Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

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§ 421.35 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

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 achieve the following pretreatment standards for existing sources. The mass of wastewater pollutants in secondary aluminum process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Subpart C - Scrap Drying Wet Air Pollution Control.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum scrap dried
Lead .000 .000
Zinc .000 .000
Ammonia (as N) .000 .000

(b) Subpart C - Scrap Screening and Milling.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum scrap screened and milled
Lead .000 .000
Zinc .000 .000
Ammonia (as N) .000 .000

(c) Subpart C - Dross Washing.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of dross washed
Lead 3.043 1.413
Zinc 11.090 4.565
Ammonia (as N) 1,449.000 636.000

(d) Subpart C - Demagging Wet Air Pollution Control.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (lb/million lbs) of aluminum demagged
Lead 0.216 0.100
Zinc 0.786 0.324
Amomonia (as N) 102.800 45.180

(e) Subpart C - Delacquering Wet Air Pollution Control.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum delacquered
Lead 0.093 0.043
Zinc 0.340 0.140
Ammonia (as N) 44.389 19.514
Total phenolics (4-AAP) method)1 0.004

(f) Subpart C - Direct Chill Casting Contact Cooling.

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PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum cast
Lead .372 .173
Zinc 1.356 .558
Ammonia (as N) 177.200 77.800

(g) Subpart C - Ingot Conveyor Casting Contact Cooling (When Chlorine Demagging Wet Air Pollution Control is Not Practiced On-Site).

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PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (lb/million lbs) of aluminum cast
Lead 0.019 0.009
Zinc 0.068 0.028
Amomonia (as N) 8.931 3.926

(h) Subpart C - Ingot Conveyor Casting Contact Cooling. (When Chlorine Demagging Wet Air Pollution Control is Practiced On Site.)

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PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum cast
Lead .000 .000
Zinc .000 .000
Ammonia (as N) .000 .000

(i) Subpart C - Stationary Casting Contact Cooling.

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PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum cast
Lead .000 .000
Zinc .000 .000
Ammonia (as N) .000 .000

(j) Subpart C - Shot Casting Contact Cooling.

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PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum cast
Lead .000 .000
Zinc .000 .000
Ammonia (as N) .000 .000

[49 FR 8796, Mar. 8, 1984, as amended at 49 FR 29794, July 24, 1984; 52 FR 25560, July 7, 1987]


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