View all text of Subpart A [§ 461.10 - § 461.15]
§ 461.13 - New source performance standards (NSPS).
(a) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below:
(1) Subpart A—Electrodeposited Anodes—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of cadmium | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium | Cadmium | 7.03 | 2.81 | Nickel | 19.33 | 13.01 | Zinc | 35.85 | 14.76 | Cobalt | 4.92 | 2.46 | Oil and grease | 351.5 | 351.5 | TSS | 527.3 | 421.8 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(2) Subpart A—Impregnated Anodes—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of cadmium | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium | Cadmium | 40.0 | 16.0 | Nickel | 110.0 | 74.0 | Zinc | 204.0 | 84.0 | Cobalt | 28.0 | 14.0 | Oil and grease | 2,000.0 | 2,000.0 | TSS | 3,000.0 | 2,400.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(3) Subpart A—Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of nickel applied | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel applied | Cadmium | 6.60 | 2.64 | Nickel | 18.15 | 12.21 | Zinc | 33.66 | 13.86 | Cobalt | 4.62 | 2.31 | Oil and grease | 330.0 | 330.0 | TSS | 495.0 | 396.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(4) Subpart A—Nickel Impregnated Cathodes—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of nickel applied | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel applied | Cadmium | 40.0 | 16.0 | Nickel | 110.0 | 74.0 | Zinc | 204.0 | 84.0 | Cobalt | 28.0 | 14.0 | Oil and grease | 2,000.0 | 2,000.0 | TSS | 3,000.0 | 2,400.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(5) Subpart A—Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of cells produced | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cells produced | Cadmium | 0.47 | 0.19 | Nickel | 1.28 | 0.86 | Zinc | 2.38 | 0.98 | Cobalt | 0.33 | 0.16 | Oil and grease | 23.3 | 23.3 | TSS | 35.0 | 28.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(6) Subpart A—Cadmium Powder Production—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of cadmium powder produced | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium powder produced | Cadmium | 1.31 | 0.53 | Nickel | 3.61 | 2.43 | Zinc | 6.70 | 2.76 | Cobalt | 0.92 | 0.46 | Oil and grease | 65.70 | 65.70 | TSS | 98.55 | 78.84 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(7) Subpart A—Silver Powder Production—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of silver powder produced | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver powder produced | Cadmium | 0.64 | 0.26 | Nickel | 1.77 | 1.19 | Silver | 0.93 | 0.39 | Zinc | 3.27 | 1.35 | Cobalt | 0.45 | 0.22 | Oil and grease | 32.10 | 32.10 | TSS | 48.15 | 38.52 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(8) Subpart A—Cadmium Hydroxide Production—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of cadmium used | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium used | Cadmium | 0.028 | 0.011 | Nickel | 0.077 | 0.051 | Zinc | 0.142 | 0.058 | Cobalt | 0.019 | 0.009 | Oil and grease | 1.40 | 1.40 | TSS | 2.10 | 1.68 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(9) Subpart A—Nickel Hydroxide Production—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of nickel used | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel used | Cadmium | 3.30 | 1.32 | Nickel | 9.08 | 6.11 | Zinc | 16.83 | 6.93 | Cobalt | 2.31 | 1.16 | Oil and grease | 165.0 | 165.0 | TSS | 247.5 | 198.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.