40 CFR 437.46: Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

(a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7, § 403.13 or § 437.40(b), any new source subject to this subpart which combines treated or untreated wastes from subparts A, B, or C of this part may be subject to Multiple Wastestream Subcategory pretreatment standards representing the application of PSES set forth in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section if the discharger agrees to the following conditions in its permit:

(1) The discharger will meet the applicable Multiple Wastestream

Subcategory standards set forth in paragraphs (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this section;

(2) The discharger will notify its local control authority of its desire to be subject to the Multiple Waste Subcategory by submitting to the local control authority an initial certification statement as described in § 437.41(a);

(3) The discharger will submit to its local control authority a periodic certification statement as described in § 437.41(b) once a year; and

(4) The discharger will maintain at the office of the facility and make available for inspection the on-site compliance paperwork as described in § 437.41(c).

(b) Combined waste receipts from subparts A, B and C of this part. (1) As provided in § 437.46(a), and no later than [Insert date—three years after publication], any existing source subject to this paragraph must achieve the following pretreatment standards:

Pretreatment Standards (PSES)

Regulated parameter Maximum daily 1 Maximum monthly avg. 1

Metal Parameters

Antimony 0.249 0.206

Arsenic 0.162 0.104

Cadmium 0.474 0.0962

Chromium 0.947 0.487

Cobalt 0.192 0.124

Copper 0.405 0.301

Lead 0.222 0.172

Mercury 0.00234 0.000739

Nickel 3.95 1.45

Silver 0.120 0.0351

Tin 0.409 0.120

Titanium 0.0947 0.0618

Vanadium 0.218 0.0662

Zinc 2.87 0.641

Organic Parameters

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.267 0.158

Carbazole 0.392 0.233

o-Cresol 1.92 0.561

p-Cresol 0.698 0.205

n-Decane 5.79 3.31

Fluoranthene 0.787 0.393

n-Octadecane 1.22 0.925

2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 0.155 0.106

1 mg/L (ppm).

(2) The following in-plant limitations apply to metal-bearing wastewater containing cyanide:

In-Plant Limitations

Regulated parameter Maximum daily 1 Maximum monthly avg. 1

Cyanide 500 178

1 mg/L (ppm).

(c) Combined waste receipts from subparts A and B of this part. (1) As provided in § 437.46(a), and no later than December 22, 2003, any existing source subject to this paragraph must achieve the following pretreatment standards:

Pretreatment Standards (PSES)

Regulated parameter Maximum daily 1 Maximum monthly avg. 1

Metal Parameters

Antimony 0.249 0.206

Arsenic 0.162 0.104

Cadmium 0.474 0.0962

Chromium 0.947 0.487

Cobalt 0.192 0.124

Copper 0.405 0.301

Lead 0.222 0.172

Mercury 0.00234 0.000739

Nickel 3.95 1.45

Silver 0.120 0.0351

Tin 0.409 0.120

Titanium 0.0947 0.0618

Vanadium 0.218 0.0662

Zinc 2.87 0.641

Organic Parameters

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.267 0.158

Carbazole 0.392 0.233

n-Decane 5.79 3.31

Fluoranthene 0.787 0.393

n-Octadecane 1.22 0.925

1 mg/L (ppm).

(2) The following in-plant limitations apply to metal-bearing wastewater containing cyanide:

In-Plant Limitations

Regulated parameter Maximum daily 1 Maximum monthly avg. 1

Cyanide 500 178

1 mg/L (ppm).

(d) Combined waste receipts from subparts A and C of this part. (1) As provided in § 437.46(a), and no later than December 22, 2003, any existing source subject to this paragraph must achieve the following pretreatment standards:

Pretreatment Standards (PSES)

Regulated parameter Maximum daily 1 Maximum monthly avg. 1

Metal Parameters

Antimony 0.249 0.206

Arsenic 0.162 0.104

Cadmium 0.474 0.0962

Chromium 15.5 3.07

Cobalt 0.192 0.124

Copper 4.14 1.06

Lead 1.32 0.283

Mercury 0.00234 0.000739

Nickel 3.95 1.45

Silver 0.120 0.0351

Tin 0.409 0.120

Titanium 0.0947 0.0618

Vanadium 0.218 0.0662

Zinc 2.87 0.641

Organic Parameters

o-Cresol 1.92 0.561

p-Cresol 0.698 0.205

2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 0.155 0.106

1 mg/L (ppm).

(2) The following in-plant limitations apply to metal-bearing wastewater containing cyanide:

In-Plant Limitations

Regulated parameter Maximum daily 1 Maximum monthly avg. 1

Cyanide 500 178

1 mg/L (ppm).

(e) Combined waste receipts from subparts B and C of this part. As provided in § 437.46(a), and no later than December 22, 2003, any existing source subject to this paragraph must achieve the following pretreatment standards:

Pretreatment Standards (PSES)

Regulated parameter Maximum daily 1 Maximum monthly avg. 1

Metal Parameters

Chromium 0.947 0.487

Cobalt 56.4 18.8

Copper 0.405 0.301

Lead 0.222 0.172

Tin 0.249 0.146

Zinc 6.95 4.46

Organic Parameters

Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.267 0.158

Carbazole 0.392 0.233

o-Cresol 1.92 0.561

p-Cresol 0.698 0.205

n-Decane 5.79 3.31

Fluoranthene 0.787 0.393

n-Octadecane 1.22 0.925

2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 0.155 0.106

1 mg/L (ppm).