Chapter NR 235
ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
Subchapter I - General Provisions
NR 235.04 Compliance dates.
Subchapter II - Rayon Fibers
NR 235.10 Applicability; description of the rayon fibers subcategory.
NR 235.11 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
NR 235.12 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
NR 235.13 New source performance standards (NSPS).
NR 235.14 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
NR 235.15 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
Subchapter III - Other Fibers
NR 235.20 Applicability; description of the other fibers category.
NR 235.21 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
NR 235.22 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
NR 235.23 New source performance standards (NSPS).
NR 235.24 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
NR 235.25 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
Subchapter IV - Thermoplastic Resins
NR 235.30 Applicability; description of the thermoplastic resins subcategory.
NR 235.31 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
NR 235.32 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
NR 235.33 New source performance standards (NSPS).
NR 235.34 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
NR 235.35 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
Subchapter V - Thermosetting Resins
NR 235.40 Applicability; description of the thermosetting resins subcategory.
NR 235.41 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
NR 235.42 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
NR 235.43 New source performance standards (NSPS).
NR 235.44 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
NR 235.45 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
Subchapter VI - Commodity Organic Chemicals
NR 235.50 Applicability; description of the commodity organic chemicals subcategory.
NR 235.51 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
NR 235.52 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
NR 235.53 New source performance standards (NSPS).
NR 235.54 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
NR 235.55 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
Subchapter VII - Bulk Organic Chemicals
NR 235.60 Applicability; description of the bulk organic chemicals subcategory.
NR 235.61 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
NR 235.62 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
NR 235.63 New source performance standards (NSPS).
NR 235.64 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
NR 235.65 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
Subchapter VIII - Specialty Organic Chemicals
NR 235.70 Applicability; description of the specialty organic chemicals subcategory.
NR 235.71 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).
NR 235.72 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).
NR 235.73 New source performance standards (NSPS).
NR 235.74 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).
NR 235.75 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).
Subchapter IX - Direct Discharge Point Sources That Use End-Of-Pipe Biological Treatment
NR 235.80 Applicability; description of the subcategory of direct discharge point sources that use end-of-pipe biological treatment.
NR 235.81 Toxic pollutant effluent limitations and standards for direct discharge point sources that use end-of-pipe biological treatment.
Subchapter X - Direct Discharge Point Sources That Do Not Use End-of-Pipe Biological Treatment
NR 235.90 Applicability; description of the subcategory of direct discharge point sources that do not use end-of-pipe biological treatment.
NR 235.91 Toxic pollutant effluent limitations and standards for direct discharge point sources that do not use end-of-pipe biological treatment.
Subchapter XI - Indirect Discharge Point Sources
NR 235.98 Applicability; description of the subcategory of indirect discharge point sources.
NR 235.99 Toxic pollutant standards for indirect discharge point sources.
Ch. NR 235 Note
Note: Chapter NR 235 as it existed on March 31, 1997, was repealed and a new chapter NR 235 was created, Register, March, 1997, No. 495, eff. 4-1-97. NR 235.01
NR 235.01
Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish effluent limitations, performance standards and pretreatment standards for discharges of process wastes from the organic chemicals, plastics and synthetic fibers point source category and its subcategories.
NR 235.01 History
History: Cr. Register, March, 1997, No. 495, eff. 4-1-97. NR 235.02(1)(1) This chapter applies to process wastewater discharges from all facilities or portions of facilities that manufacture the organic chemicals, plastics and synthetic fibers (OCPSF) products or product groups covered by
subchs. II to
VIII and are included within the following U.S. department of commerce bureau of the census standard industrial classification (SIC) groups:
NR 235.02(1)(a)
(a) SIC 2821 - Plastic materials, synthetic resins and nonvulcanizable elastomers.
NR 235.02(1)(c)
(c) SIC 2824 - Synthetic organic fibers, except cellulosic.
NR 235.02(1)(d)
(d) SIC 2865 - Cyclic crudes and intermediates, dyes and organic pigments.
NR 235.02(1)(e)
(e) SIC 2869 - Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified.
NR 235.02(2)
(2) This chapter applies to wastewater discharges from OCPSF research and development, pilot plant, technical service and laboratory bench scale operations if these operations are conducted in conjunction with and related to existing OCPSF manufacturing activities at the facility site.
NR 235.02(3)
(3) This chapter does not apply to discharges resulting from the manufacture of OCPSF products included in the following SIC subgroups, if a facility has reported under the following subgroups rather than under the SIC groups listed in
sub. (1):
NR 235.02(3)(c)
(c) Chemicals and chemical preparations, not elsewhere classified:
NR 235.02(3)(c)2.
2. SIC 2899597 - other industrial chemical specialties, including fluxes, plastic wood preparations and embalming fluids.
NR 235.02(3)(d)
(d) SIC 2911058 - aromatic hydrocarbons manufactured from purchased refinery products.
NR 235.02(3)(e)
(e) SIC 2911632 - aliphatic hydrocarbons manufactured from purchased refinery products.
NR 235.02(4)
(4) This chapter does not apply to discharges for which a different set of previously promulgated effluent limitations guidelines and standards apply, unless the facility reports OCPSF products under SIC codes 2821, 2865 or 2869, and the facility's OCPSF wastewaters are treated in a separate treatment system or discharged separately to a POTW.
NR 235.02(5)
(5) This chapter does not apply to any process wastewater discharges from the manufacture of organic chemical compounds solely by extraction from plant and animal raw materials or by fermentation processes.
