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468.14—Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

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:
(a) Subpart A—Hot Rolling Spent Lubricant PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy hot rolled
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy hot rolled
Chromium 0.045 0.018
Copper 0.195 0.103
Lead 0.015 0.013
Nickel 0.197 0.130
Zinc 0.150 0.062
TTO 0.066 0.035
Oil and grease 1 2.060 1.236
1 For alternate monitoring.
(b) Subpart A—Cold Rolling Spent Lubricant PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy cold rolled
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy cold rolled
Chromium 0.166 0.068
Copper 0.720 0.379
Lead 0.056 0.049
Nickel 0.727 0.481
Zinc 0.553 0.231
TTO 0.246 0.128
Oil and grease 1 7.580 4.548
1 For alternate monitoring
(c) Subpart A—Drawing Spent Lubricant PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy drawn
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy drawn
Chromium 0.037 0.015
Copper 0.161 0.085
Lead 0.012 0.011
Nickel 0.163 0.107
Zinc 0.124 0.051
TTO 0.055 0.028
Oil and grease 1 1.700 1.020
1 For alternate monitoring.
(d) Subpart A—Solution Heat Treatment PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated
Chromium 0.284 0.116
Copper 1.227 0.646
Lead 0.096 0.083
Nickel 1.240 0.820
Zinc 0.943 0.394
TTO 0.419 0.219
Oil and grease 1 12.920 7.752
1 For alternate monitoring.
(e) Subpart A—Extrusion Heat Treatment PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press
Chromium 0.00088 0.00036
Copper 0.0030 0.0020
Lead 0.00030 0.00026
Nickel 0.0030 0.0020
Zinc 0.0020 0.0010
TTO 0.0010 0.00068
Oil and grease 1 0.040 0.024
1 For alternate monitoring.
(f) Subpart A—Annealing with Water PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with water
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with water
Chromium 0.545 0.223
Copper 2.356 1.240
Lead 0.186 0.161
Nickel 2.380 1.574
Zinc 1.810 0.756
TTO 0.806 0.421
Oil and grease 1 24.800 14.880
1 For alternate monitoring.
(g) Subpart A—Annealing With Oil PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil
Chromium 0 0
Copper 0 0
Lead 0 0
Nickel 0 0
Zinc 0 0
TTO 0 0
Oil and grease 1 0 0
1 For alternate monitoring.
(h) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned
English units—pounds per 1,000,000-off pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned
Chromium 1.854 0.758
Copper 8.006 4.214
Lead 0.632 0.547
Nickel 8.090 5.351
Zinc 6.152 2.570
TTO 2.739 1.432
Oil and grease 1 84.280 50.568
1 For alternate monitoring.
(i) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse for Forged Parts PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off—pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned
Chromium 5.562 2.275
Copper 24.019 12.642
Lead 1.896 1.643
Nickel 24.272 16.055
Zinc 18.457 7.711
TTO 8.217 4.298
Oil and grease 1 252.840 151.704
1 For alternate monitoring.
(j) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Bath PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off—pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaine cleaned
Chromium 0.020 0.0084
Copper 0.088 0.046
Lead 0.0070 0.0060
Nickel 0.089 0.059
Zinc 0.068 0.028
TTO 0.030 0.015
Oil and grease 1 0.93 0.56
1 For alternate monitoring.
(k) Subpart A—Pickling Rinse PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 of pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled
Chromium 0.574 0.235
Copper 2.481 1.306
Lead 0.195 0.169
Nickel 2.507 1.658
Zinc 1.906 0.796
TTO 0.848 0.444
Oil and grease 1 26.120 15.672
1 For alternate monitoring.
(l) Subpart A—Pickling Rinse for Forged Parts PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled
Chromium 1.723 0.705
Copper 7.444 3.918
Lead 0.587 0.509
Nickel 7.522 4.975
Zinc 5.720 2.389
TTO 2.546 1.332
Oil and grease 1 78.360 47.016
1 For alternate monitoring.
(m) Subpart A—Pickling Bath PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled
Chromium 0.051 0.020
Copper 0.220 0.116
Lead 0.017 0.015
Nickel 0.222 0.147
Zinc 0.169 0.070
TTO 0.075 0.039
Oil and grease 1 2.320 1.392
1 For alternate monitoring.
(n) Subpart A—Pickling Fume Scrubber PSES
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled
Chromium 0.275 0.112
Copper 1.189 0.626
Lead 0.093 0.081
Nickel 1.201 0.795
Zinc 0.913 0.381
TTO 0.406 0.212
Oil and grease 1 12.520 7.512
1 For alternate monitoring.
(o) Subpart A—Tumbling or Burnishing PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished
Chromium 0.256 0.104
Copper 1.107 0.583
Lead 0.087 0.075
Nickel 1.119 0.740
Zinc 0.851 0.355
TTO 0.378 0.198
Oil and grease 1 11.660 6.996
1 For alternate monitoring.
(p) Subpart A—Surface Coating PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy surface coated
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy surface coated
Chromium 0.326 0.133
Copper 1.411 0.743
Lead 0.111 0.096
Nickel 1.426 0.943
Zinc 1.084 0.453
TTO 0.482 0.252
Oil and grease 1 14.860 8.916
1 For alternate monitoring.
(q) Subpart A—Miscellaneous Waste Streams PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy formed
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off pounds of copper or copper alloy formed
Chromium 0.009 0.003
Copper 0.041 0.021
Lead 0.003 0.002
Nickel 0.041 0.027
Zinc 0.031 0.013
TTO 0.014 0.007
Oil and grease 1 0.436 0.261
1 For alternate monitoring.

Code of Federal Regulations

[48 FR 36957, Aug. 15, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 22521, June 20, 1986]
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:
(a) Subpart A—Hot Rolling Spent Lubricant PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy hot rolled
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy hot rolled
Chromium 0.045 0.018
Copper 0.195 0.103
Lead 0.015 0.013
Nickel 0.197 0.130
Zinc 0.150 0.062
TTO 0.066 0.035
Oil and grease 1 2.060 1.236
1 For alternate monitoring.
(b) Subpart A—Cold Rolling Spent Lubricant PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy cold rolled
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy cold rolled
Chromium 0.166 0.068
Copper 0.720 0.379
Lead 0.056 0.049
Nickel 0.727 0.481
Zinc 0.553 0.231
TTO 0.246 0.128
Oil and grease 1 7.580 4.548
1 For alternate monitoring
(c) Subpart A—Drawing Spent Lubricant PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy drawn
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy drawn
Chromium 0.037 0.015
Copper 0.161 0.085
Lead 0.012 0.011
Nickel 0.163 0.107
Zinc 0.124 0.051
TTO 0.055 0.028
Oil and grease 1 1.700 1.020
1 For alternate monitoring.
(d) Subpart A—Solution Heat Treatment PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated
Chromium 0.284 0.116
Copper 1.227 0.646
Lead 0.096 0.083
Nickel 1.240 0.820
Zinc 0.943 0.394
TTO 0.419 0.219
Oil and grease 1 12.920 7.752
1 For alternate monitoring.
(e) Subpart A—Extrusion Heat Treatment PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press
Chromium 0.00088 0.00036
Copper 0.0030 0.0020
Lead 0.00030 0.00026
Nickel 0.0030 0.0020
Zinc 0.0020 0.0010
TTO 0.0010 0.00068
Oil and grease 1 0.040 0.024
1 For alternate monitoring.
(f) Subpart A—Annealing with Water PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with water
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with water
Chromium 0.545 0.223
Copper 2.356 1.240
Lead 0.186 0.161
Nickel 2.380 1.574
Zinc 1.810 0.756
TTO 0.806 0.421
Oil and grease 1 24.800 14.880
1 For alternate monitoring.
(g) Subpart A—Annealing With Oil PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil
Chromium 0 0
Copper 0 0
Lead 0 0
Nickel 0 0
Zinc 0 0
TTO 0 0
Oil and grease 1 0 0
1 For alternate monitoring.
(h) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned
English units—pounds per 1,000,000-off pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned
Chromium 1.854 0.758
Copper 8.006 4.214
Lead 0.632 0.547
Nickel 8.090 5.351
Zinc 6.152 2.570
TTO 2.739 1.432
Oil and grease 1 84.280 50.568
1 For alternate monitoring.
(i) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse for Forged Parts PSES.
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average
Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned
English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off—pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned
Chromium 5.562 2.275
Copper 24.019 12.642
Lead 1.896 1.643
Nickel 24.272 16.055
Zinc 18.457 7.711
TTO 8.217 4.298
Oil and grease 1 252.840 151.704
1 For alternate monitoring.
(j) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Ba