View all text of Subpart F [§ 461.60 - § 461.65]
§ 461.63 - 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 F—Silver Chloride Cathodes—Chemically Reduced—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of silver processed | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver processed | Lead | 22.93 | 10.65 | Silver | 23.75 | 9.83 | Iron | 98.28 | 49.96 | TSS | 1,228.5 | 982.8 | COD | 4,095.0 | 1,999.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(2) Subpart F—Silver Chloride Cathodes—Electrolytic—NSPS.
| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average | Metric units—mg/kg of silver processed | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver processed | Lead | 40.6 | 18.9 | Silver | 42.1 | 17.4 | Iron | 174.0 | 88.5 | TSS | 2,175.0 | 1,740.0 | COD | 7,250.0 | 3,540.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(3) Subpart F—Cell Testing—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 | Lead | 19.5 | 7.89 | Silver | 15.3 | 6.31 | Iron | 63.1 | 32.1 | TSS | 789.0 | 631.2 | COD | 2,630.0 | 1,290.0 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(4) Subpart F—Floor and Equipment Wash—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 | Lead | 0.026 | 0.012 | Silver | 0.027 | 0.011 | Iron | 0.112 | 0.057 | COD | 4.70 | 2.30 | TSS | 1.41 | 1.13 | pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
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1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.
(5) Subpart F—Air Scrubber—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 | TSS | 8,467.0 | 4,030.0 | 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.