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

§ 461.64 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 following pretreatment standards for existing sources listed below:

(1) Subpart F - Silver Chloride Cathodes - Chemically Reduced - PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units - mg/kg of silver processed
	English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver processed
Lead	1,032.36	491.60
Silver	1,007.78	417.86

(2) Subpart F - Silver Chloride Cathodes - Electrolytic - PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units - mg/kg of silver processed
	English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver processed
Lead	60.9	29.0
Silver	59.5	24.7

(3) Subpart F - Cell Testing - PSES.

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
Lead	22.1	10.5
Silver	21.6	8.9

(4) Subpart F - Floor and Equipment Wash - PSES.

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
Lead	0.039	0.018
Silver	0.038	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.