 411.15 Standards of performance for new sources.

The following standards of performance establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a new source subject to the provisions of this subpart:

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations (maximum for any 1 day)

Metric units (kg/kkg of product)

TSS

0.005.

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

English units (lb/1,000 lb of product)

TSS

0.005.

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

§ 411.16 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Any new source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403.

§ 411.17 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology.

The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best conventional pollutant control technology.

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations (maximum for any 1 day)

Metric units (kg/kkg of product)

TSS

0.005.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

English units (lb/1,000 lb of product)

TSS

0.005.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

§ 411.20 Applicability; description of the leaching subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to discharges resulting from the process in which several mineral ingredients (limestone or other natural sources of calcium carbonate, silica, alumina, and iron together with gypsum) are used in the manufacturing of cement and in which kiln dust is contacted with water as an integral part of the process or water is used in wet scrubbers to control kiln stack emissions.

§ 411.21 Specialized definitions.

For the purpose of this subpart:

(a) Except as provided below, the general definitions, abbreviations and methods of analysis set forth in 40 CFR part 401 shall apply to this subpart.

§ 411.22 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 §§ 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 control technology currently available (BPT):

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations (maximum for any 1 day)

Metric units (kg/kkg of dust leached)

TSS

0.4.

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

English units (lb/1,000 lb of dust leached)

TSS

0.4.

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

§ 411.23 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable.

The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best available technology economically achievable.

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations (maximum for any 1 day)

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

§ 411.24 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

Any existing source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403. In addition, the following pretreatment standard establishes the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties controlled by this section which may be discharged to a publicly owned treatment works by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart.

Pollutant or pollutant property

Pretreatment standard

pH

No limitation.

BOD 5

Do.

TSS

Do.

§ 411.25 Standards of performance for new sources.

The following standards of performance establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a new source subject to the provisions of this subpart:

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations (maximum for any 1 day)

Metric units (kg/kkg of dust leached)

TSS

0.4.

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

English units (lb/1,000 lb of dust leached)

TSS

0.4.

Temperature (heat)

Not to exceed 3 °C rise above inlet temperature.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

§ 411.26 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Any new source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403.

§ 411.27 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the conventional pollutant control technology (BCT).

Except as provided in §§ 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 conventional pollutant control technology (BCT): The limitations shall be the same as those specified for conventional pollutants (which are defined in § 401.16) in § 411.22 of this subpart for the best practicable control techology currently available (BPT).

§ 411.30 Applicability; description of the materials storage piles runoff subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to discharges resulting from the runoff of rainfall which derives from the storage of materials including raw materials, intermediate products, finished products and waste materials which are used in or derived from the manufacture of cement under either Subcategory—A or B.

§ 411.31 Specialized definitions.

For the purpose of this subpart:

(a) Except as provided below, the general definitions, abbreviations and methods of analysis set forth in 40 CFR part 401 shall apply to this subpart.

(b) The term 10 year, 24 hour rainfall event shall mean a rainfall event with a probable recurrence interval of once in ten years as defined by the National Weather Service in Technical Paper No. 40, “Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the United States,” May 1961, and subsequent amendments, or equivalent regional or state rainfall probability information developed therefrom.

§ 411.32 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

(a) Except as provided in §§ 125.30 through 125.32, and subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section, 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 control technology currently available (BPT):

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations

TSS

Not to exceed 50 mg/l.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) Any untreated overflow from facilities designed, constructed and operated to treat the volume of runoff from materials storage piles which is associated with a 10-year, 24-hour rainfall event shall not be subject to the pH and TSS limitations stipulated in paragraph (a) of this section.

§ 411.34 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

Any existing source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403. In addition, the following pretreatment standard establishes the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties controlled by this section which may be discharged to a publicly owned treatment works by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart.

Pollutant or pollutant property

Pretreatment standard

pH

No limitation.

TSS

Do.

§ 411.35 Standards of performance for new sources.

(a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section the following standards of performance establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a new source subject to the provisions of this subpart:

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations

TSS

Not to exceed 50 mg/l.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) Any overflow from facilities designed, constructed and operated to treat to the applicable limitations the precipitation and runoff resulting from a 10-year, 24-hour precipitation event shall not be subject to the limitations of this section.

§ 411.36 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Any new source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403.

§ 411.37 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology.

The following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best conventional pollutant control technology.

(a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section, the following limitations establish the quantity or quality of pollutants or pollutant properties, controlled by this section, which may be discharged by a point source subject to the provisions of this subpart after application of the best conventional pollutant control technology.

Effluent characteristic

Effluent limitations

TSS

Not to exceed 50 mg/l.

pH

Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) Any untreated overflow from facilities designed, constructed and operated to treat the volume of runoff from materials storage piles which results from a 10-year, 24-hour rainfall event shall not be subject to the pH and TSS limitations stipulated in paragraph (a) of this section.