(a) Except as provided in §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 following pretreatment standards for new sources:

(1) Subpart C—Open Formation—Dehydrated—PSNS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of lead used
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 2.15 1.02
Lead 0.47 0.21

(2) Subpart C—Open Formation—Wet—PSNS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of lead used
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.067 0.032
Lead 0.014 0.006

(3) Subpart C—Plate Soak—PSNS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of lead used
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.026 0.012
Lead 0.005 0.002

(4) Subpart C—Battery Wash—(Detergent)—PSNS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant Property Maximum for any 1 Day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of lead used
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 1.152 0.549
Lead 0.252 0.117

(5) Subpart C—Direct Chill Lead Casting—PSNS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of lead used
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.000256 0.000122
Lead 0.000056 0.000026

(6) Subpart C—Mold Release Formulation—PSNS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of lead used
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.007   0.0037
Lead 0.0017 0.0008

(7) Subpart C—Truck Wash—PSNS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of lead in trucked batteries
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead in trucked batteries
Copper 0.006 0.003
Lead 0.001 0.0007

(8) Subpart C—Laundry—PSNS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of lead used
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.14 0.07
Lead 0.03 0.01

(9) Subpart C—Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams—PSNS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of lead used
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper 0.39 0.19
Lead 0.085 0.039

(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operations other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.

[49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 30817, Aug. 28, 1986]


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