40 C.F.R. § 461.33

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 461.33 - New source performance standards (NSPS)

(a) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below:

(1) Subpart C-Open Formation-Dehydrated-NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units-mg/kg of lead used
	English units-pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper	2.15	1.02
Lead	0.47	0.21
Iron	2.01	1.02
Oil and grease	16.80	16.80
TSS	25.20	20.16
pH	(1)	(1)

¹ Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(2) Subpart C-Open Formation-Wet-NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units-mg/kg of lead used
	English units-pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper	0.067	0.032
Lead	0.014	0.006
Iron	0.063	0.032
Oil and grease	0.53	0.53
TSS	0.80	0.64
pH	(1)	(1)

¹ Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(3) Subpart C-Plate Soak-NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units-mg/kg of lead used
	English units-pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper	0.026	0.012
Lead	0.005	0.002
Iron	0.025	0.012
Oil and grease	0.21	0.21
TSS	0.32	0.25
pH	(1)	(1)

¹ Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(4) Subpart C-Battery Wash (Detergent)-NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant Property	Maximum for any 1 Day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units-mg/kg of lead used
	English units-pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper	1.152	0.549
Lead	0.252	0.117
Iron	1.08	0.55
Oil and grease	9.0	9.0
TSS	13.5	10.8
pH	(1)	(1)

¹ Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(5) Subpart C-Direct Chill Lead Casting-NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units-mg/kg of lead used
	English units-pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper	0.000256	0.000122
Lead	0.000056	0.000026
Iron	0.000240	0.000122
Oil and grease	0.0020	0.0020
TSS	0.0030	0.0024
pH	(1)	(1)

¹ Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(6) Subpart C-Mold Release Formulation-NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units-mg/kg of lead used
	English units-pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper	0.0077	0.0037
Lead	0.0017	0.0008
Iron	0.0072	0.0037
Oil and grease	0.060	0.060
TSS	0.090	0.072
pH	(1)	(1)

¹ Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(7) Subpart C-Truck Wash-NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units-mg/kg of lead in trucked batteries
	English units-pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead in trucked batteries
Copper	0.006	0.003
Lead	0.001	0.0007
Iron	0.006	0.003
Oil and grease	0.050	0.050
TSS	0.075	0.060
pH	(1)	(1)

¹ Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(8) Subpart C-Laundry-NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units-mg/kg of lead used
	English units-pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper	0.14	0.07
Lead	0.03	0.01
Iron	0.13	0.07
Oil and grease	1.09	1.09
TSS	1.64	1.31
pH	(1)	(1)

¹ Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(9) Subpart C-Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams-NSPS.

Pollutant or pollutant property	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
	Metric units-mg/kg of lead used
	English units-pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead used
Copper	0.39	0.19
Lead	0.085	0.039
Iron	0.37	0.19
Oil and grease	3.07	3.07
TSS	4.61	3.69
pH	(1)	(1)

¹ Within the limits of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

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

40 C.F.R. §461.33

49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 30816, Aug. 28, 1986