Regulations last checked for updates: May 20, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: May 16, 2024
§ 421.226 - Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Except as provided in 40 CFR 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 wastewater pollutants in secondary molybdenum and vanadium process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Leach tailings.

PSNS for the Secondary Molybdenum and Vanadium Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of technical grade molybdenum plus vanadium plus pure grade molybdenum produced
Arsenic27.12012.097
Chromium7.2192.927
Lead5.4632.536
Nickel10.7317.219
Iron23.41311.902
Molybdenum[Reserved][Reserved]
Ammonia (as N)8078.0003551.000

(b) Molybdenum filtrate solvent extraction raffinate.

PSNS for the Secondary Molybdenum And Vanadium Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of technical grade molybdenum plus vanadium plus pure grade molybdenum produced
Arsenic80.95236.108
Chromium21.5488.736
Lead16.3067.571
Nickel32.03121.548
Iron69.88735.526
Molybdenum[Reserved][Reserved]
Ammonia (as N)24114.00010600.000

(c) Vanadium decomposition wet air pollution control.

PSNS for the Secondary Molybdenum and Vandadium Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) vanadium produced by decomposition
Arsenic0.0000.000
Chromium0.0000.000
Lead0.0000.000
Nickel0.0000.000
Iron0.0000.000
Molybdenum0.0000.000
Ammonia (as N)0.0000.000

(d) Molybdenum drying wet air pollution control.

PSNS for the Secondary Molybdenum and Vandadium Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of molybdenum produced
Arsenic0.0000.000
Chromium0.0000.000
Lead0.0000.000
Nickel0.0000.000
Iron0.0000.000
Molybdenum0.0000.000
Ammonia (as N)0.0000.000

(e) Pure Grade Molybdenum.

PSNS for the Secondary Molybdenum And Vanadium Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of pure molybdenum produced
Arsenic32.35914.434
Chromium8.6143.492
Lead6.5183.026
Nickel12.8048.614
Iron27.93614.201
Molybdenum[Reserved][Reserved]
Ammonia (as N)9638.0004237.000
[50 FR 38357, Sept. 20, 1985, as amended at 55 FR 31704, 31705 Aug. 3, 1990]
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 421.226