Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 230.003

Current through November 25, 2024
Section NR 230.003 - General definitions

The 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.