Wis. Admin. Code NR 261.22
Discharge standards
Cite as Wis. Admin. Code NR § 261.22
Discharge standards.
(1) Pretreatment standards for existing sources (pses).
(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , any existing source subject to this subchapter shall comply with ch. NR 211 and achieve, by February 15, 1986, the following pretreatment standards for existing sources:
(b) For facilities with cyanide treatment, and upon approval of the control authority, an amenable cyanide limit (Cyanide, A) of 0.86 milligrams per liter (1 day max.) and 0.32 milligrams per liter (monthly avg.) may apply in place of the total cyanide limit specified in Table 4.
(c) No discharger subject to the provisions of this subchapter may augment the use of process wastewater, or otherwise dilute the wastewater, as a partial or total substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with this standard.
(2) Pretreatment standards for new sources (psns).
(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , any new source subject to this subchapter shall comply with ch. NR 211 and achieve, at the commencement of discharge, the following pretreatment standards for new sources:
(b) For facilities with cyanide treatment, and upon approval of the control authority, an amenable cyanide limit (Cyanide, A) of 0.86 milligrams per liter (1 day max.) and 0.32 milligrams per liter (monthly avg.) may apply in place of the total cyanide limit specified in Table 5.
(c) No discharger subject to the provisions of this subchapter may augment the use of process wastewater, or otherwise dilute the wastewater, as a partial or total substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with this standard.