Purpose

Purpose. Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for the determination by the department of alternative effluent limitations for temperature as authorized under s. 283.17 , Stats. An alternative effluent limitation for temperature may be established by the department if the owner or operator of a point source demonstrates to the department that a proposed effluent limitation established under subch. V is more stringent than necessary to assure the protection and propagation of a balanced indigenous population of shellfish, fish and wildlife in and on the body of water into which the discharge is made.