40 C.F.R. § 466.14

Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 190 wordsSubsections: 1Official source

Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 466.14 (2026)

(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 A—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 effluent pretreatment standards the following equivalent mass standards are provided: Subpart A—PSES Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average Metal preparation Coating operation Metal preparation Coating operation Metric units—mg/m 2 of area processed or coated Chromium 16.82 0.53 6.81 0.22 Lead 6.01 0.19 5.21 0.16 Nickel 56.5 1.78 40.1 1.26 Zinc 53.3 1.68 22.5 0.71 English units—lbs/1 million ft 2 of area processed or coated Chromium 3.45 0.11 1.4 0.05 Lead 1.23 0.04 1.07 0.03 Nickel 11.6 0.37 8.20 0.26 Zinc 10.9 0.35 4.6 0.15 [47 FR 53184, Nov. 24, 1982, as amended at 50 FR 36543, Sept. 6, 1985]
Cross-references to the CFR
40:403.7
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