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40 CFR 461.75: 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 G—Zinc 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 G—Zinc Oxide Formed Anodes—PSNS.

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

Metric units—mg/kg of zinc

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

Chromium 4.55 1.97

Mercury 2.82 1.19

Silver 4.55 1.97

Zinc 0.87 0.39

Manganese 6.50 4.98

(2) Subpart G—Electrodeposited Anodes—PSNS.

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

Metric units—mg/kg of zinc deposited

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of zinc deposited

Chromium 45.09 19.54

Mercury 27.91 11.81

Silver 45.09 19.54

Zinc 8.59 3.86

Manganese 64.41 49.38

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

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

Metric units—mg/kg of silver applied

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver applied

Chromium 6.24 2.70

Mercury 3.86 1.63

Silver 6.24 2.70

Zinc 1.19 0.53

Manganese 8.91 6.83

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

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

Metric units—mg/kg of silver applied

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver applied

Chromium 4.17 1.81

Mercury 2.58 1.09

Silver 4.17 1.81

Zinc 0.79 0.36

Manganese 5.96 4.57

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

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

Metric units—mg/kg of silver applied

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver applied

Chromium 1.00 0.43

Mercury 0.62 0.26

Silver 1.00 0.43

Zinc 0.19 0.09

Manganese 1.43 1.09

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

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

Metric units—mg/kg of nickel applied

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel applied

Chromium 42.0 18.2

Mercury 26.0 11.0

Nickel 42.0 18.2

Silver 42.0 18.2

Zinc 8.0 3.6

Manganese 60.0 46.0

(7) Subpart G—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 0.27 0.12

Cyanide 0.039 0.016

Mercury 0.17 0.07

Nickel 0.27 0.12

Silver 0.27 0.12

Zinc 0.05 0.02

Manganese 0.39 0.30

(8) Subpart G—Silver Etch—PSNS.

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

Metric units—mg/kg of silver processed

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver processed

Chromium 1.56 0.68

Mercury 0.97 0.41

Silver 1.56 0.68

Zinc 0.30 0.13

Manganese 2.23 1.71

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

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

Metric units—mg/kg of silver peroxide produced

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver peroxide produced

Chromium 1.66 0.72

Mercury 1.03 0.44

Silver 1.66 0.72

Zinc 0.32 0.14

Manganese 2.37 1.82

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

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

Metric units—mg/kg of silver powder produced

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver powder produced

Chromium 0.67 0.29

Mercury 0.42 0.18

Silver 0.67 0.29

Zinc 0.13 0.06

Manganese 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.

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