40 C.F.R. § 461.53
New source performance standards (NSPS).
Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 461.53 (2026)
(a) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below: (1) Subpart E—Lead Iodide Cathodes—NSPS. Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average Metric units—mg/kg of lead English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of lead Chromium 23.34 9.46 Lead 17.66 8.20 Iron 75.70 38.48 TSS 946.2 756.96 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times. (2) Subpart E—Iron Disulfide Cathodes—NSPS. Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average Metric units—mg/kg of Iron disulfide English units—pounds per 1,000,000 pounds of Iron disulfide Chromium 2.79 1.13 Lead 2.11 0.98 Iron 9.05 4.60 TSS 113.1 90.5 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times. (3) Subpart E—Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams—NSPS. 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 Chromium 0.039 0.016 Lead 0.030 0.014 Iron 0.129 0.066 TSS 1.62 1.30 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times. (4) Subpart E—Air Scrubbers—NSPS. 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 TSS 434.0 207.0 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times. (b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed above.