Regulations last checked for updates: May 16, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: May 14, 2024
§ 464.15 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

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.

(a) Casting Cleaning Operations.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured
Copper (T)0.07710.0421
Lead (T)0.07910.039
Zinc (T)0.1140.0431

(b) Casting Quench Operation.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured
Copper (T)0.00930.0051
Lead (T)0.00960.0047
Zinc (T)0.01380.0052
TT00.0290.0095
Oil and grease (for alternate monitoring)0.3630.121

(c) Die Casting Operations.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured
Copper (T)0.00660.0036
Lead (T)0.00680.0034
Zinc (T)0.00980.0037
Total phenols0.00740.0026
TTO0.03080.01
Oil and grease (for alternate monitoring)0.2590.0864

(d) Dust Collection Scrubber Operations.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
kg/62.3 million Sm 3 (pounds per billion SCF) of air scrubbed
Copper (T)0.2310.126
Lead (T)0.2370.117
Zinc (T)0.3430.129
Total phenols0.2580.09
TTO0.6130.2
Oil and grease (for alternate monitoring)9.013.00

(e) Grinding Scrubber Operations. No discharge of process wastewater pollutants to a POTW.

(f) Investment Casting.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured
Copper (T)8.484.63
Lead (T)8.74.3
Zinc (T)12.64.74
TTO18.15.91
Oil and grease (for alternate monitoring330110

(g) Melting Furnace Scrubber Operations.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
kg/62.3 million Sm 3 (pounds per billion SCF) of air scrubbed
Copper (T)3.011.64
Lead (T)3.091.52
Zinc (T)4.451.68
Total phenols3.361.17
TTO7.972.6
Oil and grease (for alternate monitoring)11739.1

(h) Mold Cooling Operations.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
kg/1,000 kkg (pounds per million pounds) of metal poured
Copper (T)0.2970.162
Lead (T)0.3050.151
Zinc (T)0.440.166
TTO0.9350.304
Oil and grease (for alternate monitoring)11.63.86
[50 FR 45247, Oct. 30, 1985; 51 FR 21760, June 16, 1986]
authority: Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307, 308, and 501 of the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977) (the “Act”); 33 U.S.C. 1311,1314,c,e, 1316 (b) andc, 1317 (b) andc,1318,and; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217
source: 50 FR 45247, Oct. 30, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 464.15