Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 274 - Nonferrous metals manufacturing › Subchapter XIII - Secondary Lead › Section NR 274.132 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available

Current through June 24, 2024
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 13-1
Secondary Lead Battery Cracking
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead scrap
								  produced
Antimony
1.932
0.862
Arsenic
1.407
0.579
Lead
0.283
0.135
Zinc
0.983
0.411
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Total suspended solids
27.600
13.130
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 13-2
Secondary Lead Blast, Reverberatory, or Rotary Furnace Wet
					 Air Pollution Control
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead
								  produced from smelting
Antimony
7.491
3.341
Arsenic
5.455
2.245
Lead
1.096
0.522
Zinc
3.811
1.592
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Total suspended solids
107.000
50.900
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 13-3
Secondary Lead Kettle Wet Air Pollution Control
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead
								  produced from refining
Antimony
1.129
0.058
Arsenic
0.094
0.039
Lead
0.019
0.009
Zinc
0.066
0.027
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Total suspended solids pH
1.845 (1)
0.878 (1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 13-4
Secondary Lead Lead Paste Desulfurization
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead
								  processed through desulfurization
Antimony
0.000
0.000
Arsenic
0.000
0.000
Lead
0.000
0.000
Zinc
0.000
0.000
Ammonia (as N)
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 13-5
Secondary Lead Casting Contact Cooling
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead
								  cast
Antimony
0.634
0.283
Arsenic
0.462
0.190
Lead
0.093
0.044
Zinc
0.323
0.135
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Total suspended solids
9.061
4.310
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 13-6
Secondary Lead Truck Wash
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead
								  produced from smelting
Antimony
0.060
0.027
Arsenic
0.044
0.018
Lead
0.009
0.004
Zinc
0.031
0.013
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Total suspended solids
0.861
0.410
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 13-7
Secondary Lead Facility Washdown
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead
								  produced from smelting
Antimony
0.000
0.000
Arsenic
0.000
0.000
Lead
0.000
0.000
Zinc
0.000
0.000
Ammonia (as N)
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 13-8
Secondary Lead Battery Case Classification
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead scrap
								  produced
Antimony
0.000
0.000
Arsenic
0.000
0.000
Lead
0.000
0.000
Zinc
0.000
0.000
Ammonia (as N)
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 13-9
Secondary Lead Employe Handwash
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead
								  produced from smelting
Antimony
0.077
0.035
Arsenic
0.056
0.023
Lead
0.011
0.005
Zinc
0.039
0.016
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Total suspended solids
1.107
0.527
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 13-10
Secondary Lead Employe Respirator Wash
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead
								  produced from smelting
Antimony
0.126
0.056
Arsenic
0.092
0.038
Lead
0.018
0.009
Zinc
0.064
0.027
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Total suspended solids
1.804
0.858
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 13-11
Secondary Lead Laundering of Uniforms
BPT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead
								  produced from smelting
Antimony
0.367
0.164
Arsenic
0.268
0.110
Lead
0.054
0.026
Zinc
0.187
0.078
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Total suspended solids
5.248
2.496
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all
					 times.