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# mm H510 : RULES . AN D REGULATION S 115H J r' • | - \ • •• * I • Tltle40—Protectio n o f th e Environment.;?- , an d circulate d to^interested : person s a t;>*jWbJJe{tti-iae y b e «nfBaJK'c rtncon- * • CHAPTErtf^-ENYIRONMENTAL approximatel y th e tim e o f publicatio n of ; Hnleni,ior.»oiri « plata » t o cJeiermln e * '"•A '.PROTECTION AGENC Y < '• J -'~'th enotic e o f

propose d rulemaking ; thet rproductio n:l nterms , cf . rsqtarfti j f - SUBCHAPTE RM^mirrrr rO'UIDF ImW^ n % ! m^^te d persons|wer e Invite d t o parameter*plated ; I tI tno timpassible , Bec- < ( SUBCHAPTE Rr«FrLUT^0|DEUNE 3 AND * tlcipa ^ l atbj j rmemakln g b y submitti ^ ^ ^ pawT^iSlr i Frrpn wa^' rpnirV rc'^^en-comment s withi n 3 0 days'fro m ><atinj8tn*orvft » requir e th e owne rc_ PAR T 41 |^^TT^01PIAT1N G POINT , ^ dat cQt p U biicaUon.'Prio rpubli cpar - i tjperatorjof ' an y poin tsoire e t o establis h H i ^ «£**

T • ticlpation . I n the>fofni;o f solicite d com*' - and ; maintai n record * t o determin e com - ' i 'Subpart-A-^Copper.'-NIcke V Chromium , "ments-and ' responses-from'the , Statev-Plianc e with * effluen tlimitations . P an d Zin c?o n Ferrou s an d Nonferrou s .Federa l agencies,-aid-:othe rinterested ^ graph s (b>*o f I I 4130 3 an d .4130 5 1
_ • Material s Subcategor y • parties , wa s describe d i nth e preambl e tor;] bee nadded f

toithl s regulatio nt o provid e

- C m October'5, " 1973 , notic e wa s pub - ^ e proposed.regulatio n The.:XPA.h^^ ^ wfti v

. llshe d i nth e FEDERA L REGISTE H(3 8 F Rconsidere d carerull y tall o f th e comment s ,i r^<»rd3_«*hiira_rtJ»o<l_c ^ reporting: * 27694) , that-th e Environmenta l p r btec-[^ J " ecelved '" ari d Rdiscissio n o f thes e com - ^ requlnflneat * fmpose d b y th e guidelmea/ s tlo n Agenc y - (EP A o rAgency ) wa s pro-frment s wlt n th eAgency' s respons e theret o ^AXhb efiWen i limitation s applicabl e t o *.* * -"posin g ieffluen tlimitation s guideline s fori-follows . - particulardischarge rma y b e determined ^ .existin g source s an d standard s o f per-j^ '> <a); Sumniar y of wnptenfl.'Tne'ifoK.^b y mulUwytogjUie.enraenil^lUtlOT O to?j, ' formanc e and ) pretreatmen tstandards^ " lowin gresponde d t o ih e reques tforwrit-^'Wiragrapbi-Xs J of . 1413Q3 . fo rexistin g * fo rne wsource s withi nth e electroplating ! .-'ten comment s containe d i nth e preambl e .source s by*!th e productio nexpresse d In* , § 'o f copper , nlckel,.chrorrdurhi.an d zin conl;t o the ; propose d regulallon ; C . E.Mangev.^mo* l iqit.£!neproduc tofthl s ealcula?; ^ i ferrou s j an d nonferrou s .material s sub^.',f^T3evel6^ent_<I_ibc«itory , • Welch ; Ally n \& n * ba adlmet-doi- i efcm g o f lb . A nefflu - ' category , of-th e electroplatin g categor y 'iJno i PlatersvSupply l Company , General 1 'i*ea tfactor,o f 200 > r liter s pe rS q m ( 5 gal - ••.'.o f poin tsources . • Motor s Corporatio n' Colorad o Depart- - Ion s pe rs q ft ) is.th e wate rus e fo rrlnalnt W | The, * purpose * o f

this'notic e Is ' t o csr';£ment; o f Po-bh o He ath, " Municipalit y o f " topica l o f

plant s i n th e electroplatin g ln tablish ) fina l effluen tlimitation s guide^fMetropoDU n ^ ma y de- \ ; lines,fo rexisting'source s o f performancejan d pretreatmen t i'ard s fo rne wsource s i nth e ," . in g categor y o f

poin tsources , byamend-.* . Der>artment-o f jHealth ^ Education ; and.-"\ c 9"" w **^ lii -' w » ' v_**x_»_ j »r»unuic , .<;

. i:in g4 0 CF R"Chapte rI , Subchapte rN„t6t*Welfare , Environmenta l • Resource s (De-?W_<3 * Severa l comment s state d tha tth e -,> ; ad d ane wPar t413 . Thi s fina l rulemakiRfens e Council , Comndonwealt h o f Massa— * ejBoeptBaritaCon aa s propose d woul d lm-.••#•!•• in g I s promulgate d pursuan tt o sectionspchusetts , Prat tan d Whitne y Divisio no f *****. ^severe econoouc,hardshi p o nth e ;

. 301,304"(b ) an d (c),30 6 (b ) andf(c ) and,:.Unlte d Aircraf tCorporation ; Columbu s •_!*•"Plater . •307(c) v - of'th e Federa l Wate r• Pollutlon f Industrial : -Association, : -Keele ri Bras s v W smal l s_*psemplo y chemica l treat-,;''. . ": ' Contro l Act , a s amende d <th e Act);,33 r. Compahy^lanc y Laboratories , National^n»mi>10itoo d wate ruse,/the y should. • • UjS.C.il251,1311,131 4 (b ) an d (c),'l3181 ; Associatio no f Meta l iPTrrghers , Americanl^P^^C^t^ndeltne s a s proposed , Eence»jF | ElectroplatersV f

Society , , Chrome-Rlt< j [ ; ai i exempUoao rrelaxatio no f th e stand Company , Master s Electr c elation, ' Association-pf- Hom e Applianc e t? 1 • Company , Master s Electro-Platin g Asso-«.y y ^ baaeifeiyb^ e l aWarranted , onl y fro m economk y o r

o radministrativ e standi < iln tan d no to n th e basi s o f technica l lt y o f wast e treatment . Afte ra n 1 (b ) an d (c ) an d 1317(c) ? 8 8 Stat . 81 5 e t i seq. ; Pub . L . 93^-500 . Regulation s regard in gcoolin gwate rIntak e structure s fo ral l f categorie s o f

poin tsource s unde rsectio n a6(b)to f th e Ac twil l b e promulgate d i n , 4 0 CF R402 . ' - | I naddition , the-EP A i s simultaneously• ) proposin gaseparat e provisio nwhic h ap- . pear s i nthe - proposed , rule»\section ^ o f thi s Par tH o f

Ui e Fxi>SaAi.RwnKrjoi 1 j3 9 iF R. 11515 , statin g th e application• • of ; th e limitation s {an d 'standard s se tforth , i below.t o user s o f

publicl y owne d treat- ^ .ment . work s whic h ar e subject,t o pre - • treatmen tstandard s * unde rsectio n 30 7 S fb)-:o f th e Act i The'basis'o f tha tpn v pose d regulation , i s se tfort h i n th e as- ' I soclate d notic e *o

f propose d ruiemaklng. -

. Th e lega l bftdS tmethodolog y "and f ac- 1 * ,tua l conclusion s whic h support"promul- , gatlo n o f

thi s regulation-wer e se tfort h i nsubstantia l idetal l in ; th e notic e o f "publi crevie wprocedures^publishe d An-,*,|uct s j^^^^^j^Wald J

. ' gus t6,197 3 <38F R21302 ) an d i ntheno- i tlc e o f propose d rulemakin gfo rth e elec ? Vtroplatln g o f

copper, ' nickel , chromium,' . ' ran d zin co nferrou s an d nonferrou s mate-r j rial s subcategory . I naddition , th e regula tion s a s propose d wer e supporte d by . tw o othe rdocuments: . (lKTh e documen ten- , '-title d '."Developmen tDocumen tfo rPro- - pose d Effluen tLimitation s Guideline s ahd » ! New-Source'Performanc e Standard s fo r the ; Copper , NlckeL-Chromium , an d Zinc ! Segmen to f

, th e vElectroplating ' Polnt'i'an d : Sourc e Category " (August * 1073 ) an d (2 ) > f <i ) Aro'roxirnately^ohe-thlr d o f th e -;ln*»i*u>i . !th e documen tentitle d "Economl aAnary- J comment s receive d state d tha tth e us e of- - ^<41 , Oesntett b wer e 4 receive d tha t. si s o f Propose d EffluentGuideline s fo rth e -crnilllgram s pe rsqnar e mete rphUed'a s th e /J«ocy^aui.'J!th'»Hori s suc h a s eltmtnat* . , Electroplatin g' Point ' Sourc e Categor y -.basi s fo reffluen tlimitation s i s lmpricti * ' inf . 'eopi»fVrpl»tln g b y increasin g the,' ; '(Copper , Nickel, - Chromium , an d Zlnc)?-;ca] rmieconomical , ax< difflcul tt o apply . ; 4 1 iti l nss i o tnicke l o rsubstitutin gtrlTs - (September , 1973)•Bothof,thes e docu - VAlternat e base s fo rth e guideline awer e [?tent T 'tf » nftm vbathaifo r '' ' ment s wer e mad e a'valUbi e t o th e publi cjfcjggeste d b y severa l commenters . 1 Manufacturers , Ox y Meta l Finishin gCor-v'T- P iporatlon , Meta l Finishin g Suppliers * As - ^ f efsioiu t y OITOM JKTmsmeaQs . Aiiex^a n -sociaUon , Chromium l Inc. ; E . L DuPon t- analysi s o f additiona l dat a•urmUed^byJ« l [ d e Nernouxs . inc- , Ocnera l Electri cCom - 4 th^lndas^a»l^r»-evalnatio n o f th e t& pany/Raytheo n Company , For d Moto r' economi cimpac teTth s gindehnes , i twas . . . Company,-WhlrlpooliCorporaUon^West ^ aeterariiy•«•»tn»'«tatani m cos tfo r. er aElectri<vSclentifi cContro l Labora - :•;TMwPbyalcal-chemlfa l wast e treat-.^ > ' tories,:Inc 4 Electroni cIndustries ? Asso- i ;mtetma y Creat e a neconomfcburde no n '^lstiori . Th e -Bendii/CorporaUori . U-S ; ^jer y sna p pfrter . O nth e basi s o f thi s fDeportment-o f

•..commerce ; .Eastman• • ft*^;anmjysts/.the-bestc' practicable^ , Koda kCompany," ' TRW , Inc. . Burnd y < *P« « tecanoleg y currentl y availabl e fo r';.«? > roorporatloo. : Jamestfaw n Electrcplatli ^ ^«b wWet^lessjb ^ 3 3 S Q m pe rhour. ^ Works ; mci;Dougla s |an d Lomaso nCom-^ ? °5 I * Tl, *!^ t 0 * A i 5 r t * Ile dCeren tcapac pany . Rever e # CoppeT^an d Brass ; Ino4 l l tJ« « th J^?°S . * m p ? r ^ . ^ ^ eter " •Metropolita n A .Sanitar y • Distric t• o f ***** .to^CranMejtestanctipn , i f any , • ; "Greate rChicago, ' Stat e o f Newt.Yor k"*^ l l *^,, 4 % ^^u iva i ? 8tm<m > ' . ^ ^ •Department-n f

,:Environmental? • Con+ f t. Anal-^ 1 ? n ^^;ftfecto\-VM:•^Uonalj;^ (eervatlon . Sargen tan d Company , Digita l 'S^^^i^T 1 ) of ; th e bestj ^ Equlpmeh tCorporation . AMP , IncjProd * ; rPractica l pOftMtechriolog y currenUy - .Et s .Flnlshlng.-^wald ^ l^amrfaoturtagr ^ «^Sf^ ^ 'company , too. Unite d State s Wate rRe-rt 5 *^^^Guideline s on . th e smal l rsources ' Council , S. " K..,WiUlams i Com i ^.P»J f pany.ManufacturuigrJewelersandSilv-.: : •P^?^ TM -.connnenters^^aBgeste d J ersmith s o f

America } xnc^Uja . Depart * uthattbgwaste,water.confao l en d treat men to f th e Interior, ! True'Tempe rCor i ' m<niteggdqqes«ig«Mte d i nth e Devel poration , Dalla s Water-Utilities , Texa s opf^Doeuaer tar e ne tprove nan d ar e n . Instruments , Inc > Institut e o f Ertnte d • x^empletelyieliahle.> « ^tat e tsJ

Caterpular'lTracto rCompany, y . -nftauertuffrr*ftnr<m » t o redoceth e dls- /

. . o f Connecticu tDepartmen tc f En - rebar ^ o f

peOOtant o ar e discusse d m th e tVh*onmenta l Protection ^ Stal e o f Mlchl - I>tvelofSaen tDocuments^AT l technique s ; gan ^ Department-o f

Natura l Resources,^ , ar e irt^appflcahl e t o erer rplater , bu t,' ; an d AP I Industries , Inc . eac h I s success!uH y demonstrate d l ath e

m KDEIA l fdWISTTt , VO L if, NO
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# IHB |
: RULE* Afa

D "• • The " Vegulatloh s , ^ subsurfac e TMieis l iVtJexpeHe ^ tha£tne^tropiatiffg^peiaUon7 j treatmen t

technolog y (with ; emphasi s 'bh ^ guideline s Krtll^focu s t 

### 'attentlon* , 

### On^the»?eapti|e^^facultie^/lsuch'a S thos e .operated-'i ? "wate r conservation . Suc hproces s sotha t fetis^b^''ft<i ; 

### ^^i^>iri«'.*tT>jmnf>^tiTr*»rA^ «niv2 ! cation s ar e suggeste da s alternat e meth-fo-factory iomtiop s wil l be f ound:Chemica l od s t o mee t

th e •guldehhe s unde r

certatartpreclp.ltatiii , with , j solids' . separatldn
- is. . clrcumstances.-'No-clalh i I s mad e ithat'-
- widel y •accepte d'as- , th e best-practicabld^rllsoltalJdni i Van d-standard s . ; 

### bf-/performf l



### - [BUch' i modiflcatlbns . .ar e .pracUcalr A 

### for*'contro l tecfciology'for thi s industry,^The"^;ahc e promulgated , herein , Separate'effiu^' 1 

### ever y plater.. ' sludg e produced : 

### rfi'6ulc i b e dispose do f .inden t limitation s "guideline s 'an d"standard£#J ! 

### "

. " (5 ) Several^rnments.lndlcated'that y a nacceptabl e landfill . :(3 * o f performanc e fo r

th e meta l fabrlcatlng.' H the;-proposed^g>ldeimes^c^d;.create\vt;Soluble'metal;saats*pr^uced;,by<*r^5.todustrIes*wih*;be-develope dby-EPA i *e v ere " a dvers e Vecbriornl

c •en'ects'ci athe' * f-"'"

- W»«r^h^t^fr 4 ^r<v^iw*rw.*tj¥>>v.23 / nviTh* * T k , 

### rv>>fYkrtym*ttt<n

f nnm*» » [ectroplatin g industr y lri'gene'ra l ; 

### A s ; 

### discusse di n'se<rtion?'E' V thc*eco2fi i 'concahtratlon: J or!iRecovery.-tech
- UB; f t 

### Department. 1 

### ' , o

f Com' ' > severe r adver^>^h6rrdc'feflects6n v : 

### thel^tal n_ electroplatin g industr y ta^grae'ral.!;^:^ that,th e concentratio nof : A : 

### A s ;discusse di n'sectio nt 'E*?, s 

### the*ectf^epvironmeita l hazar dtha nthe'm^fem6^totansus^nded';solids;.upon. , which
- th e nomlc
- Impact ; o

f th e ;fmat ; 

### gtadelraes-is^hydrb ^ • expected ' t o be^Bignlficaritly .lower-.th^^tre'atment.TAnr.en'rtronmen ^ : 

### tha t of;th aproposed^guidelines.:This.Is^able.solution-t o thi s proMe'rh^'which ' 1 ~ "du e t o asignifican t

reductianinth e rium-^jhot 'pfecullag ^ to " th ^ electroplatin g Indu s ber f o f plant s t o be . affecte db y the ' guide^.try, ' I * exp j line s an dto ' reduced?,reojiIreinent s f or^,:.applicati o very. , smal l operations; ; (less . ^han p 

### 33 ^ holoef c square : meter s • plate dt

per" ; 

### hour, v

### or - less^t^<( 8 )ii 'than-
- 2000^amperes':installe d•••current^'that.lthe' l capacity) . guidelines ; Becausc^'protreatm ^ gi ar e being " propose das'^^separatei'pack- ^ Th e Indu s age * th e guIdeltoes'now'-bemg'promul-^/mterim-. g gate dwi naffec t

[onl y abou t 25 , percento f

\ tlons|and . th© ' Industry/ithe ' remaining, 7 5 percent'*
- treatmen t „,..,..-„ , . . ^

— bein g plant s tha t

discharg e t o munlciparf'jpracticable j contro l technolog y currentl y treatmen t

"systems. ^ Ori

v this" : basis'''an d*>

: available ^ I •

atia l difference
- be Sev e ,i o . tn e electroplatin g anaus-^;.^-xnena« i presenie amsectio nJLA . O I.uie f> 

### g te dprio r to'thejdeadlln e • f

orXDevelqpmen t

Documen t

fo r the'profcbsed&f

e of-.the. 1 

### bes t

'availabl e ,tech"-' , ,'regulations'sh'ow : that'.numerou s ^ orrdeau y achievabl e in

< 1983 . r.surveyed-ar e acnlev!ng,45-nig/ltorclesaf t f 

### al' ; comments:wero/received- : ^total s suspende dsolid s and;;that ! an.;ex 4 ronosed'heffluent

^liniltation s * firhnlar*/. nlant'achieved: arn?onthlv?ave'rU j

treatmen t

*system&£Oiv this " basis ' ' 'and ' . "wit h•eonsideratiorr/ 

### of--.the^reduced/re-J*] ' Th e < ojilreinen t

fo r ver y ^ah : 

### operation s thdr^'lhterim ' defines'H effluent^ ; 

### ccncentra-/;.samplih g ari danalysi s conducted'by
- thW . it hth e concep t

ot : 

### chemica l ^.EPA^cbntractot ^ showed.a haverag e of ; • f Vwastei'waters;as'.th e best t 2 2 nig/ 1 tota l suspende dsolid s i nthe'dfe-i j \ charge ! fro mexemplary -plant s base dbr f shor t sampling'.periods . A s a'result-o f fibetweeh^thet*further^data'^ analysis; ' EPA ' conclude d t«w»a » wjMci.iiij*j viA.«ni,w i vu-' i iunutii : uow » . w,unjoia , ui nv w 

### *- : guideline s / 

### 'jOoncentrationS ' an d; f tha t th e monthly, averag e effluent
Vould'*. ' represent ' • fewer/'than' 5 

### :60 0 'em^ ; 

### th © sam e ployee s an dless ; than'2.0''percen t o f the£*tota l acr - *.•••. • H' . • • ._ . i _ , j*--rr*V.' ^ * , 

### I t in'-term s o

f 'limiting* ! i t o f ^pollutant s discharged ; practicable'; contro l technolog y §_avuilabl e mth e propose dguid e tota l independen t

platin g -capacity. ' For ^ .:Tli e intierunreffloentvlconcentrations^'r ^ pedt o o e broadly-appllcable^if-T ]

. _ilsrimg''c^rations^^e^efflu^ti oa o 

### , employee s an dless-tha n1.0'percen t ofliie^^'hnutationsguldelmeswer o develope dIncludect'ili } ucaaio 

### ^ . y Th' e Agen'cyTfSaffl ^ab^c^rations^^aefflu-CtJon g 0 

### nwhic hth e propose dguidelines}' {{ ] n s ^aeltaeswero^eveIopedj£^ ere 

### .- ^ includeot'fl ^ nickel ; •c^miumiand^xmc^a-t^icaivwater.usexr f 8 0 liters/s o m,b

f % 

### \ft : 

### 1983, ' fewe r

.tha n80 . additiona l closures';*
- fwereM i ar e expected, ' representing 1 

### Jes s -iha n250* : 

### Ito meta l employee s "an dles s ;thar i 1.0'percen t ofj.ent'hmit a th e tota l independen t

plitingeapecity i ^*'fo r coppe .

- Althoug hmos t

o f these " closure s woul'd^jcleolroplattng' . operations-an dar e based^ p 

### ^te d•area ; ari dia neffluen t corlcentra^ ' occu r in • semlurban ' areas , i t ,*tin : 

### has*-Uo

naprogra mo

f extensiv e technlcaldata.t.t|o n 

### '' 1 

### f o r -eachjp f /the ' parameters u 

### coh4' • bee nestimateoTjthat'about-hal f o f the^analyste'tdisatisfy ^ the^detalled-require-?:trolle do f O^-'ingh,'-excep t

forjcyanIdeJL « affected * employee s 'shoul dnnd-re-'emi^'ments'o f .Jectlon s 301/804cb)?;306Aandl>i iexavalen 

### { ''chromitrnY : and ^ total , sus^ ' Kb "TBS0 7 .o

f th e Act . : 

### The ; result s of

th e study•-.pendedHsolids , -whic h J 

### Were^setUt v 

### 0.0Sl f 4 'ployment.t ath e electroplatin g industry 11



### . : whil e .th e remainde r

woul dhav e t o seek^-t o developjeffl u re-employmen t

i nothe r todustrlesi^V'^'*-show •..contlus l ?>.
- (6 ) • Commenter s .

• Buggested-* : tha t

r th e "A guideline s Pconcealrations ' and : thaeffl u propose deffluen

t -limltatioG s woul dr



### im-*V;.ent : limitation s guidelines'ar e consi s tation s guldeUnesy- . mg/1 

### > 0-( 

### j 5 

### j^ ^^^ 1 & 

### j ^respAtlvelyi 1 

### ^t^.the.-.-mWrto v •vvhl! © thespeclfie dconcentratloii s -were ;

" " achieve db y anumbe r of the , exemplary . i plapts ' rjevlewed ' b y the ' contractor ; only.^. i

pr e '. met-" by i many?£c4herVlby''only :



### - , 

### inlridi!ji , 

### ?5* re 

### * ' -change s v ' i n-i'operatidhj£-The v

### h a technolog y "for i toe.';eleotroplating^m-Jt^ , 

### ^ieT dustry,^chemical : treatment*?has-^mW1413 . practiced
- b y the
- Industr y -for over^j^lS.lO-*b f

Ithe-regmationvptomuJgated^.ukg e offlo o 1/Sq'm ; th e _ 'yeam^B y controllhi g tlj e vomrd e of w wate r generate dan demploying:a * wetl-5;ardsi:.of : r«rformance./a s preb^toent.T'studie db y the'eontractdr;^mor e desigrie dtan dIweU-operate dv"<5hemlcal<|Btandard s to r ne w sources . dustr y • dat a';indicatei'that'*eig l treatment ' systenVplater s ca n"meet the^i ^ '.(10) Severa l 'commenter s state d; 

### that|;;tlorial^lant s 'achieve'thi s 'leve l r 

### guidellne aas;promulgated . - -•'JEPA ' 

### shoul destablish'a^^^>8eparate-.cat^' : 

### .'.trol.Thus,this^evelof<perf o ) Numerous - 

### £comment s ^'indicate d 'tha t wate r create d It.Is.recognize dthat"th e remova l 'of;";•' * ''TheeffliJerrb'ilrrJl pietals ! 

### fromrwast e water : by . chemica l ': • 'staridard s j o f performanc e for ' th e elec- i : ' (b ) iZe^lsI precipitatio nmethod s produces " asludg e <?.troplating|category o f source s are ' appUi.'! ! ikm pHo^tdi^^^dtkmrAM-Sie^iioi whioh''reonire s adequat e Vrecaiitions^t6S > cabl e prevent ? con 1 . ynxtttget" 

### to ; 

### those^rtion80 f

ahumuwi^ublicrconmient aan d ^s s whic hinclud e a nelec-' f an devaluatio no f

th e
rtDOTAl Kdirtw , VO

L34 f 

### -.tNO.!6l .

## P. 3

• : 11^1 2

- ',
, tlo nb y th e EPA, , th e followin g change s • hav e bee nmad e I nth e regulation: : (1 ) Th e bes t

practicablecontrol i tech
-

. nolog y fo r

• small . plater s : (les s .than \ 3 3 squar e meter s surfac e plate dpe r hou r o r les s tha n200 0 ampere ainstalle dcurren t capacity ) ha s bee nredefine di n$ 413.1 2
, (c) r t o b e | cyanid e destruction , if . any, ' equalizatio nand ; p K

adjustment.to v al- ; levlat e '-• the ; economic* , I Impac t /of ; ; tha _ guideline s o nth e segmen t o f th e -Indus-: ' • try , mos t

severely , affecte dby * th e pro--- - %posed . regulations . • 'A ti - y : (2 > Th e monthl y averag e effluen t limi-, ; station s an dstandard s o f performanc e for. : j tota l suspende dsolid s hav e bee nrevised , upwar dt o reflec t

th e .conclusion s o f

fur
- -the r technica l analysis , (3 ) Paragraph . (b ) .o f 155413.1 2 .and , »'413.1 5 hav e bee nadded/to'requir e that . poin t sourc e .dischargers" , maintain/pro- ^ I ductio nrecord s t o determin e compliance; ^ /•wit hth e effluen t

limitation s pursuan t

to '
, section . 30 8 of

, th e -Act. . •'.. • (4) . Sectio n304(b ) (1 ) (B\ o f th e Act : provide s fo r

"guidelines'.', t

t o Implement s | th e unifor mnationa l standard s o f se'c- ^ : tlo n301(b)Xl ) (A)>.Thu s Congres s jecog-% J i nize dtha t

som e flexibilit y wa s necessary " vl norder , to ' tak e int o accoun t the . com- ; .plexit y o f

th e industria l worl dwit hre- ? Espec t t o th e i practicabilit y o f pollution : I contro l Cechik)logy.rIn
- <^jnfonnit^ . with ; .th e Congressiona l inten t an diri-xecognlr

j tlo no f the' f possibl e ;; f

allur e o f

j.these s Pregulation s ..to.. . accoun t -for . al l '.factors "

,

. bearing . en . th e practicabilit y o f control,. , technology , i t

wa s 'conclude dtha t

som e - provision , wa s neede dt o authoriz e flexibilit y i nth e stric t

applicatio no f

th e liml- J t tatlon s contained , i n| th e . . regulatio n '• wher e require dby'specia l •circumstances; , Lapplicabl e t o individual;dischargers.-Ac-
- \ cordingly , aprovisio nallowin g flexibility's i nth e applicatio no f

th e limitation s rep- £ resentin g best ! practicabl e .Contro l Ltech
- K [ nolog y £currently.;available/ha s \• beeh v 'adde dt o eac hsubpart ; t o accoun t for £
• specia l circumstance s tha t ma y no t

hav e J been , adequat e accounte d..for . j when ; these ' regulations ' .wer e / developed ] . (5 ) Th e limitation s fo r bes t practicable. ' contro l technologyi ' currently , available ^ a n dnew . sourc e performanc e standard s i haVerbeen , "revise dto-reflec t amore" j l i b -/ t era ! 'an drealisti c wate r ..us e factor. ; Se e ~ sectio n.IX ' of . the. ' Developmen t 'Docu
- • men t fo r Ifiustratlon s o f

operations , and. ;

. method s o f

applications.:, . r p. (c ) > - Econdmic: impact

A The . economic ^ Impac t o f th e final.:guidelines-is-ex-'. • pecte dt o b e significantl y lowe r tha nthat'; : " of , th e propose dguidelines,;becaus e of , .thre e factor s ;/<!)., * The ! estimate.o f the . 1 .itota l numbe r

'o f Independen t

-plants , af- / fectedb y th e guldeunes.ha s bee nreduced , \ by " eliminatin g plants : i nSIC , 3 471 , that/ . d o no t us e ^copper,
- nickel , chromiu mor > • zln t i nthei r operatlons y ,(2 ) plant s dls^.:.; ; ''chargin g _t

o municipa l systems , approx-:«- : I lmately^three-fourth s jot .the;,industry,;-. ar e not/affected,by;the ; guidelines;now^
-

- beirig.'promuIgaied-.and ; l (3)- ; '-th e require-? : r ment s i n197 7 fo r

lo w Volum e plant s flessg
, tha n3 3 squar e meter s plate dpe r hour>; r hav e bee nrelaxed . . 

### RUUS;AND^-REGUUTJON S ; . a s aresul t

o f th e i 97 7 guld'elmes',"-These^ ^ ' * 'plant s would.represen t fewe r ,thari*.,600^^therwl£ e ^be^attributableito . . '^employees' , an dlessitb^.2.0.'percent,of ^
, th e itota l independent'-platin g capacity, ^ from/ , existing^'and.v:ne^y^'.'.c<mstnibted ^ 'Thls ^ impac t

i s substantially ; .lo w er^.tha n-^plantsI nth e electroplatin g n^ustrylThe/ ;

BU1UUU.U . O.JI C *C,U>«V A ttl»UI J Qi O X\Jl

-i-T<i. » II.-M. II vi.n, - M.tM.iKi^. 1 i-in m w• • u i . | _ • » wiff l • »> — • indicate s fewe r

tha n80 . additional ' clc~. ^ substantia 1 ,ln ; absolute , terms. ; represents sure s ar e expecte dM f employees ' and ; less. ] th e tota l Independen t \. ' Pric e Increase s fo r ;197 7 ar e still . jex-~(fdontrp l jmus i .b e ccrisldered^Eh e •"pected.tb;be^iri:the]rajig e o f 1 5
se ao f u p to'3
- percentar e expecfed^^ v part r offtb£-suqpierided:isolids ^ pbUiuaht,? w f6 r 1983 . Bes t practicabl e ' " / l -.J — fo r thos e plant s riot

connecte dt o iriimic : ipal ; treatmen t

systems.'Additional.in
creases / contro l technolog y an d Th e «•potential.J,"
- ; should-VJaave o orily , overal l industr y vi i .tentla l capacit y Ice s fo r 197 7 ari d198Jl;ia$m.
. thi s Industry/ ^ less,tha n3. 0 percent . Thi s shoul db e re-i'rwaste s an dhquid|concentrates./m : sonia?, * place deasil y b y existin g plant s and4ew.£:;4asea;these:ar e nenhazardou s substances.-i ; plants.*^-Moreov i !guldeliriea ^ charger s s o occur.in:semi-urba n.areas,:i t stil l haapieratiori.jIn/order ] to/erisur e lorigyien i ibeen.estimaWdthatjhalf . ot^th e af f ected^ .-,'protecfJon^b f

th e e^virbnirientfro mihes ^



### andi conclude dtha t

som e captiv e shop o coul d• • hazardous'waste s ar e dispose dshoul db e ; b e affecte db y th e gmdeh^es^jHcwe'ver^^'^ctediso^a * t o preven t horiaootal ' a s wit hth e independen t shops , t hafan-.- vertica l migratio no f thes e contend " pact-oncaptiv e shop s sfuul db e reduced. ; ^ Wgroun dTor/surf ^ _ slgnificantly i becaus e th e guideline s • will' ^ wher e geologi c • condition s ma y nd i L_ - appl y .onl y t o direc t

discharger s an dbe-_ Asonabl y ensur e this , adequate^^precaution s j . cause''th e requlreinents f or . lo w yaluxrie^e-g ^ impexvionJs-liners l shoul db e .taltwi i operation s i n197 7 have , bee nrelaxed; ^ t o ensure , long- : term^protectlcm / ,(d > Cost-benefit

\analvsis* The- detri- r envn^ninenVfro mhazardou s materialaS W merita l i effectsI' : o f

\ th e • * constituents;[oftf„ x Where : apraroprlate:th e locatio no f soli d/ waste ' water s ; rio w ^discharge db y pomt/'hazardou s material s disposa l site s shoul d^ source aai'witht n• th e copper,« - nicket^b e permanentl y recorde dXri j th e appro chromium , an dzinc | o nferrcnsanxinon^Vpriat e office ; of , th e lega l Jurfsdkticfxjir i ferrou s material s segmen t o f the . electro^ : Whic hth e sit e I s located,^^^^ " plating.poin t

sourc e categor y ar e dls-^ j SB ^Publication}- j of,/.nn*orin s " cusse dto sectio nVE

o f th e repor t

enUtied-rsprocessesi-»>i?rocedurej C ox.; . < _ •TJeveIopment^:Do(krmen t r.forioEffluent ^ xnethod awhich , resul t to'the ellmInatlonH " IJmitaticn s Guidelirie s fo r the,C^pperi^orS',reductio n^o f ^th e ^^lischarie; . o f , Nickel,'(Chrcmiunvlari d"Zm c on.Ferrouav : pollutaritsi'j^^^ f ^i . \ andNonferrous:Material s Mamdactarrng-^| : .I nconformanc e wit hihi e te^uirem'ent s „•• Segmentr'Of^the^ElectropUtrng^l\rint%: o - sectio ni3M(cl/ c a , manual. ; entitled*
- Sourc e Cate^ory'?VFebruary 4 1974); . I t iff^jTJevelopnientvrx)cun^nt;^for; ^ no t feasible . ttoJ:!qTiantify.:fn . economi c ^liinlCAtibn»..Gmdellne ^ Source j terms;paTticularr y on- , a.national . basis,>' ; Performanc e Standard s for , th e Copperi J th e cost s resultin g i romth e discharg e o f i , Nickel , C3n"chunn£-andVZLu k Segment f

of. ; thes e pollutanta.t o ou r Nation'*-water*f^th e Electroplatin g Pc>UT t ifiource M waysT^Nevertheless , as , indicate dta-.sec-^gory,*', ha s bee np^uhUsnednin dls. i tlon-VI . tn b poUutarits.;discharged i haveR;-abl e fo X puxcha^froc atheOovernmen l substantia l an dOaniagto g Impact s o nth e vOPririting , Office , ." V rashirigt<m i D.C . ; 2040 1 -/"; • quaht y o f

wate r ari d;thereroi!e r

io nlitajv-fo r

anoniiELalfee . capacit y !fo

r suppor t hea l thy , population s > i (g)^i^ruleirwkin? . i nco ^ o f wildlife , fish, and'othe r aquati c wild-f^o f

tbetcir^clng ; 4 0 CF RChapte r I ; Snb
lif qan do nit s suitability , fo r todustxial^rchapterrNi s hereb y amende db y addin^ H recreationa l 'an ddrinking.water,suppryM anew.:ParV-413i/Electroplatin g -Poin
uses . SouTcelCategory J to . rea d:as , set- r f orti ;
, v Th e -total-Tcost : of . ^mplementlng-'the'-bel c effluenti^inntationa]guidelines|iiK J -^ .frrmrregulationtopi th e direc t

capita l ari doperatin g cost s o f > * & ge t fort hbelo w an dshal l 1 th e pollutio n.vcon«cA» v technology*em-*£ifa y 2 % f974 . ploye dt o achiev e complianc e ari dth e i'£rif*iif " WWri' direc t economi c an denvfa^onmenta l costs^^E^B•' : r^fV^ " j*-° f ? 3 ' . * Ideriufled£in,i;Sectio njjVIII i an d;i n;th e jog s Qai supplementar y repor t

entitle d"Econo niing Amii Analysi s cf

^ Proposed : Effluen t

cJaidelines j e<

» ' I nligh t

o f thes e changes , therev^edj^ElectropIatM g v
. ; ;indust ^ economi c Impac t

indicate s tha t

Iessthan^973)/Iiriplej3'e^lh y jthe:effluen t 11m!! . ' • 10 0 independen t

'operation s could . close ; jtions , guideline s wil l jsubstantiall y reduc e

1 FEDERAL-REGISTER

, VOL-39 , NO.

j 61—T>iuRSDAT,;MAIC

H 28 , 1 lofthe t

relating-o f

oopper, . nlcXel, « alUm; ' aad ', zin c j <M

I. XerrouS ; lonferrou s inatcrial asubcategory. ^

### P. 4 

# & W xANft;aECUtAT10N $ 

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rentin gUl © <S«gT* » O * ©01000 4 t^Vr-y^ , duct** . *ttain*M» . ,»**&••^jptt^l^^ W —Vcfttioa-o f

to * £ fe«a4cjtt»cttc«£^«jPerao n r- contro l tectmoiog j currentl y avaU-«- ; glOnal . f'ftbi o /'th e S t 

### tram* : Iri
- ;reOmre aVariation } from } nutations:&se t

/ forth'; : In ) arryipbin t

sourc e subjectf ; 'limitations. : witn'. ^ ^prb- J than ' 33;square',meters
- per l installe ddirect ; current ; ca« ~ , 2000-amperes . Fo f

.suc h __e and , -a s art^Vthe^/;tweeri1a ^ ari d•another.p ] shoul d.b e adjuste d• fo r

<cer-riVeter,s-sucptu/Bsi*anipe r • 1 

### thi s -Industry^Aniln^iplating ,

- .<>me^ i 

### toterestedKM(c)JAp^ , 

### ' " submit ' evidence
- to . th e EerJ^e C tlo n inktratot
- (o r

t o th e 8tate; ; 

### I f

1;the;-'effl
hasjthe[authorit y itd t

issuev?8413.12<a> 3 413.1 3 /Effluen tiimitatiori s guifteiir^'repre^NPDES' ; peJmu'tsMthat : factors ' -lelattns^tb.Suc h 

### ' aenting tb « •'degree,ot

effluen t re-k^ ; tiie--.ewprnentYor fa^ities'.tovc^veo^^^thiction ^ auctio n;'^t«to^W.>y.-tti»sppri ^ T J?,^,J £TM^Svt^Si!^f act 

### <WB•relRted^to-such-.dlscharger^aro.Kfpacityi l technology - economicall y --acniere r.<:..#— » J^I^UTM. . -».<*„.~, * *_-_*>, ^ *„~*~

—i*»,^„^,^ , »t)le.; ; - ; 413.14, ' flleeor vod / 413.15"'Bt<uidardS' ,

•ourcea.; " 413.is-.'Pretrea.tm©nt '_ .

-aources . TM H Ifae-degreeto reffluent., , iaSSg^^S^Sc^l ^ ^. ^ be « ^lUblsrecl ^ 

### " exist , th e Regional/ " »**e £Stat e }shaiLestab l Subpart ; 

### .A-^OeetroplsungKOT- ? coppef^tb e discharge r efflueh t limitation s i nthe ? : 

### Nickel . CJromlunvsndZIncibn^FeTrous^j^pp^^^n^b^e^er ^ ; an dNorrferrc^Materials ^ 5 413. 1 ()*<

* Applicabilit

y fc description^ " o f

^lished'hereui^.t b tiie!extent.;aact th e electroplatin g o f

copper , nJcid^isuc&ifumtoentafly f :d m ^hrtomlom , andslheb nf/rron aand^Such f llmlfotions
- must-b e approved ; b y ^'-economically, : achievabl e r there : 

### shal l >• - nonferroiumaterialj»'BuI>c*tegoj-r,.-',;£('.< , th e Administrato r o f th e Environmenta l $ri o dlschatgeof.proces s wastewater. ; -Tri o provision s o

f ,tlus'subpar t

are/ ^ plicabl e t o discharges : o f "pollutants ' sultta g fro mth e processi nWhich ' rbu s or ; nonferrou s bas e materia l .I s raclc^irutiate'.?proceedings ^ o r barre l electoplated.witb copper , rilckel/^regulatior^. il^£x?Sz:ik.Yecoaomicallyaehievali l ,/ •fj£J^fc5- ' 

### AdmlnlsrJ^ f

-f,h v

### , ^ , - • l^S^^ H ibllshSfot*Vfi | a)^ThO,ronowto«r i 

### limltatlonsjfewh- ' r*.uA >if l ^the ' quantit y br.quality'o f .pollhtant a

era ! definitions ; abbreviation s an dtnet h od s o f analysi s se t

fort h 13 6 shall- apply-to ' thi s subpar t

- 'Xbl l Th e ter m* .'sq : m ? shal l mearf-th e ! are aI plate d- wit h•;copper,'/nickel , I chro- ? • 'mlum , Einc . o r

treated/ib y -chromatin g i « Trt^R 1 

### ^ * £bes t

practicabl e contro l .technolog y cur^.th e \ standard s Vof. i performance . fbr f



### ,riewS(l. ; ubpSr ? f

. - : teritly.avafiabl c source s se t forti j In . 5 413 . shal l mea nth e ' " — ' . ti A, ; — ~ j/'//',• . " § 113.1- 4 • ' [Keiervcd ] 

## i -KffloftctlimiUUot u ' XHoen t 

### expresse di nsquar e meters . cb»r»ct*ri * *< ; (c ) Th e ter m<'s

qft " shal l mea nthe^^BTM -



### . Jarea>>>plated.r;.wit h^copper ^ nicke l •/chromium , rinc,-b r

treate dby:chromat ~ , f ing'expresse di nsquar e f eet.'i&*^Q*5
-

. « , (d l Th e term"opereUon^-snal l mean^?!/.
- ;-! , £h y ste p in th e platin g proces s In Whichfv^,^rr;*2II: [ ,'- . I opper , -nlckeU.
- chromium, 1 

### or.sdn c Imetal', V crYLX
- • Y
- f ohromat e i s deposite do nabas e mate-'" : ^n' ^ i : 

### «ia i followin g b y arin. v • CN^!X3 M 1 

### (e*Th e ter m"CN^t " shaH mea nthos e x ^ *•*•»•.::: { A- \\ cyanide s *amenable': ; toi-chlorination
- aa-^-ipu. , j^H 2 { • describe di n197 2 Annua l Boo k o f AST M \:> '• | Standards, ; 1972,- : Standardr D 2036-72, c 

### ; / J Metho dB , pag e 553.'
- 'A. § '413.1 2 . ; Efilnrn tllmit a »n*ld«3 r^eooaecoLlTcd a \ Mtizirrmm torv- 1 . TEIOMIO C

. »nj«l,dj» y ..;*<

» ' . ihailno t [K*«crvcd l rfomuOic e f°ejSt i 

### 'lietfonowu^pinaarn s orrriarice'establlsh ' th e quantit y o r q n 413.15 ^ Slanoard s of .ne wsource*. A

representin gihejdegre e o f edlucn i | cPtouai ; redacllo aatiainaLl e bylh © applic*--'i z Uou . o f .'Uio : best - practicable , contro l -•£'w H £Avv"~*- J technolog y currentl y aVaila M - TSs\_i r 

### f • » In v



### - establishing ; • tiie' limltatlori s - se t - ; 

### v^i^-A— f fort hi nthb i 'section.' ' EPA.too k int o 'ac-^* ~ ••-';--—

- • f fort hInthi s sectionv ' EPA-took int o ad

_.- pl i 

### " f coun t af l Informatio nit"wa s abl e to.coK^'-^bj'Purf aan t t o feection30 8 o f

th e Acv . ^vFilect f develo p ari dsolici t

wlth";fespec t

to-lpomi}''so mjes.'subjept ; to:the.provision.- . ' -factors ' (such
- as r 

### ag e arid'.si^ e o f jplant^ f ot " this , s u )par t

:shaHf mai ntain ; : 

### records ^ ' jra w materials ; manufacturin g processes,:l"o t prrxfuct o h•expressed . Jn ; 

### s qmo r s qft> * L«iroduct s produced,-treatmen t techriologyji'a s define di n5 413.1 1 fo r the'purpo^"o f

irj'orv£*- ; •.'/-L^^ > fMvaHable,-^energy'-^requlrementa . - -and -V tieternflnl i g complianc e with'the.effluent s cr , t&ui;L=^^=3.' , A 3>fa> whic hca naffec t th e industr y Bub-

Ulimitation s i n9 413.12(a) . o f thissubpaft,!- ! ^frr^ " M^ategbrization;an d• effluen t level s estab-.' f

j-or , the
- pirposo , o

f fcomplylng ; with, ' theii,CN , touii f.Jshed.-I t

is , however , possible.ttmt'data^rrequfreme ] t « of.thls'iparagraphia ' dls^'^^ ^ ctiwould^affec t

thes e limitation s have: | charfcer^in& y establish , acorrelatio nbe
- •EDEttA L RECjSTEH

, ' <- I 4J80 0 ^'\ - •'3 . a w

- - ^ ,WUhl aUtt-rmf* 8. 0 l o vs. 

### th e provisionsb f this.subpart*.*.. h^ ^
'" ' " • . — i ——-—; 1
. ' ' • ^•EfflnofitUnitAUfai'- ' riEffluent/. ' fbar»cterisU p ,

- . Mai l SngQsf aonl u (poxind i pe rmlllkn anmomior-x^iTalaesttr, ! • m y 1 dmy.--'* ; o0njj«ctiUVe' i y s

«h*Un»jte» n J

— i (mffll|raTMb« ' « 5 ii m V ' xoperat '

, total . .— . - ..,-^.'.Withi ntbaf&bc « 6. 0 t o 9-Mft | V " l UJV Tsiii S HjAii.-i.li CN7tDUl-r.-^ i iglUb'unlt * (p^raifa'pWxnnil o

j .•guar * fe« tp« rop«r»Uon) '
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# W
1151 4 j RULES^ANt > rREGUtAtlON S (b).-^Pursuant

to'sectlo n30 8 o

f th e Act, " 4i'.', point source s subjec t

t o th e provislons.o f
., • thlsisubpar t

shafi , maintain'.record s o f J; ! : production;expresse dJi ns qmo r s qf t a s defined-ta>l l 413.1 1 *fb r th e purpose/o f

. /determinin g compliance , withth e effluent ' :.; ^limitation s i nft

413.15(a) r



### o f thi s subpar t ; # J Fo r th e purpos e o

f Vcorhplyln

g withth e _>•;. ; requirements r



### of:.
- thi s j paragraph , a-^dis
charger:maV_establish. a'correlatio nbe
- • twee nare aj plate dand i anothe r param* "

. , ;eter , suc ha s ampere-hbursused'i nplat--. '

. ing . § 413^.1 6 :: - ."Prctre'atnlcnt'/'/etandard8.' V fo r incWaource* . 

### The " pretreatmen t

'standartfs^uhder
- -:-/sVctiori'307(c ) o

f .th e Actfor;a;'sourc e • \ '•'-withm'^the|;.elec.trop]ating : 

### ..o f ,- - copper * /^.nickei; ^ chromlumrand j zincv\dri > ferrou s an d.nbnfefrous : materials, ) subcategory i ^, : 

### whic hi s ause r

o f apublicly , owne dtreat y men t works!:(a'ndwhic hwoul db e ane w / soiifce"subjec t

t o sectio n30 ; h i f lt~were'-to discharg e pollutant s to . ; [jnaVigabl e ^Tsaters ) /j-shaH . be? , the , stan d 5 ardset : 

### forth;l n40.CF RPart'128 ; excep t f that,'for-th e purpose ' o

f tills-section , . 

### TCFR 1 

### '128,133 . ':t^^\time^^i6:r^aa-. / a s follow s :rv' . additio n"to . th e protlbltions " se t f < £I n4 0 OPR ; 128.131 , • th e pretreatmen t stand- ' j ax dfo r Incompatibl e I pollutant s I ntrodu'oe d !.int o apubUclyjpwnedjtreatm«nt"work aah 7 ' j l be . th e atandardv^oljpertonnarice'fto r ~h> I sources , specifie dIn : 40 : C^..4i3.1Sj ; -provide d ? that, " I f th e publicl y owne dtreatmen t work s v-whlc hiecelve a,th e pollutant*,l acommi t

..- j'-t nlta :: Nl>DE 8 permlt 4 to j remove.'S^apef ' £ f percentage' ; o f

any: i uicompaUbleVpoll u 'X t th e 1 pretreatnient^'ataridard' j applicabl e

.. i Quaer e ro t

suc h.treatmen t

works , shall/excep t '/i ntke'<ia^;;pf:.BtariG'arfo:pr w n o ^discharge , of ; poUutanta' r b e correspondingly . i ; 3 reduce dI nstringenc y fo r 'that r jpouuta m TP Rr^c.74-7MttyHed/,3-2747*;8:4 5 jarr; ] v



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