Except as provided in §403.7, any new 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 new sources. The mass of process wastewater pollutants from the core and ancillary operations introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the values set forth below:

Subpart B

Core

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property PSNS
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum rolled with emulsions
Chromium 0.048 0.020
Cyanide 0.026 0.011
Zinc 0.133 0.055
TTO 0.090
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 1.30 1.30

Subpart B

Direct Chill Casting Contact Cooling Water

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property PSNS
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cast by semicontinuous methods
Chromium 0.49 0.20
Cyanide 0.27 0.11
Zinc 1.36 0.56
TTO 0.92
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 13.29 13.29

Subpart B

Solution Heat Treatment Contact Cooling Water

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property PSNS
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum quenched
Chromium 0.76 0.31
Cyanide 0.41 0.17
Zinc 2.08 0.86
TTO 1.41
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 20.37 20.37

Subpart B

Cleaning or Etching Bath

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property PSNS
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium 0.067 0.027
Cyanide 0.036 0.015
Zinc 0.183 0.075
TTO 0.124
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 1.79 1.79

Subpart B

Cleaning or Etching Rinse

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property PSNS
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium 0.52 0.21
Cyanide 0.28 0.11
Zinc 1.42 0.59
TTO 0.96
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 13.91 13.91

Subpart B

Cleaning or Etching Scrubber Liquor

Open Table
Pollutant or pollutant property PSNS
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium 0.72 0.29
Cyanide 0.39 0.16
Zinc 1.97 0.81
TTO 1.34
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 19.33 19.33

[48 FR 49149, Oct. 24, 1983; 49 FR 11631, 11632, Mar. 27, 1984]


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