Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 296 - Textile Industry
Section NR 296.02 - Applicability

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 296.02

Current through November 25, 2024

The effluent limitations, standards of performance, pretreatment standards, and other provisions in this chapter are applicable to pollutants or pollutant properties in discharges of process waste resulting from manufacture in any of the following subcategories.

(1) WOOL SCOURING. This subcategory includes textile mills engaged in wool scouring, topmaking, and general cleaning of raw wool.

(2) WOOL FINISHING. This subcategory includes textile mills engaged in wool finishing including carbonizing, fulling, dyeing, bleaching, and rinsing, fireproofing and other such similar processes.

(3) DRY PROCESSING. This subcategory includes textile mills engaged in yarn manufacture, yarn texturizing, unfinished fabric manufacture, fabric coating, fabric laminating, tire cord and fabric dipping, carpet tufting and carpet backing. The manufacture of rubberized or rubber coated fabrics is specifically excluded from the provisions of this chapter.

(4) WOVEN FABRIC FINISHING. This subcategory includes textile mills engaged in any or all of the following unit operations: desizing, bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing, printing, resin treatment, waterproofing, flameproofing, soil repellancy application, and special finish application. The subcategory is further divided into the finishing of woven fabrics through:

(a) Simple or complex manufacturing operations employing a natural fiber, a synthetic fiber, or a natural and synthetic fiber blend,

(b) Simple manufacturing operations employing a synthetic fiber or complex manufacturing operations employing a natural fiber,

(c) Simple manufacturing operations employing a natural and synthetic fiber blend or complex manufacturing operations employing a synthetic fiber, and

(d) Complex manufacturing operation employing a natural and synthetic fiber blend.

(5) KNIT FABRIC FINISHING. This subcategory includes textile mills engaged in knit fabric finishing employing any or all of the following unit operations: bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing, printing, resin treatment, waterproofing, flameproofing, soil repellancy application and application of special finishes. The subcategory is further divided into the finishing of knit fabrics through:

(a) Simple or complex manufacturing operations employing a synthetic fiber or a natural and synthetic fiber blend,

(b) Simple manufacturing operations employing a natural and synthetic fiber blend or complex manufacturing operations employing a synthetic fiber, and

(c) Complex manufacturing operations employing a natural and synthetic fiber blend.

(6) CARPET MILLS. This subcategory includes textile mills which are carpet mills engaged in any or all of the following unit operations: bleaching, scouring, carbonizing, fulling, dyeing, printing, resin treatment, waterproofing, flameproofing, soil repellancy, looping, and backing with foamed and unfoamed latex and jute. Carpet backing without other carpet manufacturing operations is excluded from this subcategory and included in subcategory (3).

(7) STOCK AND YARN DYEING AND FINISHING. This subcategory includes textile mills engaged in stock and yarn dyeing and finishing using any or all of the following unit operations: cleaning, scouring, bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing and special finishing.

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