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Wisconsin Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Agency NR. Department of Natural Resources |
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Chapters 100-199. Environmental Protection – General |
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Chapter 100. Environmental Protection |
Section 100.02. Inorganic mercury compounds and metal mercury.
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- The discharge of inorganic mercury compounds and metallic mercury to the waters of the state shall not exceed the background level by more than 0.05 pound per 1,000,000 gallons of effluent discharged. The maximum discharge of inorganic mercury compounds and metallic mercury shall be 0.15 pound of mercury per day averaged over a 30-day period; however, in any one day there shall not be a discharge in excess of 0.50 pound.
History:
Cr.
Register, March, 1971, No. 183
, eff. 4-1-71.