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40 CFR § 424.15 - Standards of performance for new sources.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s424.15"
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title: "40 CFR § 424.15 - Standards of performance for new sources."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "424.15"
section_name: "Standards of performance for new sources."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "424"
part_name: "FERROALLOY MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 301, 304(b) and (c), 306(b) and (c), 307(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; 33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311, 1314(b) and (c), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317(c); 86 Stat. 816  Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 6809, Feb. 22, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "424"
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# 424.15 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:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Metric units (kg/Mwh) |  |
| TSS | 0.024 | 0.012 |
| Chromium total | .0008 | .0004 |
| Chromium VI | .00008 | .00004 |
| Manganese total | .008 | .0039 |
| pH | () | () |
|  | English units (lb/Mwh) |  |
| TSS | .052 | .026 |
| Chromium total | .0017 | .0009 |
| Chromium VI | .0002 | .0001 |
| Manganese total | .017 | .0086 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. |  |  |