[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: 40CFR461.15] [Page 520-522] 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. 461.15 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS). (a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 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 pretreatment standards for new sources listed below: [[Page 521]] (1) Subpart A--Electrodeposited Anodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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....................................... 7.03 2.81 Nickel........................................ 19.33 13.01 Zinc.......................................... 35.85 14.76 Cobalt........................................ 4.92 2.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) Subpart A--Impregnated Anodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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....................................... 40.0 16.0 Nickel........................................ 110.0 74.0 Zinc.......................................... 204.0 84.0 Cobalt........................................ 28.0 14.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) Subpart A--Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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....................................... 6.60 2.64 Nickel........................................ 18.15 12.21 Zinc.......................................... 33.66 13.86 Cobalt........................................ 4.62 2.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) Subpart A--Nickel Impregnated Cathodes--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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....................................... 40.0 16.0 Nickel........................................ 110.0 74.0 Zinc.......................................... 204.0 84.0 Cobalt........................................ 28.0 14.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) Subpart A--Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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....................................... 0.47 0.19 Nickel........................................ 1.28 0.86 Zinc.......................................... 2.38 0.98 Cobalt........................................ 0.33 0.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (6) Subpart A--Cadmium Powder Production--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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....................................... 1.31 0.53 Nickel........................................ 3.61 2.43 Zinc.......................................... 6.70 2.76 Cobalt........................................ 0.92 0.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (7) Subpart A--Silver Powder Production--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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....................................... 0.64 0.26 Nickel........................................ 1.77 1.19 Silver........................................ 0.93 0.39 Zinc.......................................... 3.27 1.35 Cobalt........................................ 0.45 0.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (8) Subpart A--Cadmium Hydroxide Production--PSNS. [[Page 522]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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....................................... 0.028 0.011 Nickel........................................ 0.077 0.051 Zinc.......................................... 0.142 0.058 Cobalt........................................ 0.019 0.009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) Subpart A--Nickel Hydroxide Production--PSNS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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....................................... 3.30 1.32 Nickel........................................ 9.08 6.11 Zinc.......................................... 16.83 6.93 Cobalt........................................ 2.31 1.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.