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WI Stat § 289.34 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.34 - Noncompliance with plans or orders.

289.34  Noncompliance with plans or orders. (1) In this section, “applicant" means any natural person, partnership, association or body politic or corporate that seeks to construct a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous waste facility under ss. 289.21 to 289.32. (2) The department may not issue a favorable determination of feasibility, approve a plan of operation or issue an operating license for a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous waste facility if the applicant or any person owning a 10 percent or greater legal or equitable interest in the applicant or the assets of the applicant either:(a) Is named in and subject to a plan approved, or an order issued, by the department regarding any solid waste facility or hazardous waste facility in this state and is not in compliance with the terms of the plan or order; or(b) Owns or previously owned a 10 percent or greater legal or equitable interest in a person or the assets of a person who is named in and subject to a plan approved, or an order issued, by the department regarding any solid waste facility or hazardous waste facility in this state and the person is not in compliance with the terms of the plan or order. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person named in and subject to the plan or order provides the department with proof of financial responsibility ensuring the availability of funds to comply with the plan or order using a method under s. 289.41.History:  1995 a. 227 s. 572.
WI Stat § 289.35 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.35 - Shoreland and floodplain zoning.

289.35  Shoreland and floodplain zoning. Solid waste facilities are prohibited within areas under the jurisdiction of shoreland and floodplain zoning regulations adopted under ss. 59.692, 61.351, 61.353, 62.231, 62.233, 87.30, and 281.31, except that the department may issue permits authorizing facilities in such areas. If the department issues a permit under this section, the permit shall specify the location, height, and size of the solid waste facility authorized under the permit. History:  1981 c. 374 s. 148; 1983 a. 416 s. 19; 1995 a. 201; 1995 a. 227 s. 638; Stats. 1995 s. 289.35; 2013 a. 1, 80.
WI Stat § 289.36 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.36 - Acquisition of property by condemnation.

289.36  Acquisition of property by condemnation. (1) Definition. In this section, “property" includes any interest in land including an estate, easement, covenant or lien, any restriction or limitation on the use of land other than those imposed by exercise of the police power, any building, structure, fixture or improvement and any personal property directly connected with land. (2)  Property may be condemned. Notwithstanding s. 32.03, property intended for use as a solid or hazardous waste facility may be condemned if all of the following conditions are met:(a) The entity proposing to acquire the property for use as a solid or hazardous waste facility has authority to condemn property for this purpose.(b) The property is determined to be feasible for use as a solid or hazardous waste facility by the department if that determination is required under s. 289.29.(c) The property is acquired by purchase, lease, gift or condemnation by a municipality, public board or commission or any other entity, except for the state, so as to bring the property within the limitations on the exercise of the general power of condemnation under s. 32.03 within:1. Five years prior to the determination of feasibility if a determination of feasibility is required for the facility under s. 289.29.2. Five years prior to the service of a jurisdictional offer under s. 32.06 (3) if a determination of feasibility is not required for the facility under s. 289.29.History:  1981 c. 374; 1995 a. 227 s. 628; Stats. 1995 s. 289.36.
WI Stat § 289.44 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.44 - Exemption for certain alcohol fuel production systems.

289.44  Exemption for certain alcohol fuel production systems. (1) Definitions. As used in this section:(a) “Distillate waste product" means solid, semisolid or liquid by-products or wastes from the distillation or functionally equivalent process of an alcohol fuel production system.(b) “Environmentally sound storage facility" means a facility, including a holding lagoon, which is used to store distillate waste products so that no waste products from the facility enter or leach into the waters of the state.(c) “Private alcohol fuel production system" means an alcohol fuel production system from which no alcohol is sold and from which all the alcohol is used as a fuel by the owner. (2)  Exemption. No permit, license or plan approval is required under this chapter for the owner of a private alcohol fuel production system to establish, construct or operate a system for the treatment, storage or disposal of distillate waste products if the distillate waste product is stored in an environmentally sound storage facility and disposed of using an environmentally safe land spreading technique and the storage, treatment or disposal is confined to the property of the owner.History:  1979 c. 221; 1995 a. 227 s. 537.
WI Stat § 289.445 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.445 - Exemption for certain fruit and vegetable washing facilities.

289.445  Exemption for certain fruit and vegetable washing facilities. (1) Definitions. As used in this section:(b) “Washing station" has the meaning given in s. 283.62 (1) (b).(c) “Wash water" has the meaning given in s. 283.62 (1) (c).(d) “Wash water storage facility" has the meaning given in s. 283.62 (1) (d). (2)  Exemption. No permit, license or, except as provided in par. (d), plan approval is required under this chapter for the owner of a washing station to establish, construct or operate a solid waste facility for the treatment, storage or disposal of wash water or to compost or land spread plant parts separated from wash water if all of the following requirements are met:(a) The washing station is not adjacent to or operated as part of a food processing plant, as defined in s. 97.29 (1) (h).(b) All wash water is either stored in a sealed wash water storage facility or is dispersed on land owned or leased by the owner of the washing station in a manner which avoids ponding, runoff or nuisance conditions and in accordance with acceptable agricultural practices or acceptable practices for the land spreading of waste.(c) All plant parts that are separated from wash water are either composted or stored in a plant parts storage facility and disposed of using an environmentally safe land spreading technique. The treatment, storage, disposal or composting under this paragraph must be confined to property owned or leased by the owner of the washing station.(d) For a washing station that anticipates operating at least 100 days per year or that operated at least 100 days during the immediately preceding year, do all of the following:1. Register annually with the department as a washing station.2. Submit annually an operating plan that implements best management practices and that is approved by the department.3. Operate only in accordance with the approved operating plan.History:  1995 a. 99; 1995 a. 227 s. 538; Stats. 1995 s. 289.445.
WI Stat § 289.45 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.45 - Solid waste storage.

289.45  Solid waste storage. No person may store or cause the storage of solid waste in a manner which causes environmental pollution.History:  1981 c. 374.; 1995 a. 227 s. 539; Stats. 1995 s. 289.45.
WI Stat § 289.46 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.46 - Transference of responsibility.

289.46  Transference of responsibility. (1) Any person acquiring rights of ownership, possession or operation in a licensed solid or hazardous waste facility at any time after the facility begins to accept waste is subject to all requirements of the license approved for the facility including any requirements relating to long-term care of the facility and is subject to any negotiated agreement or arbitration award related to the facility under s. 289.33. Upon acquisition of the rights, the department shall issue a new operating license if the previous licensee is no longer connected with the operation of the facility, if the new licensee meets all requirements specified in the previous license, the approved plan of operation, if any, and the rules promulgated under s. 291.05 or 291.07, if applicable. (2) Any person having or acquiring rights of ownership in land where a solid or hazardous waste disposal facility was previously operated may not undertake any activities on the land which interfere with the closed facility causing a significant threat to public health, safety or welfare.History:  1977 c. 377; 1981 c. 374; 1983 a. 410 ss. 62, 2202 (38); Stats. 1983 s. 144.444; 1989 a. 31; 1995 a. 227 s. 625; Stats. 1995 s. 289.46.
WI Stat § 289.47 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.47 - Closure notice.

289.47  Closure notice. At least 120 days prior to the closing of a solid waste disposal facility or at least 180 days prior to the closing of a hazardous waste facility, the owner or operator shall notify the department in writing of the intent to close the facility.History:  1995 a. 227 s. 573.
WI Stat § 289.54 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.54 - Disposal of certain dredged materials.

289.54  Disposal of certain dredged materials. (1) In this section, “PCBs" has the meaning given in s. 299.45 (1) (a). (2) The department may not approve a request by the operator of a solid waste disposal facility to accept dredged materials that contain PCBs or heavy metals in a concentration of less than 50 parts per million for disposal in the solid waste disposal facility until after the department holds a public meeting in the city, village or town in which the solid waste disposal facility is located. At the public meeting, the department shall describe the nature of the requested disposal and shall solicit public comment.History:  1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 289.57 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.57 - Disposal and treatment records.

289.57  Disposal and treatment records. (1) Submission of information. The owner or operator of each solid waste treatment facility at which solid waste is converted into fuel or burned and of each solid waste disposal facility shall annually submit to the department a report containing all of the following information:(a) The name of the owner of the facility.(b) The location of the facility.(c) For a solid waste disposal facility, the remaining capacity available for disposal.(d) A list of all licensed haulers transporting waste to the facility for disposal or treatment in the previous year.(e) A list of the states of origin of solid waste disposed of or treated at the facility in the previous year and the amount, by weight, of that solid waste originating in each state. (2)  Maintenance of records. Except as provided in s. 289.09 (2) (a) 2., the department shall separately maintain as a public record, for each solid waste facility, the reports required by sub. (1).History:  1989 a. 335; 1995 a. 227 s. 633; Stats. 1995 s. 289.57.
WI Stat § 289.59 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.59 - Disposal and burning of low-level radioactive waste.

289.59  Disposal and burning of low-level radioactive waste. (1) Definition. In this section, “low-level radioactive waste" has the meaning given in s. 16.11 (2) (m). (2)  Prohibitions. (a) No person may dispose of low-level radioactive waste that is determined by the federal nuclear regulatory commission under 42 USC 2021j to be below regulatory concern in a landfill or a hazardous waste disposal facility unless the landfill or hazardous waste disposal facility is licensed for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste by the federal nuclear regulatory commission or by this state under an agreement under 42 USC 2021 that grants this state the authority to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste.(b) No person may burn in an incinerator low-level radioactive waste that is determined by the federal nuclear regulatory commission under 42 USC 2021j to be below regulatory concern.History:  1991 a. 50; 1995 a. 115; 1995 a. 227 s. 639; Stats. 1995 s. 289.59.
WI Stat § 289.61 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.61 - License and review fees.

289.61  License and review fees. (1) The department shall adopt by rule a graduated schedule of reasonable license and review fees to be charged for solid waste license and review activities. (2) Solid waste license and review activities consist of reviewing feasibility reports, plans of operation, closure plans and license applications, issuing determinations of feasibility, plan of operation approvals and operating licenses, inspecting construction projects and taking other actions in administering ss. 289.21 to 289.32, 289.43, 289.47, 289.53 and 289.95. (3) The department shall establish solid waste review fees at a level anticipated to recover the solid waste program staff review costs of conducting solid waste review activities.History:  1995 a. 227 s. 583.
WI Stat § 289.675 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.675 - Waiver of fees.

289.675  Waiver of fees. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), if the department requests a person to participate in waste removal activities to mitigate potential environmental impacts and related liability and the department determines that granting a waiver from the fees under ss. 289.63, 289.64, 289.645, and 289.67 will provide an incentive for the person to participate in those activities, the department may grant the person a waiver from those fees for solid waste or hazardous waste that is disposed of as a result of the activities. (2) The department may not grant a waiver under sub. (1) to any of the following:(a) A person who knowingly committed a violation of law that caused or contributed to the need for the waste removal activities.(b) A person who committed an act that the person knew or should have known would cause or contribute to the need for the waste removal activities. (3) The department shall issue a document to a person to whom the department grants a waiver under sub. (1) stating that solid or hazardous waste generated as a result of the waste removal activities for which the waiver is granted is exempt from the fees under ss. 289.63, 289.64, 289.645, and 289.67. The person shall provide a copy of the document to the operator of the licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility at which the solid or hazardous waste is disposed of or to any intermediate hauler used to transport the solid or hazardous waste to a licensed facility.History:  2013 a. 333.
WI Stat § 289.68 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.68 - Payments from the waste management fund and related payments.

289.68  Payments from the waste management fund and related payments. (1) Payments from the waste management fund. The department may expend moneys in the waste management fund only for the purposes specified under subs. (3) to (6) and 1991 Wisconsin Act 39, section 9142 (2w). The department may expend moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (dq) for the purposes specified under subs. (3) and (5) and 1991 Wisconsin Act 39, section 9142 (2w). The department may expend moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (dt) for the purposes specified under sub. (4). The department may expend moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (dy) and (dz) for the purposes specified under sub. (6). (2)  Payments from the investment and local impact fund. The department may expend moneys received from the investment and local impact fund only for the purposes specified under sub. (3), only for approved mining facilities and only if moneys in the waste management fund are insufficient to make complete payments. The amount expended by the department under this subsection may not exceed the balance in the waste management fund at the beginning of that fiscal year or 50 percent of the balance in the investment and local impact fund at the beginning of that fiscal year, whichever amount is greater. (3)  Payments for long-term care after termination of proof of financial responsibility. The department may spend moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (dq) for the costs of long-term care of an approved facility for which the plan of operation was approved under s. 289.30 (6) before August 9, 1989, that accrue after the requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility expires under s. 289.41 (1m) (b) or (f) as authorized under s. 289.41 (11) (b) 2. (4)  Payment of closure and long-term care costs; forfeited bonds and similar moneys. The department may utilize moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (dt) for the payment of costs associated with compliance with closure and long-term care requirements under s. 289.41 (11) (b) 1. (5)  Prevention of imminent hazard. The department may utilize moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (dq) for the payment of costs associated with imminent hazards as authorized under s. 289.41 (11) (c) and (cm). (6)  Payment of corrective action, forfeited bonds and recovered moneys. The department may utilize moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (dy) and (dz) for the payment of costs of corrective action under s. 289.41 (11) (bm). (7)  Report on waste management fund. With its biennial budget request to the department of administration under s. 16.42, the natural resources board shall include a report on the fiscal status of the waste management fund and an estimate of the receipts by and expenditures from the fund in the current fiscal year and in the future.History:  1995 a. 227 s. 590, 591; 2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 289.91 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.91 - Inspections.

289.91  Inspections. Any officer, employee or authorized representative of the department may enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or at which a solid waste facility is located or is being constructed or installed, or inspect any record relating to solid waste management of any person who generates, transports, treats, stores or disposes of solid waste, at any reasonable time for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this chapter and rules promulgated or licenses issued under this chapter. No person may refuse entry or access to any officer, employee or authorized representative of the department who requests entry for purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials. No person may obstruct, hamper or interfere with any such inspection. The department, if requested, shall furnish to the owner or operator of the premises a report setting forth all facts found which relate to compliance status.History:  1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 374 s. 148; 1987 a. 384; 1993 a. 491; 1995 a. 227 s. 529; Stats. 1995 s. 289.91.
WI Stat § 289.92 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.92 - Review of alleged violations.

289.92  Review of alleged violations. Any 6 or more citizens or any municipality may petition for a review of an alleged violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated or special order, plan approval, license or any term or condition of a license issued under this chapter in the following manner: (1) They shall submit to the department a petition identifying the alleged violator and setting forth in detail the reasons for believing a violation occurred. The petition shall state the name and address of a person within the state authorized to receive service of answer and other papers in behalf of the petitioners and the name and address of a person authorized to appear at a hearing in behalf of the petitioners. (2) Upon receipt of a petition under this section, the department may:(a) Conduct a hearing in the matter within 60 days of receipt of the petition. A hearing under this paragraph shall be a contested case under ch. 227. Within 60 days after the close of the hearing, the department shall either:1. Serve written notice specifying the law or rule alleged to be violated, containing findings of fact, conclusions of law and an order, which shall be subject to review under ch. 227; or2. Dismiss the petition.(b) Initiate action under s. 289.97. (3) If the department determines that a petition was filed maliciously or in bad faith, it shall issue a finding to that effect, and the person complained against is entitled to recover expenses on the hearing in a civil action.History:  1981 c. 374; 1995 a. 227 s. 640; Stats. 1995 s. 289.92.
WI Stat § 289.93 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.93 - Orders.

289.93  Orders. The department may issue orders to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and enforce the same by all appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings.History:  1995 a. 227 s. 524.
WI Stat § 289.94 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.|289.94 - Imminent danger.

289.94  Imminent danger. (1) Notice required. If the department receives evidence that the past or present handling, storage, treatment, transportation or disposal of any solid waste may present an imminent and substantial danger to health or the environment, the department shall do all of the following:(a) Provide immediate notice of the danger to each affected municipality.(b) Promptly post notice of the danger at the site at which the danger exists, or order a person responsible for the danger to post such notice. (2)  Other actions. In addition to the actions under sub. (1), the department may do one or more of the following:(a) Issue any special order necessary to protect public health or the environment.(b) Take any other action necessary to protect public health or the environment.(c) Request the department of justice to commence legal proceedings to restrain or enjoin any person from handling, storage, treatment, transportation or disposal which presents or may present an imminent and substantial danger to health or the environment or take any other action as may be necessary to protect public health and the environment.History:  1995 a. 227 s. 991.