Wisconsin Legislature: NR 274.023

NR 274.012 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.

NR 274.013NR 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 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.

NR 274.014NR 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 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.

NR 274.016NR 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.

subch. II of ch. NR 274Subchapter II — Primary Aluminum Smelting

NR 274.02NR 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 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.

NR 274.021NR 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 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.

NR 274.022NR 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: