40 CFR § 426.135 - Standards of performance for new sources.

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title: "40 CFR § 426.135 - Standards of performance for new sources."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "426.135"
section_name: "Standards of performance for new sources."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "426"
part_name: "GLASS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
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authority: "Secs. 301, 304 (b) and (c), 306 (b) and (c), 307(c), and 316(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; 33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311, 1314, 1316 (b) and (c), 1317(b); 86 Stat. 816  Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217."
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# 426.135 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:

(a) Any plant which melts raw materials, produces hand pressed or blown leaded glassware, discharges greater than 50 gallons per day of process waste water, and employs hydrofluoric acid finishing techniques shall meet the following limitations.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lead | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Fluoride | 26.0 | 13.0 |
| TSS | 20.0 | 10.0 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. |  |  |

(b) Any plant which melts raw materials, produces non-leaded hand pressed or blown glassware, discharges greater than 50 gallons per day of process waste water, and employs hydrofluoric acid finishing techniques shall meet the following limitations.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fluoride | 26.0 | 13.0 |
| TSS | 20.0 | 10.0 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. |  |  |

(c) Any plant which melts raw materials, produces leaded or non-leaded hand pressed or blown glassware, discharges greater than 50 gallons per day of process waste water, and does not employ hydrofluoric acid finishing techniques shall meet the following limitations.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TSS | 20.0 | 10.0 |
| pH | () | () |
| Within the range 6.0 to 9.0. |  |  |