{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-439.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 439.15","heading":"New source performance standards (NSPS).","body":"(a) Any new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following standards:\nPerformance Standards (NSPS)\nRegulated parameter Maximum daily 1 Maximum monthly average 1\nBOD5 267 111\nTSS 472 166\nCOD 1675 856\nAmmonia (as N) 84.1 29.4\nAcetone 0.5 0.2\n4-methyl-2-pentanone 0.5 0.2\nIsobutyraldehyde 1.2 0.5\nn-Amyl acetate 1.3 0.5\nn-Butyl acetate 1.3 0.5\nEthyl acetate 1.3 0.5\nIsopropyl acetate 1.3 0.5\nMethyl formate 1.3 0.5\nAmyl alcohol 10.0 4.1\nEthanol 10.0 4.1\nIsopropanol 3.9 1.6\nMethanol 10.0 4.1\nMethyl Cellosolve 100.0 40.6\nDimethyl sulfoxide 91.5 37.5\nTriethyl amine 250.0 102.0\nPhenol 0.05 0.02\nBenzene 0.05 0.02\nToluene 0.06 0.02\nXylenes 0.03 0.01\nn-Hexane 0.03 0.02\nn-Heptane 0.05 0.02\nMethylene chloride 0.9 0.3\nChloroform 0.02 0.13\n1,2-dichloroethane 0.4 0.1\nChlorobenzene 0.15 0.06\no-Dichlorobenzene 0.15 0.06\nTetrahydrofuran 8.4 2.6\nIsopropyl ether 8.4 2.6\nDiethyl amine 250.0 102.0\nAcetonitrile 25.0 10.2\n1 mg/L (ppm)\n(b) The limitations for cyanide are the same as specified in § 439.12(e), (f) and (g).\n(c) Any new source subject to the provisions of this section that commenced discharging after November 21, 1988, and prior to November 20, 1998, must continue to achieve the standards specified for this section in the 1988 edition of 40 CFR part 439, until the expiration of the applicable time period specified in 40 CFR 122.29(d)(1), after which the source must achieve the standards specified in §§ 439.13 and 439.14.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS","PART 439—PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY","Subpart A—Fermentation Products"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"fc34172c5b124102a12fff2c95ba53160e47ac409196b40a1cc2ce8242273f12","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-439.14","next":"us/40-cfr-439.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}