40 C.F.R. § 430.37
Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 430.37 (2026)
(a) 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 C [PSNS for unbleached kraft facilities where linerboard is produced] Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Milligrams/liter Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product a Pentachlorophenol (0.015)(9.4)/y 0.00058 Trichlorophenol (0.013)(9.4)/y 0.00053 y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product. a The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases where POTWs find it necessary to impose mass effluent limitations. Subpart C [PSNS for unbleached kraft facilities where bag paper and other mixed products are produced] Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Milligrams/liter Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product a Pentachlorophenol (0.012)(11.4)/y 0.00058 Trichlorophenol (0.011)(11.4)/y 0.00053 y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product. a The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases where POTWs find it necessary to impose mass effluent limitations. Subpart C [PSNS 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 product a Pentachlorophenol (0.013)(11.5)/y 0.00064 Trichlorophenol (0.012)(11.5)/y 0.00059 y = wastewater discharged in kgal per ton of product. a The following equivalent mass limitations are provided as guidance in cases where POTWs find it necessary to impose mass effluent limitations.
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 40:403.7