[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 29] [Revised as of July 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR461.14] [Page 519-520] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 461_BATTERY MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY --Table of Contents Subpart A_Cadmium Subcategory Sec. 461.14 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES). (a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and Sec. 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the pretreatment standards for existing sources listed below: (1) Subpart A--Electrodeposited Anodes. PSES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/kg of cadmium English units--pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium ------------------------- Cadmium....................................... 11.95 5.27 Nickel........................................ 67.49 44.64 Zinc.......................................... 51.32 21.44 Cobalt........................................ 7.38 3.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) Subpart A--Impregnated Anodes. PSES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/kg of cadmium English units--pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium ------------------------- Cadmium....................................... 68.0 30.0 Nickel........................................ 384.0 254.0 Zinc.......................................... 292.0 122.0 Cobalt........................................ 42.0 18.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) Subpart A--Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes. [[Page 520]] PSES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/kg of nickel applied English units--pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel applied ------------------------- Cadmium....................................... 11.22 4.95 Nickel........................................ 63.36 41.91 Zinc.......................................... 48.18 20.13 Cobalt........................................ 6.93 2.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) Subpart A--Nickel Impregnated Cathodes--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/kg of nickel applied English units--pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel applied ------------------------- Cadmium....................................... 68.0 30.0 Nickel........................................ 384.0 254.0 Zinc.......................................... 292.0 122.0 Cobalt........................................ 42.0 18.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) Subpart A--Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------- Cadmium....................................... 0.79 0.35 Nickel........................................ 4.47 2.96 Zinc.......................................... 3.40 1.42 Cobalt........................................ 0.49 0.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (6) Subpart A--Cadmium Powder Production--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/kg of cadmium powder produced English units--pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium powder produced ------------------------- Cadmium....................................... 2.23 0.99 Nickel........................................ 12.61 8.34 Zinc.......................................... 9.59 4.01 Cobalt........................................ 1.38 0.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (7) Subpart A--Silver Powder Production--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/kg of silver powder produced English units--pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver powder produced ------------------------- Cadmium....................................... 1.09 0.48 Nickel........................................ 6.16 4.08 Silver........................................ 1.32 0.55 Zinc.......................................... 4.69 1.96 Cobalt........................................ 0.67 0.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (8) Subpart A--Cadmium Hydroxide Production--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/kg of cadmium used English units--pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium used -------------------------- Cadmium...................................... 0.05 0.02 Nickel....................................... 0.27 0.18 Zinc......................................... 0.20 0.09 Cobalt....................................... 0.03 0.012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) Subpart A--Nickel Hydroxide Production--PSES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum for Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for monthly any 1 day average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metric units--mg/kg of nickel used English units--pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel used ------------------------- Cadmium....................................... 5.61 2.48 Nickel........................................ 31.68 20.96 Zinc.......................................... 24.09 10.07 Cobalt........................................ 3.47 1.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.