---identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s461.44"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "40 CFR § 461.44 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES)."title_number: 40title_name: "Protection of Environment"section_number: "461.44"section_name: "Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES)."chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"subchapter_number: "N"subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"part_number: "461"part_name: "BATTERY MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), 308 and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977) (the “Act”); 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317 (b) and (c), and 1361; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217."regulatory_source: "49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "461"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t40/s461.44
Currency
2026-03-24
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No
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2026-03-24
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), 308 and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water A... Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c), 308 and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977) (the “Act”); 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317 (b) and (c), and 1361; 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567, Pub. L. 95-217.
# 461.44 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).(a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart that introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment standards for existing sources listed below:(1) Subpart D—Foliar Battery Miscellaneous Wash—PSES.| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average || --- | --- | --- || | Metric units—mg/kg of cells produced | || | English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of cells produced | || Mercury | 0.010 | 0.004 || Zinc | 0.067 | 0.030 || Manganese | 0.019 | 0.015 |(b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.[49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984; 49 FR 27946, July 9, 1984]