Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 461  /  Sec. 461.14 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

(a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and Sec. 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the pretreatment standards for existing sources listed below:

(1) Subpart A--Electrodeposited Anodes.

PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

cadmium

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

cadmium

-------------------------Cadmium....................................... 11.95 5.27Nickel........................................ 67.49 44.64Zinc.......................................... 51.32 21.44Cobalt........................................ 7.38 3.16------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2) Subpart A--Impregnated Anodes.

PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

cadmium

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

cadmium

-------------------------Cadmium....................................... 68.0 30.0Nickel........................................ 384.0 254.0Zinc.......................................... 292.0 122.0Cobalt........................................ 42.0 18.0------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3) Subpart A--Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes.

PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

nickel applied

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

nickel applied

-------------------------Cadmium....................................... 11.22 4.95Nickel........................................ 63.36 41.91Zinc.......................................... 48.18 20.13Cobalt........................................ 6.93 2.97------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4) Subpart A--Nickel Impregnated Cathodes--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

nickel applied

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

nickel applied

-------------------------Cadmium....................................... 68.0 30.0Nickel........................................ 384.0 254.0Zinc.......................................... 292.0 122.0Cobalt........................................ 42.0 18.0------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5) Subpart A--Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

cells produced

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

cells produced

-------------------------Cadmium....................................... 0.79 0.35Nickel........................................ 4.47 2.96Zinc.......................................... 3.40 1.42Cobalt........................................ 0.49 0.21------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6) Subpart A--Cadmium Powder Production--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

cadmium powder produced

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

cadmium powder produced

-------------------------Cadmium....................................... 2.23 0.99Nickel........................................ 12.61 8.34Zinc.......................................... 9.59 4.01Cobalt........................................ 1.38 0.59------------------------------------------------------------------------

(7) Subpart A--Silver Powder Production--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

silver powder produced

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

silver powder produced

-------------------------Cadmium....................................... 1.09 0.48Nickel........................................ 6.16 4.08Silver........................................ 1.32 0.55Zinc.......................................... 4.69 1.96Cobalt........................................ 0.67 0.29------------------------------------------------------------------------

(8) Subpart A--Cadmium Hydroxide Production--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

cadmium used

English units--pounds per

1,000,000 pounds of

cadmium used

--------------------------Cadmium...................................... 0.05 0.02Nickel....................................... 0.27 0.18Zinc......................................... 0.20 0.09Cobalt....................................... 0.03 0.012------------------------------------------------------------------------

(9) Subpart A--Nickel Hydroxide Production--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

nickel used

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

nickel used

-------------------------Cadmium....................................... 5.61 2.48Nickel........................................ 31.68 20.96Zinc.......................................... 24.09 10.07Cobalt........................................ 3.47 1.49------------------------------------------------------------------------

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