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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 40 - Protection of Environment |
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Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency |
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SubChapter N - Effluent Guidelines and Standards |
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Part 430 - The Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Point Source Category |
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Subpart C - Unbleached Kraft Subcategory |
§ 430.36 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
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§ 430.36 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
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 those biocides. PSES must be attained on or before July 1, 1984:
Subpart C
[PSES for unbleached kraft facilities]
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Milligrams/liter Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of producta Pentachlorophenol (0.011)(12.6)/y 0.00058 Trichlorophenol (0.010)(12.6)/y 0.00053 y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product. Subpart C
[PSES 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]
Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Milligrams/liter Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of producta Pentachlorophenol (0.011)(14.0)/y 0.00064 Trichlorophenol (0.010)(14.0)/y 0.00059 y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product.