Section NR 230.003 - General definitionsThe following definitions are applicable to the terms used in this chapter. Definitions of other terms and abbreviations are set forth in ss. NR 205.03, 205.04, and 211.03.
(1) "Antimony" means the total antimony present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.(2) "Arsenic" means the total arsenic present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.(3) "Bitterns" means the saturated brine solution remaining after precipitation of sodium chloride in the solar evaporation process.(4) "Cadmium" means the total cadmium present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.(5) "Chlorine" means the total residual chlorine present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.(6) "Chromium" means the total chromium present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.(7) "Cobalt" means the total cobalt present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.(8) "Copper" means the total copper present in the process wastewater stream exiting the treatment system.(9) "Cyanide A" means cyanides amenable to chlorination as determined by the methods set forth in ch. NR 219, Table B, for parameter 24.(10) "Existing source" means any point source, except a new source as defined in sub. (13), from which pollutants may be discharged either into waters of the state or into a publicly owned treatment works.(11) "Lead" means the total lead present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.(12) "Mercury" means the total mercury present in the process wastewater stream exiting the mercury treatment system.(13) "New source" means any point source from which pollutants are or may be discharged directly to waters of the state or into a publicly owned treatment works and for which construction commenced after the date given in table B: Table B
July 24, 1980 | October 25, 1983 |
Aluminum fluoride | Borax |
Aluminum sulfate | Bromine |
Calcium carbide | Cadmium pigments and salts |
Calcium chloride | Calcium hydroxide |
Calcium oxide | Chromic acid |
Chlor-alkali | Cobalt salts |
Chrome pigments | Copper salts (other than |
Copper salts (copper sulfate) | copper sulfate) |
Hydrofluoric acid | Ferric chloride |
Hydrogen cyanide | Fluorine |
Nickel salts (nickel sulfate) | Iodine |
Potassium dichromate | Lead monoxide |
Potassium metal | Nickel salts (other than |
Potassium sulfate | nickel sulfate) |
Sodium bicarbonate | Potassium chloride |
Sodium bisulfate | Sodium chlorate |
Sodium chloride | Sodium fluoride |
Sodium dichromate | Sodium sulfite |
Sodium sulfate | Stannic oxide |
Titanium dioxide | Zinc chloride |
| Zinc sulfate |
(14) "Nickel" means the total nickel present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.(15) "Selenium" means the total selenium present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.(16) "Zinc" means the total zinc present in the process wastewater stream exiting the wastewater treatment system.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 230.003
Cr. Register, September, 1990, No. 417, eff. 10-1-90.