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§ 421.276 - Pretreatment standards for new sources.

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 primary rare earth metals process wastewater introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:

(a) Dryer vent water quench and scrubber.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of mischmetal produced from wet rare earth chlorides Hexachlorobenzene0.0420.042 Chromium (total)1.5440.626 Lead1.1680.542 Nickel2.2951.544

(b) Dryer vent caustic wet air pollution control.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of mischmetal produced from wet rare earth chlorides Hexachlorobenzene0.0070.007 Chromium (total)0.2720.110 Lead0.2060.095 Nickel0.4040.272

(c) Electrolytic cell water quench and scrubber.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of total mischmetal produced Hexachlorobenzene0.0940.094 Chromium (total)3.4741.409 Lead2.6291.221 Nickel5.1653.474

(d) Electrolytic cell caustic wet air pollution control.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of total mischmetal produced Hexachlorobenzene0.0000.000 Chromium (total)0.0000.000 Lead0.0000.000 Nickel0.0000.000

(e) Sodium hypochlorite filter backwash.

PSNS for the Primary Rare Earth Metals Subcategory

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of total mischmetal produced Hexachlorobenzene0.0040.004 Chromium (total)0.1340.054 Lead0.1010.047 Nickel0.1990.134