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 274.152 - 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 15-1
Primary Beryllium Solvent Extraction Raffinate from
					 Bertrandite Ore
BPT 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
2,763.000
1,235.000
Chromium (total)
988.000
404.300
Copper
4,267.000
2,246.000
Cyanide (total)
651.300
269.500
Ammonia (as N)
299,400.000
131,600.000
Fluoride
78,610.000
131,600.000
Total suspended solids
92,090.000
43,800.000
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-2
Primary Beryllium Solvent Extraction Raffinate from Beryl
					 Ore
BPT 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
270.6
121.0
Chromium (total)
96.8
39.0
Copper
418.0
220.0
Cyanide (total)
63.0
26.4
Ammonia (as N)
29,330.0
12,890.0
Fluoride
7,700.0
4,378.0
Total suspended solids
9,020.0
4,290.0
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-3
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Carbonate Filtrate
BPT 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
263.800
118.000
Chromium (total)
94.380
38.610
Copper
407.600
214.500
Cyanide (total)
62.210
25.740
Ammonia (as N)
28,590.000
12,570.000
Fluoride
7,508.000
4,269.000
Total suspended solids
8,795.000
4,183.000
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-4
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Hydroxide Filtrate
BPT 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
167.280
78.800
Chromium (total)
59.840
24.480
Copper
258.400
136.000
Cyanide (total)
39.440
16.320
Ammonia (as N)
18,128.800
7,969.600
Fluoride
4,760.000
2,706.400
Total suspended solids
5,576.000
2,652.000
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-5
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Oxide Calcining 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 beryllium
								  oxide produced
Beryllium
324.000
126.000
Chromium (total)
116.000
47.470
Copper
501.000
263.000
Cyanide (total)
76.470
31.640
Ammonia (as N)
35,150.000
15,450.000
Fluoride
9,230.000
5,248.000
Total suspended solids
10,810.000
5,142.000
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-6
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Hydroxide Supernatant
BPT 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
282.9
126.5
Chromium (total)
101.2
41.4
Copper
437.0
230.0
Cyanide (total)
66.7
27.6
Ammonia (as N)
30,660.0
13,480.0
Fluoride
160,308.0
71,201.0
Total suspended solids
9,430.0
4,485.0
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-7
Primary Beryllium Process Water
BPT 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
215.00
96.14
Chromium (total)
76.91
31.46
Copper
332.10
174.80
Cyanide (total)
50.69
20.98
Ammonia (as N)
23,300.00
10,240.00
Fluoride
6,118.00
3,479.00
Total suspended solids
7,167.00
3,409.00
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-8
Primary Beryllium Fluoride Furnace Scrubber
BPT 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
Total suspended solids
0.000
0.000
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-9
Primary Beryllium Chip Treatment Wastewater
BPT 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
9.533
4.263
Chromium (total)
3.410
1.395
Copper
14.730
7.750
Cyanide (total)
2.248
0.930
Ammonia (as N)
1,033.000
454.200
Fluoride
271.300
154.200
Total suspended solids
317.800
151.100
pH
(1)
(1)
(1)Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-10
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Pebble Plant Area Vent 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 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
Total suspended solids
0.000
0.000
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-11
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Ore Gangue Dewatering
BPT 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
1.283
0.574
Chromium (total)
0.459
0.188
Copper
1.982
1.043
Cyanide (total)
0.302
0.125
Ammonia (as N)
139.032
61.120
Fluoride
36.505
20.756
Total suspended solids
42.763
20.339
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-12
Primary Beryllium Beryllium Ore Gangue Dewatering
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of beryl ore
								  processed
Beryllium
3.279
1.466
Chromium (total)
1.173
0.480
Copper
5.064
2.665
Cyanide (total)
0.773
0.320
Ammonia (as N)
355.245
156.169
Fluoride
93.275
53.034
Total suspended solids
109.265
51.968
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-13
Primary Beryllium Beryl Ore Processing
BPT 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
8.983
4.017
Chromium (total)
3.213
1.315
Copper
13.876
7.303
Cyanide (total)
2.118
0.876
Ammonia (as N)
973.490
427.956
Fluoride
255.605
145.330
Total suspended solids
299.423
142.409
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-14
Primary Beryllium Aluminum Iron Sludge Area
					 Wastewater
BPT 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
575.640
257.400
Chromium (total)
205.920
84.240
Copper
889.200
468.000
Cyanide (total)
135.720
56.160
Ammonia (as N)
62,384.400
27,424.800
Fluoride
16,380.000
9,313.200
Total suspended solids
19,188.000
9,126.000
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-15
Primary Beryllium Bertrandite Ore Leaching Scrubber
BPT 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
1.859
0.831
Chromium (total)
0.665
0.272
Copper
2.871
1.511
Cyanide (total)
0.438
0.181
Ammonia (as N)
201.416
88.545
Fluoride
52.885
30.069
Total suspended solids
61.951
29.465
pH
(1)
(1)
(1) Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times.
Table 15-16
Primary Beryllium Bertrandite Ore Countercurrent and
					 Decantation Scrubber
BPT 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
0.124
0.056
Chromium (total)
0.044
0.018
Copper
0.192
0.101
Cyanide (total)
0.029
0.012
Ammonia (as N)
13.463
5.919
Fluoride
3.535
2.010
Total suspended solids
4.141
1.970
pH
(1)
(1)
(1)Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all
					 times.