Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 255 - Battery manufacturing › Subchapter IV - Lead Subcategory › Section NR 255.33 - 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 63
Open Formation - Dehydrated
NSPS
Metric units -
mg/kg of lead used
English units -
lb/million lbs of lead used
Copper
2.15
1.02
Lead
0.47
0.21
Iron
2.01
1.02
Oil and grease
16.80
16.80
TSS
25.20
20.16
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 64
Open Formation - Wet
NSPS
Metric units -
mg/kg of lead used
English units -
lb/million lbs of lead used
Copper
0.067
0.032
Lead
0.014
0.006
Iron
0.063
0.032
Oil and grease
0.53
0.53
TSS
0.80
0.64
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 65
Plate Soak
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of lead used
English units -
lb/million lbs of lead used
Copper
0.026
0.012
Lead
0.005
0.002
Iron
0.025
0.012
Oil and grease
0.21
0.21
TSS
0.32
0.25
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 66
Battery Wash with Detergent
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of lead used
English units -
lb/million lbs of lead used
Copper
1.152
0.549
Lead
0.252
0.117
Iron
1.08
0.55
Oil and grease
9.0
9.0
TSS
13.5
10.8
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 67
Direct Chill Lead Casting
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of lead used
English units -
lb/million lbs of lead used
Copper
0.000256
0.000122
Lead
0.000056
0.000026
Iron
0.000240
0.000122
Oil and grease
0.0020
0.0020
TSS
0.0030
0.0024
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 68
Mold Release Formulation
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of lead used
English units -
lb/million lbs of lead used
Copper
0.0077
0.0037
Lead
0.0017
0.0008
Iron
0.0072
0.0037
Oil and grease
0.060
0.060
TSS
0.090
0.072
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 69
Truck Wash
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units - mg/kg of lead in trucked
								  batteries
English units - lb/million lbs of lead in trucked
								  batteries
Copper
0.006
0.003
Lead
0.001
0.0007
Iron
0.006
0.003
Oil and grease
0.050
0.050
TSS
0.075
0.060
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 70
Laundry
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of lead used
English units -
lb/million lbs of lead used
Copper
0.14
0.07
Lead
0.03
0.01
Iron
0.13
0.07
Oil and grease
1.09
1.09
TSS
1.64
1.31
pH
(1)
(1)
1 Within the range of 7.5 to
					 10.0 at all times.
Table 71
Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams
NSPS
POLLUTANT OR
POLLUTANT PROPERTY
MAXIMUM FOR
ANY 1 DAY
MAXIMUM FOR
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -
mg/kg of lead used
English units -
lb/million lbs of lead used
Copper
0.39
0.19
Lead
0.085
0.039
Iron
0.37
0.19
Oil and grease
3.07
3.07
TSS
4.61
3.69
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 63 to 71.