(a) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below:

(1) Subpart F—Silver Chloride Cathodes—Chemically Reduced—NSPS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of silver processed
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver processed
Lead 22.93 10.65
Silver 23.75 9.83
Iron 98.28 49.96
TSS 1,228.5 982.8
COD 4,095.0 1,999.0
pH (1) (1)

1Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(2) Subpart F—Silver Chloride Cathodes—Electrolytic—NSPS.

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
   Metric units—mg/kg of silver processed
   English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver processed
Lead 40.6 18.9
Silver 42.1 17.4
Iron 174.0 88.5
TSS 2,175.0 1,740.0
COD 7,250.0 3,540.0
pH (1) (1)

1Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(3) Subpart F—Cell Testing—NSPS.

Open Table
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
Lead 19.5 7.89
Silver 15.3 6.31
Iron 63.1 32.1
TSS 789.0 631.2
COD 2,630.0 1,290.0
pH (1) (1)

1Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(4) Subpart F—Floor and Equipment Wash—NSPS.

Open Table
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
Lead 0.026 0.012
Silver 0.027 0.011
Iron 0.112 0.057
COD 4.70 2.30
TSS 1.41 1.13
pH (1) (1)

1Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

(5) Subpart F—Air Scrubber—NSPS.

Open Table
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 8,467.0 4,030.0
pH (1) (1)

1Within 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.

[49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984; 49 FR 13879, Apr. 9, 1984]


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