Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 274 - Nonferrous metals manufacturing › Subchapter XV - Primary Beryllium › Section NR 274.153 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable

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 BAT:
Table 15-17
Primary Beryllium Solvent Extraction Raffinate from
					 Bertrandite Ore
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  carbonate produced from bertrandite ore as beryllium
Beryllium
1,842.000
831.000
Chromium (total)
831.000
336.900
Copper
2,875.000
1,370.000
Cyanide (total)
449.200
179.700
Ammonia (as N)
299,400.000
131,600.000
Fluoride
78,610.000
44,700.000
Table 15-18
Primary Beryllium Solvent Extraction Raffinate from Beryl
					 Ore
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  carbonate produced from beryl ore as beryllium
Beryllium
180.4
81.4
Chromium (total)
81.4
33.0
Copper
281.6
134.2
Cyanide (total)
44.8
17.6
Ammonia (as N)
29,330.0
12,890.0
Fluoride
7,700.0
4,378.0
Table 15-19
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Carbonate Filtrate
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  carbonate produced as beryllium
Beryllium
175.900
79.370
Chromium (total)
79.370
32.180
Copper
274.600
130.800
Cyanide (total)
42.900
17.160
Ammonia (as N)
28,590.000
12,570.000
Fluoride
7,508.000
4,269.000
Table 15-20
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Hydroxide Filtrate
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  hydroxide produced as beryllium
Beryllium
111.520
50.320
Chromium (total)
50.320
20.400
Copper
174.080
82.960
Cyanide (total)
27.200
10.880
Ammonia (as N)
18,128.800
7,969.600
Fluoride
4,760.000
2,706.400
Table 15-21
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Oxide Calcining Furnace Wet Air
					 Pollution Control
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  oxide produced
Beryllium
216.20
97.57
Chromium (total)
97.57
39.56
Copper
337.50
160.90
Cyanide (total)
52.74
21.10
Ammonia (as N)
35,150.00
15,450.00
Fluoride
9,230.00
5,248.00
Table 15-22
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Hydroxide Supernatant
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  hydroxide produced from scrap and residues as beryllium
Beryllium
188.6
85.1
Chromium (total)
85.1
34.5
Copper
294.4
140.3
Cyanide (total)
46.0
18.4
Ammonia (as N)
30,660.0
13,480.0
Fluoride
160,308.0
71,201.0
Table 15-23
Primary Beryllium Process Water
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  pebbles produced
Beryllium
143.30
64.68
Chromium (total)
64.68
26.22
Copper
223.70
106.60
Cyanide (total)
34.96
13.98
Ammonia (as N)
23,300.00
10,240.00
Fluoride
6,118.00
3,479.00
Table 15-24
Primary Beryllium Fluoride Furnace Scrubber
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  pebbles produced
Beryllium
0.000
0.000
Chromium (total)
0.000
0.000
Copper
0.000
0.000
Cyanide (total)
0.000
0.000
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Fluoride
0.000
0.000
Table 15-25
Primary Beryllium Chip Treatment Wastewater
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  scrap chips treated
Beryllium
6.355
2.868
Chromium (total)
2.868
1.163
Copper
9.920
4.728
Cyanide (total)
1.550
0.620
Ammonia (as N)
1,033.000
454.200
Fluoride
271.300
154.200
Table 15-26
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Pebble Plant Area Vent Wet Air
					 Pollution Control
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryllium
								  pebbles produced
Beryllium
0.000
0.000
Chromium (total)
0.000
0.000
Copper
0.000
0.000
Cyanide (total)
0.000
0.000
Ammonia (as N)
0.000
0.000
Fluoride
0.000
0.)00
Table 15-27
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Ore Gangue Dewatering
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryl ore
								  processed
Beryllium
0.855
0.386
Chromium (total)
0.386
0.156
Copper
1.335
0.636
Cyanide (total)
0.209
0.083
Ammonia (as N)
139.032
61.120
Fluoride
36.505
20.756
Table 15-28
Primary Beryllium Bertrandite Ore Gangue Dewatering
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryl ore
								  processed
Beryllium
2.185
0.986
Chromium (total)
0.986
0.400
Copper
3.411
1.626
Cyanide (total)
0.533
0.213
Ammonia (as N)
355.245
156.169
Fluoride
93.275
53.034
Table 15-29
Primary Beryllium Beryl Ore Processing
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryl ore
								  processed
Beryllium
5.988
2.702
Chromium (total)
2.702
1.095
Copper
9.348
4.455
Cyanide (total)
1.461
0.584
Ammonia (as N)
973.490
427.956
Fluoride
255.605
145.330
Table 15-30
Primary Beryllium Aluminum Iron Sludge Area
					 Wastewater
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of total
								  beryllium carbonate produced as beryllium
Beryllium
383.760
173.160
Chromium (total)
173.160
70.200
Copper
599.040
285.480
Cyanide (total)
93.600
37.440
Ammonia (as N)
62,384.400
27,424.800
Fluoride
16,380.000
9,313.200
Table 15-31
Primary Beryllium Bertrandite Ore Leaching Scrubber
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of bertrandite
								  ore processed
Beryllium
1.239
0.559
Chromium (total)
0.599
0.227
Copper
1.934
0.922
Cyanide (total)
0.302
0.121
Ammonia (as N)
201.416
88.545
Fluoride
52.885
30.069
Table 15-32
Primary Beryllium Bertrandite Ore Countercurrent and
					 Decantation Scrubber
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of bertrandite
								  ore processed
Beryllium
0.083
0.037
Chromium (total)
0.037
0.015
Copper
0.129
0.062
Cyanide (total)
0.020
0.008
Ammonia (as N)
13.463
5.919
Fluoride
3.535
2.010