New source performance standards (NSPS).

  1. Law
  2. CFR 40
  3. Protection of Environment
  4. Environmental Protection Agency
  5. Effluent Guidelines and Standards
  6. Textile Mills Point Source Category
  7. Nonwoven Manufacturing Subcategory
  8. New source performance standards (NSPS).

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§ 410.85 New source performance standards (NSPS).

Any new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following new source performance standards (NSPS):

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Pollutant or pollutant property NSPS
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
BOD5 2.6 1.4
COD 15.2 9.8
TSS 4.9 2.2
Sulfide 0.046 0.023
Phenols 0.023 0.011
Total Chromium 0.023 0.011
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.

Note: Additional allocations for “commission finishers” are not available to new sources.


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