40 CFR 430.96 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

Code of Federal Regulations - Title 40: Protection of Environment

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Title 40: Protection of Environment

CHAPTER I: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

SUBCHAPTER N: EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS

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

Subpart I: Secondary Fiber Deink Subcategory

430.96 - 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 (PSES) 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. PSES must be attained on or before July 1, 1984:

Subpart I[Facilities where fine or tissue paper is produced]a The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases when POTWs find it necessary to impose mass equivalent limitations.

Pollutant or pollutant property	PSES	Maximum for any 1 day	Milligrams/liter (mg/l)	Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product a
Pentachlorophenol	(0.032)(24.4)/y	0.0033
Trichlorophenol	(0.082)(24.4)/y	0.0084
y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product.

Subpart I[Facilities where newsprint is produced]a The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases when POTWs find it necessary to impose mass equivalent limitations.

Pollutant or pollutant property	PSES	Maximum for any 1 day	Milligrams/liter (mg/l)	Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product a
Pentachlorophenol	(0.032)(24.4)/y	0.0033
Trichlorophenol	(0.010)(24.4)/y	0.0010
y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product.