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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 471  /  Sec. 471.105 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7, any new source subject to this subject 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 metal powders process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Metal powder production atomization wastewater.

Subpart J--PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

powder wet atomized

--------------------------Copper....................................... 9.58 5.04Cyanide...................................... 1.46 0.605Lead......................................... 2.12 1.01------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Sizing spent emulsions.

Subpart J--PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

powder sized

-------------------------Copper........................................ 0.028 0.015Cyanide....................................... 0.004 0.002Lead.......................................... 0.006 0.003------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Oil-resin impregnation wastewater--subpart J--PSNS. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

(d) Steam treatment wet air pollution control scrubber blowdown.

Subpart J--PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

powder metallurgy parts

steam treated

--------------------------Copper....................................... 0.151 0.079Cyanide...................................... 0.023 0.010Lead......................................... 0.033 0.016------------------------------------------------------------------------

(e) Tumbling, burnishing and cleaning wastewater.

Subpart J--PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

powder metallurgy parts

tumbled, burnished, or

cleaned

--------------------------Copper....................................... 0.836 0.440Cyanide...................................... 0.128 0.053Lead......................................... 0.185 0.088------------------------------------------------------------------------

(f) Sawing or grinding spent neat oils--subpart J--PSNS. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

(g) Sawing or grinding spent emulsions.

Subpart J--PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

powder metallurgy parts

sawed or ground with

emulsions

-------------------------Copper........................................ 0.035 0.018Cyanide....................................... 0.005 0.002Lead.......................................... 0.008 0.004------------------------------------------------------------------------

(h) Sawing or grinding contact cooling water.

Subpart J--PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

powder sawed or ground

with contact cooling

water

--------------------------Copper....................................... 3.08 1.620Cyanide...................................... 0.470 0.195Lead......................................... 0.681 0.324------------------------------------------------------------------------

(i) Hot pressing contact cooling water.

Subpart J--PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

powder cooled after

pressing

---------------------------Copper...................................... 1.67 0.880Cyanide..................................... 0.255 0.106Lead........................................ 0.370 0.176------------------------------------------------------------------------

(j) Mixing wet air pollution control scrubber blowdown.

Subpart J--PSNS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

powder mixed

--------------------------Copper....................................... 15.0 7.90Cyanide...................................... 2.29 0.948Lead......................................... 3.32 1.58------------------------------------------------------------------------

(k) Degreasing spent solvents--subpart J--PSNS. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants. [50 FR 34270, Aug. 23, 1985; 51 FR 2889, Jan. 22, 1986]