Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 440.77 Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units for Which Construction is Commenced After November 30, 1999 or for Which Modification or Reconstruction is Commenced on or After June 1, 2001. This section establishes new source performance standards for commerci…

NR 445.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABIL(a) This chapter applies to all stationary air contaminant sources which may emit hazardous contaminants and to their owners and operators. ITY. Note: Owners and operators of sources of emissions of hazardous air contaminants associ…

NR 445.02 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) XAgricultural wasteY means livestock manure, wastewater contaminated with livestock manure, …

NR 445.03 General limitations. No person may cause, allow or permit emissions into the ambient air of any hazardous substance in a quantity or concentration or for a duration that is injurious to human health, plant or animal life unless the purpose of that emission is for the co…

NR 445.06 Safe harbor. (1) An owner or operator of a facility shall be deemed to be in compliance with this subchapter and the requirements in chs. NR 406, 407 and 438 listed in this subsection for any hazardous air contaminant listed in Table A, B or C of s. NR 445.07 if the own…

NR 445.07 Emission thresholds, standards, control requirements and exemptions. (1) ALL SOURCES OF HAZARDOUS AIR CONTAMINANTS. Except as provided in sub. (5), the following requirements apply: (a) No owner or operator of a source may cause, allow or permit emissions of a hazardous…

NR 445.09 Fuel, control and compliance requirements for compression ignition internal combustion engines combusting fuel oil. (1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to any compression ignition internal combustion engine that is capable of combusting fuel oil, except for any of t…

NR 445.10 Control and compliance requirements for the handling and storage of coal. (1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to the owner or operator of any stationary source that handles or stores 1,000 tons or more of coal in any 12 consecutive month period. (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR…

NR 445.11 Compliance requirements for sources of incidental emissions. (1) The owner or operator of a facility described by a standard industrial classification code listed in Table D, as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987, incorporated by reference …

NR 445.12 Variances. (1) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL. The owner or operator of a source subject to this chapter may apply for and the department may approve a variance from any of the provisions identified in pars. (a) and (b) if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the de…

NR 445.13 Review of hazardous air contaminant requirements. (1) PERIODIC REPORTS. The department, in consultation with the department of health services, shall prepare a periodic report for the natural resources board that reviews information related to listing, de-listing, and s…

NR 445.14 Hazardous air contaminant studies. (1) The department may conduct studies of individual substances or categories or sources of substances if it determines that unique the chapter was last published. 29 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES complexities may warrant alternative…

NR 445.15 Additional provisions related to the control of hazardous air contaminants. (1) The department staff shall consult with the department of health services prior to incorporating an alternative emission limit under s. NR 445.07 (1) (b) in an order or a permit. (2) (a) If …

NR 445.16 Notice of hazardous substance air spills. Persons possessing or controlling a hazardous substance shall immediately notify the department of any hazardous emission not in conformity with a permit or allowed by the department under chs. NR 400 to 499. Notice shall be giv…

NR 446.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABILThis chapter applies to all air contaminant sources which may emit mercury 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 limitation…

NR 446.02 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) XAllowable emissionsY means the annual mercury emissions of a stationary source, calculated …

NR 446.03 Mercury emission limits. (1) No person may cause, allow or permit emissions of mercury in such quantity and duration as to cause the ambient air concentration to exceed 1 mg/m3, averaged over a 30-day period. (2) (a) No person may commence construction or modification o…

NR 446.04 Procedures for determining annual mercury emissions. Except as provided in subchs. II, III and IV, beginning on January 1, 2005, the owner or operator of a major stationary source shall calculate annual mercury emissions using the procedures and methods in this section.…

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…