40 C.F.R. § 437.46
Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 437.46 (2026)
(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). [65 FR 81300, Dec. 22, 2000, as amended at 68 FR 71025, Dec. 22, 2003]
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