[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:

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    (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.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             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.