Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 253 - Copper forming
Subchapter I - The Copper Forming Subcategory
Section NR 253.13 - New source performance standards
The discharge of process wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subchapter may not exceed the following NSPS:
Table 35
Hot Rolling Spent Lubricant
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy hot rolled |
|
Chromium |
0.038 |
0.015 |
Copper |
0.131 |
0.062 |
Lead |
0.010 |
0.0092 |
Nickel |
0.056 |
0.038 |
Zinc |
0.105 |
0.043 |
Oil and grease |
1.030 |
1.030 |
TSS |
1.545 |
1.236 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 36
Cold Rolling Spent Lubricant
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy cold rolled |
|
Chromium |
0.140 |
0.056 |
Copper |
0.485 |
0.231 |
Lead |
0.037 |
0.034 |
Nickel |
0.208 |
0.140 |
Zinc |
0.386 |
0.159 |
Oil and grease |
3.790 |
3.790 |
TSS |
5.685 |
4.548 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 37
Drawing Spent Lubricant
NSPS |
||
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy drawn |
|
Chromium |
0.031 |
0.012 |
Copper |
0.108 |
0.051 |
Lead |
0.0085 |
0.0076 |
Nickel |
0.046 |
0.031 |
Zinc |
0.086 |
0.035 |
Oil and grease |
0.85 |
0.85 |
TSS |
1.275 |
1.020 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 38
Solution Heat Treatment
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy heat treated |
|
Chromium |
0.239 |
0.096 |
Copper |
0.826 |
0.394 |
Lead |
0.064 |
0.058 |
Nickel |
0.355 |
0.239 |
Zinc |
0.658 |
0.271 |
Oil and grease |
6.460 |
6.460 |
TSS |
9.690 |
7.752 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 39
Extrusion Heat Treatment
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy heat treated |
|
Chromium |
0.00074 |
0.00030 |
Copper |
0.0020 |
0.0010 |
Lead |
0.00020 |
0.00018 |
Nickel |
0.0010 |
0.00074 |
Zinc |
0.0020 |
0.00084 |
Oil and grease |
0.020 |
0.020 |
TSS |
0.030 |
0.024 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 40
Annealing With Water
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy annealed with water |
|
Chromium |
0.458 |
0.186 |
Copper |
1.587 |
0.756 |
Lead |
0.124 |
0.111 |
Nickel |
0.682 |
0.458 |
Zinc |
1.264 |
0.520 |
Oil and grease |
12.400 |
12.400 |
TSS |
18.600 |
14.880 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 41
Annealing With Oil
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil |
|
Chromium |
0 |
0 |
Copper |
0 |
0 |
Lead |
0 |
0 |
Nickel |
0 |
0 |
Zinc |
0 |
0 |
Oil and grease |
0 |
0 |
TSS |
0 |
0 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 42
Alkaline Cleaning Rinse
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned |
|
Chromium |
1.559 |
0.632 |
Copper |
5.393 |
2.570 |
Lead |
0.421 |
0.379 |
Nickel |
2.317 |
1.559 |
Zinc |
4.298 |
1.769 |
Oil and grease |
42.140 |
42.140 |
TSS |
63.210 |
50.568 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 43
Alkaline Cleaning Rinse For Forged Parts
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned |
|
Chromium |
4.677 |
1.896 |
Copper |
16.181 |
7.711 |
Lead |
1.264 |
1.137 |
Nickel |
6.953 |
4.677 |
Zinc |
12.894 |
5.309 |
Oil and grease |
126.420 |
126.420 |
TSS |
189.630 |
151.704 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 44
Alkaline Cleaning Bath
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned |
|
Chromium |
0.017 |
0.0070 |
Copper |
0.059 |
0.028 |
Lead |
0.0046 |
0.0042 |
Nickel |
0.025 |
0.017 |
Zinc |
0.047 |
0.019 |
Oil and grease |
0.46 |
0.46 |
TSS |
0.70 |
0.56 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 45
Pickling Rinse
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy pickled |
|
Chromium |
0.216 |
0.087 |
Copper |
0.748 |
0.356 |
Lead |
0.058 |
0.052 |
Nickel |
0.321 |
0.216 |
Zinc |
0.596 |
0.245 |
Oil and grease |
5.850 |
5.850 |
TSS |
8.775 |
7.020 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 46
Pickling Rinse For Forged Parts
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled |
|
Chromium |
0.649 |
0.263 |
Copper |
2.246 |
1.070 |
Lead |
0.175 |
0.157 |
Nickel |
0.965 |
0.649 |
Zinc |
1.790 |
0.737 |
Oil and grease |
17.550 |
17.550 |
TSS |
26.325 |
21.060 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 47
Pickling Bath
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy pickled |
|
Chromium |
0.042 |
0.017 |
Copper |
0.148 |
0.070 |
Lead |
0.011 |
0.010 |
Nickel |
0.063 |
0.042 |
Zinc |
0.118 |
0.048 |
Oil and grease |
1.160 |
1.160 |
TSS |
1.740 |
1.392 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 48
Pickling Fume Scrubber
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy pickled |
|
Chromium |
0.231 |
0.093 |
Copper |
0.801 |
0.381 |
Lead |
0.062 |
0.056 |
Nickel |
0.344 |
0.231 |
Zinc |
0.638 |
0.262 |
Oil and grease |
6.260 |
6.260 |
TSS |
9.390 |
7.512 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 49
Tumbling or Burnishing
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished |
|
Chromium |
0.215 |
0.087 |
Copper |
0.746 |
0.355 |
Lead |
0.058 |
0.052 |
Nickel |
0.320 |
0.215 |
Zinc |
0.594 |
0.244 |
Oil and grease |
5.830 |
5.830 |
TSS |
8.745 |
6.996 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 50
Surface Coating
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy surface coated |
|
Chromium |
0.274 |
0.111 |
Copper |
0.951 |
0.453 |
Lead |
0.074 |
0.066 |
Nickel |
0.408 |
0.274 |
Zinc |
0.757 |
0.312 |
Oil and grease |
7.430 |
7.430 |
TSS |
11.145 |
8.916 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 51
Miscellaneous Waste Streams
NSPS |
||
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy formed |
|
Chromium |
0.008 |
0.003 |
Copper |
0.027 |
0.013 |
Lead |
0.0021 |
0.0019 |
Nickel |
0.011 |
0.008 |
Zinc |
0.022 |
0.009 |
Oil and grease |
0.218 |
0.218 |
TSS |
0.327 |
0.261 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times