[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR461.53]

[Page 532-533]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 461--BATTERY MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart E--Lithium Subcategory
 
Sec. 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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property          Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      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.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     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.