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


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

    (a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart that introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the pretreatment standards for existing sources listed below:

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

    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

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

    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

    (3) Subpart C - Plate Soak - PSES.

    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

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

    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

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

    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

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

    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

    (7) Subpart C - Truck Wash - PSES.

    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

    (8) Subpart C - Laundry - PSES.

    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

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

    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

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

    (c)

    (1) In cases where battery employee shower wastewater containing concentrations of lead exceeding 0.20 mg/l is combined with process wastewaters prior to treatment, the Control Authority may, for purposes of applying the Combined Wastestream Formula under § 403.6(e) of this chapter, notwithstanding the provisions of § 403.6(e), exercise its discretion and classify battery employee shower wastewater as an unregulated rather than a dilute (FD) wastestream.

    (2) Before the Control Authority may exercise its discretion to classify such a stream as an unregulated stream, the battery manufacturer must provide engineering, production, and sampling and analysis information sufficient to allow a determination by the Control Authority on how the stream should be classified.

    [49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 30816, Aug. 28, 1986]