Regulations last checked for updates: May 19, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: May 16, 2024
§ 421.276 - 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 primary rare earth metals process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Dryer vent water quench and scrubber.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of mischmetal produced from wet rare earth chlorides
Hexachlorobenzene0.0420.042
Chromium (total)1.5440.626
Lead1.1680.542
Nickel2.2951.544

(b) Dryer vent caustic wet air pollution control.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of mischmetal produced from wet rare earth chlorides
Hexachlorobenzene0.0070.007
Chromium (total)0.2720.110
Lead0.2060.095
Nickel0.4040.272

(c) Electrolytic cell water quench and scrubber.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of total mischmetal produced
Hexachlorobenzene0.0940.094
Chromium (total)3.4741.409
Lead2.6291.221
Nickel5.1653.474

(d) Electrolytic cell caustic wet air pollution control.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of total mischmetal produced
Hexachlorobenzene0.0000.000
Chromium (total)0.0000.000
Lead0.0000.000
Nickel0.0000.000

(e) Sodium hypochlorite filter backwash.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of total mischmetal produced
Hexachlorobenzene0.0040.004
Chromium (total)0.1340.054
Lead0.1010.047
Nickel0.1990.134
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 421.276