New source performance standards (NSPS).

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  2. CFR 40
  3. Protection of Environment
  4. Environmental Protection Agency
  5. Effluent Guidelines and Standards
  6. Battery Manufacturing Point Source Category
  7. Cadmium Subcategory
  8. New source performance standards (NSPS).

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§ 461.13 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 A - Electrodeposited Anodes - NSPS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of cadmium
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium
Cadmium 7.03 2.81
Nickel 19.33 13.01
Zinc 35.85 14.76
Cobalt 4.92 2.46
Oil and grease 351.5 351.5
TSS 527.3 421.8
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(2) Subpart A - Impregnated Anodes - NSPS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of cadmium
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium
Cadmium 40.0 16.0
Nickel 110.0 74.0
Zinc 204.0 84.0
Cobalt 28.0 14.0
Oil and grease 2,000.0 2,000.0
TSS 3,000.0 2,400.0
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(3) Subpart A - Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes - NSPS.

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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
Cadmium 6.60 2.64
Nickel 18.15 12.21
Zinc 33.66 13.86
Cobalt 4.62 2.31
Oil and grease 330.0 330.0
TSS 495.0 396.0
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(4) Subpart A - Nickel Impregnated Cathodes - NSPS.

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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
Cadmium 40.0 16.0
Nickel 110.0 74.0
Zinc 204.0 84.0
Cobalt 28.0 14.0
Oil and grease 2,000.0 2,000.0
TSS 3,000.0 2,400.0
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(5) Subpart A - Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams - NSPS.

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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
Cadmium 0.47 0.19
Nickel 1.28 0.86
Zinc 2.38 0.98
Cobalt 0.33 0.16
Oil and grease 23.3 23.3
TSS 35.0 28.0
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(6) Subpart A - Cadmium Powder Production - NSPS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of cadmium powder produced
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium powder produced
Cadmium 1.31 0.53
Nickel 3.61 2.43
Zinc 6.70 2.76
Cobalt 0.92 0.46
Oil and grease 65.70 65.70
TSS 98.55 78.84
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(7) Subpart A - Silver Powder Production - NSPS.

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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
Cadmium 0.64 0.26
Nickel 1.77 1.19
Silver 0.93 0.39
Zinc 3.27 1.35
Cobalt 0.45 0.22
Oil and grease 32.10 32.10
TSS 48.15 38.52
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(8) Subpart A - Cadmium Hydroxide Production - NSPS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of cadmium used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium used
Cadmium 0.028 0.011
Nickel 0.077 0.051
Zinc 0.142 0.058
Cobalt 0.019 0.009
Oil and grease 1.40 1.40
TSS 2.10 1.68
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(9) Subpart A - Nickel Hydroxide Production - NSPS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of nickel used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel used
Cadmium 3.30 1.32
Nickel 9.08 6.11
Zinc 16.83 6.93
Cobalt 2.31 1.16
Oil and grease 165.0 165.0
TSS 247.5 198.0
pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 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.

[49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984; 49 FR 13879, Apr. 9, 1984]


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