Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

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§ 461.14 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

(a) 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 pretreatment standards for existing sources listed below:

(1) Subpart A - Electrodeposited Anodes.

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PSES

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 11.95 5.27
Nickel 67.49 44.64
Zinc 51.32 21.44
Cobalt 7.38 3.16

(2) Subpart A - Impregnated Anodes.

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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 68.0 30.0
Nickel 384.0 254.0
Zinc 292.0 122.0
Cobalt 42.0 18.0

(3) Subpart A - Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes.

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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 11.22 4.95
Nickel 63.36 41.91
Zinc 48.18 20.13
Cobalt 6.93 2.97

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

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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 68.0 30.0
Nickel 384.0 254.0
Zinc 292.0 122.0
Cobalt 42.0 18.0

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

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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 0.79 0.35
Nickel 4.47 2.96
Zinc 3.40 1.42
Cobalt 0.49 0.21

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

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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 2.23 0.99
Nickel 12.61 8.34
Zinc 9.59 4.01
Cobalt 1.38 0.59

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

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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 1.09 0.48
Nickel 6.16 4.08
Silver 1.32 0.55
Zinc 4.69 1.96
Cobalt 0.67 0.29

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

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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 0.05 0.02
Nickel 0.27 0.18
Zinc 0.20 0.09
Cobalt 0.03 0.012

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

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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 5.61 2.48
Nickel 31.68 20.96
Zinc 24.09 10.07
Cobalt 3.47 1.49

(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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