Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 255.13

Current through August 26, 2024

Section NR 255.13 - New source performance standards

(1) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subchapter may not exceed the following standards:

Table 19

Electrodeposited Anodes

NSPS

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of cadmium
English units -	lb/million lbs of cadmium
Cadmium	7.03	2.81
Nickel	19.33	13.01
Zinc	35.85	14.76
Cobalt	4.92	2.46
Oil and grease	351.5	351.5
TSS	527.3	421.8
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

Table 20

Impregnated Anodes or Nickel Impregnated Cathodes

NSPS

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of cadmium or nickel applied
English units -	lb/million lbs of cadmium or nickel applied
Cadmium	40.0	16.0
Nickel	110.0	74.0
Zinc	204.0	84.0
Cobalt	28.0	14.0
Oil and grease	2,000.0	2,000.0
TSS	3,000.0	2,400.0
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

Table 21

Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes

NSPS

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of nickel applied
English units-	lb/million lbs of nickel applied
Cadmium	6.60	2.64
Nickel	18.15	12.21
Zinc	33.66	13.86
Cobalt	4.62	2.31
Oil and grease	330.0	330.0
TSS	495.0	396.0
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

Table 22

Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams

NSPS

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of cells produced
English units -	lb/million lbs of cells produced
Cadmium	0.47	0.19
Nickel	1.28	0.86
Zinc	2.38	0.98
Cobalt	0.33	0.16
Oil and grease	23.3	23.3
TSS	35.0	28.0
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

Table 23

Cadmium Powder Production

NSPS

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of cadmium powder produced

English units -	lb/million lbs of cadmium powder produced

Cadmium	1.31	0.53
Nickel	3.61	2.43
Zinc	6.70	2.76
Cobalt	0.92	0.46
Oil and grease	65.70	65.70
TSS	98.55	78.84
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

Table 24

Silver Powder Production

NSPS

POLLUTANT OR	MAXIMUM FOR	MAXIMUM FOR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY	ANY 1 DAY	MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of silver powder produced

English units -	lb/million lbs of silver powder produced

Cadmium	0.64	0.26
Nickel	1.77	1.19
Silver	0.93	0.39
Zinc	3.27	1.35
Cobalt	0.45	0.22
Oil and grease	32.10	32.10
TSS	48.15	38.52
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

Table 25

Cadmium Hydroxide Production

NSPS

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of cadmium used
English units -	lb/million lbs of cadmium used
Cadmium	0.028	0.011
Nickel	0.077	0.051
Zinc	0.142	0.058
Cobalt	0.019	0.009
Oil and grease	1.40	1.40
TSS	2.10	1.68
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

Table 26

Nickel Hydroxide Production

NSPS

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of nickel used
English units-	lb/million lbs of nickel used
Cadmium	3.30	1.32
Nickel	9.08	6.11
Zinc	16.83	6.93
Cobalt	2.31	1.16
Oil and grease	165.0	165.0
TSS	247.5	198.0
pH	(¹)	(¹)

¹ Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.

(2) There may be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed in tables 19 to 26.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 255.13

Cr. Register, November, 1987, No. 383, eff. 12-1-87.