Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 273 - Nonferrous metals forming and metal powders
Subchapter VII - Uranium
Section NR 273.072 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available
Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 to 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by application of BPT:
Table 7-1
Uranium
Extrusion Tool Contact Cooling Water
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium extruded |
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Cadmium |
0.117 |
0.052 |
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Chromium |
0.152 |
0.062 |
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Copper |
0.654 |
0.344 |
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Lead |
0.145 |
0.069 |
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Nickel |
0.661 |
0.437 |
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Fluoride |
20.5 |
9.08 |
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Molybdenum |
2.28 |
1.18 |
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Oil and grease |
6.88 |
4.13 |
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Total suspended solids |
14.1 |
6.71 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-2
Uranium
Heat Treatment Contact Cooling Water
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of extruded or forged uranium heat treated |
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Cadmium |
0.646 |
0.285 |
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Chromium |
0.836 |
0.342 |
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Copper |
3.61 |
1.90 |
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Lead |
0.798 |
0.380 |
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Nickel |
3.65 |
2.42 |
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Fluoride |
113 |
50.2 |
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Molybdenum |
12.6 |
6.5 |
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Oil and grease |
38 |
22.8 |
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Total suspended solids |
77.9 |
37.1 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-3
Uranium
Surface Treatment Spent Baths
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium surface treated |
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Cadmium |
0.010 |
0.004 |
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Chromium |
0.012 |
0.005 |
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Copper |
0.052 |
0.027 |
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Lead |
0.012 |
0.006 |
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Nickel |
0.052 |
0.035 |
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Fluoride |
1.62 |
0.718 |
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Molybdenum |
0.180 |
0.093 |
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Oil and grease |
0.544 |
0.327 |
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Total suspended solids |
1.12 |
0.531 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-4
Uranium
Surface Treatment Rinse
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium surface treated |
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Cadmium |
0.115 |
0.050 |
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Chromium |
0.149 |
0.061 |
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Copper |
0.641 |
0.337 |
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Lead |
0.142 |
0.068 |
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Nickel |
0.647 |
0.428 |
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Fluoride |
20.1 |
8.90 |
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Molybdenum |
2.23 |
1.16 |
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Oil and grease |
6.74 |
4.05 |
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Total suspended solids |
13.8 |
6.57 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-5
Uranium
Wet Air Pollution Control Scrubber Blowdown
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium surface treated |
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Cadmium |
0.0012 |
0.0006 |
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Chromium |
0.002 |
0.0007 |
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Copper |
0.007 |
0.004 |
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Lead |
0.002 |
0.0007 |
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Nickel |
0.007 |
0.005 |
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Fluoride |
0.208 |
0.092 |
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Molybdenum |
0.023 |
0.012 |
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Oil and grease |
0.070 |
0.042 |
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Total suspended solids |
0.143 |
0.068 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-6
Uranium
Sawing or Grinding Spent Emulsions
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium sawed or ground with emulsions |
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Cadmium |
0.002 |
0.0009 |
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Chromium |
0.003 |
0.001 |
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Copper |
0.011 |
0.006 |
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Lead |
0.003 |
0.001 |
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Nickel |
0.011 |
0.007 |
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Fluoride |
0.338 |
0.150 |
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Molybdenum |
0.038 |
0.020 |
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Oil and grease |
0.114 |
0.068 |
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Total suspended solids |
0.233 |
0.111 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-7
Uranium
Sawing or Grinding Contact Cooling Water
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium sawed or ground with contact cooling water |
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Cadmium |
0.561 |
0.248 |
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Chromium |
0.726 |
0.297 |
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Copper |
3.14 |
1.65 |
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Lead |
0.693 |
0.330 |
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Nickel |
3.17 |
2.1 |
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Fluoride |
98.2 |
43.6 |
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Molybdenum |
10.9 |
5.65 |
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Oil and grease |
33.0 |
19.8 |
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Total suspended solids |
67.7 |
32.2 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-8
Uranium
Sawing or Grinding Rinse
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of sawed or ground uranium rinsed |
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Cadmium |
0.002 |
0.0007 |
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Chromium |
0.002 |
0.0009 |
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Copper |
0.009 |
0.005 |
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Lead |
0.002 |
0.001 |
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Nickel |
0.009 |
0.006 |
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Fluoride |
0.277 |
0.123 |
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Molybdenum |
0.031 |
0.016 |
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Oil and grease |
0.093 |
0.056 |
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Total suspended solids |
0.191 |
0.091 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-9
Uranium
Area Cleaning Rinse
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium formed |
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Cadmium |
0.015 |
0.007 |
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Chromium |
0.019 |
0.008 |
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Copper |
0.082 |
0.043 |
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Lead |
0.018 |
0.009 |
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Nickel |
0.083 |
0.055 |
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Fluoride |
2.56 |
1.14 |
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Molybdenum |
0.284 |
0.147 |
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Oil and grease |
0.858 |
0.515 |
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Total suspended solids |
1.76 |
0.837 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-10
Uranium
Drum Washwater
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/off-kg (pounds per million off-pounds) of uranium formed |
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Cadmium |
0.015 |
0.007 |
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Chromium |
0.020 |
0.008 |
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Copper |
0.084 |
0.045 |
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Lead |
0.019 |
0.009 |
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Nickel |
0.085 |
0.057 |
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Fluoride |
2.64 |
1.17 |
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Molybdenum |
0.293 |
0.152 |
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Oil and grease |
0.886 |
0.532 |
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Total suspended solids |
1.82 |
0.864 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 7-11
Uranium
Laundry Washwater
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BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/employe-day |
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Cadmium |
17.8 |
7.86 |
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Chromium |
23.1 |
9.43 |
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Copper |
99.6 |
52.4 |
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Lead |
22.0 |
10.5 |
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Nickel |
101 |
66.6 |
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Fluoride |
3,120 |
1,390 |
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Molybdenum |
347 |
179 |
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Oil and grease |
1,050 |
629 |
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Total suspended solids |
2,150 |
1,020 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
