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40 CFR 429.85: Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

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  1. Title 40—Protection of Environment
  2. CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  3. SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
  4. PART 429—TIMBER PRODUCTS PROCESSING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
  5. Subpart G—Wood Preserving Steam Subcategory

Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and meet the following pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES):

Subpart G

[PSES Effluent Limitations]

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day (mg/l)

Oil and grease 100

Copper 5

Chromium 4

Arsenic 4

In cases where POTWs find it necessary to impose mass limitations, the following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance.

[Grams per cubic meter of production]

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day

Oil and grease 20.5

Copper .62

Chromium .41

Arsenic .41

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