Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control
Chapter NR 464 - National emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the pulp and paper industry
Section NR 464.01 - Applicability; purpose

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 464.01

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) APPLICABILITY.

(a) The provisions of this chapter apply to the owner or operator of processes that produce pulp, paper or paperboard; that are located at a plant site that is a major source as defined in s. NR 460.02(24) and that use the any of following processes and materials:
1. Kraft, soda, sulfite or semi-chemical pulping processes using wood.

2. Mechanical pulping processes using wood.

3. Any process using secondary or non-wood fibers.

(b) The affected source to which the existing source provisions of this chapter apply is as follows:
1. For the processes specified in par. (a) 1., the affected source is the total of all HAP emission points in the pulping and bleaching systems.

2. For the processes specified in par. (a) 2. or 3., the affected source is the total of all HAP emission points in the bleaching system.

(c) The new source provisions of this chapter apply to the total of all HAP emission points at new or existing sources as follows:
1. Each affected source defined in par. (b) 1. that commences construction or reconstruction after December 17, 1993.

2. Each pulping system or bleaching system for the processes specified in par. (a) 1. that commences construction or reconstruction after December 17, 1993.

3. Each additional pulping or bleaching line at the processes specified in par. (a) 1. that commences construction after December 17, 1993.

4. Each affected source defined in par. (b) 2. that commences construction or reconstruction after March 8, 1996.

5. Each additional bleaching line at the processes specified in par. (a) 2. or 3. that commences construction after March 8, 1996.

(d) Each existing source shall achieve compliance no later than April 16, 2001, except as provided in par. (e) and subds. 1. and 2.:
1. Each kraft pulping system shall achieve compliance with the pulping system provisions of s. NR 464.03 for the equipment listed in s. NR 464.03(1) (a) 2. to 5. as expeditiously as practicable, but in no event later than April 17, 2006, and the owners and operators shall establish dates, update dates and report the dates for the milestones specified in s. NR 464.11(2).

2. Each dissolving-grade bleaching system at either kraft or sulfite pulping mills shall achieve compliance with the bleach plant provisions of s. NR 464.05 as expeditiously as practicable, but in no event later than 3 years after the promulgation of the revised effluent limitation guidelines and standards under 40 CFR 430.14 to 430.17 and 430.44 to 430.47.

(e) Each bleaching system complying with the voluntary advanced technology incentives program for effluent limitation guidelines in 40 CFR 430.24 shall, for the effluent limitation guidelines and standards in 40 CFR 430.24, comply with the bleach plant provisions of 40 CFR 63.445 as expeditiously as practicable, but in no event later than April 16, 2001, or shall comply with all of the following:
1. The owner or operator of a bleaching system shall comply with the bleach plant provisions of s. NR 464.05 as expeditiously as practicable, but in no event later than April 15, 2004.

2. The owner or operator of a bleaching system shall comply with the requirements specified in either of the following:
a. Not increase the application rate of chlorine or hypochlorite, in kg of bleaching agent per megagram of ODP, in the bleaching system above the average daily rates used over the 3 months prior June 15, 1998, until the requirements of subd. 1. are met, and record application rates as specified in s. NR 464.10(3).

b. Comply with enforceable effluent limitations guidelines for 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin and adsorbable organic halides at least as stringent as the baseline best available technology economically achievable levels set in 40 CFR 430.24(a) (1) as expeditiously as possible, but in no event later than April 16, 2001.

3. Owners and operators shall establish dates, update dates and report the dates for the milestones specified in s. NR 464.11(2).

(f) Each new source, specified as the total of all HAP emission points for the sources specified in par. (c), shall achieve compliance upon startup or by June 15, 1998, whichever is later, as provided in s. NR 460.05(2).

(g) Each owner or operator of an affected source with affected process equipment shared by more than one type of pulping process shall comply with the applicable requirement in this chapter that achieves the maximum degree of reduction in HAP emissions.

(h) Each owner or operator of an affected source specified in pars. (a) to (c) shall comply with the requirements of ch. NR 460, according to the applicability of ch. NR 460 to the sources, as indicated in Appendix S of ch. NR 460.

(i) All references to 40 CFR part 63 and 40 CFR part 430 in this chapter mean those parts of the code of federal regulations as in effect on April 1, 2002, except that in the case of CFR provisions incorporated by reference in ch. NR 484, if a more recent date is specified in the applicable section of ch. NR 484, that date shall apply.

Note: Compliance dates are federally enforceable under 40 CFR 63.440 prior to the effective date of this section.

(2) PURPOSE. This chapter is adopted under ss. 285.27(2) and 285.65, Stats., to establish emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the pulp and paper industry.

This chapter is based on the federal regulations contained in 40 CFR part 63 subpart S, created April 15, 1998, as last revised on December 22, 2000.

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