TITLE 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

SUBCHAPTER N - EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS

PART 430 - THE PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD POINT SOURCE CATEGORY

subpart c - UNBLEACHED KRAFT SUBCATEGORY

430.37 - Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

  (a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7, any new 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 new sources (PSNS) if it uses chlorophenolic-containing biocides. Permittees not using chlorophenolic-containing biocides must certify to the permit-issuing authority that they are not using these biocides: Subpart C [PSNS for unbleached kraft facilities where linerboard is produced] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum for any 1 day ----------------------------------------------------------------- Kg/kkg (or Pollutant or pollutant property pounds per Milligrams/liter 1,000 lb) of product \a\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pentachlorophenol............................. (0.015)(9.4)/y..................................... 0.00058 Trichlorophenol............................... (0.013)(9.4)/y..................................... 0.00053 y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \a\ The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases where POTWs find it necessary to impose mass effluent limitations.

Subpart C [PSNS for unbleached kraft facilities where bag paper and other mixed products are produced] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum for any 1 day ----------------------------------------------------------------- Kg/kkg (or Pollutant or pollutant property pounds per Milligrams/liter 1,000 lb) of product \a\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pentachlorophenol............................. (0.012)(11.4)/y.................................... 0.00058 Trichlorophenol............................... (0.011)(11.4)/y.................................... 0.00053 y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \a\ The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases where POTWs find it necessary to impose mass effluent limitations.

Subpart C [PSNS for unbleached kraft facilities where pulp and paper are produced using the unbleached kraft-neutral sulfite semi-chemical (cross recovery) process and/or a combined unbleached kraft and semi-chemical process, wherein the spent semi-chemical cooking liquor is burned within the unbleached kraft chemical recovery system] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum for any 1 day ----------------------------------------------------------------- Kg/kkg (or Pollutant or pollutant property pounds per Milligrams/liter 1,000 lb) of product \a\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pentachlorophenol............................. (0.013)(11.5)/y.................................... 0.00064 Trichlorophenol............................... (0.012)(11.5)/y.................................... 0.00059 y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \a\ The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases where POTWs find it necessary to impose mass effluent limitations.