Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 254 - Iron and steel manufacturing
Subchapter I - Cokemaking Subcategory
Section NR 254.014 - New source performance standards

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 254.014

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subchapter may not exceed the NSPS in sub. (2), (3), or (4).

(2) IRON AND STEEL BYPRODUCT COKEMAKING.

(a) The following NSPS apply:

Table 7

Iron and Steel Byproduct Cokemaking

NSPS

Maximum for any 1 day

Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Pollutant or pollutant property

kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 pounds) of product

TSS

0.172

0.0894

O&G

0.00638

Ammonia-N

0.0543

0.0160

Cyanide

0.00638

0.00351

Phenols (4AAP)

0.0000638

0.0000319

Benzene

0.0000319

Naphthalene

0.0000319

Benzo(a)pyrene

0.0000319

pH

(1)

(1)

(1) Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0

(b) Increased loadings, not to exceed 16% above the limitations in par. (a), are allowed for plants which have wet desulfurization systems but only to the extent that such systems generate an increased effluent volume.

(c) Increased loadings, not to exceed 39% above the limitations in par. (a), are allowed for plants which include indirect ammonia recovery systems but only to the extent that such systems generate an increased effluent volume.

(3) MERCHANT BYPRODUCT COKEMAKING.

(a) The following NSPS apply:

Table 8

Merchant Byproduct Cokemaking

NSPS

Maximum for any 1 day

Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Pollutant or pollutant property

kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 pounds) of product

TSS

0.192

0.0993

O&G

0.00709

Ammonia-N

0.0603

0.0177

Cyanide

0.00709

0.00390

Phenols (4AAP)

0.0000709

0.0000355

Benzene

0.0000355

Naphthalene

0.0000355

Benzo(a)pyrene

0.0000355

pH

(1)

(1)

(1) Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0

(b) Increased loadings, not to exceed 15% above the limitations in par. (a), are allowed for plants which have wet desulfurization systems but only to the extent that such systems generate an increased effluent volume.

(c) Increased loadings, not to exceed 35% above the limitations in par. (a), are allowed for plants which include indirect ammonia recovery systems but only to the extent that such systems generate an increased effluent volume.

(4) BEEHIVE COKEMAKING. Beehive cokemaking operations may not discharge process wastewaters to waters of the state.

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