CFR > Title 40 - Protection of Environment > CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY > SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS (Parts 400–471) > PART 414—ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PLASTICS, AND SYNTHETIC FIBERS > SUBPART K—Indirect Discharge Point Sources (§414.110 to §414.111) > 414.111—Toxic pollutant standards for indirect discharge point sources.

414.111—Toxic pollutant standards for indirect discharge point sources.

(a) Any point source subject to this subpart must achieve discharges not exceeding the quantity (mass) determined by multiplying the process wastewater flow subject to this subpart times the concentration listed in the following table.
(b) In the case of lead, zinc, and total cyanide the discharge quantity (mass) shall be determined by multiplying the concentrations listed in the following table for these pollutants times the flow from metal-bearing waste streams for metals and times the flow from the cyanide-bearing waste streams for total cyanide. The metal-bearing waste streams and cyanide-bearing waste streams are defined as those waste streams listed in Appendix A of this part, plus any additional OCPSF process wastewater streams identified by the control authority on a case-by-case basis as metal or cyanide bearing based upon a determination that such streams contain significant amounts of the pollutants identified above. Any such streams designated as metal or cyanide bearing must be treated independently of other metal or cyanide bearing waste streams unless the control authority determines that the combination of such streams, prior to treatment, with the Appendix A waste streams will result in substantial reduction of these pollutants. This determination must be based upon a review of relevant engineering, production, and sampling and analysis information.
Effluent characteristics PSES and PSNS 1
Maximum for any one day Maximum for any monthly average
Acenaphthene 47 19
Anthracene 47 19
Benzene 134 57
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 258 95
Carbon Tetrachloride 380 142
Chlorobenzene 380 142
Chloroethane 295 110
Chloroform 325 111
Di-n-butyl phthalate 43 20
1,2-Dichlorobenzene 794 196
1,3-Dichlorobenzene 380 142
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 380 142
1,1-Dichloroethane 59 22
1,2-Dichloroethane 574 180
1,1-Dichloroethylene 60 22
1,2-trans-Dichloroethylene 66 25
1,2-Dichloropropane 794 196
1,3-Dichloropropylene 794 196
Diethyl phthalate 113 46
Dimethyl phthalate 47 19
4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol 277 78
Ethylbenzene 380 142
Fluoranthene 54 22
Fluorene 47 19
Hexachlorobenzene 794 196
Hexachlorobutadiene 380 142
Hexachloroethane 794 196
Methyl Chloride 295 110
Methylene Chloride 170 36
Naphthalene 47 19
Nitrobenzene 6,402 2,237
2-Nitrophenol 231 65
4-Nitrophenol 576 162
Phenanthrene 47 19
Pyrene 48 20
Tetrachloroethylene 164 52
Toluene 74 28
Total Cyanide 1,200 420
Total Lead 690 320
Total Zinc 2 2,610 1,050
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 794 196
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 59 22
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 127 32
Trichloroethylene 69 26
Vinyl Chloride 172 97
1 All units are micrograms per liter.
2 Total Zinc for Rayon Fiber Manufacture that uses the viscose process and Acrylic Fiber Manufacture that uses the zinc chloride/solvent process is 6,796 µg/l and 3,325 µg/l for maximum for any one day and maximum for monthly average, respectively.