Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 274 - Nonferrous metals manufacturing
Subchapter VII - Primary Lead
Section NR 274.072 - 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
Primary Lead Sinter Plant Materials Handling Wet Air Pollution Control
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of sinter production |
|
Lead |
594.000 |
270.000 |
Zinc |
525.000 |
219.600 |
Total suspended solids |
14,760.000 |
7,020.000 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-2
Primary Lead Blast Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day m |
Maximum for onthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of blast furnace lead bullion produced |
|
Lead |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Zinc |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Total suspended solids |
0.000 |
0.000 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-3
Primary Lead Blast Furnace Slag Granulation
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of blast furnace lead bullion produced |
|
Lead |
6,155.000 |
2,798.000 |
Zinc |
5,446.000 |
2,276.000 |
Total suspended solids |
153,000.000 |
72,740.000 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-4
Primary Lead Dross Reverberatory Slag Granulation
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of slag, speiss, or matte granulated |
|
Lead |
9,499.000 |
4,318.000 |
Zinc |
8,405.000 |
3,512.000 |
Total suspended solids |
236,000.000 |
112,300.000 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-5
Primary Lead Dross Reverberatory Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of dross reverberatory furnace pollutant property production |
|
Lead |
15,920.000 |
7,235.000 |
Zinc |
14,080.000 |
5,884.000 |
Total suspended solids |
395,500.000 |
188,100.000 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-6
Primary Lead Zinc Fuming Wet Air Pollution Control
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of blast furnace lead bullion produced |
|
Lead |
702.900 |
319.500 |
Zinc |
622.000 |
259.900 |
Total suspended solids |
17,470.000 |
8,307.000 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-7
Primary Lead Hard Lead Refining Slag Granulation
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of hard lead produced |
|
Lead |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Zinc |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Total suspended solids |
0.000 |
0.000 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-8
Primary Lead Hard Lead Refining Air Pollution Control
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of hard lead produced |
|
Lead |
32,730.000 |
14,880.000 |
Zinc |
28,960.000 |
12,100.000 |
Total suspended solids |
813,300.000 |
386,800.000 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-9
Primary Lead Facility Washdown
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of lead bullion produced |
|
Lead |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Zinc |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Total suspended solids |
0.000 |
0.000 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-10
Primary Lead Employe Handwash
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of lead bullion produced |
|
Lead |
5.445 |
2.475 |
Zinc |
4.818 |
2.013 |
Total suspended solids |
135.300 |
64.350 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-11
Primary Lead Respirator Wash
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of lead bullion produced |
|
Lead |
8.745 |
3.975 |
Zinc |
7.738 |
3.233 |
Total suspended solids |
217.300 |
103.400 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 7-12
Primary Lead Laundering of Uniforms
BPT Effluent Limitations |
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Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
mg/kkg (pounds per billion pounds) of lead bullion produced |
|
Lead |
25.580 |
11.630 |
Zinc |
22.630 |
9.455 |
Total suspended solids |
635.500 |
302.300 |
pH |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.