Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 461  /  Sec. 461.75 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

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

(1) Subpart G--Zinc Oxide Formed Anodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

zinc

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

zinc

-------------------------Chromium...................................... 4.55 1.97Mercury....................................... 2.82 1.19Silver........................................ 4.55 1.97Zinc.......................................... 0.87 0.39Manganese..................................... 6.50 4.98------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2) Subpart G--Electrodeposited Anodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

zinc deposited

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

zinc deposited

-------------------------Chromium...................................... 45.09 19.54Mercury....................................... 27.91 11.81Silver........................................ 45.09 19.54Zinc.......................................... 8.59 3.86Manganese..................................... 64.41 49.38------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3) Subpart G--Silver Powder Formed Cathodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

silver applied

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

silver applied

-------------------------Chromium...................................... 6.24 2.70Mercury....................................... 3.86 1.63Silver........................................ 6.24 2.70Zinc.......................................... 1.19 0.53Manganese..................................... 8.91 6.83------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4) Subpart G--Silver Oxide Powder Formed Cathodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

silver applied

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

silver applied

-------------------------Chromium...................................... 4.17 1.81Mercury....................................... 2.58 1.09Silver........................................ 4.17 1.81Zinc.......................................... 0.79 0.36Manganese..................................... 5.96 4.57------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5) Subpart G--Silver Peroxide Cathodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

silver applied

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

silver applied

-------------------------Chromium...................................... 1.00 0.43Mercury....................................... 0.62 0.26Silver........................................ 1.00 0.43Zinc.......................................... 0.19 0.09Manganese..................................... 1.43 1.09------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6) Subpart G--Nickel Impregnated Cathodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

-------------------------Chromium...................................... 42.0 18.2Mercury....................................... 26.0 11.0Nickel........................................ 42.0 18.2Silver........................................ 42.0 18.2Zinc.......................................... 8.0 3.6Manganese..................................... 60.0 46.0------------------------------------------------------------------------

(7) Subpart G--Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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.................................... 0.27 0.12Cyanide..................................... 0.039 0.016Mercury..................................... 0.17 0.07Nickel...................................... 0.27 0.12Silver...................................... 0.27 0.12Zinc........................................ 0.05 0.02Manganese................................... 0.39 0.30------------------------------------------------------------------------

(8) Subpart G--Silver Etch--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

silver processed

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

silver processed

-------------------------Chromium...................................... 1.56 0.68Mercury....................................... 0.97 0.41Silver........................................ 1.56 0.68Zinc.......................................... 0.30 0.13Manganese..................................... 2.23 1.71------------------------------------------------------------------------

(9) Subpart G--Silver Peroxide Production--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

Metric units--mg/kg of

silver peroxide produced

English units--pounds

per 1,000,000 pounds of

silver peroxide produced

-------------------------Chromium...................................... 1.66 0.72Mercury....................................... 1.03 0.44Silver........................................ 1.66 0.72Zinc.......................................... 0.32 0.14Manganese..................................... 2.37 1.82------------------------------------------------------------------------

(10) Subpart G--Silver Powder Production--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

-------------------------Chromium...................................... 0.67 0.29Mercury....................................... 0.42 0.18Silver........................................ 0.67 0.29Zinc.......................................... 0.13 0.06Manganese..................................... 0.96 0.74------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above. [49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984; 49 FR 13879, Apr. 9, 1984]