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40 CFR 471.14: Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

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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 471—NONFERROUS METALS FORMING AND METAL POWDERS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
  5. Subpart A—Lead-Tin-Bismuth Forming Subcategory

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

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth rolled with emulsions

Antimony 0.067 0.030

Lead 0.010 0.005

(b) Rolling spent soap solutions.

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth rolled with soap solutions

Antimony 0.120 0.055

Lead 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

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth drawn with emulsions

Antimony 0.076 0.034

Lead 0.011 0.005

(e) Drawing spent soaps solutions.

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth drawn with soap olutions

Antimony 0.022 0.010

Lead 0.003 0.002

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

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth heat treated

Antimony 0.414 0.185

Lead 0.061 0.029

(g) Extrusion press hydraulic fluid leakage.

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth extruded

Antimony 0.158 0.071

Lead 0.023 0.011

(h) Continuous strip casting contact cooling water.

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth cast by the continuous strip method

Antimony 0.003 0.001

Lead 0.0004 0.0002

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

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth cast by the semi-continuous strip method

Antimony 0.009 0.004

Lead 0.001 0.0006

(j) Shot casting contact cooling water.

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth shot cast

Antimony 0.107 0.048

Lead 0.016 0.008

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

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth shot formed

Antimony 0.169 0.076

Lead 0.025 0.012

(l) Alkaline Cleaning Spent Baths.

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth alkaline cleaned

Antimony 0.345 0.154

Lead 0.051 0.024

(m) Alkaline cleaning rinse.

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth alkaline cleaned

Antimony 0.678 0.302

Lead 0.099 0.047

(n) Swaging spent emulsions.

Subpart A—PSES

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

mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of lead-tin-bismuth swaged with emulsion

Antimony 0.005 0.002

Lead 0.0008 0.0004

(o) Degreasing spent solvents—subpart A—PSES. There shall be no discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

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