40 C.F.R. § 461.53

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 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.

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

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

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
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.

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	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.

40 C.F.R. § 461.53