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 274.054 - New source performance standards
Any new source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following standards:
Table 5-7
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Casting Contact Cooling
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NSPS |
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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 |
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Total suspended solids |
7.470 |
5.976 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times
Table 5-8
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Anode and Cathode Rinse
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NSPS |
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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 |
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Total suspended solids |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 5-9
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Spent Electrolyte
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NSPS |
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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 |
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Total suspended solids |
0.735 |
0.588 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 5-10
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Casting Wet Air Pollution Control
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NSPS |
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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 |
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Total suspended solids |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 5-11
Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining Byproduct Recovery
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NSPS |
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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 |
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Total suspended solids |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
