Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

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  2. CFR 40
  3. Protection of Environment
  4. Environmental Protection Agency
  5. Effluent Guidelines and Standards
  6. Aluminum Forming Point Source Category
  7. Drawing With Neat Oils Subcategory
  8. Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

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§ 467.55 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 aluminum forming process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the values set forth below:

Subpart E

Core

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Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum drawn with neat oils
Chromium 0.022 0.009
Cyanide 0.015 0.006
Zinc 0.073 0.031
TTO 0.035
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 2.6 1.3

Subpart E

Continuous Rod Casting Lubricant

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Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum rod cast
Chromium 0.0009 0.0004
Cyanide 0.0006 0.0003
Zinc 0.0029 0.0012
TTO 0.0014
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 0.10 0.052

Subpart E

Continuous Rod Casting Contact Cooling Water

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Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum rod cast
Chromium 0.086 0.035
Cyanide 0.057 0.023
Zinc 0.283 0.118
TTO 0.133
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 10 5.1

Subpart E

Solution Heat Treatment Contact Cooling Water

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Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum quenched
Chromium 0.896 0.367
Cyanide 0.591 0.245
Zinc 2.98 1.24
TTO 1.41
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 110 53

Subpart E

Cleaning or Etching Bath

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Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium 0.079 0.033
Cyanide 0.052 0.022
Zinc 0.262 0.109
TTO 0.124
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 9.3 4.7

Subpart E

Cleaning or Etching Rinse

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Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium 0.612 0.251
Cyanide 0.404 0.17
Zinc 2.03 0.85
TTO 0.96
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 73 36

Subpart E

Cleaning or Etching Scrubber Liquor

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Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium 0.851 0.348
Cyanide 0.561 0.232
Zinc 2.82 1.18
TTO 1.34
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 100 50

[48 FR 49149, Oct. 24, 1983; 49 FR 11632, 11633, 11635, Mar. 27, 1984, as amended at 53 FR 52369, Dec. 27, 1988]


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