Regulations last checked for updates: May 19, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: May 16, 2024
§ 421.35 - 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. The mass of wastewater pollutants in secondary aluminum process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Subpart C—Scrap Drying Wet Air Pollution Control.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum scrap dried
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Ammonia (as N).000.000

(b) Subpart C—Scrap Screening and Milling.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum scrap screened and milled
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Ammonia (as N).000.000

(c) Subpart C—Dross Washing.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of dross washed
Lead3.0431.413
Zinc11.0904.565
Ammonia (as N)1,449.000636.000

(d) Subpart C—Demagging Wet Air Pollution Control.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (lb/million lbs) of aluminum demagged
Lead0.2160.100
Zinc0.7860.324
Amomonia (as N)102.80045.180

(e) Subpart C—Delacquering Wet Air Pollution Control.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum delacquered
Lead0.0930.043
Zinc0.3400.140
Ammonia (as N)44.38919.514
Total phenolics (4-AAP) method) 10.004

1 At the source.

(f) Subpart C—Direct Chill Casting Contact Cooling.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum cast
Lead.372.173
Zinc1.356.558
Ammonia (as N)177.20077.800

(g) Subpart C—Ingot Conveyor Casting Contact Cooling (When Chlorine Demagging Wet Air Pollution Control is Not Practiced On-Site).

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (lb/million lbs) of aluminum cast
Lead0.0190.009
Zinc0.0680.028
Amomonia (as N)8.9313.926

(h) Subpart C—Ingot Conveyor Casting Contact Cooling. (When Chlorine Demagging Wet Air Pollution Control is Practiced On Site.)

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum cast
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Ammonia (as N).000.000

(i) Subpart C—Stationary Casting Contact Cooling.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum cast
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Ammonia (as N).000.000

(j) Subpart C—Shot Casting Contact Cooling.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of aluminum cast
Lead.000.000
Zinc.000.000
Ammonia (as N).000.000
[49 FR 8796, Mar. 8, 1984, as amended at 49 FR 29794, July 24, 1984; 52 FR 25560, July 7, 1987]
authority: Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), 308 and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977) and the Water Quality Act of 1987 (the “Act”); 33 U.S.C. 1311,1314,c,e,and, 1316 (b) andc, 1317 (b) andc,1318; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217; 101 Stat. 7, Pub. L. 100-4
source: 49 FR 8790, Mar. 8, 1984, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 421.35