NR 274.012(3)(a)
(a) The difference between the precipitation for that month which falls within the impoundment and the evaporation from the impoundment for that month; or
NR 274.012(3)(b)
(b) The difference between the mean precipitation for that month which falls within the impoundment and the mean evaporation for that month as established for the impoundment's location by the national climatic center, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, or as otherwise established if no monthly evaporation has been determined by the national climatic center.
NR 274.012 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.013
NR 274.013
Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable. NR 274.013(1)(1) Except as provided in
40 CFR 125.30 to
125.32, any existing point source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by application of BAT.
NR 274.013(2)
(2) Except as provided in
sub. (3), process wastewater pollutants may not be discharged to waters of the state.
NR 274.013(3)
(3) During any calender month, a process wastewater impoundment may discharge from the overflow a volume equivalent to whatever is the greatest of the following:
NR 274.013(3)(a)
(a) The difference between the precipitation for that month which falls within the impoundment and the evaporation from the impoundment for that month; or
NR 274.013(3)(b)
(b) The difference between the mean precipitation for that month which falls within the impoundment and the mean evaporation for that month as established for the impoundment's location by the national climatic center, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, or as otherwise established if no monthly evaporation has been determined by the national climatic center.
NR 274.013 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.014
NR 274.014
New source performance standards. NR 274.014(1)(1) Except as provided in
sub. (2), any new source subject to this subchapter may not discharge process wastewater pollutants to waters of the state.
NR 274.014(2)
(2) During any calender month, a process wastewater impoundment may discharge from the overflow a volume equivalent to whatever is the greatest of the following:
NR 274.014(2)(a)
(a) The difference between the precipitation for that month which falls within the impoundment and the evaporation from the impoundment for that month; or
NR 274.014(2)(b)
(b) The difference between the mean precipitation for that month which falls within the impoundment and the mean evaporation for that month as established for the impoundment's location by the national climatic center, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, or as otherwise established if no monthly evaporation has been determined by the national climatic center.
NR 274.014 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.016
NR 274.016
Pretreatment standards for new sources. Any new source subject to this subchapter which introduces pollutants into a POTW shall comply with
ch. NR 211.
NR 274.02
NR 274.02
Applicability; description of the primary aluminum smelting subcategory. This subchapter applies to the discharge of pollutants to waters of the state and the introduction of pollutants into POTWs from the production of aluminum from alumina in the Hall-Heroult process.
NR 274.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.021
NR 274.021
Measurements not detecting benzo(a)pyrene. If a permittee chooses to analyze for benzo(a)pyrene using any EPA approved method, any nondetected measurements shall be considered zeros for purposes of determining compliance with this subchapter.
NR 274.021 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.022
NR 274.022
Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available. Except as provided in
40 CFR 125.30 to
125.32, any existing point source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by application of BPT:
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(1) Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.
NR 274.022 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.023 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.024
NR 274.024
New source performance standards. Any new source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following standards:
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(1) This pollutant has no discharge allowance.
(2) Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times, but if this waste is discharged separately and without commingling with any other wastewater, the pH shall be within the range of 6.0 to 10.0 at all times.
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(1) This pollutant has no discharge allowance
(1) Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times.
NR 274.024 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.026 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.03
NR 274.03
Applicability; description of the secondary aluminum smelting subcategory. This subchapter applies to the discharge of pollutants to waters of the state and the introduction of pollutants into POTWs from the recovery, processing, and remelting of aluminum scrap to produce metallic aluminum alloys.
NR 274.03 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.032
NR 274.032
Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available. NR 274.032(1)(1) Except as provided in
40 CFR 125.30 to
125.32, any existing point source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by application of BPT.
NR 274.032(2)
(2) Facilities which use water for metal cooling may not discharge process wastewater pollutants to waters of the state.
NR 274.032(3)
(3) Facilities which use aluminum fluoride in their magnesium removal process may not discharge process wastewater pollutants to waters of the state.
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 9.0.
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 9.0.
NR 274.032 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.033 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.034
NR 274.034
New source performance standards. Any new source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following standards:
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(1) At or before the commingling of delacquering scrubber liquor blowdown with other process or nonprocess waters.
(1) Within the range of 7.0 to 10.0 at all times.
NR 274.034 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.035 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.036 History
History: Cr. Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91. NR 274.04
NR 274.04
Applicability; description of the primary copper smelting subcategory. This subchapter applies to the discharge of pollutants to waters of the state and the introduction of pollutants into POTWs from the primary smelting of copper from ore or ore concentrates by processes such as roasting, converting, leaching if preceded by a pyrometallurgical step, slag granulation and dumping, and fire refining and from the casting of products from these operations.
NR 274.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.
NR 274.041
NR 274.041
Specialized definitions. The following definitions apply to the terms used in this subchapter: