Title 40

SECTION 461.53

461.53 New source performance standards (NSPS).

§ 461.53 New source performance standards (NSPS).

(a) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below:

(1) Subpart E - Lead Iodide Cathodes - NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of lead
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead
Chromium 23.34 9.46
Lead 17.66 8.20
Iron 75.70 38.48
TSS 946.2 756.96
pH ( 1) ( 1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(2) Subpart E - Iron Disulfide Cathodes - NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units - mg/kg of Iron disulfide
English units - pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of Iron disulfide
Chromium 2.79 1.13
Lead 2.11 0.98
Iron 9.05 4.60
TSS 113.1 90.5
pH ( 1) ( 1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(3) Subpart E - Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams - 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
Chromium 0.039 0.016
Lead 0.030 0.014
Iron 0.129 0.066
TSS 1.62 1.30
pH ( 1) ( 1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(4) Subpart E - Air Scrubbers - 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 434.0 207.0
pH ( 1) ( 1)

1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

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