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§ 430.107 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

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 J

[PSNS for secondary fiber non-deink facilities where paperboard from wastepaper is produced]

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day
Milligrams/liter (mg/l) Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product a
Pentachlorophenol (0.072)(3.2)/y 0.00096
Trichlorophenol (0.023)(3.2)/y 0.00030
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 effluent limitations.

Subpart J

[PSNS for secondary fiber non-deink facilities where builders' paper and roofing felt from wastepaper are produced]

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day
Milligrams/liter (mg/l) Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product a
Pentachlorophenol (0.171)(2.7)/y 0.0019
Trichlorophenol (0.053)(2.7)/y 0.00060
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 effluent limitations.

Subpart J

[PSNS for secondary fiber non-deink facilities where tissue from wastepaper is produced without deinking]

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day
Milligrams/liter (mg/l) Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product a
Pentachlorophenol (0.049)(16.3)/y 0.0034
Trichlorophenol (0.015)(16.3)/y 0.0011
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 effluent limitations.

Subpart J

[PSNS for secondary fiber non-deink facilities where molded products from wastepaper are produced without deinking]

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day
Milligrams/liter (mg/l) Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product a
Pentachlorophenol (0.118)(5.7)/y 0.0028
Trichlorophenol (0.037)(5.7)/y 0.00088
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 effluent limitations.