40 CFR § 466.34 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources.
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Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 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 ... Secs. 301, 304 (b), (c), (e), and (g), 306 (b) and (c), 307 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.
# 466.34 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.(a) 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.Subpart C—PSES| Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average || --- | --- | --- || | Milligrams per liter (mg/l) | || Chromium | 0.42 | 0.17 || Lead | 0.15 | 0.13 || Nickel | 1.41 | 1.00 || Zinc | 1.33 | 0.56 |(b) In cases where POTW find it necessary to impose mass pretreatment standards the following equivalent mass standards are provided:Subpart C—PSES| | | | | || --- | --- | --- | --- | --- || | Metric units—mg/m of area processed or coated | | | || Chromium | 16.34 | 0.53 | 6.62 | 0.22 || Lead | 5.84 | 0.19 | 5.06 | 0.16 || Nickel | 54.85 | 1.78 | 38.9 | 1.26 || Zinc | 51.74 | 1.68 | 21.79 | 1.71 || | English units—pounds per 1 million ft of area processed or coated | | | || Chromium | 3.35 | 0.11 | 1.36 | 0.05 || Lead | 1.20 | 0.04 | 1.04 | 0.03 || Nickel | 11.24 | 0.37 | 7.97 | 0.25 || Zinc | 10.6 | 0.35 | 4.46 | 0.35 |[47 FR 53184, Nov. 24, 1982, as amended at 50 FR 36544, Sept. 6, 1985]