40 CFR 461.74 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

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§ 461.74 - 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 that introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment standards for existing sources:

(1) Subpart G—Wet Amalgamated Powder Anode—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average		Metric units—mg/kg of zinc			English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of zinc		Chromium	0.24	0.099	Mercury	0.14	0.055	Silver	0.23	0.093	Zinc	0.80	0.34	Manganese	0.37	0.16

(2) Subpart G—Gelled Amalgam Anodes—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average		Metric units—mg/kg of zinc			English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of zinc		Chromium	0.030	0.12	Mercury	0.017	0.006	Silver	0.028	0.012	Zinc	0.099	0.042	Manganese	0.046	0.020

(3) Subpart G—Zinc Oxide Formed Anodes—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average		Metric units—mg/kg of zinc			English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of zinc		Chromium	9.53	3.90	Mercury	5.42	2.17	Silver	8.89	3.68	Zinc	31.64	13.22	Manganese	14.74	6.28

(4) Subpart G—Electrodeposited Anodes—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average		Metric units—mg/kg of zinc deposited			English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of zinc deposited		Chromium	94.47	38.65	Mercury	53.68	21.47	Silver	88.03	36.50	Zinc	313.46	130.97	Manganese	146.00	62.26

(5) Subpart G—Silver Powder Formed Cathodes—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average		Metric units—mg/kg of silver applied			English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver applied		Chromium	13.07	5.35	Mercury	7.43	2.97	Silver	12.18	5.05	Zinc	43.36	18.12	Maganese	20.20	8.61

(6) Subpart G—Silver Oxide Powder Formed Cathodes—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average		Metric units—mg/kg of silver applied			English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver applied		Chromium	8.73	3.57	Mercury	4.96	1.99	Silver	8.14	3.37	Zinc	28.98	12.11	Manganese	13.50	5.76

(7) Subpart G—Silver Peroxide Cathodes—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average		Metric units—mg/kg of silver applied			English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver applied		Chromium	2.09	0.87	Mercury	1.19	0.48	Silver	1.95	0.81	Zinc	6.95	2.90	Manganese	3.24	1.38

(8) Subpart G—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		Chromium	88.0	36.0	Mercury	50.0	20.0	Nickel	384.0	254.0	Silver	82.0	34.0	Zinc	292.0	122.0	Manganese	136.0	58.0

(9) Subpart G—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		Chromium	0.57	0.23	Cyanide	0.38	0.16	Mercury	0.32	0.13	Nickel	2.48	1.64	Silver	0.53	0.22	Zinc	1.88	0.79	Manganese	0.88	0.37

(10) Subpart G—Silver Etch—PSES.

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		Chromium	3.27	1.34	Mercury	1.86	0.74	Silver	3.05	1.26	Zinc	10.86	4.54	Manganese	5.06	2.16

(11) Subpart G—Silver Peroxide Production—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average		Metric units—mg/kg of silver peroxide produced			English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver peroxide produced		Chromium	3.48	1.42	Mercury	1.98	0.79	Silver	3.24	1.34	Zinc	11.55	4.83	Manganese	5.38	2.29

(12) Subpart G—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		Chromium	1.41	0.58	Mercury	0.80	0.32	Silver	1.32	0.55	Zinc	4.69	1.96	Manganese	2.18	0.93

(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 461.74