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 IV - Steelmaking Subcategory
Section NR 254.044 - New source performance standards
The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subchapter may not exceed the following standards:
Table 31
Wet Suppressed Combustion Basic Oxygen Furnace Steelmaking
| 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 |
0.0146 |
0.00522 |
|
Lead |
0.000188 |
0.0000626 |
|
Zinc |
0.000282 |
0.0000939 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0
Table 32
Wet Open Combustion Basic Oxygen Furnace Steelmaking and Wet Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
| 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 |
0.0146 |
0.00522 |
|
Lead |
0.000188 |
0.0000626 |
|
Zinc |
0.000282 |
0.0000939 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0
