40 C.F.R. § 421.296

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 421.296 - 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 tin process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Tin smelter SO₂ scrubber.

PSNS for the Secondary Tin Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of crude tapped tin produced
Arsenic	12.790	5.703
Lead	2.575	1.196
Iron	11.040	5.611
Tin	3.495	2.024

(b) Dealuminizing rinse.

PSNS for the Secondary Tin Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of dealuminized scrap produced
Lead	0.010	0.005
Cyanide (total)	0.007	0.003
Fluoride	1.225	0.697
Tin	0.013	0.008

(c) Tin mud acid neutralization filtrate.

PSNS for the Secondary Tin Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/kg (pounds per million of pounds) of neutralized dewatered tin mud produced
Lead	1.413	0.656
Cyanide (total)	1.009	0.404
Fluoride	176.600	100.400
Tin	1.918	1.110

(d) Tin hydroxide wash.

PSNS for the Secondary Tin Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of tin hydroxide washed
Lead	3.347	1.554
Cyanide (total)	2.391	0.956
Fluoride	418.400	237.900
Tin	4.542	2.630

(e) Spent electrowinning solution from new scrap.

PSNS for the Secondary Tin Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of cathode tin produced
Lead	4.704	2.184
Cyanide (total)	3.360	1.344
Fluoride	588.000	334.300
Tin	6.384	3.696

(f) Spent electrowinning solution from municipal solid waste.

PSNS for the Secondary Tin Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of MSW scrap used as raw material
Lead	0.033	0.015
Cyanide (total)	0.024	0.010
Fluoride	4.165	2.368
Tin	0.045	0.026

(g) Tin hydroxide supernatant from scrap.

PSNS for the Secondary Tin Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of tin metal recovered from scrap
Lead	15.580	7.233
Cyanide (total)	11.130	4.451
Fluoride	1,947.000	1,107.000
Tin	21.140	12.240

(h) Tin hydroxide supernatant from plating solutions and ludges.

PSNS for the Secondary Tin Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of tin metal recovered from plating solutions and sludges
Lead	32.20	14.95
Cyanide (total)	23.00	9.20
Fluoride	4,025.00	2,289.00
Tin	43.70	25.30

(i) Tin hydroxide filtrate.

PSNS for the Secondary Tin Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of tin metal produced
Lead	7.012	3.256
Cyanide (total)	5.009	2.004
Fluoride	876.500	498.400
Tin	9.517	5.510

40 C.F.R. §421.296