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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 421  /  Sec. 421.136 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 lead process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Subpart M--Battery Cracking.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

scrap produced

--------------Antimony...................................... 1.299 .579Arsenic....................................... .936 .384Lead.......................................... .189 .087Zinc.......................................... .687 .283Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Subpart M--Blast, Reverberatory, or Rotary Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

produced from smelting

--------------Antimony...................................... 5.038 2.245Arsenic....................................... 3.628 1.488Lead.......................................... .731 .339Zinc.......................................... 2.662 1.096Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Subpart M--Kettle Wet Air Pollution Control.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

produced from refining

--------------Antimony...................................... .000 .000Arsenic....................................... .000 .000Lead.......................................... .000 .000Zinc.......................................... .000 .000Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(d) Subpart M--Lead Paste Desulfurization.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

processed through

desulfurization

--------------Antimony...................................... .000 .000Arsenic....................................... .000 .000Lead.......................................... .000 .000Zinc.......................................... .000 .000Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(e) Subpart M--Casting Contact Cooling.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

cast

--------------Antimony...................................... .042 .019Arsenic....................................... .031 .013Lead.......................................... .006 .003Zinc.......................................... .022 .009Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(f) Subpart M--Truck Wash.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

produced from smelting

--------------Antimony...................................... .041 .018Arsenic....................................... .029 .012Lead.......................................... .006 .003Zinc.......................................... .021 .009Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(g) Subpart M--Facility Washdown.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

produced from smelting

--------------Antimony...................................... .000 .000Arsenic....................................... .000 .000Lead.......................................... .000 .000Zinc.......................................... .000 .000Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(h) Subpart M--Battery Case Classification.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

scrap produced

--------------Antimony...................................... .000 .000Arsenic....................................... .000 .000Lead.......................................... .000 .000Zinc.......................................... .000 .000Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(i) Subpart M--Employee Handwash.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

produced from smelting

--------------Antimony...................................... .052 .023Arsenic....................................... .038 .015Lead.......................................... .008 .004Zinc.......................................... .028 .011Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(j) Subpart M--Employee Respirator Wash.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

produced from smelting

--------------Antimony...................................... .085 .038Arsenic....................................... .061 .025Lead.......................................... .012 .006Zinc.......................................... .045 .018Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------

(k) Subpart M--Laundering of Uniforms.

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

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of lead

produced from smelting

--------------Antimony...................................... .247 .110Arsenic....................................... .178 .073Lead.......................................... .036 .017Zinc.......................................... .131 .054Ammonia (as N)................................ .000 .000------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 421.137 [Reserved]