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 255.35 - Pretreatment standards for new sources
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7, any new source subject to this subchapter that introduces pollutants into a POTW shall comply with 40 CFR Part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment standards for new sources:
Table 81
Open Formation - Dehydrated
PSNS
|
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 |
2.15 |
1.02 |
|
Lead |
0.47 |
0.21 |
Table 82
Open Formation - Wet
PSNS
|
POLLUTANT OR |
MAXIMUM FOR |
MAXIMUM FOR |
|
POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
ANY 1 DAY |
MONTHLY AVERAGE |
|
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 |
Table 83
Plate Soak
PSNS
|
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 |
Table 84
Battery Wash with Detergent
PSNS
|
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 |
Table 85
Direct Chill Lead Casting
PSNS
|
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 |
Table 86
Mold Release Formulation
PSNS
|
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 |
0.007 |
0.0037 |
|
Lead |
0.0017 |
0.0008 |
Table 87
Truck Wash
PSNS
|
POLLUTANT OR |
MAXIMUM FOR |
MAXIMUM FOR |
|
POLLUTANT PROPERTY |
ANY 1 DAY |
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 |
Table 88
Laundry
PSNS
|
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 |
Table 89
Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams
PSNS
|
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 |
(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 81 to 89.
