View all text of Subpart A [§ 461.10 - § 461.15]
§ 461.14 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
(a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and § 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the pretreatment standards for existing sources listed below:
(1) Subpart A—Electrodeposited Anodes.
PSES
| 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 | 11.95 | 5.27 | Nickel | 67.49 | 44.64 | Zinc | 51.32 | 21.44 | Cobalt | 7.38 | 3.16 |
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(2) Subpart A—Impregnated Anodes.
PSES
| 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 | 68.0 | 30.0 | Nickel | 384.0 | 254.0 | Zinc | 292.0 | 122.0 | Cobalt | 42.0 | 18.0 |
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(3) Subpart A—Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes.
PSES
| 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 | 11.22 | 4.95 | Nickel | 63.36 | 41.91 | Zinc | 48.18 | 20.13 | Cobalt | 6.93 | 2.97 |
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(4) Subpart A—Nickel Impregnated Cathodes—PSES.
| 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 | 68.0 | 30.0 | Nickel | 384.0 | 254.0 | Zinc | 292.0 | 122.0 | Cobalt | 42.0 | 18.0 |
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(5) Subpart A—Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams—PSES.
| 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 | 0.79 | 0.35 | Nickel | 4.47 | 2.96 | Zinc | 3.40 | 1.42 | Cobalt | 0.49 | 0.21 |
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(6) Subpart A—Cadmium Powder Production—PSES.
| 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 | 2.23 | 0.99 | Nickel | 12.61 | 8.34 | Zinc | 9.59 | 4.01 | Cobalt | 1.38 | 0.59 |
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(7) Subpart A—Silver Powder Production—PSES.
| 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 | 1.09 | 0.48 | Nickel | 6.16 | 4.08 | Silver | 1.32 | 0.55 | Zinc | 4.69 | 1.96 | Cobalt | 0.67 | 0.29 |
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(8) Subpart A—Cadmium Hydroxide Production—PSES.
| 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 | 0.05 | 0.02 | Nickel | 0.27 | 0.18 | Zinc | 0.20 | 0.09 | Cobalt | 0.03 | 0.012 |
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(9) Subpart A—Nickel Hydroxide Production—PSES.
| 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 | 5.61 | 2.48 | Nickel | 31.68 | 20.96 | Zinc | 24.09 | 10.07 | Cobalt | 3.47 | 1.49 |
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(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.