Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 461  /  Sec. 461.53 New source performance standards (NSPS).

(a) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below:

(1) Subpart E--Lead Iodide Cathodes--NSPS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

lead

English units--pounds per

1,000,000 pounds of lead

--------------------------Chromium..................................... 23.34 9.46Lead......................................... 17.66 8.20Iron......................................... 75.70 38.48TSS.......................................... 946.2 756.96pH........................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(2) Subpart E--Iron Disulfide Cathodes--NSPS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

Iron disulfide

English units--pounds per

1,000,000 pounds of Iron

disulfide

---------------------------Chromium.................................... 2.79 1.13Lead........................................ 2.11 0.98Iron........................................ 9.05 4.60TSS......................................... 113.1 90.5pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(3) Subpart E--Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams--NSPS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

---------------------------Chromium.................................... 0.039 0.016Lead........................................ 0.030 0.014Iron........................................ 0.129 0.066TSS......................................... 1.62 1.30pH.......................................... (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(4) Subpart E--Air Scrubbers--NSPS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

-------------------------TSS........................................... 434.0 207.0pH............................................ (\1\) (\1\)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above. Sec. 461.54 [Reserved]