40 CFR § 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]
Pollutant or pollutant property | PSES | |
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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. |
a The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases when POTWs find it necessary to impose mass equivalent limitations.
Subpart I
[Facilities where newsprint is produced]
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. |
a The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases when POTWs find it necessary to impose mass equivalent limitations.