NR 207.04(1)(a)4.4. The conditions documented in subd. 1. were not due to temporary upsets.
NR 207.04(1)(b)(b) Effluent quality data and background water quality data for indicator parameters so a determination will be made on whether or not a significant lowering of water quality will occur under s. NR 207.05.
NR 207.04(1)(c)(c) If the proposed new or increased discharge is found to result in any lowering of water quality or if the person proposing the new or increased discharge has waived the procedure in s. NR 207.05 (2) (a) to (d), the permit applicant shall demonstrate the following:
NR 207.04(1)(c)1.1. The proposed new or increased discharge will accommodate important economic or social development in any of the following ways:
NR 207.04(1)(c)1.a.a. The discharger will be increasing its employment.
NR 207.04(1)(c)1.b.b. The discharger will be increasing its production level.
NR 207.04(1)(c)1.c.c. The discharger will be avoiding a reduction in its employment level.
NR 207.04(1)(c)1.d.d. The discharger will be increasing its efficiency.
NR 207.04(1)(c)1.e.e. There will be industrial, commercial or residential growth in the community.
NR 207.04(1)(c)1.f.f. The discharger will be providing economic or social benefit to the community.
NR 207.04(1)(c)1.g.g. The discharger will be correcting an environmental or public health problem.
NR 207.04(1)(d)(d) If the new or increased discharge is found to result in a significant lowering of water quality or if the person proposing the new or increased discharge has waived the procedure in s. NR 207.05 (2) (a) to (d), the permit applicant shall demonstrate the following:
NR 207.04(1)(d)1.1. The proposed significant lowering of water quality cannot be prevented in a cost effective manner by the following types of pollution control alternatives:
NR 207.04(1)(d)1.a.a. Use of conservation measures.
NR 207.04(1)(d)1.b.b. Use of recycling measures.
NR 207.04(1)(d)1.c.c. Use of other applicable wastewater treatment process or operational changes.
NR 207.04(1)(d)1.d.d. Use of source reduction measures.
NR 207.04(1)(d)1.e.e. Use of other pollution minimization alternatives.
NR 207.04(1)(d)2.2. For proposals involving the expansion of a wastewater treatment plant, whether or not there are alternative wastewater treatment technologies which:
NR 207.04(1)(d)2.a.a. Have documented performance levels for similar wastewater composition,
NR 207.04(1)(d)2.b.b. Have capital costs less than 110% of the capital costs (or present worth less than 115% of the related total present worth value) for alternatives achieving the water quality based effluent limitations or the effluent limitations determined pursuant to chs. NR 200 to 297, as appropriate, and
NR 207.04(1)(d)2.c.c. Would prevent a significant lowering of water quality.
NR 207.04(1)(d)3.3. Whether or not there are other discharge locations or alternatives which would meet the conditions of subd. 2. b. and c.
NR 207.04(1)(d)4.4. Any other information required by the department or believed by the applicant to be necessary to complete review of the application.
NR 207.04 NoteNote: It is the intent of the department that, where possible, an applicant may use applicable information contained in a facility plan approved by the department to meet the requirements of s. NR 207.04 (1) (a) 1.a. to f..
NR 207.04(2)(2)Department determinations.
NR 207.04(2)(a)(a) If the department determines that the existing wastewater treatment facilities have treatment capability to treat any proposed new or increased discharge and maintain treatment levels sufficient to meet existing effluent limitations as documented under sub. (1) (a), effluent limitations will remain unchanged.
NR 207.04(2)(b)(b) If the department determines that the existing treatment facilities do not have treatment capability to treat any proposed new or increased discharge and maintain treatment levels sufficient to meet existing effluent limitations, effluent limitations will be developed using the following procedures:
NR 207.04(2)(b)1.1. If the proposed new or increased discharge will not significantly lower water quality as determined under s. NR 207.05 (4) and will accommodate important economic and social development as documented under sub. (1) (c), water quality based effluent limitations will be determined based on applicable procedures and criteria in chs. NR 102, 103, 105 and 106 or on categorical effluent limitation procedures pursuant to chs. NR 200 to 297 as appropriate.