Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

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§ 461.45 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 listed below.

(1) Subpart D - Foliar Battery Miscellaneous Wash - PSNS.

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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
Mercury 0.010 0.004
Zinc 0.067 0.030
Manganese 0.019 0.015

(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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