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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.421.296 Pretreatment standards for new sources

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

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 sludges.

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
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