(a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment standards for existing sources.

Subpart C—PSES

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
    Milligrams per liter (mg/l)
Chromium 0.42 0.17
Lead 0.15 0.13
Nickel 1.41 1.00
Zinc 1.33 0.56

(b) In cases where POTW find it necessary to impose mass pretreatment standards the following equivalent mass standards are provided:

Subpart C—PSES

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metal preparation Coating operation Metal preparation Coating operation
    Metric units—mg/m2 of area processed or coated
Chromium 16.34 0.53 6.62 0.22
Lead 5.84 0.19 5.06 0.16
Nickel 54.85 1.78 38.9 1.26
Zinc 51.74 1.68 21.79 1.71
    English units—pounds per 1 million ft2 of area processed or coated
Chromium 3.35 0.11 1.36 0.05
Lead 1.20 0.04 1.04 0.03
Nickel 11.24 0.37 7.97 0.25
Zinc 10.6 0.35 4.46 0.35

[47 FR 53184, Nov. 24, 1982, as amended at 50 FR 36544, Sept. 6, 1985]


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