§ 420.85 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).  


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  • § 420.85 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

    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.

    (a) Salt bath descaling, oxidizing -

    (1) Batch, sheet and plate.

    Subpart H

    Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for existing sources
    Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
    Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
    Chromium 0.00292 0.00117
    Nickel 0.00263 0.000876

    (2) Batch, rod and wire.

    Subpart H

    Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for existing sources
    Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
    Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
    Chromium 0.00175 0.000701
    Nickel 0.00158 0.000526

    (3) Batch, pipe and tube.

    Subpart H

    Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for existing sources
    Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
    Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
    Chromium 0.00709 0.00284
    Nickel 0.00638 0.00213

    (4) Continuous.

    Subpart H

    Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for existing sources
    Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
    Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
    Chromium 0.00138 0.000551
    Nickel 0.00124 0.000413

    (b) Salt bath descaling, reducing -

    (1) Batch.

    Subpart H

    Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for existing sources
    Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
    Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
    Cyanide 0.00102 0.000339
    Chromium 0.00136 0.000542
    Nickel 0.00122 0.000407

    (2) Continuous.

    Subpart H

    Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for existing sources
    Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
    Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product)
    Cyanide 0.00569 0.00190
    Chromium 0.00759 0.00304
    Nickel 0.00683 0.00228

    [47 FR 23284, May 27, 1982; 47 FR 41739, Sept. 22, 1982]