Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

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§ 461.35 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

(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:

(1) Subpart C - Open Formation - Dehydrated - PSNS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 2.15 1.02
Lead 0.47 0.21

(2) Subpart C - Open Formation - Wet - PSNS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.067 0.032
Lead 0.014 0.006

(3) Subpart C - Plate Soak - PSNS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.026 0.012
Lead 0.005 0.002

(4) Subpart C - Battery Wash - (Detergent) - PSNS.

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Pollutant or pollutant Property Maximum for any 1 Day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 1.152 0.549
Lead 0.252 0.117

(5) Subpart C - Direct Chill Lead Casting - PSNS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.000256 0.000122
Lead 0.000056 0.000026

(6) Subpart C - Mold Release Formulation - PSNS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.007 0.0037
Lead 0.0017 0.0008

(7) Subpart C - Truck Wash - PSNS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead in trucked batteries
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead in trucked batteries
Copper 0.006 0.003
Lead 0.001 0.0007

(8) Subpart C - Laundry - PSNS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.14 0.07
Lead 0.03 0.01

(9) Subpart C - Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams - PSNS.

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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead used
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.39 0.19
Lead 0.085 0.039

(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operations other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.

[49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 30817, Aug. 28, 1986]


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