Regulations last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: May 16, 2024
§ 461.14 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

(a) 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 pretreatment standards for existing sources listed below:

(1) Subpart A—Electrodeposited Anodes.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/kg of cadmium
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium
Cadmium11.955.27
Nickel67.4944.64
Zinc51.3221.44
Cobalt7.383.16

(2) Subpart A—Impregnated Anodes.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/kg of cadmium
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium
Cadmium68.030.0
Nickel384.0254.0
Zinc292.0122.0
Cobalt42.018.0

(3) Subpart A—Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes.

PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/kg of nickel applied
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel applied
Cadmium11.224.95
Nickel63.3641.91
Zinc48.1820.13
Cobalt6.932.97

(4) Subpart A—Nickel Impregnated Cathodes—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/kg of nickel applied
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel applied
Cadmium68.030.0
Nickel384.0254.0
Zinc292.0122.0
Cobalt42.018.0

(5) Subpart A—Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/kg of cells produced
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cells produced
Cadmium0.790.35
Nickel4.472.96
Zinc3.401.42
Cobalt0.490.21

(6) Subpart A—Cadmium Powder Production—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/kg of cadmium powder produced
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium powder produced
Cadmium2.230.99
Nickel12.618.34
Zinc9.594.01
Cobalt1.380.59

(7) Subpart A—Silver Powder Production—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/kg of silver powder produced
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of silver powder produced
Cadmium1.090.48
Nickel6.164.08
Silver1.320.55
Zinc4.691.96
Cobalt0.670.29

(8) Subpart A—Cadmium Hydroxide Production—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/kg of cadmium used
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cadmium used
Cadmium0.050.02
Nickel0.270.18
Zinc0.200.09
Cobalt0.030.012

(9) Subpart A—Nickel Hydroxide Production—PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/kg of nickel used
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of nickel used
Cadmium5.612.48
Nickel31.6820.96
Zinc24.0910.07
Cobalt3.471.49

(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.

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) (the “Act”); 33 U.S.C. 1311,1314,c,e,and, 1316 (b) andc, 1317 (b) andc,and; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217
source: 49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 461.14