Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 274 - Nonferrous metals manufacturing
Subchapter VIII - Primary Zinc
Section NR 274.085 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources
Except as provided in ss. NR 211.13 and 211.14, any new [existing] source subject to the primary zinc subchapter which introduces pollutants into a POTW shall comply with ch. NR 211 and achieve the following PSES:
Table 8-18
Primary Zinc Zinc Reduction Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control
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PSES |
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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 million pounds) of zinc reduced |
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Cadmium |
0.334 |
0.134 |
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Zinc |
1.702 |
0.701 |
Table 8-19
Primary Zinc Preleach of Zinc Concentrates
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PSES |
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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 million pounds) of concentrate leached |
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Cadmium |
0.180 |
0.072 |
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Zinc |
0.919 |
0.378 |
Table 8-20
Primary Zinc Leaching Wet Air Pollution Control
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PSES |
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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 million pounds) of zinc processed through leaching |
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Cadmium |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Zinc |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Table 8-21
Primary Zinc Electrolyte Bleed Wastewater
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PSES |
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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 million pounds) of cathode zinc produced |
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Cadmium |
0.086 |
0.035 |
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Zinc |
0.441 |
0.182 |
Table 8-22
Primary Zinc Cathode and Anode Wash Wastewater
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PSES |
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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 million pounds) of cathode zinc produced |
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Cadmium |
0.150 |
0.060 |
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Zinc |
0.766 |
0.315 |
Table 8-23
Primary Zinc Casting Wet Air Pollution Control
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PSES |
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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 million pounds) of zinc cast |
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Cadmium |
0.051 |
0.021 |
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Zinc |
0.262 |
0.108 |
Table 8-24
Primary Zinc Casting Contact Cooling
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PSES |
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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 million pounds) of zinc cast |
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Cadmium |
0.036 |
0.014 |
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Zinc |
0.185 |
0.076 |
Table 8-25
Primary Zinc Cadmium Plant Wastewater
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PSES |
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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 million pounds) of cadmium produced |
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Cadmium |
1.234 |
0.494 |
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Zinc |
6.295 |
2.592 |
