Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 274.152

Current through October 28, 2024
Section NR 274.152 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available

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.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 274.152

Cr. Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91.