This subpart applies to discharges to waters of the United States and introduction of pollutants into publicly owned treatment works from the manufacturing of magnesium anode batteries.
(a) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below:
(1) Subpart F—Silver Chloride Cathodes—Chemically Reduced—NSPS.
| 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 | 22.93 | 10.65
|
| Silver | 23.75 | 9.83
|
| Iron | 98.28 | 49.96
|
| TSS | 1,228.5 | 982.8
|
| COD | 4,095.0 | 1,999.0
|
| pH | (
1) | (
1)
|
(2) Subpart F—Silver Chloride Cathodes—Electrolytic—NSPS.
| 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 | 40.6 | 18.9
|
| Silver | 42.1 | 17.4
|
| Iron | 174.0 | 88.5
|
| TSS | 2,175.0 | 1,740.0
|
| COD | 7,250.0 | 3,540.0
|
| pH | (
1) | (
1)
|
(3) Subpart F—Cell Testing—NSPS.
| 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 | 19.5 | 7.89
|
| Silver | 15.3 | 6.31
|
| Iron | 63.1 | 32.1
|
| TSS | 789.0 | 631.2
|
| COD | 2,630.0 | 1,290.0
|
| pH | (
1) | (
1)
|
(4) Subpart F—Floor and Equipment Wash—NSPS.
| 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 | 0.026 | 0.012
|
| Silver | 0.027 | 0.011
|
| Iron | 0.112 | 0.057
|
| COD | 4.70 | 2.30
|
| TSS | 1.41 | 1.13
|
| pH | (
1) | (
1)
|
(5) Subpart F—Air Scrubber—NSPS.
| 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
|
| TSS | 8,467.0 | 4,030.0
|
| pH | (
1) | (
1)
|
(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]
(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.
(a) Except as provided in § 403.7 any new 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 new sources listed below:
(1) Subpart F—Silver Chloride Cathodes—Chemically Reduced—PSNS.
| 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 | 22.93 | 10.65
|
| Silver | 23.75 | 9.83 |
(2) Subpart F—Silver Chloride Cathodes—Electrolytic PSNS.
| 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 | 40.6 | 18.9
|
| Silver | 42.1 | 17.4 |
(3) Subpart F—Cell Testing—PSNS.
| 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 | 19.5 | 7.89
|
| Silver | 15.3 | 6.31 |
(4) Subpart F—Floor and Equipment Wash—PSNS.
| 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 | 0.026 | 0.012
|
| Silver | 0.027 | 0.011 |
(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.
authority: Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), 308 and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977) (the “Act”);
33 U.S.C. 1311,
1314,
c,
e,
and, 1316 (b) and
c, 1317 (b) and
c,
and; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217
source: 49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 461.63