40 CFR § 421.222 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s421.222"
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title: "40 CFR § 421.222 - Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "421.222"
section_name: "Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "421"
part_name: "NONFERROUS METALS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), 308 and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977) and the Water Quality Act of 1987 (the “Act”); 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317 (b) and (c), 1318 and 1361; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217; 101 Stat. 7, Pub. L. 100-4."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 8790, Mar. 8, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
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# 421.222 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) Leach tailings.
BPT Limitations for the Secondary Molybdenum and Vanadium Subcategory
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of technical grade molybdenum plus vanadium plus pure grade molybdenum produced | |
| Arsenic | 40.778 | 18.145 |
| Chromium | 8.585 | 3.512 |
| Lead | 8.195 | 3.902 |
| Nickel | 37.460 | 24.779 |
| Iron | 23.410 | 11.902 |
| Molybdenum | [Reserved] | [Reserved] |
| Ammonia (as N) | 8078.000 | 3551.000 |
| Total Suspended Solids | 799.950 | 380.460 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. | | |
(b) Molybdenum filtrate solvent extraction raffinate.
BPT Limitations for the Secondary Molybdenum and Vanadium Subcategory
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of technical grade molybdenum plus vanadium plus pure grade molybdenum produced | |
| Arsenic | 121.720 | 54.162 |
| Chromium | 25.625 | 10.483 |
| Lead | 24.460 | 11.648 |
| Nickel | 111.819 | 73.964 |
| Iron | 69.887 | 35.526 |
| Molybdenum | [Reserved] | [Reserved] |
| Ammonia (as N) | 24114.000 | 10600.000 |
| Total Suspended Solids | 2387.800 | 1135.660 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. | | |
(c) Vanadium decomposition wet air pollution control.
BPT Limitations for the Secondary Molybdenum and Vanadium Subcategory
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of vanadium produced by decomposition | |
| Arsenic | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Chromium | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Lead | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Nickel | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Iron | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Molybdenum | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Ammonia (as N) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Total suspended solids | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. | | |
(d) Molybdenum drying wet air pollution control.
BPT Limitations for the Secondary Molybdenum and Vanadium Subcategory
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of molybdenum produced | |
| Arsenic | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Chromium | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Lead | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Nickel | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Iron | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Molybdenum | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Ammonia (as N) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Total suspended solids | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. | | |
(e) Pure Grade Molybdenum.
BPT Limitations for the Secondary Molybdenum and Vanadium Subcategory
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of pure molybdenum produced | |
| Arsenic | 48.655 | 21.650 |
| Chromium | 10.243 | 4.190 |
| Lead | 9.778 | 4.656 |
| Nickel | 44.698 | 29.566 |
| Iron | 27.936 | 14.201 |
| Molybdenum | [Reserved] | [Reserved] |
| Ammonia (as N) | 9638.000 | 4237.000 |
| Total Suspended Solids | 954.480 | 453.960 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. | | |
[50 FR 38357, Sept. 20, 1985, as amended at 55 FR 31703, Aug. 3, 1990]