Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 255 - Battery manufacturing
Subchapter IV - Lead Subcategory
Section NR 255.32 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 to 125.32, any existing source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of BAT:
Table 54
Open Formation - Dehydrated
BAT
|
POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY |
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
3.19 |
1.68 |
|
Lead |
0.71 |
0.34 |
|
Iron |
2.02 |
1.02 |
Table 55
Open Formation - Wet
BAT
|
POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY |
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
0.100 |
0.053 |
|
Lead |
0.022 |
0.010 |
|
Iron |
0.06 |
0.030 |
Table 56
Plate Soak
BAT
|
POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY |
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
0.039 |
0.021 |
|
Lead |
0.008 |
0.004 |
|
Iron |
0.030 |
0.010 |
Table 57
Battery Wash with Detergent
BAT
|
POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY |
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
1.71 |
0.90 |
|
Lead |
0.38 |
0.18 |
|
Iron |
1.08 |
0.55 |
Table 58
Direct Chill Lead Casting
BAT
|
POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY |
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
0.0004 |
0.0002 |
|
Lead |
0.00008 |
0.00004 |
|
Iron |
0.0002 |
0.0001 |
Table 59
Mold Release Formulation
BAT
|
POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY |
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
0.011 |
0.006 |
|
Lead |
0.002 |
0.001 |
|
Iron |
0.007 |
0.003 |
Table 60
Truck Wash
BAT
|
POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY |
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
Metric units- |
mg/kg of lead in trucked batteries |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead in trucked batteries |
|
|
Copper |
0.026 |
0.014 |
|
Lead |
0.005 |
0.002 |
|
Iron |
0.016 |
0.008 |
Table 61
Laundry
BAT
|
POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY |
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
0.21 |
0.11 |
|
Lead |
0.05 |
0.02 |
|
Iron |
0.13 |
0.07 |
Table 62
Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams
BAT
|
POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY |
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
0.58 |
0.31 |
|
Lead |
0.13 |
0.06 |
|
Iron |
0.37 |
0.19 |
(2) There may be no discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations listed in tables 54 to 62.
