40 C.F.R. § 461.63

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 461.63 - 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 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)

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

(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)

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

(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)

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

(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)

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

(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)

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.

40 C.F.R. §461.63

49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984; 49 FR 13879, Apr. 9, 1984