View all text of Subpart AA [§ 421.290 - § 421.297]

§ 421.295 - 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 secondary tin process wastewater introduced into a POTW must not exceed the following values:

(a) Tin smelter SO2 scrubber.

PSES 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 Arsenic12.7905.703 Lead2.5751.196 Iron11.0405.611 Tin3.4952.024

(b) Dealuminizing rinse.

PSES 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 Lead0.0100.005 Cyanide (total)0.0070.003 Fluoride1.2250.697 Tin0.0130.008

(c) Tin mud acid neutralization filtrate.

PSES 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 neutralized dewatered tin mud produced Lead1.4130.656 Cyanide (total)1.0090.404 Fluoride176.600100.400 Tin1.9181.110

(d) Tin hydroxide wash.

PSES 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 Lead3.3471.554 Cyanide (total)2.3910.956 Fluoride418.400237.900 Tin4.5422.630

(e) Spent electrowinning solution from new scrap.

PSES 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 Lead4.7042.184 Cyanide (total)3.3601.344 Fluoride588.000334.300 Tin6.3843.696

(f) Spent electrowinning solution from municipal solid waste.

PSES 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 Lead0.0330.015 Cyanide (total)0.0240.010 Fluoride4.1652.368 Tin0.0450.026

(g) Tin hydroxide supernatant from scrap.

PSES 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 Lead15.5807.233 Cyanide (total)11.1304.451 Fluoride1,947.0001,107.000 Tin21.14012.240

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

PSES 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 Lead32.2014.95 Cyanide (total)23.009.20 Fluoride4,025.002,289.00 Tin43.7025.30

(i) Tin hydroxide filtrate.

PSES 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 Lead7.0123.256 Cyanide (total)5.0092.004 Fluoride876.500498.400 Tin9.5175.510