40 CFR 461.15 - Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

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§ 461.15 - Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

(a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 any new source subject to this subpart that introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the pretreatment standards for new sources listed below:

(1) Subpart A—Electrodeposited Anodes—PSNS.

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

(2) Subpart A—Impregnated Anodes—PSNS.

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

(3) Subpart A—Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes—PSNS.

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

(4) Subpart A—Nickel Impregnated Cathodes—PSNS.

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

(5) Subpart A—Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams—PSNS.

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

(6) Subpart A—Cadmium Powder Production—PSNS.

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

(7) Subpart A—Silver Powder Production—PSNS.

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

(8) Subpart A—Cadmium Hydroxide Production—PSNS.

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

(9) Subpart A—Nickel Hydroxide Production—PSNS.

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

(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.

AUTHORITY: Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), 308 and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977) (the “Act”); 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317 (b) and (c), and 1361; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217.

SOURCE: 49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 40 CFR 461.15