Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 446.05 Mercury emission limits for major utilities. Beginning January 1, 2010, no owner or operator of a major utility may cause, allow or permit mercury emissions that exceed 60% of the mercury emissions baseline determined by the department under s. NR 446.06.

NR 446.06 Baseline mercury emissions for major utilities. This section applies to the determination of baseline mercury emissions for major utilities. (1) No later than October 1, 2005, the owner or operator of a major utility shall submit a report to the department that includes…

NR 446.07 Procedures for determining baseline mercury emissions for major utilities. The owner or operator of a major utility shall calculate baseline mercury emissions of the combustion units of the major utility using the procedures of this section for each emissions unit and p…

NR 446.08 Annual mercury emissions determination and reporting for major utilities. (1) The owner or operator of an emissions unit subject to the requirements of s. NR 446.05 shall determine and report to the department, by March 1, annual mercury emissions for each emissions uni…

NR 446.09 Applicability. (1) Except for those units that are excluded under sub. (2), this subchapter applies to the owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU, serving at any time, since the startup of the unit[s combustion chamber, a generator with nameplate capacity of more than 25…

NR 446.10 Definitions. The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 and in s. NR 446.02 apply to the terms used in this subchapter. In addition, the following definitions apply to the terms used in this subchapter: (1) XBoilerY means an enclosed combustion device used to produce heat …

NR 446.11 Mercury emission limits for new or modified coal-fired electric generating units. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. NR 446.03, after December 1, 2008, no person may commence construction, or commence a modification with respect to mercury, of a coal-fired EGU unless …

NR 446.12 Mercury emission limits for small coalfired electric generating units. (1) Beginning April 16, 2016, an owner or operator of a small coal-fired EGU shall limit mercury emissions to a level that is determined by the department to be best available control technology. (2)…

NR 446.13 Mercury emission limits for large coalfired electric generating units. (1) Beginning April 16, 2016, an owner or operator of a large or a small coal-fired EGU designated by the department to meet the emission limitation in this subsection under s. NR 446.17 (2) (b) shal…

NR 446.14 Multipollutant reduction alternative for coal-fired electrical generating units. (1) An owner or operator of a large or small coal-fired EGU may elect to meet the emission limitations in this section instead of the emission limitations of s. NR 446.12 or 446.13 in accor…

NR 446.15 Early mercury emission reduction credits. (1) An owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU that is subject to this subchapter may request that the department certify excess mercury emission reductions as early emission reduction credits. (2) The department may only certify …

NR 446.16 Electric reliability compliance extension. (1) The owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU subject to s. NR 446.13, or electing to comply with s. NR 446.13 or 446.14, may request an extension to achieve compliance with the applicable mercury, NOx or SO2 emission limitatio…

NR 446.165 Large coal-fired electric generating unit variance. (1) The owner or operator of a large coal-fired EGU may request a variance from the emission reduction requirements of s. NR 446.13 or 446.14 by submitting a written request to the department and the commission. The r…

NR 446.17 Annual compliance report, emission limitation election and BACT determination. (1) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT. By July 1, 2017, the owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU subject to this subchapter shall prepare and submit a compliance report for the initial period of Apri…

NR 446.18 Emission determination and compliance demonstration. (1) MONITORING REQUIREMENTS. Owners and operators of a coal-fired EGU affected by this subchapter shall monitor emissions, heat input, electricity generation and process thermal energy, as required to demonstrate comp…

NR 446.185 Compliance alternatives. (1) ALTERNA(a) Owners and operators of a coal-fired EGU affected by this subchapter may use baseline mercury emissions approved by the department as an alternative to procedures in s. NR 446.18 (5) (a) in determining annual allowable mercury em…

NR 446.19 Evaluation reports. (1) The department shall report to the natural resources board by August 31, 2013. This report shall include: (a) An evaluation of the scientific and technology developments in relation to the control or reduction of mercury emissions. (b) An evaluat…

NR 446.20 Mercury emission limits. No person may cause, allow or permit emissions of mercury: (1) In quantities greater than 2.3 kg (5.1 lbs) per 24-hour period from mercury cell chlor-alkali plants, or mercury ore processing facilities. (2) In quantities greater than 3.2 kg (7.1…

NR 446.22 Monitoring of emissions and operations. (1) All wastewater treatment plant sludge incineration and drying plants for which mercury emissions exceed 1.6 kg (3.5 lbs) per 24-hour period, demonstrated either by stack sampling or NR 446.22 sludge sampling according to s. NR…

NR 447.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABILThis chapter applies to all air contaminant sources which may emit asbestos, to their owners and operators and to any person whose action causes the emission of asbestos to the ambient air. (2) PURPOSE. This chapter is adopted under…

NR 447.02 Definitions. The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms used in this chapter. In addition, the following definitions apply to the terms used in this chapter: (1) XACMY means asbestos-containing material. (a) XCategory I nonfriable ACMY means asbestos-con…

NR 447.03 Asbestos mills. (1) Each owner or operator of an asbestos mill shall either discharge no visible emissions to the outside air from that asbestos mill, including fugitive sources, or use the methods specified by s. NR 447.15 to clean emissions containing particulate asbe…

NR 447.04 Roadways. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) no person may construct or maintain a roadway with asbestos tailings or asbestos-containing waste material on that roadway. (2) A person may use asbestos tailings in the construction or maintenance of a roadway only if any on…

NR 447.05 Manufacturing. (1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to the following manufacturing operations using commercial asbestos: (a) The manufacture of cloth, cord, wicks, tubing, tape, twine, rope, thread, yarn, roving, lap or other textile materials. (b) The manufacture of…

NR 447.06 Demolition and renovation; applicability. (1) PRE-INSPECTION. To determine which requirements of this section and ss. NR 447.07 and 447.08 apply to the owner or operator of a demolition or renovation activity, the owner or operator shall, prior to the commencement of th…

NR 447.07 Demolition and renovation; notification requirements. Each owner or operator of a demolition or renovation activity to which this chapter applies shall: (1) Provide the department with written notice of intention to demolish or renovate. Delivery of the notice by U.S. p…

NR 447.08 Demolition and renovation; procedures for asbestos emission control. Each owner or operator of a demolition or renovation activity to whom this section applies, according to s. NR 447.06, shall comply with the following procedures: (1) Remove all RACM from a facility be…

NR 447.09 Spraying. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the owner or operator of an operation in which asbestos-containing materials are spray applied shall comply with the following requirements: (a) For spray-on application on buildings, structures, pipes and conduits, the owne…

NR 447.10 Fabricating. (1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to the following fabricating operations using commercial asbestos: (a) The fabrication of cement building products. (b) The fabrication of friction products, except those operations that primarily install asbestos fri…

NR 447.11 Insulating materials. No owner or operator of a facility may install or reinstall on a facility component any insulating materials that contain commercial asbestos if the materials are either molded and friable or wet-applied and friable after drying. The provisions of …

NR 447.12 Waste disposal for asbestos mills. Each owner or operator of an asbestos mill shall comply with all of the requirements of this section. (1) An owner or operator shall deposit all asbestos-containing waste material at a waste disposal site operated in accordance with th…

NR 447.13 Waste disposal for manufacturing, fabricating, demolition, renovation and spraying operations. Each owner or operator of any source covered under the provisions of ss. NR 447.05 to 447.10 shall comply with the following provisions: (1) Discharge no visible emissions to …

NR 447.14 Inactive waste disposal sites for asbestos mills and manufacturing and fabricating operations. Each owner or operator of any inactive waste disposal site that was operated by sources covered under s. NR 447.03, 447.05 or 447.10 and received deposits of asbestos-containi…

NR 447.15 Air cleaning. (1) The owner or operator who uses air cleaning, as specified in ss. NR 447.03 (1), 447.05 (2) (a) 2., 447.08 (3) (a) 2. a. or (4) (b), 447.09 (1) (b) 2., 447.10 (2) (a) 2., 447.12 (2) or (3) (a) 2., 447.13 (1) (a) 2. or (b) 2., and 447.18 (5) shall: (a) U…

NR 447.16 Reporting. (1) Any new source to which this chapter applies, with the exception of sources subject to ss. NR 447.04, 447.06, 447.07, 447.08, 447.09 and 447.11, which has an initial startup date preceding November 1, 1992, shall provide the information required in this s…

NR 447.17 Active waste disposal sites. Each owner or operator of an active waste disposal site that receives asbestoscontaining waste material from a source covered under s. NR 447.12, 447.13 or 447.18 shall meet the following requirements: (1) Either there shall be no visible em…

NR 447.18 Operations that convert asbestos-containing waste material into nonasbestos (asbestosfree) material. Each owner or operator of an operation that converts RACM and asbestos-containing waste material into nonasbestos (asbestos-free) material shall: (1) Obtain the prior wr…

NR 447.19 Penalties. (1) The department may take appropriate enforcement action against any owner or operator of a demolition or renovation activity or any owner or operator of an active landfill, to which this chapter applies, that violates this chapter. Appropriate enforcement …

NR 448.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to all air contaminant sources which may emit beryllium and to their owners and operators. (2) PURPOSE. This chapter is adopted under ss. 285.11, 285.13, 285.17 and 285.27, Stats., to establish emission lim…

NR 448.02 Definitions. The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms used in this chapter. In addition, the following definitions apply to the terms used in this chapter: (1) XBerylliumY means the element beryllium. Where weights or concentrations are specified, the …

NR 448.03 Beryllium emission limits. (1) Emissions to the atmosphere may not exceed 10 grams of beryllium over a 24-hour period from: (a) Extraction plants, ceramic plants, foundries, incinerators and propellant plants which process beryllium ore, beryllium, beryllium oxide, bery…

NR 448.04 Stack emission sampling and emission limits. (1) Unless a waiver of emission testing is obtained from the department, each owner or operator of a source covered under s. NR 448.03 (1) on which construction or modification commenced after February 1, 1984 shall test emis…

NR 448.05 Emission testing — rocket firing or propellant disposal. (1) Ambient air concentrations shall be measured during and after firing of a rocket motor or propellant disposal and in such a manner that the effect of these emissions can be compared with the standard set in s.…

NR 449.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABILThis chapter applies to plants which produce ethylene dichloride by reaction of oxygen and hydrogen chloride with ethylene, vinyl chloride by any process, one or more polymers containing any fraction of polymerized vinyl chloride an…

NR 449.02 Definitions. The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms used in this chapter. In addition, the following definitions apply to the terms used in this chapter: (1) XBulk resinY means a resin which is produced by a polymerization process in which no water i…

NR 449.03 Exemptions. (1) EXEMPTION. This chapter does not apply to equipment used in research and development if the reactor used to polymerize the vinyl chloride processed in the equipment has a capacity of no more than 0.19 cubic meters (50 gallons). (2) PARTIAL EXEMPTION. Sec…

NR 449.04 Emission standards for ethylene dichloride plants. (1) ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE PURIFICATION. The concentration of vinyl chloride in all exhaust gases discharged to the atmosphere from any equipment used in ethylene dichloride purification may not exceed 10 parts per million…

NR 449.05 Emission standard for vinyl chloride plants. An owner or operator of a vinyl chloride plant shall comply with the requirements of this section and s. NR 449.07. (1) VINYL CHLORIDE FORMATION AND PURIFICATION. The concentration of vinyl chloride in all exhaust gases disch…

NR 449.06 Emission standards for polyvinyl chloride plants. An owner or operator of a polyvinyl chloride plant shall comply with the requirements of this section and s. NR 449.07. (1) REQUIREMENTS FOR VINYL CHLORIDE REACTORS. (a) The concentration of vinyl chloride in all exhaust…

NR 449.07 Emission standards for ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride plants. An owner or operator of an ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride, or polyvinyl chloride plant shall comply with the requirements of this section. (1) RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE. Except f…