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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 471  /  Sec. 471.14 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

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 by August 23, 1988, achieve the pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES). The mass of wastewater pollutants in lead-tin-bismuth forming process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Rolling spent emulsions.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth rolled

with emulsions

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.067 0.030Lead........................................ 0.010 0.005------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Rolling spent soap solutions.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth rolled

with soap solutions

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.120 0.055Lead........................................ 0.018 0.009------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Drawing spent neat oils--subpart A--PSES. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

(d) Drawing spent emulsions.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth drawn

with emulsions

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.076 0.034Lead........................................ 0.011 0.005------------------------------------------------------------------------

(e) Drawing spent soaps solutions.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth drawn

with soap olutions

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.022 0.010Lead........................................ 0.003 0.002------------------------------------------------------------------------

(f) Extrusion press and solution heat treatment contact cooling water.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth heat

treated

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.414 0.185Lead........................................ 0.061 0.029------------------------------------------------------------------------

(g) Extrusion press hydraulic fluid leakage.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth extruded

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.158 0.071Lead........................................ 0.023 0.011------------------------------------------------------------------------

(h) Continuous strip casting contact cooling water.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of lead-

tin-bismuth cast by the

continuous strip method

----------------------------Antimony................................... 0.003 0.001Lead....................................... 0.0004 0.0002------------------------------------------------------------------------

(i) Semi-continuous ingot casting contact cooling water.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth cast by

the semi-continuous strip

method

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.009 0.004Lead........................................ 0.001 0.0006------------------------------------------------------------------------

(j) Shot casting contact cooling water.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth shot cast

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.107 0.048Lead........................................ 0.016 0.008------------------------------------------------------------------------

(k) Shot-forming wet air pollution control scrubber blowdown.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth shot

formed

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.169 0.076Lead........................................ 0.025 0.012------------------------------------------------------------------------

(l) Alkaline Cleaning Spent Baths.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth alkaline

cleaned

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.345 0.154Lead........................................ 0.051 0.024------------------------------------------------------------------------

(m) Alkaline cleaning rinse.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth alkaline

cleaned

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.678 0.302Lead........................................ 0.099 0.047------------------------------------------------------------------------

(n) Swaging spent emulsions.

Subpart A--PSES------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum for

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per

million off-pounds) of

lead-tin-bismuth swaged

with emulsion

---------------------------Antimony.................................... 0.005 0.002Lead........................................ 0.0008 0.0004------------------------------------------------------------------------

(o) Degreasing spent solvents--subpart A--PSES. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants. [50 FR 34270, Aug. 23, 1985; 51 FR 2884, Jan. 22, 1986]