Wis. Admin. Code NR § 273.072

Current through May 28, 2024

Section NR 273.072 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 to 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by application of BPT:

Table 7-1

Uranium

Extrusion Tool Contact Cooling Water

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium extruded
Cadmium	0.117	0.052
Chromium	0.152	0.062
Copper	0.654	0.344
Lead	0.145	0.069
Nickel	0.661	0.437
Fluoride	20.5	9.08
Molybdenum	2.28	1.18
Oil and grease	6.88	4.13
Total suspended solids	14.1	6.71
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-2

Uranium

Heat Treatment Contact Cooling Water

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of extruded or forged uranium heat treated
Cadmium	0.646	0.285
Chromium	0.836	0.342
Copper	3.61	1.90
Lead	0.798	0.380
Nickel	3.65	2.42
Fluoride	113	50.2
Molybdenum	12.6	6.5
Oil and grease	38	22.8
Total suspended solids	77.9	37.1
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-3

Uranium

Surface Treatment Spent Baths

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium surface treated
Cadmium	0.010	0.004
Chromium	0.012	0.005
Copper	0.052	0.027
Lead	0.012	0.006
Nickel	0.052	0.035
Fluoride	1.62	0.718
Molybdenum	0.180	0.093
Oil and grease	0.544	0.327
Total suspended solids	1.12	0.531
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-4

Uranium

Surface Treatment Rinse

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium surface treated
Cadmium	0.115	0.050
Chromium	0.149	0.061
Copper	0.641	0.337
Lead	0.142	0.068
Nickel	0.647	0.428
Fluoride	20.1	8.90
Molybdenum	2.23	1.16
Oil and grease	6.74	4.05
Total suspended solids	13.8	6.57
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-5

Uranium

Wet Air Pollution Control Scrubber Blowdown

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium surface treated
Cadmium	0.0012	0.0006
Chromium	0.002	0.0007
Copper	0.007	0.004
Lead	0.002	0.0007
Nickel	0.007	0.005
Fluoride	0.208	0.092
Molybdenum	0.023	0.012
Oil and grease	0.070	0.042
Total suspended solids	0.143	0.068
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-6

Uranium

Sawing or Grinding Spent Emulsions

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium sawed or ground with emulsions
Cadmium	0.002	0.0009
Chromium	0.003	0.001
Copper	0.011	0.006
Lead	0.003	0.001
Nickel	0.011	0.007
Fluoride	0.338	0.150
Molybdenum	0.038	0.020
Oil and grease	0.114	0.068
Total suspended solids	0.233	0.111
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-7

Uranium

Sawing or Grinding Contact Cooling Water

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium sawed or ground with contact cooling water
Cadmium	0.561	0.248
Chromium	0.726	0.297
Copper	3.14	1.65
Lead	0.693	0.330
Nickel	3.17	2.1
Fluoride	98.2	43.6
Molybdenum	10.9	5.65
Oil and grease	33.0	19.8
Total suspended solids	67.7	32.2
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-8

Uranium

Sawing or Grinding Rinse

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of sawed or ground uranium rinsed
Cadmium	0.002	0.0007
Chromium	0.002	0.0009
Copper	0.009	0.005
Lead	0.002	0.001
Nickel	0.009	0.006
Fluoride	0.277	0.123
Molybdenum	0.031	0.016
Oil and grease	0.093	0.056
Total suspended solids	0.191	0.091
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-9

Uranium

Area Cleaning Rinse

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium formed
Cadmium	0.015	0.007
Chromium	0.019	0.008
Copper	0.082	0.043
Lead	0.018	0.009
Nickel	0.083	0.055
Fluoride	2.56	1.14
Molybdenum	0.284	0.147
Oil and grease	0.858	0.515
Total suspended solids	1.76	0.837
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-10

Uranium

Drum Washwater

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium formed
Cadmium	0.015	0.007
Chromium	0.020	0.008
Copper	0.084	0.045
Lead	0.019	0.009
Nickel	0.085	0.057
Fluoride	2.64	1.17
Molybdenum	0.293	0.152
Oil and grease	0.886	0.532
Total suspended solids	1.82	0.864
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Table 7-11

Uranium

Laundry Washwater

BPT Effluent Limitations
	Maximum for any 1 day	Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property	mg/employe-day
Cadmium	17.8	7.86
Chromium	23.1	9.43
Copper	99.6	52.4
Lead	22.0	10.5
Nickel	101	66.6
Fluoride	3,120	1,390
Molybdenum	347	179
Oil and grease	1,050	629
Total suspended solids	2,150	1,020
pH	(1)	(1)

(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 273.072

Cr. Register, September, 1990, No. 417, eff. 10-1-90.