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 255.33 - New source performance standards
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subchapter may not exceed the following standards:
Table 63
Open Formation - Dehydrated
NSPS
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
2.15 |
1.02 |
|
Lead |
0.47 |
0.21 |
|
Iron |
2.01 |
1.02 |
|
Oil and grease |
16.80 |
16.80 |
|
TSS |
25.20 |
20.16 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 64
Open Formation - Wet
NSPS
|
Metric units - |
mg/kg of lead used |
|
|
English units - |
lb/million lbs of lead used |
|
|
Copper |
0.067 |
0.032 |
|
Lead |
0.014 |
0.006 |
|
Iron |
0.063 |
0.032 |
|
Oil and grease |
0.53 |
0.53 |
|
TSS |
0.80 |
0.64 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 65
Plate Soak
NSPS
|
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 |
0.026 |
0.012 |
|
Lead |
0.005 |
0.002 |
|
Iron |
0.025 |
0.012 |
|
Oil and grease |
0.21 |
0.21 |
|
TSS |
0.32 |
0.25 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 66
Battery Wash with Detergent
NSPS
|
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 |
1.152 |
0.549 |
|
Lead |
0.252 |
0.117 |
|
Iron |
1.08 |
0.55 |
|
Oil and grease |
9.0 |
9.0 |
|
TSS |
13.5 |
10.8 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 67
Direct Chill Lead Casting
NSPS
|
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 |
0.000256 |
0.000122 |
|
Lead |
0.000056 |
0.000026 |
|
Iron |
0.000240 |
0.000122 |
|
Oil and grease |
0.0020 |
0.0020 |
|
TSS |
0.0030 |
0.0024 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 68
Mold Release Formulation
NSPS
|
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 |
0.0077 |
0.0037 |
|
Lead |
0.0017 |
0.0008 |
|
Iron |
0.0072 |
0.0037 |
|
Oil and grease |
0.060 |
0.060 |
|
TSS |
0.090 |
0.072 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 69
Truck Wash
NSPS
|
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 |
0.006 |
0.003 |
|
Lead |
0.001 |
0.0007 |
|
Iron |
0.006 |
0.003 |
|
Oil and grease |
0.050 |
0.050 |
|
TSS |
0.075 |
0.060 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 70
Laundry
NSPS
|
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 |
0.14 |
0.07 |
|
Lead |
0.03 |
0.01 |
|
Iron |
0.13 |
0.07 |
|
Oil and grease |
1.09 |
1.09 |
|
TSS |
1.64 |
1.31 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 71
Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams
NSPS
|
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 |
0.39 |
0.19 |
|
Lead |
0.085 |
0.039 |
|
Iron |
0.37 |
0.19 |
|
Oil and grease |
3.07 |
3.07 |
|
TSS |
4.61 |
3.69 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
(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 63 to 71.
