Register April 2012 No. 676

Chapter NR 106

PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING WATER QUALITY BASED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES TO SURFACE WATERS

Subchapter I — Applicability

NR 106.01       Purpose.

NR 106.02       Applicability.

NR 106.03       Definitions.

Subchapter II — General Procedures for Effluent Limitations

NR 106.04       General.

NR 106.05       Determination of the necessity for water quality based effluent limitations for toxic and organoleptic substances.

NR 106.06       Calculation of water quality based effluent limitations for toxic and organoleptic substances.

NR 106.07       Application of and compliance with water quality based effluent limitations in permits.

NR 106.08       Determination of the necessity for whole effluent toxicity testing requirements and limitations.

NR 106.09       Whole effluent toxicity data evaluation and limitations.

NR 106.10       Exclusions.

NR 106.11       Multiple discharges.

NR 106.115       Additivity of dioxins and furans.

NR 106.117       Schedules for compliance.

NR 106.13       Leachate in publicly owned treatment works.

NR 106.14       Analytical methods and laboratory requirements.

Subchapter III — Effluent Limitations for Mercury Discharges

NR 106.145       Mercury regulation.

NR 106.15       Limitations for mercury.

Subchapter IV — Effluent Limitations for Ammonia Discharges

NR 106.30       Applicability.

NR 106.31       Definitions.

NR 106.32       Calculation of water quality-based effluent limitations for ammonia.

NR 106.33       Determination of the necessity for water quality based effluent limits for ammonia.

NR 106.34       Compliance with antidegradation.

NR 106.36       Alternative whole effluent toxicity monitoring for certain discharges of ammonia.

NR 106.37       Schedules of compliance.

NR 106.38       Variances for stabilization pond and lagoon systems.

Subchapter V — Effluent Limitations for Temperature

NR 106.50       Purpose.

NR 106.51       Applicability.

NR 106.52       Definitions.

NR 106.53       Parameters used to establish water quality-based effluent limitations for temperature.

NR 106.54       Representative effluent temperature data.

NR 106.55       Determination of water quality-based effluent limitations for temperature in WPDES permits.

NR 106.56       Establishment of water quality-based effluent limitations for temperature in WPDES permits.

NR 106.57       Effluent limitations for multiple thermal discharges.

NR 106.58       Effluent limitations based on water quality models.

NR 106.59       Effluent limitations for temperature for permits issued to publicly or privately owned domestic sewage treatment works.

NR 106.60       Effluent limitations for temperature for discharges from new facilities.

NR 106.61       General permit.

NR 106.62       Compliance schedules.

Subchapter VI — Alternative Effluent Limitations for Temperature

NR 106.70       Purpose.

NR 106.71       Definitions.

NR 106.72       Application for alternative effluent limitations for temperature.

NR 106.73       Identification of representative, important species.

NR 106.74       Determination of alternative effluent limitations for temperature.

NR 106.75       Compliance schedules.

NR 106.76       Public notice.

NR 106.77       Application of the variance process in s. 283.15, Stats.

Subchapter VII — Effluent Limitations for Chloride Discharges

NR 106.80       Purpose.

NR 106.81       Applicability.

NR 106.82       Definitions.