Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 274 - Nonferrous metals manufacturing
Section NR 274.003 - General definitions
Current through August 26, 2024
In addition to the definitions set forth in ss. NR 205.03, 205.04, and 211.03, the following definitions are applicable to the terms used in this chapter:
(1) "Existing source" means any point source, except a new source as defined in sub. (2), from which pollutants may be discharged either into waters of the state or into a publicly owned treatment works.
(2) "New source," as defined for purposes of new source performance standards and pretreatment standards for new sources, means any point source from which pollutants are or may be discharged directly to waters of the state or into a publicly owned treatment works and for which construction commenced after the date given in the following table:
January 22, 1987
Primary Tungsten
February 17, 1983
Bauxite Refining
Primary Aluminum Smelting
Secondary Aluminum Smelting
Primary Copper Smelting
Primary Copper Electrolytic Refining
Secondary Copper
Primary Lead
Primary Zinc
Metallurgical Acid Plants
Primary Columbium-Tantalum
Secondary Silver
Secondary Lead
June 27, 1984
Primary Antimony
Primary Beryllium
Primary and Secondary Germanium and Gallium
Secondary Indium
Secondary Mercury
Primary Molybdenum and Rhenium
Secondary Molybdenum and Vanadium
June 27, 1984
Primary Nickel and Cobalt
Secondary Nickel
Primary Precious Metals and Mercury
Secondary Precious Metals
Secondary Tantalum
Secondary Tin
Primary and Secondary Titanium
Secondary Tungsten and Cobalt
Secondary Uranium
Primary Zirconium and Hafnium
(3) "Primary" means the manufacture of a metal from ore concentrates or other virgin materials.
(4) "Secondary" means the manufacture of a metal from scrap or other recycled materials.
