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40 CFR 461.55: Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

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  1. Title 40—Protection of Environment
  2. CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  3. SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
  4. PART 461—BATTERY MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
  5. Subpart E—Lithium Subcategory

(a) Except as provided in § 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 E—Lead Iodide Cathodes—PSNS.

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

Metric units—mg/kg of lead

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

Chromium 23.34 9.46

Lead 17.66 8.20

(2) Subpart E—Iron Disulfide Cathodes—PSNS.

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

Metric units—mg/kg of iron disulfide

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of iron disulfide

Chromium 2.79 1.13

Lead 2.11 0.98

(3) Subpart E—Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams—PSNS.

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

Metric units—mg/kg of cells produced

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cells produced

Chromium 0.039 0.016

Lead 0.030 0.014

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

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