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§ 467.15 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

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 following pretreatment standards for existing sources. The mass of wastewater pollutants in aluminum forming process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

Subpart A

Core With an Annealing Furnace Scrubber

Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum rolled with neat oils
Chromium 0.036 0.015
Cyanide 0.024 0.010
Zinc 0.119 0.050
TTO 0.057
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 4.3 2.1

Subpart A

Core Without an Annealing Furnace Scrubber

Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum rolled with neat oils
Chromium 0.025 0.010
Cyanide 0.016 0.007
Zinc 0.081 0.034
TTO 0.038
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 2.9 1.5

Subpart A

Continuous Sheet Casting Lubricant

Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cast
Chromium 0.00086 0.00035
Cyanide 0.00057 0.00024
Zinc 0.0029 0.0012
TTO 0.0014
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 0.10 0.052

Subpart A

Solution Heat Treatment Contact Cooling Water

Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum quenched
Chromium 0.90 0.37
Cyanide 0.59 0.25
Zinc 2.98 1.25
TTO 1.41
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 110 53

Subpart A

Cleaning or Etching Bath

Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium 0.079 0.032
Cyanide 0.052 0.022
Zinc 0.262 0.109
TTO 0.124
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 9.3 4.7

Subpart A

Cleaning or Etching Rinse

Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium 0.61 0.25
Cyanide 0.41 0.17
Zinc 2.03 0.85
TTO 0.96
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 73 36

Subpart A

Cleaning or Etching Scrubber Liquor

Pollutant or pollutant property PSES
Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
mg/off-kg (lb/million off-lbs) of aluminum cleaned or etched
Chromium 0.85 0.35
Cyanide 0.56 0.23
Zinc 2.82 1.18
TTO 1.34
Oil and grease (alternate monitoring parameter) 100 50

[48 FR 49149, Oct. 24, 1983; 49 FR 11631, 11632, Mar. 27, 1984, as amended at 53 FR 52369, 52370, Dec. 27, 1988]