Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 255.74

Current through October 28, 2024

Section NR 255.74 - Pretreatment standards for existing sources

(1) Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subchapter that introduces pollutants into a POTW shall comply with 40 CFR Part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment standards for existing sources:

Table 147

Wet Amalgamated Powder Anode

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of zinc
English units -	lb/million lbs of zinc
Chromium	0.24	0.099
Mercury	0.14	0.055
Silver	0.23	0.093
Zinc	0.80	0.34
Manganese	0.37	0.16

Table 148

Gelled Amalgam Anodes

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of zinc
English units -	lb/million lbs of zinc
Chromium	0.030	0.12
Mercury	0.017	0.006
Silver	0.028	0.012
Zinc	0.099	0.042
Manganese	0.046	0.020

Table 149

Zinc Oxide Formed Anodes

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of zinc
English units -	lb/million lbs of zinc
Chromium	9.53	3.90
Mercury	5.42	2.17
Silver	8.89	3.68
Zinc	31.64	13.22
Manganese	14.74	6.28

Table 150

Electrodeposited Anodes

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of zinc deposited
English units -	lb/million lbs of zinc deposited
Chromium	94.47	38.65
Mercury	53.68	21.47
Silver	88.03	36.50
Zinc	313.46	130.97
Manganese	146.00	62.26

Table 151

Silver Powder Formed Cathodes

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of silver applied
English units -	lb/million lbs of silver applied
Chromium	13.07	5.35
Mercury	7.43	2.97
Silver	12.18	5.05
Zinc	43.36	18.12
Manganese	20.20	8.61

Table 152

Silver Oxide Powder Formed Cathodes

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of silver applied
English units -	lb/million lbs of silver applied
Chromium	8.73	3.57
Mercury	4.96	1.99
Silver	8.14	3.37
Zinc	28.98	12.11
Manganese	13.50	5.76

Table 153

Silver Peroxide Cathodes

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -	mg/kg of silver applied
English units -	lb/million lbs of silver applied
Chromium	2.09	0.87
Mercury	1.19	0.48
Silver	1.95	0.81
Zinc	6.95	2.90
Manganese	3.24	1.38

Table 154

Nickel Impregnated Cathodes

PSES

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
Chromium	88.0	36.0
Mercury	50.0	20.0
Nickel	384.0	254.0
Silver	82.0	34.0
Zinc	292.0	122.0
Manganese	136.0	58.0

Table 155

Miscellaneous Wastewater Streams

PSES

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
Chromium	0.57	0.23
Cyanide	0.38	0.16
Mercury	0.32	0.13
Nickel	2.48	1.64
Silver	0.53	0.22
Zinc	1.88	0.79
Manganese	0.88	0.37

Table 156

Silver Etch

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -mg/kg of silver processed English units - lb/million lbs of silver processed
Chromium	3.27	1.34
Mercury	1.86	0.74
Silver	3.05	1.26
Zinc	10.86	4.54
Manganese	5.06	2.16

Table 157

Silver Peroxide Production

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units - mg/kg of silver in silver peroxide produced
English units - lb/million lbs of silver in silver peroxide produced
Chromium	3.48	1.42
Mercury	1.98	0.79
Silver	3.24	1.34
Zinc	11.55	4.83
Manganese	5.38	2.29

Table 158

Silver Powder Production

PSES

POLLUTANT OR POLLUTANT PROPERTY	MAXIMUM FOR ANY 1 DAY	MAXIMUM FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
Metric units -mg/kg of silver powder produced English units -lb/million lbs of silver powder produced
Chromium	1.41	0.58
Mercury	0.80	0.32
Silver	1.32	0.55
Zinc	4.69	1.96
Manganese	2.18	0.93

(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 147 to 158.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 255.74

Cr. Register, November, 1987, No. 383, eff. 12-1-87; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register April 2013 No. 688.