40 CFR 439.16
§ 439.16 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective
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- 40 CFR 439.16, § 439.16 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES), United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/190270
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Full text
(a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart must continue achieving the standards for cyanide specified in paragraph (c) of this section and must achieve the following standards by September 21, 2001:
Pretreatment Standards (PSES)
(b) Sources that discharge to a POTW with nitrification capability (defined at § 439.1(i)) are not required to achieve the pretreatment standard for ammonia (as N).
(c) The limitations for cyanide are the same as specified in § 439.12(e), (f) and (g).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.