40 CFR 461.33: 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 C—Open Formation—Dehydrated—NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/kg of lead used

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used

Copper 2.15 1.02

Lead 0.47 0.21

Iron 2.01 1.02

Oil and grease 16.80 16.80

TSS 25.20 20.16

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(2) Subpart C—Open Formation—Wet—NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/kg of lead used

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used

Copper 0.067 0.032

Lead 0.014 0.006

Iron 0.063 0.032

Oil and grease 0.53 0.53

TSS 0.80 0.64

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(3) Subpart C—Plate Soak—NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/kg of lead used

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used

Copper 0.026 0.012

Lead 0.005 0.002

Iron 0.025 0.012

Oil and grease 0.21 0.21

TSS 0.32 0.25

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(4) Subpart C—Battery Wash (Detergent)—NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant Property Maximum for any 1 Day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/kg of lead used

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used

Copper 1.152 0.549

Lead 0.252 0.117

Iron 1.08 0.55

Oil and grease 9.0 9.0

TSS 13.5 10.8

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(5) Subpart C—Direct Chill Lead Casting—NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/kg of lead used

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used

Copper 0.000256 0.000122

Lead 0.000056 0.000026

Iron 0.000240 0.000122

Oil and grease 0.0020 0.0020

TSS 0.0030 0.0024

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(6) Subpart C—Mold Release Formulation—NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/kg of lead used

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used

Copper 0.0077 0.0037

Lead 0.0017 0.0008

Iron 0.0072 0.0037

Oil and grease 0.060 0.060

TSS 0.090 0.072

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(7) Subpart C—Truck Wash—NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/kg of lead in trucked batteries

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead in trucked batteries

Copper 0.006 0.003

Lead 0.001 0.0007

Iron 0.006 0.003

Oil and grease 0.050 0.050

TSS 0.075 0.060

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(8) Subpart C—Laundry—NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/kg of lead used

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used

Copper 0.14 0.07

Lead 0.03 0.01

Iron 0.13 0.07

Oil and grease 1.09 1.09

TSS 1.64 1.31

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(9) Subpart C—Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams—NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/kg of lead used

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used

Copper 0.39 0.19

Lead 0.085 0.039

Iron 0.37 0.19

Oil and grease 3.07 3.07

TSS 4.61 3.69

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the limits of 7.5 to 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.