Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 274 - Nonferrous metals manufacturing
Subchapter V - Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining
Section NR 274.053 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable
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 BAT:
Table 5-2
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Casting Contact Cooling
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BAT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kg (pounds per 1,000,000 pounds) of copper cast |
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Arsenic |
0.692 |
0.309 |
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Copper |
0.638 |
0.304 |
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Nickel |
0.274 |
0.184 |
Table 5-3
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Anode and Cathode Rinse
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BAT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kg (pounds per 1,000,000 pounds) of cathode copper production |
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Arsenic |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Copper |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Nickel |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Table 5-4
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Spent Electrolyte
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BAT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kg (pounds per 1,000,000 pounds) of copper cathode production |
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Arsenic |
0.068 |
0.031 |
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Copper |
0.063 |
0.030 |
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Nickel |
0.027 |
0.018 |
Table 5-5
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Casting Wet Air Pollution Control
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BAT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kg (pounds per 1,000,000 pounds) of casting production |
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Arsenic |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Copper |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Nickel |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Table 5-6
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Byproduct Recovery
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BAT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
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Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kg (pounds per 1,000,000 pounds) of product recovered from electrolytic slimes processing |
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Arsenic |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Copper |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Nickel |
0.000 |
0.000 |
