Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 421  /  Sec. 421.295 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 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 following pretreatment standards for existing sources. The mass of wastewater pollutants in secondary tin process wastewater introduced into a POTW must not exceed the following values:

(a) Tin smelter SO2 scrubber.

PSES for the Secondary Tin Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of crude

tapped tin produced

--------------Arsenic....................................... 12.790 5.703Lead.......................................... 2.575 1.196Iron.......................................... 11.040 5.611Tin........................................... 3.495 2.024------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Dealuminizing rinse.

PSES for the Secondary Tin Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

dealuminized scrap

produced

--------------Lead.......................................... 0.010 0.005Cyanide (total)............................... 0.007 0.003Fluoride...................................... 1.225 0.697Tin........................................... 0.013 0.008------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Tin mud acid neutralization filtrate.

PSES for the Secondary Tin Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

neutralized dewatered

tin mud produced

--------------Lead.......................................... 1.413 0.656Cyanide (total)............................... 1.009 0.404Fluoride...................................... 176.600 100.400Tin........................................... 1.918 1.110------------------------------------------------------------------------

(d) Tin hydroxide wash.

PSES for the Secondary Tin Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of tin

hydroxide washed

--------------Lead.......................................... 3.347 1.554Cyanide (total)............................... 2.391 0.956Fluoride...................................... 418.400 237.900Tin........................................... 4.542 2.630------------------------------------------------------------------------

(e) Spent electrowinning solution from new scrap.

PSES for the Secondary Tin Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of

cathode tin produced

--------------Lead.......................................... 4.704 2.184Cyanide (total)............................... 3.360 1.344Fluoride...................................... 588.000 334.300Tin........................................... 6.384 3.696------------------------------------------------------------------------

(f) Spent electrowinning solution from municipal solid waste.

PSES for the Secondary Tin Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of MSW

scrap used as raw

material

--------------Lead.......................................... 0.033 0.015Cyanide (total)............................... 0.024 0.010Fluoride...................................... 4.165 2.368Tin........................................... 0.045 0.026------------------------------------------------------------------------

(g) Tin hydroxide supernatant from scrap.

PSES for the Secondary Tin Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of tin

metal recovered from

scrap

--------------Lead.......................................... 15.580 7.233Cyanide (total)............................... 11.130 4.451Fluoride...................................... 1,947.000 1,107.000Tin........................................... 21.140 12.240------------------------------------------------------------------------

(h) Tin hydroxide supernatant from plating solutions and sludges.

PSES for the Secondary Tin Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of tin

metal recovered from

plating solutions and

sludges

--------------Lead.......................................... 32.20 14.95Cyanide (total)............................... 23.00 9.20Fluoride...................................... 4,025.00 2,289.00Tin........................................... 43.70 25.30------------------------------------------------------------------------

(i) Tin hydroxide filtrate.

PSES for the Secondary Tin Subcategory------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/kg (pounds per

million pounds) of tin

metal produced

--------------Lead.......................................... 7.012 3.256Cyanide (total)............................... 5.009 2.004Fluoride...................................... 876.500 498.400Tin........................................... 9.517 5.510------------------------------------------------------------------------