Wisconsin Legislature: Ch. NR 255 TOC

Chapter NR 255

BATTERY MANUFACTURING

Subchapter I — General Provisions

NR 255.01 Purpose.

NR 255.015 Applicability.

NR 255.02 General definitions.

NR 255.03 Monitoring and reporting requirements.

NR 255.04 Compliance date for PSES.

Subchapter II — Cadmium Subcategory

NR 255.10 Applicability; description of the cadmium subcategory.

NR 255.11 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

NR 255.12 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable.

NR 255.13 New source performance standards.

NR 255.14 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

NR 255.15 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Subchapter III — Calcium Subcategory

NR 255.20 Applicability; description of the calcium subcategory.

NR 255.23 New source performance standards.

NR 255.25 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Subchapter IV — Lead Subcategory

NR 255.30 Applicability; description of the lead subcategory.

NR 255.31 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

NR 255.32 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable.

NR 255.33 New source performance standards.

NR 255.34 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

NR 255.35 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Subchapter V — Leclanche Subcategory

NR 255.40 Applicability; description of the Leclanche subcategory.

NR 255.43 New source performance standards.

NR 255.44 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

NR 255.45 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Subchapter VI — Lithium Subcategory

NR 255.50 Applicability; description of the lithium subcategory.

NR 255.53 New source performance standards.

NR 255.55 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Subchapter VII — Magnesium Subcategory

NR 255.60 Applicability; description of the magnesium subcategory.

NR 255.63 New source performance standards.

NR 255.64 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

NR 255.65 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

Subchapter VIII — Zinc Subcategory

NR 255.70 Applicability; description of the zinc subcategory.

NR 255.71 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

NR 255.72 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable.

NR 255.73 New source performance standards.

NR 255.74 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.

NR 255.75 Pretreatment standards for new sources.

NR 255.80 Cross-references.

subch. I of ch. NR 255 Subchapter I — General Provisions

NR 255.01 NR 255.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish effluent limitations, standards of performance, and pretreatment standards for discharges of process wastes from the battery manufacturing category of point sources and its subcategories.

NR 255.01 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1987, No. 383, eff. 12-1-87.

NR 255.015 NR 255.015 Applicability. This chapter applies to any battery manufacturing plant that discharges or may discharge a pollutant to waters of the state or that introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works. Battery manufacturing operations subject to regulation under this chapter are not subject to regulation under chs. NR 260 and 261.

NR 255.015 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1987, No. 383, eff. 12-1-87.

NR 255.02 NR 255.02 General definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in ch. NR 205 and s. NR 211.03, the following definitions apply to this chapter:

NR 255.02(1) (1) “Ancillary operations" means all of the operations specific to battery manufacturing and not included specifically within anode or cathode manufacture. Ancillary operations are primarily associated with battery assembly and chemical production of anode or cathode active materials.

NR 255.02(2) (2) “Battery" means a modular electric power source where part or all of the fuel is contained within the unit and electric power is generated directly from a chemical reaction rather than indirectly through a heat cycle engine. In this chapter, there is no differentiation between a single cell and a battery.

NR 255.02(3) (3) “Battery manufacturing operations" means all of the specific processes used to produce a battery including the manufacture of anodes and cathodes and associated ancillary operations. These manufacturing operations are excluded from regulation under any other point source category.

NR 255.02(4) (4) “Discharge allowance" means the amount of pollutant that a plant will be permitted to discharge measured by mg. per kg. of production unit. For purposes of this chapter, the allowances are specific to battery manufacturing operations.

NR 255.02(5) (5) “Existing source" means any point source, except a new source as defined in sub. (9), from which pollutants may be discharged either into the waters of the state or into a POTW.

NR 255.02(6) (6) “Leclanche type batteries" means zinc anode batteries with acid electrolyte.

NR 255.02(7) (7) “Miscellaneous wastewater streams" means the combined wastewater streams from the process operations within each of 4 subcategories: cadmium, lead, lithium, and zinc. If a plant has one of these wastewater streams, then the plant receives the entire miscellaneous wastewater stream allowance. The process operations for the cadmium subcategory are cell wash, electrolyte preparation, floor and equipment wash, and employe wash. The process operations for the lead subcategory are floor wash, wet air pollution control, battery repair, laboratory, hand wash, and respirator wash. The process operations for the lithium subcategory are floor and equipment wash, cell testing, and lithium scrap disposal. The process operations for the zinc subcategory are cell wash, electrolyte preparation, employe wash, reject cell handling, and floor and equipment wash.

NR 255.02(8) (8) “NSPS" means new source performance standards.

NR 255.02(9) (9) “New source," as defined for NSPS and PSNS, means any point source from which pollutants may be discharged directly into the waters of the state or into a POTW, the construction of which commenced after November 10, 1982.

NR 255.02(10) (10) “PSES" means pretreatment standards for existing sources.

NR 255.02(11) (11) “PSNS" means pretreatment standards for new sources.

NR 255.02(12) (12) “Plate soak" means the process operation of soaking or reacting lead subcategory battery plates, that are more than 2.5 mm. or 0.100 in. thick, in sulfuric acid.

NR 255.02(13) (13) “Trucked batteries" means batteries moved into or out of the plant by truck when the truck is actually washed in the plant to remove residues left in the truck from the batteries.

NR 255.02 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1987, No. 383, eff. 12-1-87.

NR 255.03 NR 255.03 Monitoring and reporting requirements. Compliance with the maximum monthly average effluent limitations and pretreatment standards listed in the tables for each regulated process is required regardless of the number of samples analyzed and averaged. The maximum monthly average effluent limitations and pretreatment standards listed in the tables for each regulated process shall be the basis for monthly average discharge limits in direct discharge permits and for pretreatment standards.

NR 255.03 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1987, No. 383, eff. 12-1-87.

NR 255.04 NR 255.04 Compliance date for PSES. The compliance date for pretreatment standards for existing sources is March 9, 1987.

NR 255.04 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1987, No. 383, eff. 12-1-87.

subch. II of ch. NR 255 Subchapter II — Cadmium Subcategory

NR 255.10 NR 255.10 Applicability; description of the cadmium subcategory. This subchapter applies to the discharge of pollutants to waters of the state and the introduction of pollutants into POTWs from manufacturing cadmium anode batteries.

NR 255.10 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1987, No. 383, eff. 12-1-87.

NR 255.11 NR 255.11 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.