Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 255 - Battery manufacturing › Subchapter II - Cadmium Subcategory › Section NR 255.13 - New source performance standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The discharge
				  of wastewater pollutants from any new source subject to this subchapter may not
				  exceed the following standards:
Table 19
Electrodeposited Anodes
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of cadmium
English units -
lb/million lbs of cadmium
Cadmium
7.03
2.81
Nickel
19.33
13.01
Zinc
35.85
14.76
Cobalt
4.92
2.46
Oil and grease
351.5
351.5
TSS
527.3
421.8
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 20
Impregnated Anodes or Nickel Impregnated
					 Cathodes
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of cadmium or nickel applied
English units -
lb/million lbs of cadmium or nickel
								  applied
Cadmium
40.0
16.0
Nickel
110.0
74.0
Zinc
204.0
84.0
Cobalt
28.0
14.0
Oil and grease
2,000.0
2,000.0
TSS
3,000.0
2,400.0
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 21
Nickel Electrodeposited Cathodes
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of nickel applied
English units-
lb/million lbs of nickel applied
Cadmium
6.60
2.64
Nickel
18.15
12.21
Zinc
33.66
13.86
Cobalt
4.62
2.31
Oil and grease
330.0
330.0
TSS
495.0
396.0
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 22
Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of cells produced
English units -
lb/million lbs of cells produced
Cadmium
0.47
0.19
Nickel
1.28
0.86
Zinc
2.38
0.98
Cobalt
0.33
0.16
Oil and grease
23.3
23.3
TSS
35.0
28.0
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 23
Cadmium Powder Production
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of cadmium powder produced
English units -
lb/million lbs of cadmium powder produced
Cadmium
1.31
0.53
Nickel
3.61
2.43
Zinc
6.70
2.76
Cobalt
0.92
0.46
Oil and grease
65.70
65.70
TSS
98.55
78.84
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 24
Silver Powder Production
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
MAXIMUM FOR
MAXIMUM FOR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
ANY 1 DAY
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of silver powder produced
English units -
lb/million lbs of silver powder produced
Cadmium
0.64
0.26
Nickel
1.77
1.19
Silver
0.93
0.39
Zinc
3.27
1.35
Cobalt
0.45
0.22
Oil and grease
32.10
32.10
TSS
48.15
38.52
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 25
Cadmium Hydroxide Production
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of cadmium used
English units -
lb/million lbs of cadmium used
Cadmium
0.028
0.011
Nickel
0.077
0.051
Zinc
0.142
0.058
Cobalt
0.019
0.009
Oil and grease
1.40
1.40
TSS
2.10
1.68
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 26
Nickel Hydroxide Production
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of nickel used
English units-
lb/million lbs of nickel used
Cadmium
3.30
1.32
Nickel
9.08
6.11
Zinc
16.83
6.93
Cobalt
2.31
1.16
Oil and grease
165.0
165.0
TSS
247.5
198.0
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
(2) There may be no
				  discharge allowance for process wastewater pollutants from any battery
				  manufacturing operation other than those battery manufacturing operations
				  listed in tables 19 to 26.