Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 421  /  Sec. 421.206 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 mercury process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Spent battery electrolyte.

PSNS for the Secondary Mercury Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

mercury produced from

batteries

--------------Lead.......................................... 0.030 0.014Mercury....................................... 0.016 0.006------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Acid wash and rinse water.

PSNS for the Secondary Mercury Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

mercury washed and

rinsed

--------------Lead.......................................... 0.00056 0.00026Mercury....................................... 0.00030 0.00012------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Furnance wet air pollution control.

PSNS for the Secondary Mercury Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds of

mercury processed

through furnace

--------------Lead.......................................... 0.000 0.000Mercury....................................... 0.000 0.000------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 421.207 [Reserved]