Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 106.61 General permit. (1) A general permit issued by the department that contains effluent temperature limitations and monitoring requirements for discharges of non-contact cooling water, non-contact condensate, boiler water blowdown, and boiler bleedoff directly to surface w…

NR 106.62 Compliance schedules. The permittee shall attain compliance with the effluent limitations as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than the expiration date of the permit. When a permit is issued or reissued with effluent temperature limitations established using the…

NR 106.70 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 …

NR 106.71 Definitions. The definitions in ss. NR 205.03 and 205.04 apply to the terms used in this subchapter. In addi- the chapter was last published. NR 106.71 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE tion, the following definitions apply to the terms used in this subchapter: (1) “Alterna…

NR 106.72 Application for alternative effluent limitations for temperature. An application for an alternative effluent limitation may be submitted to the department by an owner or operator of a point source subject to effluent limitations determined under subch. V. (1) TIMING. Th…

NR 106.73 Identification of representative, important species. Any applicant for an alternative effluent limitation for temperature shall submit to the department a proposed list of representative important species prior to submitting an application and undertaking a demonstratio…

NR 106.74 Determination of alternative effluent limitations for temperature. (1) NEW DISCHARGES. Alternative effluent limitations for temperature may be established by the department for a new discharge if the permittee demonstrates that the discharge, considering the cumulative …

NR 106.75 Compliance schedules. Whenever the department issues or modifies a permit with alternative effluent limitations for temperature established using the procedures in this subchapter, the permit may contain a compliance schedule consistent with the provisions in s. NR 106.…

NR 106.76 Public notice. The public notice of intent to issue, reissue, or modify a permit with alternative effluent limitations established under this subchapter shall contain all of the following: (1) The effluent temperature limitations that are calculated using the procedures…

NR 106.77 Application of the variance process in s. 283.15, Stats. Whenever a permittee has been granted alternative effluent limitations for temperature under this chapter, the procedures of s. 283.15, Stats., are not applicable. Subchapter VII — Effluent Limitations for Chlorid…

NR 106.80 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to specify how the department will regulate the discharge of chloride to surface waters of the state. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit the use, sale, rental, installation, and service of ion …

NR 106.81 Applicability. The provisions of this subchapter are applicable to point sources which discharge wastewater containing chloride to surface waters of the state. The provisions of this subchapter are not applicable to discharges of storm water run-off regulated by a storm…

NR 106.82 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Calculated limitation” means a chloride water qualitybased effluent limitation. (2) “Consistently meet” means that 95% of the representative effluent data are less than the calculated limitation. (3) “DIR” means demand initiated reg…

NR 106.83 Regulation of chloride discharges. (1) CHLORIDE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. The department shall evaluate the need to establish effluent limitations for chloride whenever representative effluent data indicate that the discharge from a point source contains chloride. If the de…

NR 106.84 Compliance with Wisconsin water quality antidegradation rules when reissuing a permit. Chapter NR 207 does not apply in those instances in which a reissued permit includes effluent limitations for chloride which represent a lowering of concentration as compared to the i…

NR 106.85 Determination of the necessity for water quality-based effluent limitations. (1) The department shall determine the need for chloride water quality-based effluent limitations for point source discharges whenever the discharges from the point sources contain chloride at …

NR 106.86 Monitoring. Notwithstanding any other section in this subchapter, the department shall determine on a caseby-case basis the chloride monitoring frequency to be required in the permit. History: Cr. Register, January, 2000, No. 529, eff. 2-1-00.

NR 106.87 Establishment of effluent limitations. (1) CALCULATED LIMITATIONS. If water quality-based effluent limitations for chloride are determined to be necessary, those limitations shall be derived under ss. NR 106.06 and 106.07, and for the purposes of this subchapter, shall …

NR 106.88 Application of and compliance with chloride effluent limitations in a permit. (1) CHLORIDE LIMITATIONS IN PERMITS. If chloride water quality-based effluent limitations are deemed to be necessary under s. NR 106.85, the department shall use all of the following procedure…

NR 106.89 Alternative whole effluent toxicity monitoring and limitations for dischargers of chloride. (1) GENERAL. In addition to interim, target, and calculated water quality-based effluent limitations and target values for chloride, the department may establish whole effluent t…

NR 106.90 Source reduction. (1) INTRODUCTION. A 3-tiered system of source reduction measures is established in ascending order of increasing capital and operating costs. (2) Tier 1 source reduction measures are those voluntary source reduction activities that identify and quantif…

NR 106.91 Variances for POTWs which accept wastewater from public water systems treating water to meet primary safe drinking water act standards. Publicly owned treatment works that accept wastewater from a public water system treating water to meet the primary maximum contaminan…

NR 106.92 Authority of a publicly owned treatment works to regulate chloride discharges. A publicly owned treatment works has the authority to regulate the discharge of chloride as enumerated in s. NR 211.40. History: Cr. Register, January, 2000, No. 529, eff. 2-1-00.

NR 106.93 New discharges. Any point source which has not been authorized under a WPDES permit prior to February 1, 2000, shall be required to meet the calculated limitations. Relocation of an existing discharge which was issued a WPDES permit prior to February 1, 2000, may not be…

NR 106.94 Relocation of an existing discharge. An existing discharge which was issued a WPDES permit prior to February 1, 2000, and which is relocated after February 1, 2000, may be subject to voluntary source reduction activities and both an interim limitation and a target value…

NR 106.95 Multiple discharges. The provisions of s. NR 106.11 are applicable to multiple discharges of chloride. History: Cr. Register, January, 2000, No. 529, eff. 2-1-00.

NR 106.96 Analytical methods and laboratory requirements. The provisions of s. NR 106.14 regarding analytical methods, sample handling and laboratory requirements are applicable to discharges of chloride. History: Cr. Register, January, 2000, No. 529, eff. 2-1-00. Subchapter VIII…

NR 106.97 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to specify how the department will regulate the discharge of PFOS and PFOA in wastewater to surface waters of the state that are the chapter was last published. NR 106.97 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE subject to the PFOS and PF…

NR 106.975 Definitions. NR 106.98 Determination of the necessity for reducing PFOS and PFOA in discharges.

NR 106.98 Determination of the necessity for reducing PFOS and PFOA in discharges. (1) GENERAL. This section establishes the procedures for determining when a permitted discharge has the reasonable potential to cause or contribute to an exceedance of the PFOS or PFOA standards un…

NR 106.985 PFOS and PFOA minimization plans, permit implementation procedures schedule. NR 106.99 PFOS and PFOA minimization plans.

NR 106.99 PFOS and PFOA minimization plans. (1) GENERAL. A PFOS and PFOA minimization plan shall include similar types of goals and actions that are required for pollutant minimization programs under s. NR 106.04 (5). The plan shall be implemented in a manner that reduces PFOS an…

NR 106.995 Sampling and laboratory analysis requirements.

NR 106.996 New dischargers or new sources.

NR 107.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for the management of aquatic plants and control of other aquatic organisms pursuant to s. 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., and interpreting s. 281.17 (2), Stats. A balanced aquatic plant community is recognized to …

NR 107.02 Applicability. Any person sponsoring or conducting chemical treatment for the management of aquatic plants or control of other aquatic organisms in waters of the state shall obtain a permit from the department. Waters of the state include those portions of Lake Michigan…

NR 107.03 Definitions. (1) XApplicatorY means the person physically applying the chemicals to the treatment site. (2) XChemical fact sheetY means a summary of information on a specific chemical written by the department including general aquatic community and human safety conside…

NR 107.04 Application for permit. (1) Permit applications shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall be submitted to the district director for the district in which the project is located. Any amendment or revision to an application shall be treated by the depart…

NR 107.05 Issuance of permit. (1) The department shall issue or deny issuance of the requested permit between 10 and 15 working days after receipt of an acceptable application, unless: (a) An environmental impact report or statement is required under s. 1.11, Stats. Notification …

NR 107.06 Chemical fact sheets. (1) The department shall develop a chemical fact sheet for each of the chemicals in present use for aquatic nuisance control in Wisconsin. (1m) Chemical fact sheets for chemicals not previously used in Wisconsin shall be developed within 180 days a…

NR 107.07 Supervision. (1) The permit holder shall notify the district office 4 working days in advance of each anticipated treatment with the date, time, location, and proposed size of treatment. At the discretion of the department, the advance notification requirement may be wa…

NR 107.08 Conditions of the permit. (1) The department may stop or limit the application of chemicals to a body of water if at any time it determines that chemical treatment will be ineffective, or will result in unreasonable restrictions on current water uses, or will produce un…

NR 107.09 Special limitation. Due to the significant risk of environmental damage from copper accumulation in sediments, swimmer[s itch treatments performed with copper sulfate products at a rate greater than 10 pounds of copper sulfate per acre are prohibited. History: Cr. Regis…

NR 107.10 Field evaluation use permits. When a chemical product is considered for aquatic nuisance control and does not have a federal label for such use, the applicant shall apply to the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency for an experimental use p…

NR 107.11 Exemptions. (1) Under any of the following conditions, the permit application fee in s. NR 107.04 (2) (a) will be limited to the basic application fee: (a) The treatment is made for the control of bacteria on swimming beaches with chlorine or chlorinated lime; (b) The t…

NR 108.01 Applicability. The rules herein presented govern the submission of plans and specifications for any reviewable project and the general operation and control of community water systems, sewerage systems and industrial wastewater facilities. History: Cr. Register, Novembe…

NR 108.02 Definitions. (1) XApprovalY means the written approval of the department for any project requiring approval pursuant to s. 281.41, Stats., and s. NR 108.03. (2) XCommunity water systemY means a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by yea…