Chapter NR 220

NR 220.01   Purpose.

NR 220.02   Categories and classes of point sources.

Subchapter II — Effluent Limitations Based Upon Federally Promulgated Regulations

NR 220.10   Purpose.

NR 220.11   Applicability.

NR 220.12   Definitions.

NR 220.13   Establishment of limitations based upon federal regulations.

NR 220.14   Establishment of effluent guideline limitations in the Wisconsin administrative code.

NR 220.15   Disposal of pollutants into publicly owned treatment works, land treatment systems, or land application of wastewater.

Subchapter III — Best Professional Judgment Effluent Limitations for Point Sources

NR 220.20   Purpose.

NR 220.21   Application of effluent limitations.

Subchapter IV — Variances to Effluent Limitation Guidelines

NR 220.30   Purpose.

NR 220.31   Fundamentally different factors variances.

NR 220.32   Criteria for fundamentally different factors variances.

NR 220.33   Variance application process.

Ch. NR 220 Note Note: Corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, August, 1997, No. 500.

subch. I of ch. NR 220 Subchapter I — Categories and Classes of Point Sources

NR 220.01 NR 220.01 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish pursuant to s. 283.13 (1), Stats., a list of categories and classes of point sources other than publicly owned treatment works for which effluent limitations, standards of performance, pretreatment standards, standards for toxic substances, and other standards have been or are to be established.

NR 220.01 History History: Cr. Register, June, 1977, No. 258, eff. 7-1-77; am. Register, September, 1988, No. 393, eff. 10-1-88.

NR 220.02 NR 220.02 Categories and classes of point sources.

NR 220.02(1) (1) Adhesives and sealants industry

NR 220.02(2) (2) Asbestos manufacturing

NR 220.02(3) (3) Builders paper and board mills

NR 220.02(4) (4) Canned and preserved fruits and vegetables

NR 220.02(5) (5) Canned and preserved seafood processing

NR 220.02(6) (6) Carbon black industry

NR 220.02(7) (7) Cement manufacturing

NR 220.02(8) (8) Chemicals, miscellaneous

NR 220.02(9) (9) Clay, gypsum, refractory, and ceramic products

NR 220.02(10) (10) Coal mining

NR 220.02(11) (11) Concrete products

NR 220.02(12) (12) Converted paper products

NR 220.02(13) (13) Dairy product processing

NR 220.02(13m) (13m) Dental offices

NR 220.02(14) (14) Domestic sewage treatment works

NR 220.02(15) (15) Electroplating

NR 220.02(16) (16) Explosives manufacturing

NR 220.02(17) (17) Feedlots

NR 220.02(18) (18) Ferroalloy manufacturing

NR 220.02(19) (19) Fertilizer manufacturing

NR 220.02(20) (20) Fish hatcheries and farms

NR 220.02(21) (21) Food and beverage processing, miscellaneous

NR 220.02(22) (22) Glass manufacturing

NR 220.02(23) (23) Grains mills

NR 220.02(24) (24) Gum and wood chemicals manufacturing

NR 220.02(25) (25) Hospital

NR 220.02(26) (26) Ink formulating

NR 220.02(27) (27) Inorganic chemicals manufacturing

NR 220.02(28) (28) Iron and steel manufacturing

NR 220.02(29) (29) Laundries, auto and other

NR 220.02(30) (30) Leather tanning and finishing

NR 220.02(31) (31) Machinery and mechanical products manufacturing

NR 220.02(32) (32) Meat product and rendering processing

NR 220.02(33) (33) Mineral mining and processing industry

NR 220.02(34) (34) Nonferrous metals manufacturing

NR 220.02(35) (35) Oil and gas extraction

NR 220.02(36) (36) Ore mining and dressing industry

NR 220.02(37) (37) Organic chemicals manufacturing

NR 220.02(38) (38) Paint formulating

NR 220.02(39) (39) Paving and roofing materials

NR 220.02(40) (40) Pesticides and agricultural chemicals industry

NR 220.02(41) (41) Petroleum refining

NR 220.02(42) (42) Pharmaceutical manufacturing

NR 220.02(43) (43) Phosphate manufacturing

NR 220.02(44) (44) Photographic processing

NR 220.02(45) (45) Plastic and synthetic material manufacturing

NR 220.02(46) (46) Printing and publishing

NR 220.02(47) (47) Pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturing

NR 220.02(48) (48) Rubber processing

NR 220.02(49) (49) Shore receptor and bulk terminals

NR 220.02(50) (50) Soap and detergent manufacturing

NR 220.02(51) (51) Steam electric power generating

NR 220.02(52) (52) Steam supply

NR 220.02(53) (53) Sugar processing

NR 220.02(54) (54) Textile mills

NR 220.02(55) (55) Timber products processing

NR 220.02(56) (56) Transportation industry

NR 220.02(57) (57) Water supply

NR 220.02 History History: Cr. Register, June, 1977, No. 258, eff. 7-1-77; CR 21-063: cr. (13m) Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5-1-22.

subch. II of ch. NR 220 Subchapter II — Effluent Limitations Based Upon Federally Promulgated Regulations

NR 220.10 NR 220.10 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the incorporation of effluent limitations into discharge permits required under s. 283.31, Stats., as soon as possible after the promulgation of regulations establishing effluent limitation guidelines.

NR 220.10 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1981, No. 307, eff. 8-1-81; renum. from NR 207.01 and am. Register, September, 1988, No. 393, eff. 10-1-88; CR 17-002: am. Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18.

NR 220.11 NR 220.11 Applicability. This subchapter is applicable to discharge permits issued for all categories and classes of point sources listed in s. NR 220.02.

NR 220.11 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1981, No. 307, eff. 8-1-81; am. Register, April, 1983, No. 328, eff. 5-1-83; renum. from NR 207.02 and am. Register, September, 1988, No. 393, eff. 10-1-88.

NR 220.12 NR 220.12 Definitions. Terms used in this subchapter are defined in s. NR 205.03. Abbreviations used in this chapter are defined in s. NR 205.04. Other terms for this chapter are defined as follows:

NR 220.12(1) (1) “Effluent Limitation Guidelines” or “ELGs” are federal or state technology based guidelines or standards that are used to establish effluent limitations for industrial categories or classes of dischargers. They include federal guidelines, standards, and limitations that are established under 33 USC 1311, 1314, 1316, 1318, 1342 and 1361 and state promulgated guidelines, standards, and limitations in chs. NR 221 to 297.