Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 421  /  Sec. 421.126 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7, any new source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment standards for new sources. The mass of wastewater pollutants in secondary silver process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Subpart L--Film Stripping.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

from film stripping

--------------Copper........................................ 64.450 30.720Zinc.......................................... 51.360 21.150Ammonia (as N)................................ 6,712.000 2,951.000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Subpart L--Film Stripping Wet Air Pollution Control and Precipitation and Filtration of Film Stripping Solutions Wet Air Pollution Control.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

from precipitation and

filtration of film

stripping solutions

--------------Copper........................................ 1.242 .592Zinc.......................................... .990 .408Ammonia (as N)................................ 129.300 56.840------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Subpart L--Precipitation and Filtration of Film Stripping Solutions.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

precipitated

--------------Copper........................................ 73.690 35.120Zinc.......................................... 58.720 24.180Ammonia (as N)................................ 7,674.000 3,374.000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(d) Subpart L--Precipitation and Filtration of Photographic Solutions.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

precipitated

--------------Copper........................................ 34.048 16.226Zinc.......................................... 27.132 11.172Ammonia (as N)................................ 3,545.000 1,559.000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(e) Subpart L--Precipitation and Filtration of Photographic Solutions Wet Air Pollution Control.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

from precipitation and

filtration of

photographic solutions

--------------Copper........................................ 15.540 7.406Zinc.......................................... 12.380 5.099Ammonia (as N)................................ 1,618.000 711.400------------------------------------------------------------------------

(f) Subpart L--Electrolytic Refining.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

from electrolytic

refining

--------------Copper........................................ .973 .464Zinc.......................................... .775 .319Ammonia (as N)................................ 101.300 44.540------------------------------------------------------------------------

(g) Subpart L--Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

roasted, smelted or

dried

--------------Copper........................................ .000 .000Zinc.......................................... .000 .000Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(h) Subpart L--Leaching.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

produced from leaching

--------------Copper........................................ .110 .053Zinc.......................................... .088 .036Ammonia (as N)................................ 11.470 5.040------------------------------------------------------------------------

(i) Subpart L--Leaching Wet Air Pollution Control and Precipitation of Nonphotographic Solutions Wet Air Pollution Control.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

produced from leaching

or silver precipitated

--------------Copper........................................ 5.671 2.703Zinc.......................................... 4.519 1.861Ammonia (as N)................................ 590.500 259.600------------------------------------------------------------------------

(j) Subpart L--Precipitation and Filtration of Nonphotographic Solutions.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

precipitated

--------------Copper........................................ 3.930 1.873Zinc.......................................... 3.132 1.290Ammonia (as N)................................ 409.300 179.900------------------------------------------------------------------------

(k) Subpart L--Floor and Equipment Washdown.

PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

any 1 day average------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg/troy ounce of silver

production

--------------Copper........................................ .000 .000Zinc.......................................... .000 .000Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------ [49 FR 8821, Mar. 8, 1984; 49 FR 26739, June 29, 1984] Sec. 421.127 [Reserved]