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 253.14 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources
Except as provided in ss. NR 211.13 and 211.14, any existing source subject to this subchapter which introduces pollutants into a POTW shall comply with ch. NR 211 and achieve the following PSES:
Table 52
Hot Rolling Spent Lubricant
PSES |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy hot rolled |
|
Chromium |
0.045 |
0.018 |
Copper |
0.195 |
0.103 |
Lead |
0.015 |
0.013 |
Nickel |
0.197 |
0.130 |
Zinc |
0.150 |
0.062 |
TTO |
0.066 |
0.035 |
Oil and grease(1) |
2.060 |
1.236 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 53
Cold Rolling Spent Lubricant
PSES |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy cold rolled |
|
Chromium |
0.166 |
0.068 |
Copper |
0.720 |
0.379 |
Lead |
0.056 |
0.049 |
Nickel |
0.727 |
0.481 |
Zinc |
0.553 |
0.231 |
TTO |
0.246 |
0.128 |
Oil and grease(1) |
7.580 |
4.548 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 54
Drawing Spent Lubricant(1)
PSES |
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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 drawn |
|
Chromium |
0.037 |
0.015 |
Copper |
0.161 |
0.085 |
Lead |
0.012 |
0.011 |
Nickel |
0.163 |
0.107 |
Zinc |
0.124 |
0.051 |
TTO |
0.055 |
0.028 |
Oil and grease(2) |
1.700 |
1.020 |
(1) These standards are applicable only to those plants which actually discharge the drawing spent lubricant waste stream at the copper forming site. If these wastewaters are hauled off-site for disposal or are otherwise not discharged at the copper forming site, these standards are neither applicable nor allowable.
(2) For alternate monitoring
Table 55
Solution Heat Treatment
PSES |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds) of copper or copper alloy heat treated |
|
Chromium |
0.284 |
0.116 |
Copper |
1.227 |
0.646 |
Lead |
0.096 |
0.083 |
Nickel |
1.240 |
0.820 |
Zinc |
0.943 |
0.394 |
TTO |
0.419 |
0.219 |
Oil and grease(1) |
12.920 |
7.752 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 56
Extrusion Heat Treatment
PSES |
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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 |
0.00088 |
0.00036 |
Copper |
0.0030 |
0.0020 |
Lead |
0.00030 |
0.00026 |
Nickel |
0.0030 |
0.0020 |
Zinc |
0.0020 |
0.0010 |
TTO |
0.0010 |
0.00068 |
Oil and grease(1) |
0.040 |
0.024 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 57
Annealing With Water
PSES |
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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 |
0.545 |
0.223 |
Copper |
2.356 |
1.240 |
Lead |
0.186 |
0.161 |
Nickel |
2.380 |
1.574 |
Zinc |
1.810 |
0.756 |
TTO |
0.806 |
0.421 |
Oil and grease(1) |
24.800 |
14.880 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 58
Annealing With Oil
PSES |
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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 |
|
Copper |
0 |
0 |
Lead |
0 |
0 |
Nickel |
0 |
0 |
Zinc |
0 |
0 |
TTO |
0 |
0 |
Oil and grease(1) |
0 |
0 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 59
Alkaline Cleaning Rinse
PSES |
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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 |
1.854 |
0.758 |
Copper |
8.006 |
4.214 |
Lead |
0.632 |
0.547 |
Nickel |
8.090 |
5.351 |
Zinc |
6.152 |
2.570 |
TTO |
2.739 |
1.432 |
Oil and grease(1) |
84.280 |
50.568 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 60
Alkaline Cleaning Rinse For Forged Parts
PSES |
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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 |
5.562 |
2.275 |
Copper |
24.019 |
12.642 |
Lead |
1.896 |
1.643 |
Nickel |
24.272 |
16.055 |
Zinc |
18.457 |
7.711 |
TTO |
8.217 |
4.298 |
Oil and grease(1) |
252.840 |
151.704 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 61
Alkaline Cleaning Bath
PSES |
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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 |
0.020 |
0.0084 |
Copper |
0.088 |
0.046 |
Lead |
0.0070 |
0.0060 |
Nickel |
0.089 |
0.059 |
Zinc |
0.068 |
0.028 |
TTO |
0.030 |
0.015 |
Oil and grease(1) |
0.93 |
0.56 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 62
Pickling Rinse
PSES |
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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 |
0.574 |
0.235 |
Copper |
2.481 |
1.306 |
Lead |
0.195 |
0.169 |
Nickel |
2.507 |
1.658 |
Zinc |
1.906 |
0.796 |
TTO |
0.848 |
0.444 |
Oil and grease |
26.120 |
15.672 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 63
Pickling Rinse For Forged Parts
PSES |
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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 |
1.723 |
0.705 |
Copper |
7.444 |
3.918 |
Lead |
0.587 |
0.509 |
Nickel |
7.522 |
4.975 |
Zinc |
5.720 |
2.389 |
TTO |
2.546 |
1.332 |
Oil and grease(1) |
78.360 |
47.016 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 64
Pickling Bath
PSES |
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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 |
0.051 |
0.020 |
Copper |
0.220 |
0.116 |
Lead |
0.017 |
0.015 |
Nickel |
0.222 |
0.147 |
Zinc |
0.169 |
0.070 |
TTO |
0.075 |
0.039 |
Oil and grease(1) |
2.320 |
1.392 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 65
Pickling Fume Scrubber
PSES |
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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 |
0.275 |
0.112 |
Copper |
1.189 |
0.626 |
Lead |
0.093 |
0.081 |
Nickel |
1.201 |
0.795 |
Zinc |
0.913 |
0.381 |
TTO |
0.406 |
0.212 |
Oil and grease(1) |
12.520 |
7.512 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 66
Tumbling or Burnishing
PSES |
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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 |
0.256 |
0.104 |
Copper |
1.107 |
0.583 |
Lead |
0.087 |
0.075 |
Nickel |
1.119 |
0.740 |
Zinc |
0.851 |
0.355 |
TTO |
0.378 |
0.198 |
Oil and grease(1) |
11.660 |
6.996 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 67
Surface Coating
PSES |
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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 |
0.326 |
0.133 |
Copper |
1.411 |
0.743 |
Lead |
0.111 |
0.096 |
Nickel |
1.426 |
0.943 |
Zinc |
1.084 |
0.453 |
TTO |
0.482 |
0.252 |
Oil and grease(1) |
14.860 |
8.916 |
(1) For alternate monitoring
Table 68
Miscellaneous Waste Streams
PSES |
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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 |
0.009 |
0.003 |
Copper |
0.041 |
0.021 |
Lead |
0.003 |
0.002 |
Nickel |
0.041 |
0.027 |
Zinc |
0.031 |
0.013 |
TTO |
0.014 |
0.007 |
Oil and grease(1) |
0.436 |
0.261 |
(1) For alternate monitoring