Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 295 - Sugar Processing
Section NR 295.11 - Effluent limitations, best available treatment

(1) For facilities in the beet sugar subcategory processing more than 2,300 tons (2,090 kkg) daily of sliced beets and located where the soil filtration rate, naturally or by deliberate design within the boundaries of waste water treatment or retention facilities, in available areas is more than 1/16-inch (0.159 cm) per day there shall be no discharge of process wastes to surface waters.

(2) For facilities in the sugar beet subcategory processing a smaller quantity of sliced beets than is set forth in sub. (1), and/or located where the soil filtration rate is less than set forth therein, the discharges shall be limited as set forth in subs. (3) and (4).

(3) For facilities subject to the provisions of this chapter other than sub. (1) the pH limitations and the 30-day average and daily maximum limitations for BOD5 and suspended solids are set forth in table 2. Limitations are set forth for 2 types of discharges from facilities described in sub. (2);

(4) In addition to the limitations of sub. (3) discharges from facilities described in sub. (2) shall be limited as set forth in s. NR 295.10(3) (a) and (b).

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