Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 40 - Protection of Environment |
Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency |
SubChapter N - Effluent Guidelines and Standards |
Part 461 - Battery Manufacturing Point Source Category |
Subpart C - Lead Subcategory |
§ 461.32 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
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§ 461.32 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
(a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable:
(1) Subpart C - Open Formation - Dehydrated.
BAT Effluent Limitations
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 3.19 1.68 Lead 0.71 0.34 Iron 2.02 1.02 (2) Subpart C - Open Formation - Wet.
BAT Effluent Limitations
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 0.100 0.053 Lead 0.022 0.010 Iron 0.06 0.03 (3) Subpart C - Plate Soak.
BAT Effluent Limitations
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 0.039 0.021 Lead 0.008 0.004 Iron 0.030 0.010 (4) Subpart C - Battery Wash (Detergent).
BAT Effluent Limitations
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 1.71 0.90 Lead 0.38 0.18 Iron 1.08 0.55 (5) Subpart C - Direct Chill Lead Casting.
BAT Effluent Limitations
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 0.0004 0.0002 Lead 0.00008 0.00004 Iron 0.0002 0.0001 (6) Subpart C - Mold Release Formulation.
BAT Effluent Limitations
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 0.011 0.006 Lead 0.002 0.001 Iron 0.007 0.003 (7) Subpart C - Truck Wash.
BAT Effluent Limitations
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 0.026 0.014 Lead 0.005 0.002 Iron 0.016 0.008 (8) Subpart C - Laundry.
BAT Effluent Limitations
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 0.21 0.11 Lead 0.05 0.02 Iron 0.13 0.07 (9) Subpart C - Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams.
BAT Effluent Limitations
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 0.58 0.31 Lead 0.13 0.06 Iron 0.37 0.19 (b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.
[49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984; 49 FR 13879, Apr. 9, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 30816, Aug. 28, 1986]